9 h. ago The Open star unleashed furious rant in qualifying before making use of LIV Golf loophole

LIV Golf's Sergio Garcia has qualified for this year's Open championship at Royal Portrush, however he comes into 2025's event off the back of a tense qualifer last year

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9 h. ago The Open 2025: first round updates from Royal Portrush – live

Latest updates from the opening day of the 153rd OpenLive official leaderboard | And you can drop Scott a mailGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of the 153rd Open Championship. Xander Schauffele, who saw off Billy Horschel, Justin Rose and Thriston Lawrence at Troon last year, is the defending champion and yet because this edition will be contested on the links of Royal Portrush in County Antrim, it kind of feels like Shane Lowry, the winner here in 2019, is defending too. Hey, we don’t write the rules, it just does.Another Irish winner on home soil, then? Lowry fancies doubling up, while course-record holder Rory McIlroy will doubtless think the old place owes him one after that quadruple-bogey start in 2019 and subsequent tearful missed cut. Tom McKibbin, 2007 and 2008 winner Padraig Harrington and 2011 champion Darren Clarke also hear Ireland’s call. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Who is the richest golf player in the world 2025? Top 15 richest golfers ever

Here are the 15 golfers with the biggest net worth in the world ahead of The Open Championship 2025.

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25 h. ago Xander Schauffele sends clear message to wife after getting rid of all his golf trophies

Xander Schauffele is coming into The Open championship at Royal Portrush as the defending champion, but just don't ask the two-time major winner to see his trophies

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29 h. ago LIV Golf merger plan sees Phil Mickelson get unanimous response after 'failed experiment'

Phil Mickelson's ambitious idea to expand the LIV Golf tour has been mocked by golf followers as the US star prepares to compete in The Open Championship at Portrush

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46 h. ago Open champ doesn't know where his trophies are as honest Xander Schauffele admits it's 'dogs or nothing'

Schauffele full of honesty and humour ahead of title defence at Royal Portrush as he aims to make it Two-In-A-Row

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48 h. ago The Open tee times: First round groupings and start times at Royal Portrush including Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler

Alongside Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, contenders for the Claret Jug come in the shape of defending champion Xander Schauffele and home favourite Shane Lowry after his famous victory here in 2019

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49 h. ago Xander Schauffele sent strong message from dad over £148m LIV Golf offer

Xander Schauffele was offered up to £148m ($200m) to join the LIV Golf breakaway league, but his father Stefan urged him to remain loyal to the PGA Tour

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51 h. ago Xander Schauffele trying to ‘piece way back’ ahead of Open defence

Schauffele has lost the momentum from his double major win last year.

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55 h. ago PGA Tour ace's dad appalled by Rory McIlroy behaviour and incident with Shane Lowry's wife

The drama that occurred at the 2023 edition of the Ryder Cup has left Xander Schauffele's father, Stefan, on a mission to boycott the event later this year

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4 d. ago No Ryder Cup regrets for Keegan Bradley over huge call as Team USA pal insists he can wear two hats

Xander Schauffele has no doubt his captain won't regret his choice

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4 d. ago Phil Mickelson showed his class by delivering on caddie promise before joining LIV Golf

Phil Mickelson is one of the headline acts at LIV Golf Andalucia this week, but four years ago, he was showing off his class by making good on a promise at a Pro-Am event on the PGA Tour

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6 d. ago Outspoken LIV Golf star slams Open wreckage theory he's not having ahead of Portrush

American ace adamant Valderrama is perfect warm-up for NI

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6 d. ago Can Portrush return light Rory McIlroy’s fire? – Open Championship talking points

Tommy Fleetwood is England’s top-ranked player at 13.

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6 d. ago Bella May Culley's dad breaks silence after Brit teen's drug smuggling hearing

Suspected drug mule Bella May Culley’s dad said message “stay strong” to his pregnant daughter as she appeared in court today on charges of smuggling £200k of drugs from Thailand to Georgia

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7 d. ago Ryder Cup contenders given strong message by captain at special East Lothian summit

Dane Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen reveals what European captain told players at get-together

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7 d. ago Golfer axed by LIV Golf after earning over £11million finally gets PGA Tour place

LIV Golf has become the most lucrative competition in golf, but one star who has already amassed over £11million in prize money is now set for his PGA Tour debut

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8 d. ago Photo by the toilet sums up my season says Xander Schauffele

Schauffele is playing at the Scottish Open in preparation for the defence of his Claret Jug and a large photo of him is up by the men’s toilets in the media centre

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8 d. ago Xander Schauffele talks drinking too much and toilets as he hunts form

Open champion candid on the tough road back from injury lay-off

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8 d. ago Xander Schauffele aims to flush away swing struggles in Genesis Scottish Open

2022 winner looking for confidence boost ahead of his Open title defence at Royal Portrush

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