Tag: Golf

Rory McIlroy Has a Big Day at the British Open. Viktor Hovland Follows.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland —- Standing in one of the Old Course’s 112 bunkers on Saturday, Rory McIlroy was…

Climate Change Threatens St. Andrews, Golf’s Birthplace

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — It is the rare golfer who does not fret over weather that could wash…

Tiger Woods Misses British Open Cut

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The roars at last ebbed when Tiger Woods reached his ball, if only because…

Tiger Woods Has a Very Bad Day at the British Open

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland —Tiger Woods was walking alone again on the 18th hole of the Old Course: a…

Tiger Woods Criticizes LIV Golf, Greg Norman at British Open

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Tiger Woods, having returned to his sport’s most ancient ground on Tuesday, at first…

Gary Player Fears for the Old Course (and Probably Your Breakfast Order)

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Surely, Gary Player could have long ago gotten away from being one of golf’s…

Mickelson and LIV Golf Attract Fans and Anger to Oregon

He called on Mickelson to “be a man, step up, accept the truth of who you’re getting in…

At U.S. Open, Matt Fitzpatrick Wins His First Major Championship

BROOKLINE, Mass. — This year’s U.S. Open began as the setting for an unprecedented showdown between golfers who…

Zalatoris, Fitzpatrick Share U.S. Open Lead Heading Into Final Round

BROOKLINE, Mass. — The U.S. Open usually waits until the final day of its 72-hole crucible to toy…

U.S.G.A. Could Bar LIV Golf Players From Future U.S. Opens

BROOKLINE, Mass. — Since last week, when multiple top golfers exposed a schism in the men’s professional game…

At the U.S. Open, Saving the House That Built Golf

BROOKLINE, Mass. — The small, 19th-century home with the golf course view is hardly noticeable to the hundreds…

Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf Series Upends Genteel World of Golf

ST. ALBANS, England — First, the Saudis signed up a handful of the best-known names in golf to…