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In a day of shifting storylines and rapidly changing conditions at the Open Championship, we were presented with one constant narrative: Henrik Stenson played a heckuva second round. The Swede fired a six-under 65 to move to within a stroke of Phil Mickelson’s 10-under-par lead. Lefty, for his part, played another quality round of golf, getting around Royal Troon in two-under fashion. As the...
Published: July 15, 2016
Rory McIlroy struggled with the tough weather conditions at Royal Troon Golf Club on Friday, as he carded an even-par round of 71 to all but play himself out of contention for the 2016 British Open title. After two days, he is at two under par. The Northern Irishman was one of the late starters and tumbled down the leaderboard after a promising start to his round. A run of four bogeys through...
Published: July 15, 2016
Fresh off a defeat at the Wimbledon finals, Milos Raonic has withdrawn from the 2016 Olympics. In a post on his official Facebook page, Raonic explained that his primary reason for not going to Rio de Janeiro is due to concerns about the Zika virus: Per the Canadian Press (via SportsNet.ca), Tennis Canada president and CEO Kelly Murumets released a statement regarding Raonic’s...
Published: July 15, 2016
World No. 3 Jordan Spieth failed to improve from his first-round performance on a wet and windy day at Round 2 of the 2016 British Open, carding a four-over 75 at Royal Troon on Friday. The American superstar appeared frustrated throughout the round, seemingly getting outfoxed by the famous links course in Scotland. Spieth had to wait until the end of the round to find out...
Published: July 15, 2016
Phil Mickelson has never been afraid of ad-libbing on the fly, taking the adventurous path seldom traveled or availing himself of the latest gadgetry to help him save a few shots. Over the past fortnight, he’s managed to combine all three in breezy Scotland. For the second time in two starts in the United Kingdom, Mickelson on Friday showed up to play with a large, metal paperclip affixed to...
Published: July 15, 2016
Philipp Kohlschreiber made a nightmarish exit from the 2016 German Tennis Championships on Friday after falling to Argentina’s Renzo Olivo 1-6, 6-0, 7-5, and failing to clinch his place in the semi-finals. Oliva’s reward for the upset result is a last-four meeting against Pablo Cuevas, who throttled Paul-Henri Mathieu in straight sets 7-6(7), 6-1 to book his place in the Hamburg competition’s...
Published: July 15, 2016
Sixth-ranked women’s tennis player Victoria Azarenka announced Friday she is pregnant and expecting her first child. The two-time Australian Open champion revealed the news on Twitter: The 26-year-old Belarus native did not participate at Wimbledon due to a knee injury, and she will now miss both the Olympics and the U.S. Open. While Vika will miss some big events over the next nine months,...
Published: July 15, 2016
Fact: On Thursday at The Open Championship at Royal Troon, Phil Mickelson shot a course-record 63. Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day, presented by Coors Light. Source: @TheOpen Read more Golf news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: July 15, 2016
Even in bad weather, the top players at the British Open continued to make Royal Troon look like a mini golf course with another strong day Friday. While there are still a number of players yet to tee off for Round 2, veterans Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson have already put up low scores to sit first and second, respectively, in the latest standings. If this continues, it could be a repeat of the...
Published: July 15, 2016
After a fairly calm opening round, rainy and windy conditions hit Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland, Friday, creating a tricky environment for the world’s best golfers in the second round of the British Open. Phil Mickelson entered Friday with the lead after a 63 in the first round, tying the major record, and while his second-round performance was nowhere near as dominant, he once...