Scottie Scheffler had all the time in the world to celebrate his latest major title. This British Open was never in doubt Sunday as golf’s No. 1 player delivered another dominant performance to win his second major this year and grab the third leg of the career Grand Slam. Scheffler began with a shot into 10 inches for birdie. One hour into the final round, his lead already was seven shots and no got closer than four the rest of the way at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. He closed with a 3-under 68 for a four-shot victory, sending him…

The question Scottie Scheffler was asking of himself at the start of the week could very well be posed to those chasing him in the British Open. What’s the point? Scheffler delivered another example Saturday at Royal Portrush why he has dominated golf the last three years. He was the only player in the last eight groups not to make a bogey on his way to a 4-under 67 that allowed him to open a four-shot lead as he goes for the third leg of the career Grand Slam. Scheffler has won the last 10 times he has led after…

The British Open had a little bit of everything Thursday, from sunshine to rain, a breeze to strong gusts. And no surprise, it had Scottie Scheffler right in the mix. Former U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick handled the notorious “Calamity Corner” par-3 16th by chipping in for birdie. Harris English, whose longtime caddie couldn’t get a travel visa for the UK because of prison time served 20 years ago, put his short-game coach on the bag and made seven birdies. They were among five players tied for the lead at 4-under 67, the largest logjam after 18 holes of the…

The CPKC Women’s Open is returning to Edmonton next year. Royal Mayfair Golf Club was named the host of the 2026 women’s national championship by Golf Canada on Wednesday. Royal Mayfair will hold the only LPGA Tour event in Canada from Aug. 17 to 23. “We are very pleased to confirm that the CPKC Women’s Open will return to the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in 2026,” said Golf Canada chief operating officer Garrett Ball. “Edmonton is a passionate golf community and Royal Mayfair is an outstanding venue to challenge the world’s best players.” It will be the third time Royal…

Four Canadians are in the field for the British Open, which begins Thursday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. World No. 24 Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., headlines the Canadian contingent with Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont. Conners is in a first-round group with 2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, while Pendrith tees off in an early group alongside 2015 PGA Championship winner Jason Day. A month ago, Conners withdrew from the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn., after being forced out of the U.S. Open before the final round due…

Rory McIlroy practically had Royal Portrush all to himself Monday morning, but not for long. By the time he finished his first practice round for the British Open — his first time back on these Northern Ireland links in 2,187 days — there was a big crowd that weathered rain and sunshine to see him finish. The circumstances are far different now. McIlroy remembers being ill-prepared for the wave of emotions that hit him on the first tee in 2019. He has tried to forget the opening tee shot that sailed out-of-bounds and led to a quadruple bogey. And there…

Myles Creighton had such a good week he almost forgot about the hole-in-one. Creighton, from Digby, N.S., had an ace on a par-3 hole in Friday’s second round, followed it up with an 11-under 59 in the third round, and then had a 2-under 68 on Sunday to win the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open. His first victory on the Korn Ferry Tour and catapulted him 58 spots up to 16th on the second-tier circuit’s points list. “Just kind of processing it all still,” said Creighton as he travelled to the Memorial Health Championship in Springfield,…

Myles Creighton of Canada chipped in for birdie on the 18th hole Saturday to become the 15th player with a 59 or lower on the Korn Ferry Tour, the second score of 59 in three days at the Wichita Open. Adrien Dumont de Chassart had a 59 in the opening round at Crestview Country Club in Kansas. Creighton, who hails from Digby, N.S., had 12 birdies and one bogey, on the par-3 eighth hole on a day when the wind gusted to 61 kilometres per hour. Crestview is 6,910 yards and plays to a par 70, with both par 5s just…

Italy’s Matteo Manassero and New Zealand’s Ryan Fox both had rounds of 6-under 64 to share the third-round lead at the RBC Canadian Open on Saturday. They’re at 14-under overall, a shot ahead of a Taiwan’s Kevin Yu as well as Americans Lee Hodges and Matt McCarty. Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., fired a 6-under 64 to move 13 spots up the leaderboard into a tie with Americans Jake Knapp and Andrew Putnam for sixth at 12 under. WATCH | Mackenzie Hughes trails co-leaders by 2 shots heading into final round of Canadian Open: Mackenzie Hughes trails co-leaders by 2 shots…

1 hour ago Sports Duration 2:31 2023 champion Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., and Toronto’s Richard T. Lee, who plays on the Asian Tour, are at 9-under par, three shots back of the leader, following the second round of the RBC Canadian Open in Caledeon, Ont. Source link