1:57 PM ET Rory McIlroy is the consensus favorite to win The Open and the only golfer with odds in the single digits at the majority of sportsbooks, but bettors in the U.S. and abroad can’t resist backing long shot Tiger Woods. At Caesars Sportsbook, McIlroy is 9-1 to win this week at St. Andrews.…
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6:29 AM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — It all comes back to Scotland and St. Andrews on the 150th edition of The Open. It’s a place where the game’s greats bid farewell to this championship. It’s where hopes have been shattered in the Valley of Sin in front of the 18th green, or the “Road…
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532 It?s not difficult to begin noticing differences between golf clubs, once you have acquired the skills to get the ball in the air. According to the rules of the golf, a golfer is permitted to transport 14 clubs. Which of the 14 golf clubs the golfer decides to carry is fully up to the…
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6:32 AM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Rory McIlroy says it will be better for the health of the sport if The Open winner is not from the breakaway LIV Golf Series, and he backs the R&A’s decision not to invite Greg Norman to the tournament’s 150th anniversary celebrations. McIlroy spoke Tuesday at St. Andrews…
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4:35 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau and golf ball manufacturer Bridgestone have agreed to end their sponsorship relationship, the company confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by Golf.com, and comes after DeChambeau decided to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series tour. “The PGA Tour is an extremely important part of professional golf, and…
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