PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Harris English walked off Royal Portrush on Thursday evening in the sixth-to-last group of the day with a share of the first-round British Open lead at 4-under par. But he did so without his trusty caddie…
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Ryan Peake probably fancied he’d have been to Royal Portrush for a British Open a lot sooner than this week. But life happens. Mistakes happen. And Peake, a 32-year-old Aussie who was enjoying a decorated amateur…
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Question: Can an entity named the “Official World Golf Rankings’’ be trusted as accurate if those rankings are not including all of the best players in the world? This is the suspended animation in which the…
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — It was shortly after 2 in the afternoon Tuesday at Royal Portrush when Chris Gotterup emerged from a walkway and appeared at the first tee. He joined playing partners Sam Burns and Jhonattan Vegas for his…
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Scottie Scheffler spent the better part of his youth wanting to be like Tiger Woods. And now that he’s become the closest player to reach the dominance Woods displayed at the peak of his powers, Scheffler…
The moment Keegan Bradley’s walk-off birdie putt on the 72nd hole clinched his second Travelers Championship victory in three years on Sunday in Cromwell, Conn., debates began about the “conundrum’’ and “dilemma’’ he suddenly faced as the Ryder Cup captain…
What’s the deal with Rory McIlroy, fresh off his Masters victory to complete the career Grand Slam followed by a run of curious, if petulant, behavior since? What more might Scottie Scheffler, fresh off his dominant PGA Championship victory and…
This conversation took place the day before Ben Griffin was to tee it up in Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament two weeks ago. “I was talking to Dana, my fiancée, the other night and, looking at the rankings and seeing where…
When Tiger Woods was dominating golf, the conventional thought was: There’ll never be another player like him. Woods was viewed as a unicorn, a once-in-a-lifetime talent. As Woods was on his way to winning his 15 major championships, he accumulated…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Every year, 20 dreamers are part of the 156-player field at the PGA Championship. They’re not PGA Tour pros, not members of the DP World Tour or Saudi-backed LIV Golf. They’re club professionals, in many cases the…