Golf

5:03 AM ET The Open can be produce big-name winners. It can produce surprises. It is all part of the unpredictability that comes with this championship. That is why our experts came up with a variety of choices on which player will hoist the Claret Jug, become Champion Golfer of the Year and take home

5:00 AM ET For the first time in his career, at this Open, Spain’s Jon Rahm will tee off at a major championship on Thursday morning without the burden of having never won one. After winning his first at last month’s U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, Rahm will attempt to become only the seventh player

5:04 AM ET After a year off, The Open is back. As the year’s final major is played after its one-year break because of COVID-19, it comes with plenty of big, big questions. As always, will the conditions play a factor, meaning will the wind blow and the rain come? Can Jon Rahm go back-to-back

6:06 AM ET SANDWICH, England — The Bryson DeChambeau experience has been far from boring this year. He has had quite the past few months. From a spat with Brooks Koepka that will not die, to shooting a back-nine 44 at the U.S. Open after leading through 63 holes, to a caddie change and a

7:59 AM ET Here are the tee times for the opening two rounds of The Open at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England: All times ET (a) denotes amateur Round 1 1:35 a.m. — Richard Bland, Andy Sullivan, Marcus Armitage 1:46 a.m. — Chan Kim, Justin Harding, Haotong Li 1:57 a.m. — Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Gonzalo

6:09 AM ET SANDWICH, England — Jack Nicklaus never got to play an Open at Royal St. George’s during his prime. That, perhaps, is one of the reasons a quote attributed to him — he is coy about whether he actually really said it — make some sense. And why when an Open comes around

1:45 PM ET SANDWICH, England — After spending more time on Twitter and talking about his media feud than his actual golf game, Phil Mickelson is ready to get back to work this week at The Open. Mickelson said Monday during a practice round at Royal St. George’s that he wanted to move on from

4:48 AM ET SANDWICH, England — Well before COVID-19 intervened, the 149th Open figured to have its peculiarities and idiosyncrasies at a course known for its oddities. Royal St. George’s is the closest venue to London and likely the furthest from the top of anyone’s Open list of courses. That’s not to say the links

4:49 AM ET After one year off because of COVID-19, The Open returns. Royal St. George’s, in Sandwich, England, plays host for the 14th time. And this edition won’t be short on intriguing storylines. Can Jon Rahm, fresh off his first major title, back it up with another? Will Bryson DeChambeau be able to handle

9:00 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Jim Furyk recovered from a rough start Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open to hold off Retief Goosen and Mike Weir by three strokes. Making his debut in the event, Furyk closed with a 1-over 71 to become the eighth player to win

5:04 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Nasa Hataoka of Japan was declared the winner of the Marathon LPGA Classic when the final round Sunday was washed out by relentless, heavy rain. Hataoka had a 6-shot lead over Elizabeth Szokol and Mina Harigae. She won for the fourth time on the LPGA Tour; it

5:44 AM ET SANDWICH, England — Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama has withdrawn from The Open, citing a recent COVID-19 diagnosis and his inability to practice properly in time for the year’s final major championship. Matsuyama, who became the first male golfer from Japan to win a major championship when he captured the Masters in April,

7:15 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz eagled the par-5 18th hole Saturday to take a two-point lead over Vinny Del Negro into the final round of the American Century Championship. Smoltz had a 26-point round at Edgewood Tahoe in the modified Stableford scoring event for

3:33 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau has a new caddie. Brian Zeigler, an instructor at Dallas National where DeChambeau plays and practices, will be on the bag next week when DeChambeau plays in The Open at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England. DeChambeau, an eight-time PGA Tour winner who captured the 2020 U.S. Open, announced the

9:24 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Hall of Fame hockey player Mike Modano holed out from 205 yards on the par-5 18th Friday for the first albatross in American Century Championship history and a share of the first-round lead with John Smoltz. After managing nine points on nine pars on the

9:16 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — The combination of wind, heat and humidity made it difficult to go low at the U.S. Senior Open on Friday. But Jim Furyk and Greg Kraft found a way. Furyk shot a 6-under 64, the best round in days at Omaha Country Club, to take a 2-stroke

7:08 AM ET Connor O’Halloran A fan was ejected from the Scottish Open on Friday after removing a club from Rory McIlroy‘s bag and taking some practice swings. The spectator walked up to McIlroy on the 10th tee at the European Tour event at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick before removing a club from

8:50 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Billy Andrade and Stephen Ames shot 5-under 65s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open. Andrade had five birdies and no bogeys on an Omaha Country Club course that dried out after the sun broke through and the wind came up in