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‘I don’t think anybody is like him’: Scottie Scheffler’s unique dominance over golf continues at Open Championship

Open Extended Reactions PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Hours before Scottie Scheffler sent his first Sunday tee shot into the air, tapped in for a kick-in birdie and began his 18-hole coronation, the player who last won The Open when it came to Portrush fired an iron 183 yards toward the fourth green and watched as …

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Sights and sounds from the Open Championship’s third round

Jul 19, 2025, 01:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The third round of the 153rd Open Championship is underway at Royal Portrush Golf Course in Northern Ireland. Scottie Scheffler came into the weekend leading the pack with a 10-under mark, with Matt Fitzpatrick one back and Brian Harman and Haotong Li two behind. So far, …

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Halfway through The Open, Royal Portrush might be the only thing that can stop Scottie Scheffler

Open Extended Reactions PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Scottie Scheffler stood in the middle of the 18th fairway and glanced toward the green. As he waited for the group in front of him to finish, behind the grandstands a giant cloud sporting a frightening shade of gray loomed. A hole earlier, Scheffler had been washed by …

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Sights and sounds from the first round of the Open Championship

Jul 17, 2025, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 153rd Open Championship has started at Royal Portrush Golf Course in Northern Ireland. Xander Schauffele looks to defend his 2024 championship, but he’ll undoubtedly have competition from Scottie Scheffler (PGA Championship), Rory McIlroy (the Masters) and J.J. Spaun (U.S. Open), who won golf’s other major …

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What to expect from Rory and Scottie, and how will Royal Portrush play?

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Jul 16, 2025, 07:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2025 Open Championship gets underway Thursday at 1:35 a.m. ET at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. Xander Schauffele …

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Schauffele offloads trophies, unsure where gold is

Associated Press Jul 15, 2025, 04:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Don’t feel bad for Xander Schauffele having to return the Claret Jug when he arrived at Royal Portrush to defend his title in the Open Championship. It’s not as if he had anywhere to keep it. Schauffele has won eight …

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Rory ditches sleep for Open practice at home

Open Extended Reactions PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Twelve hours after Rory McIlroy wrapped up a second-place finish at the Scottish Open near Edinburgh, the five-time major winner walked up to the first tee at Royal Portrush around 7 a.m. local time, on four hours of sleep, and began his first practice round in advance of …

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Pavelski wins Tahoe tournament; Barkley is 69th

Associated Press Jul 13, 2025, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Former NHL player Joe Pavelski won the American Century Championship on Sunday at Edgewood Tahoe, closing with an eagle to beat former pitcher John Smoltz by nine points in a wire-to-wire victory in the celebrity event. Pavelski had a …

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Peterson leads ISCO by 1 shot as play suspended

Associated Press Jul 12, 2025, 10:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Paul Peterson had a one-stroke lead with three holes to play Saturday night when third-round play in the lightning-delayed ISCO Championship was suspended because of darkness. Play at Hurstbourne Country Club was suspended twice for a total of about three hours …

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Ex-NHL player Pavelski leads American Century

Associated Press Jul 11, 2025, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Former NHL player Joe Pavelski scored 23 points under a modified Stableford system to take the first-round lead Friday in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe. “The round was good,” said Pavelski, second last year behind former tennis …

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