As the best players in the world prepare for this 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush, it’s important to note just how different Irish golf – and particularly this one – is from those classic Scottish or English rota courses.
We’ve reached the final men’s major championship of the year – and our final full-field ranking, as Scottie Scheffler leads the list of 156 players for The Open at Royal Portrush.
The 21-year-old Englishwoman finished a shot out of a playoff Sunday at the Amundi Evian Championship but still earned her LPGA card via the LPGA’s LEAP program.
McIlroy arrived at the Renaissance Club after a two-week break. Now, he’s in position to end this Genesis Scottish Open with his second win in three years.
Woad sits at 6 under through 54 holes in France, good for T-19 on the leaderboard, and if she remains inside the top 25 on the leaderboard, she’ll receive LPGA membership via the LEAP program.
Reed will play this week’s LIV Golf event in Spain before heading to Royal Portrush, where he’ll likely need to win to have any chance of making the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Hull had just hit her tee shot on the fourth hole Thursday at the Evian Championship when she reportedly collapsed for a second time with what is being reported as a virus.
While still the Open tune-up it’s long been, this week’s Genesis Scottish Open will feature the toughest field of the year aside from the PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Players.
This year’s $100 million in bonus money, traditionally awarded after the playoff finale, will be distributed in three waves – after the regular-season-ending Wyndham Championship, BMW Championship and Tour Championship.
The program, which resembles the regular PGA Tour U, will award 10 Epson Tour cards and Q-School exemptions to the top seniors in college golf each year.
After carding a 7-over 43 on his opening nine Tuesday, Sam Horsfield decided his chances of qualifying for The Open were wrecked, so he walked off the course.
