Here are all the 63s in golf’s majors so far: Masters Nick Price, 1986, third round (9-under) Greg Norman, 1996, first round (9-under) U.S. Open Johnny Miller, 1973 (Oakmont), final round (8-under) Jack Nicklaus, 1980 (Baltusrol), first round (7-under) Tom Weiskopf, 1980 (Baltusrol), first round (7-under) Vijay Singh, 2003 (Olympia Fields), second round (7...
“Now you have to try the haggis, she’ll be insulted if you don’t,” my girlfriend cooed soothingly, as if that would make the ordeal any more bearable. Yes, it’s my favorite time of year again, the Open Championship: sparkling seaside links, brisk winds wreaking havoc on poorly played golf shots, the ground game back in vogue, and the...
Here’s my latest Back 9 Network article on the changes to St. Andrews. From the piece: “Opponents say the changes homogenize the layout and run counter to its strategic design tenets, essentially “dumbing down” the golf course. “This year the Grinch stole Thanksgiving,” quipped one irreverent Internet wag. Despite their...
You can’t fault a guy for picking up a Claret Jug he finds on the ground. Ernie Els, who’ll tell you himself he had no business winning the 2012 Open Championship, left Royal Lytham & St. Annes the accidental champion while Adam Scott is left to wonder how his wings melted, leaving him to crash like Icarus. Scott bogeyed the last four holes to fumble...
“Where’s this Royal Lye-Thumb?” Britt asked, thumbing through my nightstand stack of reading material. Usually she’s looking for resorts with spas where she can luxuriate, but seaside golf appeals to the beach lover in her. “It’s pronounced ‘Lytham’ like ‘rhythm.’ The British Open is being held there this...
The R&A announced today that Royal Tron will host the 2016 Open Championship. Here is a list of future Open Championship venues: 2012 – Royal Lytham & St. Anne’s, Blackpool, Lancashire, ENGLAND 2013 – Muirfield Golf links, Gullane, East Lothian, SCOTLAND 2014 – Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Merseyside, ENGLAND 2015 – The...
Hat tip to Niall Carlton for keeping his ear to the ground and doing some sleuthing worthy of Sherlock himself: We may son get the formal announcement that Royal Troon will host the 2016 Open Championship. After all the excitement of Rio and Doral, one wonders if Castle Stuart might get a nod some time:):) Future British Open Venues: 2012 – Royal Lytham &...
Yesterday, the R&A announced what we already knew – The Old Course at St. Andrews will host the 2015 Open Championship. My guess is Royal Troon for 2016…it’s been absent since 2004 when Todd Hamilton bunted his way to victory over Ernie Els. Here are your future Open Championship (British Open) venues: 2012 – Royal Lytham & St...
So this is what Darren Clarke does for an encore. The last time we saw Clarke, he was riding off into the sunset after leading the 2006 European Ryder Cup team to victory. Only a few short months after the death of his wife Heather, a breast cancer victim, there he was going 3-0, inspiring everyone around him, European and American alike. It was a virtuoso...
Thanks to Jeff for handling the heavy lifting while I take the weekend off. Back soon with my own British Open recap, my PGA Championship preview, and more. Until then – here’s Jeff on the 3rd round of the Open Championship.
Hey waiter! Make my Open-faced Sandwich a double because I’m super-hungry for a four-day helping of Royal St. George’s! No course in England has hosted more Open Championships than ancient and storied St. George’s, hard by the sea in the quaint town of Sandwich, which dates back to the mid-seventh century and has a wonderfully colorful and bloody...
Quick! Can you name every course that has hosted the Open Championship? There are 14 in all. Scotland The Old Course at St. Andrews Royal Troon Turnberry (Ailsa) Musselburgh (That’s the tough one) Prestwick Muirfield Carnoustie England Royal Liverpool (Yuck…) Royal Lytham & St. Anne’s Royal Birkdale Royal St. George’s Royal Cinque Ports...
You all remember last year when Icelandic volcano Ejyafjallajokall erupted and grounded 100,000 flights and 8 million passengers. Now a sister volcano, one far more active and infamous, is poised to erupt. According to British paper The Telegraph: “The movements around Hekla have been unusual in the last two to three days,” University of Iceland...
You might remember all the talk in late 2009 about how it looked like Tiger could run the table and win the Grand Slam of golf, (until a bunch of Ulricas and Jezebels got in the way), but 2011 looks like a great year venue wise for Woods as well. The Masters – Woods plays well at Augusta National. Even with his world in flames and his wife screaming like Nancy...
While I prepare some Jazzy Award presentations, here is the list of people who came in second to Tiger Woods at majors. This is a sure bar bet winner for you… THE MASTERS 1997 – Tom Kite 2001 – David Duval 2002 – Retief Goosen 2005 – Chris DiMarco THE U.S. OPEN 2000 – Ernie Els, Miguel Angel Jimenez 2002 – Phil Mickelson 2008...