While Woods’ round was perhaps not that unexpected given his recent injury problems, McIlroy’s came a little out of the blue. He has performed well in the majors over the past three years, with eight top-10 finishes in 11 starts, including last month’s runner-up finish at the US Open. The …

Watch the moment Shane Lowry takes outright lead following a brilliant birdie putt on day one of The Open at Royal Troon. Source link

Watch the moment 19-year-old amateur golfer Jaime Montojo Fernandez hits a 132-yard shot for eagle on his first hole of The Open at Royal Troon. Source link

Watch as Tiger Woods makes a sublime putt on the third for birdie on day one of The Open at Royal Troon. Source link

Watch as Stephan Jaeger holes a 127-yard eagle from the rough on the 13th hole on day one of The Open at Royal Troon. Source link

Watch as Adam Scott holes from the bunker for birdie on day one of The Open at Royal Troon. Source link

Watch as Matt Wallace holes from the fairway for an eagle on the fourth hole on day one at The Open. Source link

R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers says he “doesn’t care” that the Open Championship prize fund is not among the top 25 in men’s professional golf. Earlier this week, the R&A announced minimal increases to prize money for the 152nd Open at Royal Troon, amid “concern” about the impact on financial …

The celebrations will be even more raucous should MacIntyre go back-to-back this week and there is every reason to think he will challenge on the Ayrshire coast. He comes into the event as one of the world’s in-form players, having climbed to 16th in the rankings as a result of …

The wind at the Postage Stamp is your enemy. Small target, tiny margin for error. Seven or eight yards of width to hit into and accuracy and nerve required. It’s terrific golf architecture, demanding course management rather than power, shot shape rather than a licence to bomb. “Challenging a player …

At Troon, 10 birdies for the Swede and five birdies and an eagle for the American. Under the white heat of Sunday at The Open, they had a better ball of 59. “Our final round was really good, but theirs was even better,” wrote Nicklaus. “What happened at Troon was …

Iain and Andrew are in Troon for the Open and hear from Brian Harman and Ludvig Åberg Source link

Venue: Royal Troon Dates: Thu 18-Sun 21 July Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on BBC Sport website, with video clips each day. Daily highlights programme on BBC Two from 20:00 BST. Click for full details. Shane Lowry says he will “argue with anyone” who suggests Rory McIlroy’s attempts to …

Rai, once best known for being one of the rare few to wear two gloves on course in all weathers will tee off fairly early on Thursday morning on the Ayrshire coast in the company of a man also known for his fashion sense, 1995 champion John Daly. It is …

Woods has the same mantra this week that he has adopted throughout his career. If he is turning up, he believes he has a chance of winning. The statistics paint a different picture. He missed the cut at both this year’s US Open and US PGA Championship, and while he …

Rahm played all 18 holes at Royal Troon with Hatton on Monday and said he “got more congratulations for something that I didn’t do than I ever have in my life” from Scottish fans lining the fairways. “I got to enjoy Troon in the easiest weather you’re ever going to …

Darkness enveloped him. In 1969 he was arrested for drink-driving. Then there was the incident with painter Big Boy Ndlovu, whose work on Locke’s apartment block was deemed below par. Big Boy asked for 220 rand for his services, but Locke refused to pay. Words were exchanged, Locke pulled a …

Rory McIlroy will begin the Open Championship alongside Ryder Cup team-mate Tyrrell Hatton and Max Homa when play gets under way at Royal Troon on Thursday, 18 July. The Northern Irishman, winner of the Claret Jug in 2014, tees off at 10:09 BST in round one. Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre, winner …

McKibbin, meanwhile, is continuing his steady progress in the professional ranks having secured his place at Troon in bittersweet fashion by losing to Germany’s Marcel Siem in a play-off for last month’s Italian Open. The 21-year-old, who finished a respectable tied 41st on his US Open debut last month, says …

It is scarcely believeable that this is Ludvig Aberg’s first crack at an Open Championship. Such has been the meteoric rise of the likeable Swede since he turned professional 13 months ago, that it feels like he’s been around for years. Aberg enjoyed a sensational start, with a victory on …