Who Is Lucas Herbert? The LIV Golf Star Contending At The Open Lucas Herbert stormed to the top of the leaderboard during the second round of The Open, but who is he? Golf Monthly · Jul 17
Why Lucas Herbert Avoided A Rules Penalty At The Open Championship After Rangefinder Moment Confusion arose on Friday, as Herbert's caddie was seen using a rangefinder during The Open Championship, but all was cleared up just moments later Golf Monthly · Jul 17
The Open: Record-equalling Lucas Herbert surges up the leaderboard Herbert equalled Denis Durnian’s front-nine record, set in 1983. The Independent UK · Jul 17
I Spent 12 Hours At The Open... Fan Behaviour Was Wildly Different To The US Open Fan behaviour at the 2026 US Open was widely criticised, but after spending the day at Royal Birkdale I was shocked at the difference in spectator conduct Golf Monthly · Jul 17
A round with Rory: Hole-by-hole analysis of McIlroy’s bid to boost Open hopes The 37-year-old was hoping to move in contention after a slow start on Thursday. The Independent UK · Jul 17
Future Open Championship Venues: Where Is It Heading In 2027 And Beyond? Where will The Open be played after this year's Championship at Royal Birkdale in England? Golf Monthly · Jul 17
The Open 2026 Cut Rule: How Many Players Make The Weekend At Royal Birkdale? While the cut score can change significantly year-upon-year, the rule which decides how many players make it through remains consistent... Golf Monthly · Jul 17
The Open: Surprise leader Jackson Suber extends advantage on day two Conditions were favourable for Friday’s early starters. The Independent UK · Jul 17
8 Reasons High-Handicappers Shouldn't Be Scared Of A Club Fitting Worried that he wasn't good enough for a golf club fitting, Rob Spedding headed to Callaway to face his fears Golf Monthly · Jul 17
The Open 2026: DeChambeau handed two-shot penalty, Herbert leads after day two – as it happened Australia’s Lucas Herbert leads the field after a record-equalling 62, while Bryson DeChambeau was hit with a late penalty The Guardian - UK · Jul 17
Bryson DeChambeau takes subtle swipe at Nick Faldo as Jackson Suber sets Open pace One-time talkative Bryson DeChambeau had little to say except to respond to Nick Faldo’s ‘zero strategy’ jibe The Guardian - UK · Jul 16
Rory McIlroy Takes Positives Despite 'Stupid Mistakes' Leaving Him Seven Shots Behind At The Open The 2014 champion is refusing to panic after an inconsistent start at Royal Birdkdale, where he shot a two-over 72 Golf Monthly · Jul 16
Rory McIlroy hopeful of recovery at The Open after ‘stupid mistakes’ on day one The Masters champion missed numerous opportunities and ran up six bogeys The Independent UK · Jul 16
Bryson DeChambeau’s strategy keeps him on the heels of surprise Open leader Jackson Suber was the unlikely name at the top of the Royal Birkdale leaderboard but the limelight belonged to DeChambeau. The Independent UK · Jul 16
Golf Monthly · Jul 16 How A Cart Path Helped Forge Collin Morikawa's Irons For The Open Championship Morikawa changed his irons to deal with the links turf prior to The Open, with the two-time Major winner going to extreme lengths to get the correct set-up
The National (Scotland) · Jul 16 Surprise package Suber leads Open as DeChambeau lets clubs do the talking Surprise package Suber leads Open as DeChambeau lets clubs do the talking
Golf Monthly · Jul 16 Five Days Ago Jackson Suber Had Never Been To Europe. Now He's Leading The Open Jackson Suber was the surprise leader after the first round of The Open, but five days ago, he’d never even been to Europe
Golf Monthly · Jul 16 Blade Putter Numbers Continue To Dwindle As Cameron Smith Switches To A Mallet Blade putters are becoming less popular on the professional circuits and, at The Open Championship, one of the putters' long-time users has moved to a mallet
Golf Monthly · Jul 16 What Is England’s Golf Coast? 'There Are Few Better Places In The World To Spend A Week On The Links' Discover the 30-mile stretch of championship links golf that's hard to beat
Golf Monthly · Jul 16 Canadian Golf Fans Left Frustrated As Start Of The Open Coverage Missed Some viewers in Canada were left frustrated when they found golf instruction content instead of first-round coverage of The Open
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16 Dan Brown gets fast start at Open but may not make fag end of tournament Dan Brown, who also impressed at the 2024 Open, made an excellent 66 on the first day while his smoking caught the eye
The Independent UK · Jul 16 Tommy Fleetwood and the first-round turning point in bid to heal Open wounds The local lad lifted the mood from England’s defeat to Argentina on Wednesday night as he began his bid for the Claret Jug at Royal Birkdale with an opening round of one under
The Independent UK · Jul 16 Bryson DeChambeau hails Open ‘strategy’ in response to Nick Faldo criticism The six-time major winner had accused the big-hitting American of having ‘zero clue of strategy’.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 16 The Eagle diary: Forget The Open, the grass is greener in Southport museum The Eagle diary: Forget The Open, the grass is greener in Southport museum
The National (Scotland) · Jul 16 MacIntyre makes his mark as McDonald shows he's up for The Open fight MacIntyre makes his mark as McDonald shows he's up for The Open fight