The least favorite tradition of British Open: Handing back the silver claret jug

The Presidents Cup isn't for another five months and the Ryder Cup not for another 14. The British Open has been the Open Championship for years now and is currently being waged in Northern Ireland, which lies across a literal sea from anything even remotely “British.” But forget all that Logic n' Reason for a moment and instead bask in the semi-sensical glory of Kevin “Nobody Beats Him Because He's The Kiz” Kisner rocking a “1776” hat like a true patriot at Royal Portrush on Monday. The limey redcoats haven't faced a threat like this since Paul Revere Mel Gibson.
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So let's start with the good stuff: Ian Poulter just threw up in his mouth a bit, it's totally OK to love your country, and at least it's not that red hat with white script on the front. You know the one. The bad stuff? Well, it seems like a bit of a w..

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Tony Romo successfully defended his title at the American Century Championship, but Sean Payton hit the most memorable shot of the week at Lake Tahoe. And it wasn't even on dry land.
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On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints head coach managed to hit his golf ball onto a boat. Then, much more impressively, managed to hit his ball off said boat and back onto the course. Check it out:
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And here's an angle from someone who was on the boat that was crazy enough to risk a divot in the vessel:
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Phil Mickelson would be proud. Phil also would probably be jealous. How often do you get to hit a shot off a boat during a tournament?
Payton finished -20 for the event and no, the format wasn't stroke play, but modified stableford so -20 is not good. Payton wound up T-64 out of the field of 90 celebrities—but No. 1 in golf fans' hearts for displaying that kind of ..

picture allianceSerena Williams and Roger Federer have quite a lot in common. First, the obvious: They each have a strong, almost ironclad claim to be called the greatest tennis player to ever live. Second, equally obvious, they're coming to the end of their brilliant careers. Both are 37, with 38 right around the corner. Third, despite their age, both can obviously still compete at the highest level. Fourth, both fell this past weekend in the Wimbledon final. And fifth, it may well have been their last great chance to win a Grand Slam.
Serena sits one slam behind Margaret Court for the most in the history of women's tennis, but getting that 24th title has been a struggle like no other. Since returning from pregnancy, she's 0-for-6, and while her “drought” would represent an incredible stretch for a normal player (she's made three finals), for Serena it's a step down from peak form. The last two years of Wimbledon have told the story—in both tournaments, she&#0..

Matthew Wolff is one of the hottest players and names in golf. So why won't he be at Royal Portrush this week?

In the absence of playing any tournament golf since the U.S. Open, Woods has been practicing intensely at Royal Portrush.

From Tiger Woods arriving at Royal Portrush to Andrew (Beef) Johnston earning a last-minute Open invite, here's what you missed in golf this weekend.

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