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PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had no idea what was coming his way Friday in the British Open. He warmed up in a short-sleeved shirt. The umbrella was out when he walked off the first green. For the thousands at Royal Portrush watching him, they knew exactly what to expect from the world’s No. 1 player, and Scheffler …

In between summer showers, golf’s inevitable force of nature stormed to the front of the Open pack on Friday. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler carded a second-round 64, the lowest score of his already-decorated major-championship career. Supplementing Scheffler’s usual brilliant iron play has been some of the best putting in his career to date. Frankly, it’s been a terrifying development …

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Ireland’s Shane Lowry was assessed a two-stroke penalty following his second round at the Open Championship on Friday after the broadcast video feed appeared to show his ball moving slightly when he took a practice swing in the rough on the 12th hole. Lowry made par on the hole before the penalty. The two-shot deduction took …

Did Shane Lowry cause his ball to move? That’s the question that wasn’t immediately answered after Lowry’s ball moved ever so slightly after a practice swing on his second shot at No. 11 during Round 2 of the British Open. Advertisement The R&A, which governs the British Open, didn’t make a ruling immediately, telling Lowry as he walked up the …

Imagine he cared. Imagine he really cared. Scottie Scheffler used media duties before the 153rd Open Championship to assess the pointlessness of golf in the grand scheme of life. “If I win, it’s going to be awesome for two minutes,” Scheffler asserted. The world No 1 should already prepare for his 120 seconds of ecstasy. There is an air of …

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Shane Lowry’s bid for another claret jug at home took a massive blow Friday when he was assessed a two-shot penalty after officials determined that he caused his ball to move while he prepared to play his second shot on the 12th hole. Lowry wasn’t informed of the potential infraction until he was walking up the …

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Late Thursday evening, as he walked behind the 18th hole grandstands and away from Royal Portrush, a frustrated Bryson DeChambeau just wanted to leave the Open Championship and go home. With what appeared to be a missed cut looming Friday in what historically has been DeChambeau’s worst major, the two-time U.S. Open champion decided to resist …

The second round of the British Open is underway and the Claret Jug is still very much up for grabs. There were five golfers tied for the lead when play finally ended on Thursday night, including Jacob Skov, Olesen, Haotong Li, Matt Fitzpartick, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Harris English. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will start Round 2 just a single shot behind …

A U.S. District Court judge refused Thursday to grant 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports a temporary restraining order to compete as chartered teams, meaning both organizations will be classified as open teams this weekend at Dover Motor Speedway. Open teams are not guaranteed a starting spot, but that won’t be a problem for 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports …

Royal Portrush delivered plenty of obstacles for the best golfers in the world as The Open Championship commenced, and there should be no doubt the difficult lies and strong winds will continue across the next 54 holes in Northern Ireland. A five-way tie at the top is unlikely to remain once Round 2 of The Open concludes Friday, though it …