Tyrrell Hatton gets his wish: Open organizers make subtle change to Royal Troon
Tyrrell Hatton is someone who never shys away from expressing his opinions, no matter how strong they may be. So after starting at 13 par and finishing with a 2-over 73 on Thursday, Hatton criticized the R&A’s course setting and said the organization should have accommodated the southerly wind that wreaked havoc on players all […]
Tiger Woods stymied by Royal Troon, posts disastrous 1st round at Open Championship
Tiger Woods started off strong but then completely fizzled out in the first round of the British Open. He started with two easy pars and then rolled a 36-foot birdie from the third green to secure the win at 1-under, but then he had a three-putt bogey on the par-5 fourth and then an ugly […]
Xander Schauffele plots his way around Royal Troon, contending at another major
Surprisingly, Xander Schauffele is on the top page of the major championship leaderboard. The 2024 PGA Championship winner shot a 2-under 69 on Thursday for a round with three birdies and just one bogey — a blemish that came on the par-3 14th hole after briefly sharing the lead with Justin Thomas and Shane Lowry. […]
Royal Mail revenues boosted by election and rise in stamp prices | Royal Mail
The chief executive of Royal Mail’s parent company said it was “too easy to blame” delivery companies for delays to postal voting, as it reported a rise in profits in the wake of the general election. International Distribution Services (IDS), the owner of the postal company which is the subject of a £3.6bn takeover bid […]
Best bets at Royal Troon
Commercial content, 21+. This weekend will be the last tournament of the year and also a weekend where we can enjoy another major tournament. We’re heading to Royal Troon Golf Club in England for the British Open, which starts early Thursday morning. Will this be the breakthrough major tournament for Rory McIlroy, recapturing past glory […]
Three long-shot picks to win at Royal Troon
Commercial Content 21+ RotoGrinders provides fantasy sports and betting articles to the New York Post, which edits this content. This year’s British Open will be held on the par 71, 7,385-yard Old Course at Royal Troon in Scotland. The course last hosted the British Open in 2016, when Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson played out […]
British Open 2024: Odds, value picks, insight for Royal Troon
The British Open, perhaps the most unpredictable of the majors, is less than 24 hours away from starting and is also the final major of the season after the PGA Championship was moved from August to May in 2019. So this will be the last time PGA Tour and LIV Golf players compete side-by-side until […]
Rory McIlroy’s putter lets him down at Scottish Open, yet feels ready for Royal Troon
Rory McIlroy struggled on the greens at the Genesis Scottish Open but still managed to finish in a tie for fourth place. He finished fourth behind Scotsman Robert McIntyre, who won the tournament last year despite his putting been poor for most of the week. McIntyre, like McIlroy did a year ago, birdied the 18th […]
Many gripping storylines could unfold at Royal Troon’s British Open
The last time the British Open was played at Royal Troon, old records were broken. Henrik Stenson set the record for the highest overall score in the British Open when he shot 264 (20-under par) in 2016. The score just barely beat the mark set by Phil Mickelson, who shot a first-round 63 to set […]
Prince Harry’s UK comeback will be without Meghan Markle, royal author predicts
Prince Harry will one day return to the UK permanently, but it will be without his wife Meghan Markle, a leading royal biographer has sensationally claimed. Acclaimed royal author Hugo Vickers, co-author of Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent’s memoir “A Royal Life”, due to be published in 2022, suggested that Harry, 39, might one […]