As The Open heads to a new-look Royal Birkdale this week, it’s time to rank Scottie Scheffler and the rest of the field for the year’s final major.
Spieth expects different Royal Birkdale than from 2017
Jordan Spieth said he expects the Royal Birkdale course to play very differently than when he won The Open in 2017, but he thinks scores will be similar.
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154TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
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Nico Echavarria took advantage of Shane Lowry’s meltdown on the final three holes at PGA National to win his third event on the PGA Tour.
Shane Lowry spoke to reporters moments after a crushing defeat at PGA National. Lowry was in control of the leaderboard until back-to-back double bogeys on the 16th and 17th holes. The collapse gave way to Nico Echavarria to win the 2026 Cognizant Classic, his third win on the PGA Tour.
Shane Lowry entered the week as co-favorite with Ryan Gerard and was smothering the competition through 15 holes Sunday. Back-to-back double bogeys flipped the script, and Nico Echavarria took advantage to win at PGA National.
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Brooks Koepka moved up the leaderboard at the 2026 Cognizant Classic thanks to a stretch that featured five birdies in six holes at PGA National. This hole-out on the 14th hole came a moment after his Sunday partner Ben Silverman drilled a similar shot from off the green.
Australian Hannah Green captured the 2026 HSBC Women’s World Championship on Sunday in Singapore. Here’s how the 2019 Women’s PGA Championship won and what she had to say after the tournament.
The Golf Central desk breaks down Casey Jarvis’ victory at the 2026 Investec South African Open Championship and what it means to the major schedule this year.