Herbert looked set to become the first player to shoot a 61 in a major and only needed a par on the 18th to create history. However, the final hole has statistically being playing the hardest on the course in round two and he pushed his tee-shot well right of …

Australia’s Lucas Herbert misses a golden chance to secure the lowest round of golf at a men’s major, pulling his five-foot putt wide to finish with a second round score of 62 at the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. FOLLOW LIVE: The Open Championship 2026 – second …

Each of the past 26 Open champions have been within five shots of the lead after round one. But McIlroy, who recovered from a seven-shot first-round deficit to win the 2025 Masters, believes he can work his way back into contention when he tees off on Friday at 10:09 BST. …

Open debutant Jackson Suber sits at the top of the leaderboard after day one of the Championship, firing a solid five-under-par 65 in the opening round. Despite arriving in Europe for the first time last weekend, the 26-year-old American feels he has adapted well to the challenging links at Royal …

American Jackson Suber sinks an eagle on the 17th hole to move to the top of the leaderboard on five under par in the first round of the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. FOLLOW LIVE: The Open Championship 2026 – first round Available to UK users only. BBC …

Wildfires have caused emergency services to declare incidents in north Wales, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Durham, West Sussex, East Sussex, Devon and Somerset over the past week. The R&A has not prohibited smoking at Birkdale, which is hosting the 154th Open Championship over the next four days. But everybody attending the event …

Available for 29 days Kat Downes and the 5 Live Golf team are on the course at Royal Birkdale to preview The 154th Open. 57 years have passed since an Englishman won The Open on English soil, who is best placed to change that? 2008 European Ryder Cup team member …

Chief executive Mark Darbon says the R&A is “getting pretty close” to staging an Open Championship outside of the United Kingdom for the first time, at Portmarnock Golf Club in Dublin. The R&A – the governing body which organises and runs the Open – first revealed the possibility of Portmarnock …

A decision on whether to move the final round of The Open to avoid a clash with the World Cup final will be made after England’s semi-final against Argentina on Wednesday. If England beat Argentina – which kicks off at 20:00 BST and will be shown live across the BBC …

With the Open Championship poised to begin at Royal Birkdale, take our personality quiz to discover which male golfer you are most like. BBC News

The winner of the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale will receive a total prize of $3.2m (£2.4m). The total prize pool of $17.75m (£13.3m) is an increase of $750,000 (£560,000) from the 2025 tournament at Royal Portrush, while the winner’s prize has increased by $100,000 (£74,600). All players who …

The tee-times for Sunday’s last round of The Open could be brought forward to avoid a clash with football’s World Cup final, should England make it. If England beat Argentina in Wednesday’s semi-final, they will play either France or Spain in New Jersey at 20:00 BST, with the golf scheduled …

Sloman has prepared for the 154th edition of The Open by playing Birkdale last week. Since the course last held the tournament nine years ago, it has seen a major revamp on the back nine, with the former par three 14th hole removed, the par five 15th hole relocated and …

According to Data Golf, which measures performance across all tours, only three players are ranked higher than Fleetwood – defending champion Scottie Scheffler, McIlroy and world number three Fitzpatrick. The 31-year-old has won three times on the PGA Tour this year and shared third place on the links turf of …

The tee-times for the first two rounds of the 154th Open Championship, held at Royal Birkdale in Southport. BBC News

Tom Kim hits a brilliant approach shot to set up a birdie on the 16th hole of his final round of the Scottish Open, to effectively seal victory at The Renaissance Club. BBC News

Rory McIlroy sends an approach shot into the rough as his challenge for the Scottish Open title falters, despite a six-under-par final round at The Renaissance Club. BBC News

Evian Championship – round four -19 H Ryu (Kor)*, B Henderson (Can) * Ryu wins after after first hole of sudden-death play-off Selected others; –18 A Iwai (Jpn); -15 J-H Im (Kor), M Yamashita (Jpn), M Saigo (Jpn); -13 L Ko (NZ), A Nordqvist (Swe); -11 M Stark (Swe), J …

Genesis Scottish Open third round (finishers only) -10 J Keefer (US); -9 R Neergaard-Petersen (Den); -8 M Armitage (Eng), M Meissner (US); -7 A Del Rey (Spa), T Fleetwood (Eng), T Hatton (Eng), SW Kim (Kor) Selected others: -5 J Thomas (US), C Hill (Sco), JJ Spaun (US); -4 J …

Evian Championship – third round -19 H Ryu (Kor); -16 A Iwai (Jpn); -12 M Saigo (Jpn), B Henderson (Can); -11 C Alexander (SA); -10 L Woad (Eng), M Yamashita (Jpn), J Thitikul (Tha) Selected others: -8 C Gainer (Eng); -6 C Hull (Eng), L Ko (NZ); -5 J Ewart …