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Zach Johnson won the Open at St Andrews in 2015

Johnson and De Jager are latest Open withdrawals

Former champion Zach Johnson and South Africa's Louis de Jager have withdrawn from the 149th Open after testing positive for Covid-19.

Golf • 12 Jul 21

More tickets have been made available for the 148th Open

Extra tickets to go on sale for Open at Portrush

Additional tickets will go on sale for The 148th Open at Royal Portrush on 15 April, after the capacity of the venue was increased for all four days of the championship.

Golf • 02 Apr 19

Branden Grace: 'It was a special round from the start.'

Amazing Grace makes history with astonishing 62

South Africa's Branden Grace exploited ideal conditions to record the first 62 in men's major championship history in the third round of the Open at Royal Birkdale.

Golf • 22 Jul 17

Rory McIlroy: 'I definitely feel like today was an opportunity lost to get right in the mix.'

Woe for Rory, Spieth takes control

World number four Rory McIlroy concedes his Open Championship chances are over after a day of missed opportunity at Royal Birkdale.

Golf • 23 Jul 17

Henrik Stenson shot a round of 73 on Friday

Open champion Stenson sees the funny side of burglary

Defending Open champion Henrik Stenson made light of a burglary at his rented home and joked he was planning to go out in search of the culprit after finishing his second round.

Golf • 21 Jul 17

Harrington focused on peaking at Royal Birkdale

Padraig Harrington admits he has one eye on returning to the scene of his second Open triumph, even though he would love to claim another Dubai Duty Free Irish Open title at Portstewart.

Golf • 04 Jul 17

Rory McIlroy: 'It's just a matter of working hard and putting myself in position to win.'

McIlroy eyes change of golf ball and change of fortunes

Rory McIlroy is the only player to have finished in the top 10 in each of the last four Masters, but another statistic may well give the world number two cause for concern.

Golf • 10 Apr 17

Rory McIlroy: 'I didn't get into golf to try and grow the game'

Rory McIlroy: Golf at Olympics doesn't matter

Rory McIlroy has admitted that he is unlikely to watch golf at the Olympics, saying it’s not one of the sports that matters.

Paris 2024 • 12 Jul 16

Graeme McDowell will compete at Royal Troon

Graeme McDowell added to Open field

Graeme McDowell will compete in this year’s Open at Royal Troon having been added to the field as one of the highest-ranked non-exempt players.

Golf • 28 Jun 16

Peter 'Voice of Golf' Alliss has been behind the mic for the BBC for over 50 years

Sky to show 2016 Open after BBC ends TV deal early

Next year’s Open Championship at Royal Troon will be televised by Sky Sports after the BBC ended its deal a year early.

Golf • 30 Sep 15

Johnson beat 2010 champion Louis Oosthuizen and Australia's Marc Leishman in the four-hole aggregate play-off

Open champion Johnson full of praise for Spieth

Open champion Zach Johnson paid tribute to Jordan Spieth after the Masters and US Open winner came agonisingly close to keeping his grand slam dream alive.

Golf • 21 Jul 15

Paul Dunne: 'It feels great to be honest. It was brilliant to get through it.'

Open qualifier Dunne reveals tee-time worry

Irish amateur Paul Dunne has revealed how close he came to blowing his chance at qualifying for this month’s Open Championship.

Golf • 03 Jul 14

Birkdale last hosted the Open in 2008 when Pádraig Harrington won his second consecutive Claret Jug

2017 Open set for Royal Birkdale

The Open Championship will be held at Royal Birkdale in 2017 and Carnoustie the following year.

Golf • 01 Jul 14

Lee Westwood (r) heads the pack ahead of the final round at Muirfield

Westwood leads Open by two ahead of final round

Lee Westwood will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Open Championship with Tiger Woods and Hunter Mahan on his trail.

Golf • 20 Jul 13

Darren Clarke bogeyed the final hole to post one over in the opening round at Muirfield

Johnson leads Open as Clarke best of Irish

Former Masters champion Zach Johnson began the 142nd Open Championship in the same imperious style as he did the 141st, but there was no let up in the misery for world number two Rory McIlroy.

Golf • 18 Jul 13

Rory McIlroy found the bunker on the first hole of his first round at Muirfield

McIlroy makes disastrous start at Muirfield

Rory McIlroy has slumped to an ugly opening eight-over 79 at the 142nd Open Championship, leaving him 13 shots off leader Zach Johnson.

Golf • 18 Jul 13

Adam Scott is ready to make up for last year's mistakes

Scott determined to make amends at the Open

The painful way in which Adam Scott lost last year's British Open steeled the Australian and gave him the willpower to win his first major championship at this year's US Masters.

Golf • 17 Jul 13

Injured Daly withdraws from the Open

Former champion John Daly has withdrawn from next week's British Open golf through injury, organisers have confirmed.

Golf • 08 Jul 13

David Higgins has taken full responsibility for a mistake that cost him a place in the Open

Higgins holds up his hands over club blunder

Ireland's David Higgins has accepted full responsibility for the blunder which cost him the chance of a place in the Open Championship at Muirfield.

Golf • 03 Jul 13

McDowell has no words of comfort for Scott

Graeme McDowell admitted he found it difficult to say anything to playing partner Adam Scott after the Australian blew The Open.

Golf • 23 Jul 12

Snedeker sets Open pace at halfway

For the past two decades Nick Faldo has been alone in the major record books for what he did at Muirfield in 1992.

Golf • 20 Jul 12

Graeme McDowell said he still has work to do on his swing

Graeme McDowell 'happy' with first round 67

Graeme McDowell believes he has put himself in a good position to challenge for The Open this week after a mixed first-round 67.

Golf • 19 Jul 12

Portrush hopes of staging Open Championship dented

The chances of Royal Portrush staging the Open Championship are fading after R&A chief executive Peter Dawson warned Portrush officials not to "expect anything imminent."

Golf • 18 Jul 12

Padraig Harrington practising yesterday at Royal Lytham as advisor Bob Rotella looks on

Former coach Torrance backs Padraig Harrington

After finishing eighth in the Masters and fourth in the US Open, the odds on Padraig Harrington winning a third Open title in six years have come tumbling down.

Golf • 17 Jul 12

Woods to partner Garcia and Rose at Open

Former world number one Tiger Woods will play alongside Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose in the opening two rounds of this week's Open.

Golf • 16 Jul 12