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RTÉ News
01-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Lee Westwood off to the Open, Poulters and Graeme McDowell miss out
Lee Westwood made light of jet lag to book his return to The British Open following a two-year absence after winning his qualifier in Scotland. However, his former Ryder Cup and current LIV Golf team-mate Ian Poulter, Poulter's son Luke and Portrush-born ex-US Open champion Graeme McDowell all came up short in their bids to make the final major of the year. Westwood, 52, who has played in golf's oldest championship 27 times previously, finished top at Dundonald Links after posting seven under for 36 holes. Westwood had flown in from Dallas where he had been competing in Sunday's LIV Golf event. "I've been up since half-past one this morning with jet lag so I was starting to feel it," said Westwood, whose move to the Saudi Arabia breakaway series removed his chances of qualifying for majors through regular tour events. "I haven't tried to qualify for the last couple of years for one reason or another. "Royal Portrush is a fantastic golf course and I played well there last time, finished fourth in 2019, so that was another reason to come and play. "The Open Championship is the greatest tournament on the golfing calendar. I'm not getting any younger, I'm 52 now." Poulter at least finished the day with some pride intact as, having trailed Luke all day in the scoring, finished level with his 21-year-old son on one under. Luke followed an opening 67 with a 76 at Royal Cinque Ports in Kent, with his dad shooting 72-71, as they and McDowell finished just short. "I played good on the first 18, the last 18 not great," said Luke. LIV golfer Dean Burmester topped the leaderboard at Royal Cinque Ports after a brilliant eight-under second-round 64 lifted him to 10 under. That was three better than Nathan Kimsey – whose professional golfer girlfriend Lauren Taylor won the 2011 Women's Amateur at Portrush – and Curtis Knipes, who qualified for the 2019 Open. Derbyshire amateur Sebastian Cave and Dane John Axelsen completed the five qualifiers. At Dundonald, amateur Connor Graham won a play-off to join fellow Scot Daniel Young, Spain's Angel Hidalgo, Swede Jesper Sandborg and Westwood in qualifying. Another LIV golfer, Lucas Herbert, finished top at West Lancashire, near Liverpool, with an eight-under total after rounds of 69 and 67. That was one better than China's Sampson Zheng, with England's George Bloor third and amateur Richard Teder – who holed out from the fairway for eagle at the third extra hole to become the first Estonian to play at The Open – and Finland's Oliver Lindell coming through a four-man play-off. Galway man Ronan Mullarney missed out, alongside England's Sam Bairstow. England's Jacob McGoldrick endured a roller-coaster end to his qualifying as a hole-in-one at the 15th put him in line to progress, only to card two late bogeys to miss the play-off by one. At Burnham & Berrow in Somerset, Cornwall-born PGA Tour winner Harry Hall qualified alongside winner Justin Walters, who finished nine under, Dane Jakob Skov Olesen, amateur Frazer Jones and fellow Englishman OJ Farrell.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
When is the British Open 2025? Dates, schedule for final major of PGA Tour season
The British Open will be held from July 13-20 from the Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The iconic course has been the backdrop to some of golf's most magical moments. After Xander Schauffele won the event last year, who will come out on top in 2025? Advertisement Here are key things to know about the tournament. When is The 2025 British Open? Xander Schauffele reacts after making a birdie putt on the No. 16th green during his final round at the British Open at Royal Troon in Scotland on July 21, 2024. The British Open will be held from July 13-20. PGA Tour money leaders: Scottie Scheffler vaults to the top with victory at The Memorial Where is The 2025 British Open? The British Open will be held at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Who won The British Open last year? Xander Schauffele won the British Open last year. Most British Open victories Harry Vardon, 6 (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914) James Braid, 5 (1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910) John Henry Taylor, 5 (1895, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913) Advertisement Peter Thomson, 5 (1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965) Tom Watson, 5 (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983) This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: 2025 British Open: Dates, schedule of major golf tournament
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
When is the British Open 2025? Dates, schedule for second major of PGA Tour season
The British Open will be held from July 13-20 from the Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The iconic course has been the backdrop to some of golf's most magical moments. After Xander Schauffele won the event last year, who will come out on top in 2025? Advertisement Here are key things to know about the tournament. When is The 2025 British Open? Xander Schauffele reacts after making a birdie putt on the No. 16th green during his final round at the British Open at Royal Troon in Scotland on July 21, 2024. The British Open will be held from July 13-20. PGA Tour money leaders: Most of the movement in Zurich Classic came from the bottom half ANOTHER MAJOR: When is PGA championship 2025? Dates, schedule for second major of PGA Tour season Where is The 2025 British Open? The British Open will be held at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Who won The British Open last year? Xander Schauffele won the British Open last year. Most British Open victories Harry Vardon, 6 (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914) Advertisement James Braid, 5 (1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910) John Henry Taylor, 5 (1895, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913) Peter Thomson, 5 (1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965) Tom Watson, 5 (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983) This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: british-open-dates-schedule-golf
Reuters
02-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Naidoo's SA Open victory reminds of grim past
March 2 (Reuters) - Dylan Naidoo's victory in the South African Open on Sunday was the first win by a player of Indian heritage in the tournament and achieved on the course where one of the uglier incidents in apartheid sport played out decades earlier. The 27-year-old Naidoo took the biggest prize in South African golf in a playoff against Laurie Canter of England at the Durban Country Club, where another South African golfer of Indian ethnicity once had to collect his prize in the rain because racial laws meant he was not allowed in the club house. Papaw Sewgolum won the Natal Open on the same course 62 years ago after overcoming a series of humiliations. He had learnt the sport as caddy at the club, one of the country's most famous courses, after being given a set of second-hand clubs and allowed to play on a Monday along with the other caddies. Such was his obvious talent that a benefactor sponsored him to play in Europe, where he got an entry to The British Open and won the 1959 Dutch Open. He was prohibited from playing professionally in South Africa, however, where apartheid laws allowed no mixing of race groups in sporting arenas. After pressure from members, he was allowed to enter the 1963 Natal Open at the Durban Country Club under strict conditions, forced to change in a minivan and eat his meals with the Black caddies as he was not allowed into the clubhouse, which was for white people only. When he won against the odds, the prize giving ceremony that should have taken place inside because of the poor weather was conducted outside in the rain. Sewgolum, who died aged 48 in 1978 from ill-health, was a sporting hero among South Africa's large Indian population, who were treated as second-class citizens in the apartheid era. Indians first arrived as labourers during the late 1800s and Durban is one the largest ethnically Indian-populated cities outside of India. Naidoo enjoyed extensive support at the course. "This is a special moment for me, it's a special moment for everybody here in Durban - it's overwhelming," he said. "I said yesterday it felt like I was Tiger Woods. There were so many people following me and that gave me energy. I can't thank everyone enough for coming out." Naidoo's triumph was made more poignant by the fact he is a graduate of a development programme which carries Sewgolum's name and is aimed at helping young golfers from disadvantaged communities reach the professional ranks.
