Sport
Golf
Horror first round has Smith one and done at Open as Scott, Lee thrive
Two years on from his stirring St Andrews triumph, Cameron Smith is 15 shots off the lead after an opening-round 80 at Royal Troon with Adam Scott the pick of the Australians.
- by Ian Chadband
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Smith makes triple bogey
Cameron Smith's chances at the British Open took a massive hit on just the second hole when he made a triple-bogey 7 on a par-four.
Golfer pulls out after duffed shot
Frenchman Romain Langasque pulled out of the British Open with an apparent back injury after sculling a chip across the green at the par-3 eighth.
Rahm's brutal England sledge
Jon Rahm delivered some home truths to England after Spain's victory in the Euros.
Minjee and Min Woo Lee might not see each other in Paris. Why aren’t they playing together?
The star golfers will be the 16th set of siblings to compete for Australia at the Olympic Games in the same sport but admit their paths might not cross. Why isn’t golf moving to team events?
- by Adam Pengilly
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PGA Tour
His wife begged him to try hypnosis. It turned Cameron Davis’ career around in two weeks
The Australian golfer turned to therapy after months of underwhelming form. Now he’s ended an Australian drought on the PGA Tour.
- by Adam Pengilly
Protesters disrupt end of PGA Tour tournament
Climate protesters disrupted the end of the Travelers Championship when they ran onto the 18th green.
3D-printed clubs and salty balls: Will golf’s Mad Scientist change the game?
Bryson DeChambeau is an eccentric golfer who uses his career like one big science experiment. And after winning another US Open, it’s working.
- by Iain Payten
Opinion
US Open
Why Greg Norman is a better man than Rory McIlroy
You can say plenty about Norman - and McIlroy certainly has - but his reaction after his infamous Masters meltdown stands in contrast to the Northern Irishman.
- by Oliver Brown
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US Open
The agonising moment on final hole when McIlroy lost the US Open
The Northern Irishman bogeyed his last hole by missing a par putt from about four feet. It handed the lead to Bryson DeChambeau, who sealed victory minutes later.
- by Dave Skretta