This year's major championships are now a memory, but planning is already going into 2026, with Augusta National Golf Club and The R&A jointly announcing that they are aligning qualification criteria for both the Masters Tournament and The Open. read more ...

When you watch golf on TV these days, you will frequently hear commentators apologising for bad language spoken by players, which was especially apparent during The Open at Royal Portrush. Golfshake's Derek Clements believes that something needs to change. read more ...

Scottie Scheffler began the final round of the British Open with a four-shot lead and never looked back, securing his second major title of 2025 in commanding fashion. read more ...

The fourth and final men's major weekend of the season is upon us and as always there are some major storylines to keep your eyes on throughout the championship. From homecoming fairytales to grand slam potentials, here are our top stories for this year's Open Championship at Royal Portrush. read more ...

We are now a quarter of the way into the 21st century and in that time not one English golfer has claimed victory at the Open Championship. The last Englishman to win the Open was in fact Nick Faldo way back in 1992! Here is our list of English golfers who could secure the fourth and final major trophy of the season at Royal Portrush this weekend. read more ...

It's said that there are only around 247 true links golf courses in the world, and the majestic Dunluce at Royal Portrush is arguably the best of the lot. Fortunately, you can secure a tee time here, but how much does that cost and does the experience offered justify the expense? read more ...

There are so many qualities that make the Open Championship the most special of golf's majors, but what really separates the Open are the venues that it's staged at. And everyone has the chance to play them, but what is the best, the worst, and how would everyday golfers rank the courses based on the experience of playing there for themselves. read more ...

There is much debate within our sport about which is the best of the four men's majors. But for Golfshake's Derek Clements, it can only be The Open. He describes why the game's oldest championship remains its greatest. read more ...

The Open is almost certainly going to be decided in the final stretch of holes at Royal Portrush. These are the challenges to look out for. read more ...

The stage is set at Royal Portrush as the final men's major of the year, The Open, returns to Northern Ireland, where Masters champion Rory McIlroy will be hoping to secure a dream triumph on home soil. Golfshake's Derek Clements looks ahead to the game's oldest major championship. read more ...

There are many obvious contenders at Royal Portrush but here we look at 10 golfers who could write a few headlines of their own at The 153rd Open Championship. read more ...

When The Open was last played at Royal Portrush in 2019 it turned out to be a victory procession for Shane Lowry. Can he contend again? Here we look at the players who we expect to be battling it out for the Claret Jug on Sunday. read more ...

A number of golfers will be making their Open Championship debuts at Royal Portrush. It is a dream come true as they prepare to take part in the sport’s oldest major. We look at some of the first-timers. Most will be happy to make the cut but there are those who will be hoping for a bit more. read more ...

Xander Schauffele started 2024 carrying the dreaded tag of the best golfer not to have won a major. He ended it with two - the US PGA and The Open. The American held off the challenge of Justin Rose to win the 152nd Open Championship at the end of a captivating week at Royal Troon. read more ...

Back in 2019, a week that started with Rory McIlroy’s hopes crashing to earth with a quadruple-bogey eight at the opening hole ended with Ireland's Shane Lowry claiming a first major championship win with a dominant six-shot victory on 15 under par amid raucous scenes at The Open at Royal Portrush. read more ...

Excitement is building for The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush and in a first for golf, Spidercam technology will bring golf fans closer to the world's best players as they compete for the Claret Jug. read more ...

Excitement is building for The Open at Royal Portrush and helping golf fans to get into the mood for the oldest major in the game, Tourism Ireland has partnered with the Golf Channel and The R&A to create a new documentary, This is Open Country, which celebrates the island of Ireland's remarkable success in the championship. read more ...

288 players will be competing for a minimum of 20 spots into The Open at Royal Portrush as Final Qualifying gets underway from Dundonald Links, Burnham & Berrow, Royal Cinque Ports and West Lancashire. Golfshake Ambassador Matt Holbrook picks out the names that you need to be keeping an eye on. read more ...

The 153rd Open Championship is soon going to be with us, which means it's about time we have a look at the Open qualifying events, and the courses at which they will be played. read more ...

There has been much discussion about the future of Turnberry as a venue for the Open Championship, but Golfshake's Kieran Clark explains why there is another course that he would far more see stage the game's oldest major one more time. read more ...

The majors are our showpiece events and when it comes to history it is how we judge players. But are these really the only tournaments worth watching, either in the flesh or from the comfort of your armchair? Of course not. Here are some you should tune in to on a regular basis. read more ...

Who is the best driver or putter in history? If you were to create the perfect golfer, which players would you choose for each key part of the game to make up a truly unstoppable force? Golfshake's Derek Clements shares his thoughts. read more ...

