A list of people who would get a better reception than Chris Christie at Citi Field.
Watch this Buffalo sportscaster savage a former Bills CB over a tweet
Stephen Gilmore thought he could get a little dig in at the Buffalo Bills before skipping town. He thought wrong.
British Open 2017: Pro using hodgepodge club set after airlines lose his equipment for the *fourth* consecutive week
Move over, Michael Buttacavoli. There’s a new equipment sob story reigning supreme. Julian Suri is a Duke product currently playing on the European Challenge Tour.
British Open 2017: Dustin Johnson warns everyone he’s feeling more like his pre-Augusta self
SOUTHPORT, England — By one count, Dustin Johnson’s pre-Open Championship press conference dragged on for something like seven minutes and seven minutes and 30 seconds. But the man from Golf Channel reckoned eight minutes. Then again, the Guardian’s golf correspondent tweeted that it lasted seven minutes.
Whatever, what is not in doubt is that good old D.J. wasn’t at his most loquacious on the eve of his ninth appearance in golf’s oldest major and his first visit to Royal Birkdale. Reckoned by many as the best of England’s four courses on the Open rota, the Southport links met with the former U.S. Open champion’s approval.
“I really like the golf course,” he confirmed. “Obviously it’s my first time here. But I got over here early; I got here on Saturday. So I’ve gotten a lot of practice on the course. And I feel like it sets up well for me. But it’s like any Open Championship, you’ve just got to control your golf ball. If you can do that, you can get around here and shoot some good sco..
Strategy by Jack Nicklaus: Thinking Through A Tough Finish
Some holes are just plain tough, and your ability to execute shots on them makes or breaks your day. Designers often save this sort of challenge for the 18th.
British Open 2017: This English treat has the most interesting wrapper in the world
British Open 2017: This English treat has the most interesting wrapper in the world
R&A is good with anchoring ban, acknowledges rising driving distances may need to be addressed
It’s only a slight exaggeration to say that no news is good news when it comes tournament organizers formally speaking with the media at major championships. (Just ask the USGA and Mike Davis how it worked out last week at the U.S. Women’s Open).
The Open vs. British Open?
Not an Open-and-shut case for naming a major championshipSo is it The Open or the British Open? ESPN.com's Jason Sobel surveyed competitors this week at Royal Birkdale, including Englishman Paul Casey, and the answers are as varied as where a player is from — or who they are even speaking to about the topic. Steve Flynn-USA TODAY SportsFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailcomment10:26 AM ETJason SobelESPN Senior Writer Close Covered golf since 2004
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Winner of four Emmys while at ESPNFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentSOUTHPORT, England — In the moments after their ceremonial opening tee shots at Augusta National this year, while regaling with tales of the good ol' days, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player each did it. A month later, speaking about his schedule, Rory McIlroy did it. They're hardly alone. Tiger Woods has done it, too. Even — gasp! — Tom Watson has done it.
Each of these men, each of them who's held..
Doubts persist over McIlroy’s game
Doubts persist over McIlroy's game on eve of The OpenplayMcIlroy: I'd back myself to win The Open (0:32)Rory McIlroy believes it's a good time to back him to win The Open, after bookies rated his chances of victory at 20-1. (0:32)
FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailcomment12:31 PM ETBob HarigESPN Senior Writer Close Senior golf writer for ESPN.com
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Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana UniversityFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentSOUTHPORT, England — The ball was not going where he wanted it to, and clearly the sound and the feel did not jibe with what Rory McIlroy hoped to accomplish.
It was earlier this week on the driving range at Royal Birkdale, as McIlroy tried to put together the pieces of what for now is turning into a lost season. Having missed the cut last week at the Scottish Open, he showed up early to The Open venue, hoping to put in place the process of turning around his year.
There is ti..
British Open 2017: Scenes from Wednesday’s practice round at Royal Birkdale
On the eve of the 146th British Open, I took a walk around Royal Birkdale’s closing four-hole stretch. Here’s what I saw:
The 15th hole, the first par 5 on the card this week, was playing very short with the wind at the players’ backs.