The Royal Birkdale: An Open Championship History

Thursday marks the beginning of the 10th Open Championship to be held at Royal Birkdale. It has hosted nine previous from 1954 to 2008. Here's a historic look back at the previous nine hostings at Royal Birkdale. 1954: Peter Thomson, a 23-year-old Australia, one of the first of his five Open titles by a single … Continue reading The Royal Birkdale: An Open Championship History →

20 Years of Happy Gilmore

Twenty years ago this week, golf finally got its wish - a brash young player who could convert the masses to start following the game that by and large was without a true megastar, the days of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer having receded. His name was not Tiger Woods; it was Happy Gilmore. Played … Continue reading 20 Years of Happy Gilmore →

Tom Watson’s Open Championship Goodbye

As fitting as possible, the sun had gone down by the time Tom Watson left the course for the final time at The Open Championship on Friday; the 65-year-old having played the event 40 times - winning the title five times. Watson called the final moments, "a time for joy, not sadness. The fans were … Continue reading Tom Watson’s Open Championship Goodbye →

2014 US Open: By the Numbers

While the 2014 US Open lacked basically any drama thanks to Martin Kaymer's dominant performance, it still had plenty of interesting numbers to crunch come the following week. Here are a few to chew on: 8: Number of strokes that Martin Kaymer won the 2014 US Open by. It is the fourth-largest margin in the … Continue reading 2014 US Open: By the Numbers →