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Royal Birkdale ….  Those who followed Jordan Spieth during the first round of The 146th Open will have noticed for much of the round he was chewing on gum .. mint gum. After revealing he began his day with eggs and avocado and toast, orange juice, and a shake the three time Major winner went out to set the clubhouse lead with a five under par 65 in ideal scoring conditions at Royal Birkdale. It is the current World No. 3 lowest starting round in golf’s oldest Major since shooting a ...

Royal Birkdale ….  Defending champion Henrik Stenson sits within touching distance of the leaders heading into the second round of The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale. The 41-year-old Swede opened his defence with a one under par 69 and he believes it gives him a platform to challenge the leaders over the next three days. It is also seven shots better than his first round score ten years ago on his championship debut at the Southport links. ”I will definitely take that start,” he said. “I’m ...

Royal Birkdale …  The CEO of the R & A, Martin Slumberss has s expressed hope Tiger Woods will still return to contest The Open. This year’s championship tees off on Thursday at Royal Birkdale and with Woods again on the sidelines. The 41-year-old’s attempts to resurrect his career have been hit by a series of operations on his back since 2014, and he has made only one top-20 finish in the past two seasons. His absence this week means it is now seven straight majors that ...

The first tee shot of The 146th Open will be hit by 1998 Champion Golfer of the Year Mark O’Meara. O’Meara’s love affair with Royal Birkdale started in 1991, when he was tied for the lead heading into the final round, only to finish three shots behind Ian Baker-Finch. But it was here seven years later, in a season that saw O’Meara transform himself from solid touring pro to Hall of Famer, that he enjoyed his greatest moment and lifted the Claret Jug. Arriving as the Masters ...

Padraig Harrington added some spark to this week’s 21st Open Championship celebration with a sizzling 66 on the final day of the Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. Harrington had blown himself out of the event with a horror third day 79 and in a round that included just one birdie. However, the triple Major winner, and who returns this week to Royal Birkdale where he won the 2oo8 Open, showed his true class and muscle his way to eight under and a rousing top-10 showing “I played the same all ...

Forget the flight across “The Pond” to the Big Apple and instead it is now all roads to Royal Birkdale It does mean Andrew Dodt’s wife is going to have to purchase woollens and water-proof attire after her 31-year old husband qualified for this week’s 146th Open Championship. Dodt, and despite a disappointing Scottish Open final round 73 for a share of fourth place on eight-under par, secured the third and last Royal Birkdale place on offer at Dundonald Links. The strapping ...

Rafa Cabrera Bello made it back to back Spanish victories on the European Tour in birding the first extra play off hole to win the Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. Cabrera Bello, 33 birdied his closing two holes in a course record setting eight under par 64 before being joined on 13 under par by England’s Callum Shinkwin, who missed a tournament winning par putt on the last hole in regulation and his a round of 68. The Dubai-based Cabrera Bello then found the par five 18th green, and ...