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Jordan Spieth’s testing week at Royal Troon continued on Saturday in the 2016 British Open, as he scrapped his way to a one-over par round of 72 and a score of five-over par for the tournament. Having started the day on four-over par for the tournament, Spieth got off to a flyer, with four birdies in the first seven holes. But the course’s treacherous turn and brutal back nine proved tough to master for the 22-year-old, as he dropped five shots from the ninth to tumble back down the leaderboard. The American endured a difficult day on Friday, as he shot 75 and only just made...
Published: July 16, 2016
The wind and rain came down during the second round of the British Open at Royal Troon, as expected, but the weather was a bigger factor later in the day than it was in the morning Friday. Since Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson played early in the day, they were able to take advantage of the conditions on the Scottish course and secure the top two spots on the leaderboard: Mickelson followed up his sensational first-round 63 with a two-under-par 69 in the second round. Entering Saturday’s third round, he is in first place by a single stroke over Stenson with an overall score of 132. The...
Published: July 15, 2016
Things are looking good for Phil Mickelson heading into the weekend at the 2016 British Open. The five-time major champion will bring a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson into Royal Troon on Saturday. Mickelson was unable to repeat his dazzling opening-round performance on Friday, but a solid 69 was good enough to give him his first-ever 36-hole lead in this tournament. Stenson vaulted his way into contention with Friday’s low score of 65. He has a two-shot cushion over Soren Kjeldsen and Keegan Bradley. Here’s the full leaderboard after Friday’s...
Published: July 15, 2016
Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson will carry a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson into the weekend in the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. Several notable players failed to qualify for the final two days of action, though. Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Shane Lowry, Hideki Matsuyama and Louis Oosthuizen were among the golfers who failed to reach the four-over cut line during Friday’s play. Let’s check out how the top of the leaderboard shapes up after two rounds. That’s followed by a recap of the action following a more challenging second...
Published: July 15, 2016
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 afternoon wore on and players battled gusting winds and sideways rain—followed by periods of calm, and then gales and spitting again—the cut fell from two over, to three over, to four over,...
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 five holes ruined all of his hard work on the front nine, and going into the third round, current leader Phil Mickelson sits eight shots ahead of the 2014 champion. Here’s a look at McIlroy’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 if he had made the cut, and he was successful by the narrowest of margins. The prodigy suffered with the putter in hand and found it difficult to read the soaked greens during his second-round...
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 his golf cap, a seat-of-the-pants adjustment borne of practicality, not style. “Just trying to keep it in place,” Mickelson told reporters. “I know it looks terrible, but it is what...
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 2013 Open that featured the same winner and runner-up. Meanwhile, the rest of the field continues to jockey for position as we approach the halfway point of the major championship. Here is the latest...