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iHeartRadio Show Drop for Jay Flemma Sports Report

Not one but two new Jay Flemma Sports Report shows have dropped recently, so here are the links. Skiing in Argentina/Open Championship and USGA Mid-Am Redux Our first guest was Aaron Schorsch of Saveur the Journey, the skiing, fishing, and culinary travel outfit that showed me around Argentina. It was an absolutely gold standard experience on every level –...

Stars Aligning for Amateur Phenom Christo Lamprecht at Royal Liverpool Open Championship

Stars Aligning for Amateur Phenom Christo Lamprecht at Royal Liverpool Open Championship —by Jay Flemma, Golf News Net— Somewhere in Heaven the Golf Gods are smiling, because a young amateur  is leading the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, the club with, perhaps, the richest amateur history in the game. South African Christo Lamprecht – who won...

Open Championship Coverage all Next Week Here, at Golf News Net and iHeartRadio

Open Championship week begins imminently, so don’t put those strawberries and cream away. It’ll be early morning golf on the shores of Royal Liverpool, where some of the greatest names in golf were crowned de facto World Champion. Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Peter Thomson, Roberto DiVicenzo, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy all hoisted the Claret Jug at...

Shark Attack – Media, R&A Spark Feeding Frenzy on Greg Norman, MBS, LIV

“May you live in interesting times.”                 —Ancient Klingon Curse It’s Championship Sunday, and not just any Championship Sunday, but the 150th Open Championship Sunday at the Old Course of St. Andrews, the home of golf. It’s supposed to be a time of joyous celebration and poignant reflection, a moment when all...

Great Scott – Aussie Adam, Masters Champ Scheffler Surge into Contention at St. Andrews Open Championship

It sounds like an old school comic book exclamation:  GREAT SCOTT! Maybe it’s Spider-man, or maybe Superman, or maybe it’s Captain America, but whomever, add Adam Scott and Scottie Scheffler to that list as they both shot themselves into contention at the 150th Open Championship, the de facto world championship of golf. Reigning Masters champion and...

Open Championship to Return to Royal Portrush in 2025

Royal Portrush (Dunluce Links), Northern Island’s most iridescent emerald of a golf course, has been awarded the 2025 Open Championship. Ireland’s Shane Lowry brought the Claret Jug home to Ireland after winning in 2019, the last time Portrush hosted the Open, one of the most widely celebrated wins in the 149 years of the tournament. Here are the sites...

Clash of Major Champions Looms at 2021 Open Championship Final Round

With England under the inept tutelage of a weak king, Edward VI, the only legitimate son of Henry VIII, in 1457 a French raiding party made its way to Kent and burned much of the city of Sandwich to the ground. What was left was pillaged under the orders of the Marshal of France, one Pierre De Breze. During the carnage, the Mayor of Sandwich was murdered. Ever since...