American left-hander Brian Harman claimed the Claret Jug and the title of Champion Golfer of the Year after shooting a one-under-par 70 on a damp Sunday on the Wirral. The 36-year-old from Georgia, ranked 26th in the world, started the final round with a five-shot lead and although the gap was briefly closed to three mid-way through the afternoon, Harman barely had to get out of third gear to win the 151th Open championship by an impressive six shots come […]
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The 151st Open Championship draw for the opening two rounds at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake has been released with some mouth-watering trios set to play together early in the historic championship.
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1869 The year that Royal Liverpool Golf Club, also widely known as Hoylake, was founded. For the first seven years of its existence the land on which the course was laid out was also used a horse racing track, which is honoured today with the hole names ‘Course’ and ‘Stand’. The layout of the racecourse is still visible, bordering the 3rd and 18th holes – while the saddling bell can be found in the clubhouse. 12 The number of times […]
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The winner of next week’s 151st Open at Royal Liverpool will pick up a cool $3 million (£2.32m) in prize money, the highest amount in the championship’s history.
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Claret Jug, golf’s most famous trophy, is currently touring the UK and Ireland as the countdown to The 150th Open, taking place at St Andrews from July 12-15, continues. The 150th Open Claret Jug Tour, in partnership with HSBC UK, will visit schools, golf clubs, city centres and HSBC UK branches from Wednesday 15 June through to the Championship in mid-July. Dating back to 1872, the Claret Jug is presented to the Champion Golfer of the Year at The Open. […]
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