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Kohki Idoki and Joe Durant have a one-shot lead over a host of players after the second day of the 2016 Senior British Open. The former finished his second round with a superb score of five-under 67 at the notoriously tricky Carnoustie course in Scotland, while Durant finished four under to tie him at the top of the leaderboard. Carnoustie was kind to the field on Friday, as the majority of the top contenders finished with scores of 70 or under. Olin Browne, who is one of the players just behind the leaders, played a flawless round of six under, and Mark McNulty managed a hole-in-one...
Published: July 22, 2016
Coming off the thrilling climax of the British Open, the PGA Tour returned with the RBC Canadian Open this week. Luke List and Dustin Johnson carry a one-shot lead after the first round from Oakville, Ontario. List, who is ranked 309th in the Official World Golf Rankings, and Johnson opened the tournament with identical 66 scores. There’s not a lot of breathing room for List and Johnson, who have four players behind them tied at five under and four more at four under. Here’s the full leaderboard after Thursday’s opening round: Johnson moved into a tie...
Published: July 21, 2016
A host of legendary talent struggled on Day 1 of the Senior British Open Championship at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland, as Tom Byrum claimed the early lead during Round 1. However, a late charge by countryman Woody Austin saw the American capture the overall lead at four under at the end of Thursday. Byrum was level with Scott McCarron, Joe Durant, Carlos Franco, Esteban Toledo, Mark O’Meara and Peter Fowler at three under before a swift change over the last few holes of the round. A humid day on the east coast made conditions perfect for golf,...
Published: July 20, 2016
The Senior British Open Championship takes place at the challenging Carnoustie Golf Links course in Scotland on Thursday as past stars battle for the prestigious title on the over-50 circuit. A host of major winners and big-money golfers will appear at the famous par-72 course, which is considered one of the great challenges in world golf. A $2.1 million competition purse will be shared at the event, according to the PGA Tour, as heroes such as Tom Watson, Colin Montgomerie, Bernhard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Ian Woosnam compete. Reigning champion Marco Dawson will tee off with Langer and...
Published: July 19, 2016
From one Open to another: The PGA Tour heads from the coast of Scotland to Canada this week for the RBC Canadian Open with the PGA Championship and the Olympics breathing down the necks of the tour’s best. Jason Day and Dustin Johnson, the two top-ranked golfers in the Official World Golf Ranking, headline a field that features five of the top 25 golfers on the planet. Day’s 22-foot tournament-clinching birdie last year sparked an incredible run, which included his first major victory and five additional wins. Top among the Canadians in the country’s national Open...
Published: July 19, 2016
For the first time in his illustrious career, Tiger Woods will miss a full calendar year of major championships. The PGA announced Woods’ withdrawal from the 2016 PGA Championship on Tuesday due to ongoing recovery from back surgery. Per the PGA Championship‘s official Twitter account, Woods withdrew from the field and will be replaced by Harold Varner III for the July 28-31 event. The 40-year-old has not played a competitive round of golf since last August’s Wyndham Championship. He underwent a microdiscectomy on his back last September—his second such surgery—and...
Published: July 18, 2016
Fact: On Sunday, Henrik Stenson became the first Swedish golfer to win The Open Championship. 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 17, 2016
Henrik Stenson won the 2016 British Open on Sunday with a round of 63 to record an overall total of 20 shots under par, three ahead of the closest challenger, Phil Mickelson. Four birdies on the final five holes sealed the Championship for the Swede, who entered Round 4 tied at the top of the standings at 12-under with his American rival. The victory secured the world No. 6 his first Major title, with the Royal Troon course once again selected for the 145th edition of the legendary tournament, the first time since 2004. Mickelson produced a superb bogey-free 65 on his fourth round of the weekend...
Published: July 17, 2016
Unlike everything else that transpired between Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson on Sunday at Royal Troon, hardly anybody noticed a certain fleeting moment early in the round. As fans scrambled for position and announcers began dusting off superlatives that have seldom been used in golf, the pair walked off the fourth tee box at the 145th Open Championship as Stenson absent-mindedly pitched a banana peel into the knee-high fescue. Birdies littered his wake, too. In the most spectacular final-round duel in modern major championship history, Stenson finished 20 under to become the first Swedish...
Published: July 17, 2016
The defining narrative of the 2016 Open Championship was the weekend showdown between Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson after the pair had lapped the field at Royal Troon. A master’s degree in journalism is not required to arrive at that low-hanging conclusion. The result of the toe-to-toe battle was the moment you see pictured above: 40-year-old Henrik Stenson, the man who for so long seemed to be lacking major grit, kissing the Claret Jug. However, to get to the freeze frame of the Swedish native planting one on golf’s oldest major trophy, golf fans spoiled by a weekend of top-class...