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The Open Championship
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Lowry laments poor driving at The Open
After two years of waiting to defend his Open Championship title, Shane Lowry finally got his chance but nerves got the better of the Irishman in a wobbly opening round of one-over 71 at Royal St. George's, England.
16 Jul 2021
Smith shines on tough Open day for Aussies
There was no Shark-like attack on the leaderboard but Cameron Smith was a lonely terrier as he fought his way to the only under-par score by an Australian on the opening day of the 149th Open Championship at Royal St. George's.
16 Jul 2021
DeChambeau compared to angry child at Open
Big-hitting Bryson DeChambeau has been compared to an "eight-year-old that gets mad" after claiming his driver was at fault for a one-over-par first round at the 149th Open Championship at Royal St. George's.
16 Jul 2021
Traffic jam scares for Aussies at the Open
Lucas Herbert needed a police escort to rush him to Royal St. George's and Brad Kennedy nearly jumped out of his car to run to the course after traffic jams at The Open provided pre-championship scares for two top Australian players.
16 Jul 2021
Spieth gives DeChambeau golf lesson
Jordan Spieth has given his big-hitting fellow American Bryson DeChambeau a masterclass in the complexities of links golf as the former champion began his latest Open campaign in fine style.
16 Jul 2021
Triple bogey mars Aussie Lee's Open debut
Not that he wanted to make a mountain out of a molehill in the rough but Min Woo Lee has discovered the hard way just how capricious The Open can be.
16 Jul 2021
Leish & Cam laud mateship ahead of Open
They cut an unlikely pair – the young petrol head with the magnificent mullet who looks like a surfer dude, and the lawn curator who looks as if he could be his solid whiskery uncle.
15 Jul 2021
McIlroy will win fifth major soon: Clarke
Rory McIlroy's streak of not winning a major is nearly seven years old, so there is the usual buzz about his drought with The Open Championship set to begin on Thursday in Sandwich.
15 Jul 2021
Westwood takes dubious record in stride
If Lee Westwood fails to win The Open Championship this week, he will set the record for the most major championships played in without a win.
15 Jul 2021
Min Woo wins bragging rights over Minjee
Min Woo Lee laughs that he's currently got the bragging rights over his brilliant older sister Minjee – but Australia's latest golfing champion is hoping he can take the one-upmanship to a whole new level at The Open this week.
15 Jul 2021
Royal St.George's is not everyone's cup of tea
Royal St. George’s will take centre stage for the 149th Open Championship when the first groups take to the course at 3.35pm today (AEST).
15 Jul 2021
Digger out to do a Ben Curtis at Sandwich
Deyen Lawson – "or "Digger" as everyone in Australian golf knows him – is a 1,000-1 outsider to win The Open in his debut major, but there's no harm in the big man dreaming big at the venue which 18 years ago delivered one of the game's most improbable winners.
15 Jul 2021
Barty title boosts Aussie golfers at Open
Ash Barty's Wimbledon triumph has buoyed Australia's top golfers as they seek to follow up with an Open Championship triumph.
15 Jul 2021
Jon Rahm is the man to beat at The Open
Everywhere you care to look, the signs point towards Jon Rahm contending this week in The Open Championship.
15 Jul 2021
The Open: Poulter driven to succeed on home soil
The first time Ian Poulter went to The Open was in 1993 at Royal St. George’s; not to play, but to watch the action on a practice day from outside the ropes.
15 Jul 2021
Aussie big guns out to end Open drought
Blame it on Ash Barty. Or on the recent spate of other Australian sporting success stories. Or on Cameron Smith convincing himself that being born exactly a month after Greg Norman last won The Open could be some sort of omen.
14 Jul 2021
Birthday boy Scott taking lead from Mickelson
Adam Scott says he's taking inspiration from Phil Mickelson's extraordinary triumph at the US PGA and is confident that the best golf of his career is yet to come as he starts his assaults on the big titles in his forties.
14 Jul 2021
Rickie Fowler searching for Open revival
You won’t hear Rickie Fowler complain if the winds pick up at The Open at Royal St. George’s this week. Actually, it could just be what the American needs.
14 Jul 2021
Claret Jug calling for local Fleetwood
Tommy Fleetwood is hoping to go one better than the England football team and bring the Claret Jug 'home' after a 29-year absence.
14 Jul 2021
Lowry to begin Open defence alongside Rahm
Shane Lowry's long wait to get the defence of his Open title under way will see him go out in the marquee group alongside golf's newest major winner Jon Rahm and former champion Louis Oosthuizen at Royal St. George's on Thursday.
14 Jul 2021
Scott questions if Olympics should go ahead
Australian star Adam Scott has questioned whether it's a responsible decision to let the Olympics go ahead, saying some people don't understand the fear that the Japanese people are currently experiencing in the build-up to the Games.
14 Jul 2021
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