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Despite lead, Oosthuizen fails to ‘go one better’

Jul 18, 2021 SANDWICH, England — Louis Oosthuizen produced an amazing two months of golf, contending in three consecutive major championships and joining a short list of players to have a top-3 finish in three of them in a single year. He simply has no hardware to show for it. Oosthuizen, 38, the 2010 Open …

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The Bryson DeChambeau sideshow is starting to really hurt Bryson DeChambeau the golfer

4:37 PM ET SANDWICH, England — Bryson DeChambeau stepped to the first tee Friday at The Open and tried his best to show his self-deprecating side. He pulled out a 4-iron — not the evil, no-good driver that caused worldwide headlines the day before — then played to the crowd as he was booed. The …

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Can Bryson actually avoid drama and other big things to watch on Day 2 of The Open

6:34 PM ET Another round at a major championship, another night when South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen goes to bed as the leader. Oosthuizen took advantage of Royal St. George’s friendlier-than-expected conditions in the first round of The Open on Thursday to take a 1-shot lead with a 6-under 64. Will Oosthuizen finally close the deal …

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Those with a chance and those with no chance to win The Open

Jul 14, 2021 For the first time in his career, at this Open, Spain’s Jon Rahm will tee off at a major championship on Thursday morning without the burden of having never won one. After winning his first at last month’s U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, Rahm will attempt to become only the seventh player …

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After a year off and still with strict player restrictions, The Open is set for its complicated return

4:48 AM ET SANDWICH, England — Well before COVID-19 intervened, the 149th Open figured to have its peculiarities and idiosyncrasies at a course known for its oddities. Royal St. George’s is the closest venue to London and likely the furthest from the top of anyone’s Open list of courses. That’s not to say the links …

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Aaron Rodgers telling Phil Mickelson to shut up, Tom Brady’s personalized golf balls and more from The Match

8:18 PM ET Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady are taking on Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers in an 18-hole match, raising money for My Brother’s Keeper and Feeding America. This is the fourth version of The Match and, as we’ve seen in the past, the trash talk is out in force. It’s just an exhibition, …

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