Three South Africans, competing in their home country at Leopard Creek Country Club in Malelane, were knotted in a tie at the end of 72 holes, and it was Altin van der Merwe who made a birdie on the first playoff hole to capture the inaugural Africa Amateur Championship.
A little more than three months on from the 150th Open Championship, the ever-moving caravan that is professional golf is back at the Old Course in St. Andrews. But don’t expect this week’s Dunhill Links Championship to look anything like the game’s oldest major.
Noted fisherman Cameron Smith reeled in Rory McIlroy for the biggest catch of his life, delivering a final round for the ages with a 64 at the Old Course. There is so, so much to discuss. Here are 18 parting thoughts from the 150th Open.
The R&A has issued a statement after receiving several inquiries about Greg Norman’s revelation he wanted to play the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews.
Like it or not, a sporting event is defined by its ending, and the 2018 Open Championship was like a movie that keeps you on tenterhooks for 90 minutes and then sputters through the conclusion.
Molinari hit two-thirds of his greens in regulation and for the week cashed in when he needed to with his custom Bettinardi DASS BBZero with a skull and crossbones stamp in the rear cavity in an Italian flag-themed paintfill.
Nothing captivates an audience quite like a late-round collapse, and the British Open has a knack for providing some of the more trainwreckian collapses in recent memory.
Jason Day’s long-time coach Colin Swatton gives a sneak peek into the practice sessions he’ll conduct with his star student in the lead-up to the 147th British Open at Carnoustie.