Robert MacIntyre admitted frustration after slipping down the leaderboard over the final two rounds of the Open. The Oban golfer opened with a three-under 67 before a second-round 69 left him firmly in contention heading into the weekend. However, consecutive rounds of 71 saw the 29-year-old Scot fall back as …

Rory McIlroy describes Bryson DeChambeau’s behaviour after receiving a two stroke penalty in the second round of the 2026 Open Championship as “performative” and “for attention,” as his discussions with tournament officials delayed the release of the tee times for the third round. READ MORE: McIlroy accuses DeChambeau of holding …

Rory McIlroy says the consensus among the players competing at the 2026 Open Championship is that the two-shot penalty given to Bryson DeChambeau for a rule infringement in the second round was “justified”. READ MORE: DeChambeau holding Open hostage not a great look – McIlroy Available to UK users only. …

How often do the buses run at Birkdale? You wait nine years for a round of 62 in the Open and three come along in little over 24 hours. Early on Saturday, New Zealand’s Ryan Fox carded an eight-under-par 62 in the third round at Royal Birkdale, to match the …

Ryan Fox joins Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns in producing a record-equalling lowest round for a men’s major at the 2026 Open, as his score of 62 takes the New Zealander joint top of the leaderboard at the end of his third round at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. FOLLOW LIVE: …

DeChambeau, 32, looked to have lifted himself to one shot off the lead on Friday – finishing seven under par with a four-under 66 – but was punished after being deemed to have trampled on long grass close to his ball on the fifth hole. There had been some doubt …

England’s Tommy Fleetwood says the support provided by a home Birkdale crowd has “100%” helped push him into Open contention – but he is not the only British player on the leaderboard ready to strike. Fleetwood, who grew up just up the road in Southport, shot a three-under 67 on …

Bryson DeChambeau’s bid to win The Open has taken a hit after he was given a two-shot penalty on a dramatic evening at Royal Birkdale. The American looked to have lifted himself to one shot off the lead on seven under par with a four-under 66 in round two, but …

Australia’s Lucas Herbert admits to experiencing a whirlwind of ’emotions’ at Royal Birkdale after his sensational, record-equalling eight-under-par 62. The 30-year-old came close to making golf history by reaching nine under through 17 holes, only for a closing bogey to cost him the first 61 in a men’s major championship. …

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 …