“It’s 123 yards tee to green but it’s probably only playing about 90 with the wind,” advised my caddie, Brian, as we approached the 8th tee at Troon on a blustery day in April. Ninety yards? Those ...
In his Champion Golfer’s speech on the 18th green, Xander Schauffele described Royal Troon as a “second home”. The Californian is carrying on something of a tradition for Americans thriving here.
It's the Open, that annual celebration of all the old-country traditions of golf. The week is slightly sepia-toned, hickory-shafted, whiskey-infused. There's a rugged old links course, ruddy-faced ...
The course may feature the Open rota’s shortest hole, but the wins, wild finishes and historical twists? They’re always big. 1923 — Troon’s first Champion Golfer of the Year, Arthur Havers, remains ...
Golfzon has partnered with Troon, the world's largest golf management company, to create and operate three new ZSTRICT golf entertainment venues in New York. Troon, the world’s largest golf management ...
It’s quite a view from the windowsill of Blackrock House; waves gently lapping the shores of the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Arran towering far beyond, as Tiger Woods taps in for par just a stone’s ...
TROON, Scotland -- There should be little surprise Royal Troon’s 11th is causing trouble during the opening round of the Open Championship. But as much scoring difficulty as any hole since 1995 in a ...
TROON, Scotland — Royal Troon will feature the longest hole in Open history when the Ayrshire links hosts the event for the 10th time in July. The par-5 sixth hole will be extended to 623 yards, which ...
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