SOUTHPORT, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND – American Jackson Suber, on his first trip to Europe, leads the 154th Open Championship, but a cartographer’s dream are on his heels as once again the Open Championship proves itself the de facto world championship of golf, as players from around the world populate the top of the leaderboard. Though six Americans are in the top 13...
SOUTHPORT, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND – Agincourt. Westminster Abbey. William Shakespeare. Lord Nelson. Elizabeth the Second, The Beatles, The RAF. Wimbledon. High tea. Royal Birkdale. What do they all have in common? They are all iconic gifts of England. Royal Birkdale may be one of the younger additions to the Open Rota – its first Open was 1954 – a mere 72 years...
[Editor’s Note: Our Indomitable Sportsman, Jay Flemma, has returned from northwest England’s fabled Golf Coast with stories from their Open Championship venues and more. In this column, he analyzes the golf architecture of Royal Liverpool Golf Club, perennial Open Championship venue since 1897.] HOYLAKE, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND – The tang of the salty sea air, the soft...
While we finish the prose for the first of three course reviews from our England Tour during Open Championship Week, enjoy a brief photo essay.
Story coming soon.
Once again, venerable Royal Troon Golf Links — 142 years young – hosted a legendary Open Championship, one that should shine brightly through the ages:Â proper weather, a scintillating links, and a worthy victor in Xander Schauffele, now a two-time major winner and one of only a handful of golfers to win both the Open Championship and the PGA...
It’s not just any Open Championship week, it’s the 150th Open Championship at the home of golf, the Old Course at St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland. We’ll be covering the even for Golf News Net, with a piece a day all week, followed by coverage on iHeartRadio and updates for 92.7 the Drive. We’ll take our usual walk through golf history, get into...
Top Reasons to Watch the Open Championship this Morning GOLF FOR BREAKFAST Don’t you just love it? Wake up to the greatest golf tournament in the world. The heck with playing; it’s high summer, there’s plenty of time for 18 holes after the Open is over. Think of this weekend as golf’s proper rejoinder to breakfast at Wimbledon. And speaking of...
The de facto world championship of golf will be contested at one of golf’s most horrifying torture chambers. You think Shinnecock was tough? Wait till the wind blows at Carnoustie! The winner will need a complete game all facets must be sharp, Moreover, the Euros have a huge advantage here at this somber, narrow, Barry Burn criss-crossed Byzantine maze of a...
2018 – Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland
2019 – Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland
2020 – Royal St George’s Golf Club, Kent, England
2021 – Old Course at St Andrews Links, Fife, Scotland
This was the old major championship preview I did for PGA.com back in 2008. From the article: Indeed, all Merseyside rocks every 10 years or so, as though the Beatles have returned to prominence, every time professional golfers return to Birkdale. The patrons are duly rewarded for their fervor with outstanding views of the golf: Birkdale was a stadium golf course...