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Rory McIlroy has spoken up, and at The Open, his game is doing the talking, too

12:45 PM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Earlier this week, Rory McIlroy arrived at St. Andrews, the coastal village where the Scots have been playing golf since the early 15th century, chasing the 21-year-old version of himself from a dozen years ago. In the first round of the 2010 Open Championship at the Old Course…

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Tiger Woods had a bad start that didn’t get any better in Round 1 at The Open

4:07 PM ET Tiger Woods spent the week leading up to his first round of The Open at St. Andrews talking about just how much the Old Course means to him. It is, he said again, his favorite course in the world. The 150th edition of golf’s oldest championship was beyond special. It took just…

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Sorenstam back on top of LPGA Tour leaderboard

9:34 PM ET Associated Press MIDLAND, Mich. — Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam was back on top of an LPGA Tour leaderboard Wednesday, teaming with Madelene Sagstrom in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. Sorenstam and Sagstrom shot a 5-under 65 in alternate-shot play at Midland Country Club for a share of the first-round lead…

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Justin Rose withdraws from The Open

3:49 AM ET Former world No. 1 Justin Rose has withdrawn from The 150th Open ahead of his opening round at St Andrews, Scotland. The British golfer was due to play alongside former Ryder Cup teammates Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood but withdrew on Thursday citing a back injury during his warm up. Japan’s Rikuya…

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This is the most (and least) important metric in predicting major winners

By: Zephyr Melton July 13, 2022 Which strokes-gained stats are the most important when predicting a major winner? We dove into the stats to find out. Getty Images Want to predict which golfer is going to win a major? Good luck. Every major week, pundits submit their best guesses on who is going to take…

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