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For a second consecutive year, Brandel Chamblee‘s trip to the UK to cover the Open Championship will include playing in an Open himself. On Monday, the NBC/Golf Channel analyst swapped his microphone for his golf clubs and qualified for this week’s Senior Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club. Chamblee earned his

7:17 AM ET PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Just like that, the major season in golf is over. That’s what happens in this new, condensed schedule. There is still plenty left this season — a World Golf Championship event this week in Memphis, Tennessee, the FedEx Cup playoffs and the Presidents Cup. But another major? Not

Golf got one right. For all the complaining about the decision to move the PGA Championship from August to May and, in the process, make the Open Championship the year’s last major, the change has worked out perfectly. And will continue to do so in the years to come. The reason for the move wasn’t

Welcome to the Dew Sweeper, your one-stop shop to catch up on the weekend action from the golf world. From the professional tours, trending news, social media headlines and upcoming events, here’s every golf-related thing you need to know for the morning of July 22. Lowry’s Irish triumph This tournament was billed as an Irish

8:16 PM ET Associated Press NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Jim Herman rode President Donald Trump’s putting advice to victory Sunday in the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship. Taking advantage of playing partner Kelly Kraft‘s two late bogeys, Herman finished with a 2-under 70 for a one-stroke victory at Keene Trace. A shot ahead with three to play,

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — A year ago, Shane Lowry sat in his car after the opening round of the Open at Carnoustie and cried. A day later he missed the cut. “Golf wasn’t my friend at the time,” he said Sunday night from Royal Portrush. “It was something that had become very stressful and it

3:45 PM ET PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — A return of a skins game format that will feature Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Hideki Matsuyama will take place on Oct. 21 at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Japan, a source tells ESPN. The one-day competition that will offer lucrative prize money will take

Welcome back to Portrush. We hope you brought your waterproofs. The final round of the Open Championship is already underway, the field teeing off earlier than scheduled when the R&A read the ominous forecast for Sunday at the Dunluce Links. The worst of the weather isn’t expected to arrive until later in the day—which means

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The fans chorused “Shane Lowry” to the tune of “Hey Baby” at Royal Portush Golf Club on Saturday evening, while just about a mile down the street at the Harbour Bar, more than a few in the packed house shouted, “C’mon, Big Shane! Go Lowry!” cheering louder by the minute with

9:19 PM ET Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio — Preston Summerhays won the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship on Saturday, beating Bo Jin of China 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final at Inverness Club. “I don’t even know how to explain how it felt,” Summerhays said. “It’s just one of my goals being accomplished.” Summerhays, the

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland—The Shebeen is a rich and beautiful Irish word. It describes an illicit pub where alcoholic beverages are served without license, songs are sung merrily off key, and stories are told that may have no resemblance to the truth. It’s Ireland, after all, and the point is to have fun and play golf

3:53 PM ET Associated Press MIDLAND, Mich. — Cydney Clanton and Jasmine Suwannapura ran away with the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, shooting an 11-under 59 in best-ball play for a six-stroke victory. Clanton and Suwannapura took a five-shot lead into the final round after shooting an alternate-shot 63 on Friday at Midland

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — He said, he said. One day after Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre accused him of a lack of etiquette during Friday’s second round of 148th Open Championship, Kyle Stanley wasn’t too surprised to find a sizeable group of journalists waiting for him at the conclusion of his third-round 73 on Saturday at Royal

After another electric morning at the Open, the afternoon looked like it’d be a dud. Then Rory McIlroy began charging up the leader board, nearly making one of the most remarkable turnarounds we’ve ever seen and injecting some life into the Royal Portrush crowd. His six-under 65 wound up being one shot short of the

8:40 PM ET Associated Press NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Jim Herman shot his second straight 7-under 65 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship. President Donald Trump’s regular golf partner while working as an assistant professional at Trump National Bedminster in New Jersey, Herman had a one-stroke lead over Bill

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Two down, two to go. A total of 71 golfers shot one-over 143 or better during the opening 36 holes of the 148th Open Championship, advancing to the weekend with hopes of walking away from Royal Portrush late Sunday night with the claret jug. There were of course some notable names

2:26 PM ET PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — After missing the cut at the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club on Friday, Phil Mickelson couldn’t get off the golf course fast enough. Once Mickelson signed his scorecard, he walked briskly down the gravel road to the players’ clubhouse. After Mickelson finished 8 over with

Tiger Woods’ return from sabbatical was short, his six-over score through two days at Royal Portrush leading to an early exit from the Open Championship. According to the man himself, it will be a few weeks before we see him again. Following Woods’ bounce-back effort on Friday, Woods confirmed he plans on taking more time