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Tag: Royal Troon

14 Major Golf Championships Will Be Held in Scotland During Next Decade

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 ...


Will The World's Best Golfers Ever Learn

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 ...


Golfers Who You Forgot Finished Second at The Open

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 ...


The Best Golfers Never to Win The Open

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 ...


Why The Open is Golf's Best Major Championship

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 ...


The Open 2024 Preview, Picks & Analysis

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 ...


10 Picks to Win The Open 2024

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 ...


10 Outsiders to Watch at The Open 2024

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 ...


Legendary Open Championships at Royal Troon

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 ...


Was This The Best Open Championship Ever

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 ...


Remembering Brian Harman's Dominant Open Triumph at Hoylake

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 ...


Rory McIlroy Was Right to Defend Caddie Harry Diamond From Criticism

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 ...


What It's Like to Play Royal Troon Golf Club

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 ...


These Golfers Won't Be Playing in The Open at Royal Troon

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 ...


Leading Contenders For The 2024 Open Championship

The countdown is on to this year's Open Championship, the 152nd edition, which will be hosted at Royal Troon in Ayrshire, with the world's best golfers ready to gather at one of Scotland's most historic links courses for a chance to get their hands on the Claret Jug and to become Champion Golfer of the Year. read more ...


Take a Tour of Royal Troon Before it Hosts The Open

This summer, Royal Troon will host The 152nd Open Championship, which brings the sport's oldest major back to its origins on the Ayrshire coast. Preparation for the event is well underway, so special contributor Stewart Armstrong decided to pay the famed links a visit to see what has been going on. read more ...


The Open Changes Exemption Category For Past Champions

Announcing its exemption categories for The 152nd Open at Royal Troon, The R&A has revealed a change to the status of past champions from this year going forward. read more ...


Royal Troon Course VLOG

Continuing his trip on the West Coast of Scotland in Ayrshire, Golfshake Equipment Expert Ryan Rastall experiences another Open venue. This time taking on the historic Royal Troon, world renowned and noted for having one of the most iconic par 3s in the world with the Postage Stamp'. read more ...


10 of the Best Par-3s in the World

Several of the most famous and greatest holes in the world are par-3s, but what are the 10 best to be found across the globe? Golf journalist Josh Carr offers his most memorable ten. read more ...


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