Matt Jones not only won the Australian Open at the weekend, but also secured himself a place for the 145th Open Championship, which will be played at Royal Troon in July 2016. Find out who else will also be joining him.
Carlota Ciganda and Jessica Karlsson set the pace with a pair of seven-under-par 65s on the opening day of the Estrella Damm Ladies Open presented by Catalunya in Sitges. Both players made strong starts in hot and breezy conditions at Club de Golf Terramar to lead by three strokes over six other players.
The R&A has made it clear where it stands on the LIV Golf issue by not asking Greg Norman to any of the festivities at the 150th Open Championship next week, including the Champions' Dinner. A statement from the R&A read as follows:
World number two Jon Rahm picked up his first since his triumph at the U.S. Open last June with a win at the Mexico Open. Rahm went wire-to-wire but it was hardly plain sailing in the final round for the Spaniard. Rahm had salvage par on the par five 18th to finish on seventeen-under for a one shot victory. "Today was a battle," Rahm said. "But I got it done."
Here are our top twenty weirdest Open Championship moments.
Europe’s leading golf retailer, American Golf has launched its SS23 The Open Collection, an officially licensed range of apparel inspired by The Open.
The European Tour today announced the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open will be played in Northern Ireland for the fourth time since 2012 when the Galgorm Castle Golf Club hosts this year’s tournament from September 24-27.
Legendary golf announcer Ivor Robson dubbed 'Voice of The Open' has died aged 83. He was the official first-tee starter for 18,995 players across 41 editions of the championship between Carnoustie in 1975 and St Andrews in 2015.
The official attendance figures for the 144th Open Championship from The R&A are just out, and show that despite the terrible weather, spectator attendance held up pretty well.
There have been many an odd occurence at the oldest of all the majors but these are our pick of the top ten weirdest Open Championship moments.
There have been many incredible Open debuts, here is our Top 10... Eight pros. One day. Twelve holes. Three rounds. No prize money. One winner. Willie Park Sr.
Gleneagles will host The Senior Open Presented by Rolex for the first time when the iconic Scottish venue welcomes Europe’s only Senior Major Championship in 2022. “The Senior Open offers us the unique opportunity of visiting both traditional Open Rota venues and other world-class golf courses in the United Kingdom and The King’s Course will be no exception.
