Carnoustie Golf Links Hosts its Eighth Open Championship
By Tony Dear Scott Dunlap tied for tenth at the 1999 Open Championship at Carnoustie. He finished five shots out of the three-man play-off contested by the hapless Frenchman Jean Van de Velde who had blown his chance of outright victory with a calamitous triple-bogey seven on the 72nd hole, 1997 champion at Royal […]
High Seas Partnership: Perry Golf and Azamara Club Cruises
By Graylyn Loomis In the 33 years that PerryGolf has been operating golf tours, it’s seen substantial growth and added trips from Australia to South Africa and Scotland to the Middle East. But the fastest-growing part of its business may prove surprising, as it’s a way to play the world’s great courses that many consumers […]
Royal Portrush Prepares for 2019 Open Championship
By George Peper Unfurled across a rocky rampart of Northern Ireland’s Antrim Coast, the Dunluce Course at Royal Portrush is blessed with one of the game’s most idyllic settings, and its architect, the redoubtable Harry Colt, crafted a links that is equally arresting, making full use of dramatic natural valleys, ridges, and plateaus. Among its […]
Royal Portrush Prepares for 2019 Open Championship
By George Peper Unfurled across a rocky rampart of Northern Ireland’s Antrim Coast, the Dunluce Course at Royal Portrush is blessed with one of the game’s most idyllic settings, and its architect, the redoubtable Harry Colt, crafted a links that is equally arresting, making full use of dramatic natural valleys, ridges, and plateaus. Among its […]
What You Should Know About Royal Birkdale
By Tony Dear The Open, Open Championship, and British Open all began at the same time yesterday on the historic links of Royal Birkdale Golf Club, a couple of miles south of Lord Street and Southport’s handsome town center. The club, founded as Birkdale Golf Club in 1889, moved to its present location in […]
Commemorating The First Open Championship
A new painting and a new selection of goods recall when the game’s oldest major championship kicked off 156 years ago
Muirfield Says No to Women Members
With voting complete, Muirfield has decided against allowing female members at the club
Video Tour of British Open Qualifying Courses
Faldo Wins the Claret Jug in 1987
Sunday at Muirfield was Nick Faldo’s chance to prove he was the real thing
Royal Lytham: An Unusual Major Venue
The site of this year’s Open Championship may be short on visual charm, but it’s undeniably a full and fair test of competitive golf