There is much debate within our sport about the identity of the game’s greatest ever golfer. But for most golf fans and pundits it comes down to a choice between Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Golfshake's Derek Clements explains why he gives the edge of the Golden Bear. read more ...

Golf Ireland and The R&A have launched The Road to The Open at Royal Portrush, which is an initiative that has been engineered to harness the legacy of The Open’s return to Northern Ireland this summer. read more ...

There are so many golf tournaments on TV, it can be too much of a good thing, but there are some events that remain must-watch experiences in the men's professional game, either from the comfort of your sofa or in the flesh. read more ...

News that The 155th Open will staged at St Andrews in 2027 has potentially given Tiger Woods the ideal opportunity to walk away from major championship golf on his terms. Golfshake's Kieran Clark explains why this could be the perfect time for the legendary American to complete a farewell tour. read more ...

Golf's oldest major will make a return to the spiritual home of the game with The R&A announcing that The 155th Open will be staged at St Andrews from 11-18 July 2027. read more ...

Royal Portrush and its brilliant Dunluce Links will stage The 153rd Open Championship in July, but you can take a closer look at this renowned layout before that, courtesy of the new series of Golf's Greatest Holes. read more ...

The days remain short and it may feel like the winter is never going to end. But for golfers, there is a LOT to look forward to in 2025, as Golfshake's Derek Clements explains. read more ...

As a new year approaches, what better time to look ahead? Golfshake's Derek Clements has shared 25 things that he hopes will happen in the world of golf in 2025. read more ...

Ensuring that major championship golf will retain a significant place in the heart of Scotland, The R&A has agreed a new partnership with the Scottish Government and VisitScotland who will contribute a combined £11 million towards staging The Open, AIG Women’s Open and the Senior Open in the nation between 2024-2034. read more ...

Why do you love sport? For Golfshake's Derek Clements, it is all about the glorious unpredictability of it all. He describes moments in golf - and other sports - that live with him and remind us of the magic of it all. read more ...

Watching The 152nd Open at Royal Troon, Golfshake's Derek Clements was bemused watching so many of the world's best golfers struggling to adapt to the conditions on the Ayrshire coastline. He asks, where are the shotmakers? read more ...

It's often been said in sport that everyone remembers the winner and no one remembers who finished second, but that isn't strictly true when you think of the Open Championship. However, we have taken a look through the history books to pick out some runner-ups who didn't rival the winner for attention. read more ...

Despite their best efforts, many incredible players couldn't quite get over the line and become the Champion Golfer of the Year. Golfshake's Kieran Clark has picked out some of the finest names who didn't win the Open. read more ...

What is your favourite major golf championship in golf? Perhaps you love the Masters or appreciate seeing a US Open test, but Golfshake's Kieran Clark explains why he believes that the Open is golf's finest - and most essential - major championship. read more ...

It's the final men's major championship of the year as The Open returns to Royal Troon on Scotland's Ayrshire coastline. Golfshake's Derek Clements looks ahead to one of the highlights of the sporting year, analysing the leading contenders and the challenge they are set to face. read more ...

It's time for The 152nd Open at Royal Troon, which brings together the best players on the planet for the final men's major championship of the season. But who is most likely to get their hands on the Claret Jug on Sunday? Golfshake's Derek Clements has shared ten picks to win. read more ...

The Open Championship has now given us a decade of first-time winners and we have seen many outsiders claim the Claret Jug in recent memory. But who could have a surprise run at Royal Troon? Derek Clements has some ideas. read more ...

This week marks the tenth occasion that The Open Championship has been staged at Royal Troon. It's a place with great history for American golfers. Here is a brief look back at what happened in each of the other editions. read more ...

Anybody who witnessed The Duel In The Sun at Turnberry in 1977, when Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus went toe to toe for four days, would have believed they had witnessed the finest tournament in Open Championship history. But Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson gave it a run for its money at Royal Troon in 2016. read more ...

Brian Harman not only won The Open at Royal Liverpool in 2023 - he did so by destroying a world-class field with a near-flawless performance on the greens. read more ...

Following his crushing loss at the US Open, Rory McIlroy faced the media at the Scottish Open, where he addressed what had happened at Pinehurst, the lessons learned, and why criticism of his caddie Harry Diamond is unjust. read more ...

Royal Troon boasts a storied history and the tradition here is rich, but what is it like to play? Golfshake's Equipment Expert, Ryan Rastall took on the Old Course at Royal Troon, including the famous short par three 8th, the Postage Stamp. read more ...

While the limelight falls on the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy at Royal Troon, there are several surprise omissions. Here are just a few of the men who will be watching this year's Open on TV, just like the rest of us. read more ...