PAUL CASEY will celebrate his 40th birthday on Friday in contention for a first major title and the early completion of a five-year plan. Casey carded a first round of 66 in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale to lie a shot off the lead shared by the American trio of Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka […]
RORY McILROY saved his Open round from total disaster after being blasted by caddie JP Fitzgerald. The 2014 Open winner was asked “what the f*** are you doing?’ on the sixth tee and reminded exactly who he was by his loyal bagman. McIlroy was four over after five and already looking like notching his third […]
MILLWALL fan Alfie Plant was roared on by a 150-strong Alfie Army during his impressive debut at the Open. The European Amateur champion, 25, has his own fan club cheering his every move at Royal Birkdale. And they proved a lucky omen. Plant, who is from Bexleyheath and has brother Albert as his caddie, spent […]
TWO-TIME major winner Jordan Spieth gave himself nine out of 10 after beginning his bid to secure the third leg of a career grand slam in impressive fashion in the 146th Open Championship. Spieth carded a bogey-free 65 at Royal Birkdale to share the clubhouse lead with US Open champion Brooks Koepka, whose round included […]
THE OPEN is underway – and with it some truly dodgy fashion statements. John Daly famously won the 1995 Open at St Andrews wearing a Reebok jumper that looked like something he grabbed from the back of his car at the last minute. And he was back at it in some garish slacks that actually […]