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SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — More than 300,000 fans will attend the British Open at Royal Birkdale this week, making it a record crowd for golf’s oldest major championship. They’ll need to bring sun cream and some manners. For …

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Patrick Reed was on the range at the Scottish Open, surrounded by PGA Tour players at a tournament co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour. The last time that happened was more than four …

The oldest championship in golf has become the last major on the calendar. The British Open has 166 years of history behind it, so it doesn’t need a catchy slogan — the PGA Championship was “Glory’s Last …

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — The American Junior Golf Association lists Chris Gotterup as an alumnus. He can remember only one tournament in Texas he played, and it’s one Gotterup would rather forget. “I shot a …

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — For thousands in the gallery on the final day of the U.S. Open, he was a most unpopular champion. One media account noted that he “defeated par, pressure and a hostile gallery …

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Open brought big wind and not nearly as much activity for a Monday, typical these days of practice rounds at majors that move to a different course each year. More players are …

Adam Scott doesn’t feel any differently now than eight years ago when he was 30 feet and two putts away from securing a spot in the U.S. Open at a grueling 36-hole qualifier. He got it done …

So much history is involved when the U.S. Open returns to Shinnecock Hills, the only golf club to host this major championship in three centuries. Scottie Scheffler will try to take his place in history when the No. …

At a time of big changes in golf, one development on the senior circuit should not go unnoticed. The Senior Players Championship is moving to California, which likely spells the end of 72 years of PGA Tour …

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Rory McIlroy can be spotted on screen in movies featuring Hollywood’s biggest stars. He had speaking lines — pulling off a “Saved by the Bell” joke — in Adam Sandler’s “Happy …

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich (AP) — Oakland Hills Country Club has opened a stately, steel structure to replace its century-old clubhouse that was destroyed by fire four-plus years ago. The clubhouse overlooks the South Course, which Ben Hogan called “The Monster” after winning …

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The passing comment Fred Couples said to his caddie on the 12th hole of the opening round at the Masters was worth another listen when Rory McIlroy slipped both arms into the green …

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy went from becoming the sixth player with the career Grand Slam to only the fourth player to win the Masters two years in a row. Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the …