Golf

7/16/2026 |  British Open returns to a new Royal Birkdale and an old chase for the claret jug (Associated Press (AP)) SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Matthew Baldwin teed off at Royal Birkdale, just as he has done countless times as a member of the century-old links who grew up a short walk away. What made Thursday different was having a full grandstand surrounding him and a shiny claret jug reminding him what’s at stake.

7/16/2026 |  The Open Championship is trying to get ahead of fan behavior with a published conduct code (NBC Sports) SOUTHPORT, England — More than 300,000 fans will attend The Open at Royal Birkdale, making it a record crowd for golf’s oldest major championship.
They’ll need to bring sunscreen and some manners.

7/15/2026 |  Rahm approves of player conduct policy for British Open. He also wants attention on slow play (Associated Press (AP))

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Player conduct on the golf course has long been part of the Rules of Golf. This is the first time all four majors published their code for the players, and there already have been ramifications.

Sergio Garcia was given a warning at the Masters when he smashed (and broke) his driver twice into the ground and then against a table holding a water cooler.

7/15/2026 |  Scottie Scheffler hits the reset button for the British Open after a rare missed cut (Associated Press (AP)) SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Scottie Scheffler finally heard about the text his PGA Tour friend never sent, a reminder that even the No. 1 player in golf with four majors and more than 20 victories doesn’t know everything.
It was a list of things to do on the weekend after missing the cut.
“He was like: ‘Hey, you can practice at the facilities. You can still go to the gym. You c

7/13/2026 |  Newton Golf Company Fights to Stay Alive with New Financing Options (SGB UPDATE) Newton Golf Company, Inc. has entered a $5.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (Revolver) and completed the exchange of approximately $2.3 million of outstanding convertible promissory notes, including accrued interest, for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.