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Shane Lowry, The Open Championship

Shane Lowry's ball moving controversy heats up quickly at The Open Championship

Shane Lowry won The Open the last time it was at Royal Portrush, but a controversy over his ball moving on a practice swing might make his return for the 2025 British Open one to forget.

GOLF.com on MSN · 1d

'Hard to take': Shane Lowry rules controversy sparks confusion at Open Championship

Shane Lowry made a practice swing at the Open Championship that caused a ball to move, leading to a controversial two-stroke penalty. The post ‘Hard to take’: Shane Lowry rules controversy sparks confusion at Open Championship appeared first on Golf.

Golfweek on MSN · 3d

Shane Lowry as first-round leader leads our 2025 Open Championship prop bet picks

Royal Portrush is playing host to the final major of the year, the 2025 Open Championship in Northern Ireland. Here are the best prop bets to make.

Rory McIlroy, The Open Championship

The New York Times · 5h

Open Championship 2025 Big Board: Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and other favorites, ranked

So here is our final major big board of the year, ranking the top 30 golfers in the field. This is not simply the 30 best golfers in a vacuum. These are the 30 golfers that our crack team of Gabby Herzig, Hugh Kellenberger and Brody Miller believe are best suited to win this week at Royal Portrush.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 19h

Rory McIlroy scorecard today: Score, results at The Open Championship Round 3

Rory McIlroy made a nice run on moving day to near the top of The Open Championship leaderboard. After shooting 3 under through two rounds, McIlroy shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday, July 19 from Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland — tied for the second-lowest round of the round.

CBS Sports on MSN · 21h

WATCH: Rory McIlroy hits two balls on one shot in crazy moment during third round at 2025 Open Championship

Rory McIlroy was on the wrong end of one of the craziest moments you'll ever see at a major championship on the 11th hole at Royal Portrush on Saturday, when he hit his ball from the rough and dug out a second embedded ball that was below his.

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Shane Lowry punished in rules breach controversy at The Open after dropping F-bomb about Portrush

Shane Lowry was caught in a foul-mouthed rant during the second round of The Open at Royal Portrush – before being handed a ...

Shane Lowry controversy overshadows Scottie Scheffler’s ominous lead at Open

Through all the chaos, the angst and a sizeable dollop of controversy emerged the calm and ominous figure of Scottie ...

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Paige Spiranac drops hilarious 4-word reaction to Justin Rose’s shank at The Open 2025

Exploring Justin Rose’s 2025 Open Championship performance as compared to the last five years. In 2025, Justin Rose finished ...

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Pro sinks hole-in-one on controversial par-3 at Open Championship

The short par-3 17th hole at Royal Liverpool has caused a lot of controversy at the 2023 Open Championship due to the severe challenge it presents. But someone forgot to tell that to Australian ...

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Greg Norman Not Invited to 2022 Open Championship Amid LIV Controversies

The R&A announced Saturday that it did not invite two-time Open Championship winner Greg Norman to the 2022 Open Championship festivities in St. Andrews, Scotland. According to ESPN's Mark ...

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British Open 2023: Why the latest Rory McIlroy rules controversy is ...

In the waning hours of Round 1 of the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, Rory McIlroy’s third shot at the par-5 18th failed to escape a greenside bunker, a byproduct of an odd raking style ...

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The Open Championship or the British Open? Even in Northern Ireland it depends on the audience

Collin Morikawa can take solace in not being the only person to refer to golf's oldest championship by its unofficial name.

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