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Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CALGARY, Alberta — Lauren Coughlin shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in chilly and windy conditions to take the first-round lead in the CPKC Women’s Open. Fellow American Jennifer Kupcho was a stroke back with Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand and Australians Minjee Lee and

Blades Brown, by all accounts, was the favorite in his Round-of-32 match on Thursday morning at Oakland Hills. The rising high-school junior from Nashville, Tennessee, already has a T-26 finish in his PGA Tour debut under his belt, and several top college coaches following his every shot. Two days earlier he had joined Tiger Woods

Renowned clubmaker Sundeep Verma will be making his third Olympic Games appearance as a coach. Verma will be accompanying leading Indian professional Gaganjeet Bhullar during Paris 2024. 11-time Asian Tour champion Bhullar, who is making his Olympic debut, is part of a four-member golf team including Shubhankar Sharma, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar. Indian pro

Two weeks ago, 38-year-old Keegan Bradley was named the United States captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, scheduled for Sept. 26-28. On Tuesday, he made his first move towards putting together his team. Bradley named Webb Simpson as a vice captain for the biennial bash, a choice that

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 21, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — Another major championship season has come and gone, and this one will be remembered as one that was dominated by American

Open Extended Reactions Xander Schauffele captured the Open Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland on Sunday, earning his second major title this season (and the second of his career as well). Editor’s Picks One of just two golfers in the field to finish Round 4 on Sunday without a bogey, Schauffele rose to first place

Though he’s accomplished plenty in the golf world throughout his career, Xander Schauffele started 2024 without a major championship win to his name. Now, walking off the green at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland on Sunday afternoon, Schauffele suddenly has two — and a legitimate claim to win Player of the Year honors. When

He had to survive a battle on the leaderboard, but Xander Schauffele has claimed the Claret Jug. Schauffele ran away with the British Open late on Sunday afternoon to grab a two-shot win at the final major championship of the year at Royal Troon in Scotland. The win marked the second major championship win of

Justin Rose in action on the final round of The Open (Getty Images) Justin Rose put himself into position to win The Open Championship at Troon after making an excellent start to the final round alongside overnight leader Billy Horschel and South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence. Rose, who shot to prominence at the 1998 Open at

Xander Schauffele has done it again. Just a few months after he picked up his inaugural major championship win, Schauffele surged ahead to claim the Claret Jug on Sunday afternoon at Royal Troon. Schauffele grabbed a two-shot win over the field in a dominant showing to win the British Open. Schauffele started the day one

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 19, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — Stronger winds and firmer conditions made the second round of the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club on Friday

Shane Lowry moved into the lead of the 152nd British Open at seven under par after his second round at Royal Troon on Friday as a tame Tiger Woods limped to 14 over to miss the cut. Woods is not the only big name to struggle in the blustery conditions on Scotland’s west coast as

Ireland’s Shane Lowry moved to the top of the leaderboard at the British Open after his second round (Paul ELLIS) Shane Lowry moved into the lead of the 152nd British Open at seven under par after his second round at Royal Troon on Friday as a tame Tiger Woods limped to 14 over to miss

Shane Lowry is 36 holes into the 2024 British Open and eyeing a second Claret Jug. Lowry, despite a double bogey on his back nine, finished with two birdies in his final three holes to card a 69 on Friday and get to 7-under. That was good for a two-shot lead over the field heading

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2024, 08:10 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — The Open Championship, the final major championship of the season, starts Thursday at Royal Troon Golf Course on Scotland’s west coast.

Former President Donald Trump presents Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Tiger Woods and former president Donald Trump have crossed paths many times, most notably when Trump awarded Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019. In the wake of an attempted assassination of

Representational Image.© X (formerly Twitter) The winner of the 152nd Open at Royal Troon will receive USD 3.1 million in prize money. The Champion Golfer of the Year will pocket the highest amount in The Open’s history as it returns to the renowned Ayrshire links for the tenth time. The R&A announced an increase of

Shubhankar Sharma will be the only Indian passport holder teeing off at the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon, Scotland on Thursday even as several Indian-origin players, including Akshay Bhatia, would aim to hold aloft the Claret Jug at the oldest Major over the weekend. Last year Sharma finished tied-eighth at Royal Liverpool for the