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Nature of The Open proves a major equalizer

18th holes at British Open venues have plenty of character, Birkdale being the best of the bunch

It's arguably the best finishing hole in the British Open rota. Even so, Royal Birkdale's par-4 18th will be a daunting test at next week's Open Championship

New Odyssey O-Works putters now feature black and red models

New additions to Odyssey O-Works line inspired by tour input for putters that mix mallet and blade technology

Berger’s schedule tweak, Poulter’s Birkdale return, and DeChambeau’s secret weapon

I Think …Daniel Berger has it figured out. Even when you’re only 24, less can mean more quality reps in tournament golf. All the top players that play a global schedule have been following that theory, the best and most recent example being Brooks Koepka shutting it down for four weeks after winning the U.S. Open. For Berger, managing his appearances has allowed the 2015 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year to recover and reboot his system, the latest example being a T-5 finish in the John Deere Classic. That’s following a two-week break coming off his best burst of the season during which Berger defended his title in the FedEx St. Jude Classic and finished second to Jordan Spieth’s hole out from a greenside bunker at the Travelers Championship. Although he missed the cut in between at the U.S. Open, the only tough call in setting up that stretch was not playing Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament. What Berger is trying to avoid is the situation that occurred in 2016, when he pulled out of the O..

The man whose putting lessons will help many pros at The Open

This man might be the key to many Open dreams

Vindication: Bryson DeChambeau wins doing it his way

FacebookPinterestIcon SportswireBryson DeChambeau's emotional reaction after winning the 2017 John Deere Classic. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

For all of the unorthodox practices that Bryson DeChambeau employs and which have brought him acclaim and antipathy, his victory Sunday in the John Deere Classic was a validation of more conventional and proven methods.
Hard work, determination, patience, belief.
“I’ve been working so hard to do this my whole life,” DeChambeau said, putting his hands to his face to wipe away tears after a vindicating performance.
The PGA Tour’s young mad scientist – a former physics major at SMU trying to unlock the secrets of the golf on the chalkboard as well as digging it out of the dirt – got the formula right at TPC Deere Run, making birdies on seven of his last 11 holes to sprint past another promising young player, Patrick Rodgers, and snag his first tour title. With a final-round 6-under 65, including an inward 30, DeCha..

Shanshan Feng fails to hold lead on final holes, ties for fifth

BEDMINSTER, N.J. —After just two bogeys through 71 holes of the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open and leading the first three rounds, Shanshan Feng ended the final round with a triple-bogey on the 18th hole to lose her chance at forcing a playoff with subsequent winner Sung Hyun Park.
Park was in the clubhouse with the lead at 11-under while Feng’s putting meltdown began.
Feng needed an eagle on the par-5 18th hole to tie Park and send it to a playoff. She had birdied it the day before, but making eagle was a longshot.
The 27-year-old flew her approach shot over the green to lose the eagle opportunity. Feng followed up by chipping it short and watched the ball roll nearly back to her feet. After finally getting the ball on the green, she missed her bogey putt then suffered a lip-out before getting the ball into the hole. Feng left the green with a triple-bogey 8, and T5 finish.
“I think overall, before the last hole, I did pretty well,” Feng said after her 6-under round. “I did a good job hanging..

Feng fails to keep the lead on the final holes of U.S. Women’s Open

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — After just two bogeys through 71 holes of the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open and leading the first three rounds, Shanshan Feng ended the final round with a triple bogey on the 18th hole to lose her chances at forcing a playoff with subsequent winner Sung Hyun Park.
Park was in the clubhouse with the lead at 11 under while Feng’s putting meltdown began.
Feng needed an eagle on the par-5 18th hole to match the lead. She birdied it the day before, so it was an attainable feat.
The 27-year-old flew her approach shot over the green to lose the eagle opportunity. Feng followed up by chipping her fourth shot short and watched the ball roll nearly back to her feet. After finally getting the ball on the green, she missed her bogey putt then suffered a lip-out before getting the ball into the hole. Feng left the green with a triple-bogey 8 for a three-over 75 and T-5 finish.
“I think overall, before the last hole, I did pretty well,” Feng said who finished at six-under 282 for the cha..

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