the British Open

It was the first time Woods has pulled out in the middle of a tournament since the Dubai Desert Classic in February 2017, two months before he had a fourth surgery on his back to fuse his lower spine.

The outcome was never in doubt to just about everyone but Shane Lowry. A year ago, he sat in the parking lot at Carnoustie and cried after missing the cut in the British Open for the fourth straight year. Even with a four-shot lead Sunday at Royal Portrush, in a raging wind and pouring rain, Lowry kept telling his caddie...

With roars for Tigers Woods unheard anywhere this side of Augusta National, Brooks Koepka kept his cool and closed with a 4-under 66 for a two-shot victory, making him only the fifth player to win the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in the same year.

It didn’t end the way Dodgers fans had hoped, but Game 5 of the World Series was a tense and memorable back-and-forth home run derby that earned its place among the top sports moments of 2017. The Associated Press included the slugfest, which the Astros won 13-12 in 10 innings, in its games of the year list for 2017.

Jordan Spieth is one round away from the third leg of the career Grand Slam, and one year removed from a reminder that it won’t be easy. On the horizon is a chance to join Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three different majors at age 23. In the past was his last time leading a major, when...

Jordan Spieth expected a rough time at the British Open before he even got to the golf course.
He spent Friday morning at his rented house in front of the television, watching players battle a relentless wind at Royal Birkdale, all the while checking a forecast that was even worse for when he played in the afternoon.

Marco Dawson’s caddie has been taken to hospital after being hit on the head by a tee shot from Vijay Singh during a practice round at the British Open....
The R&A, which organizes the British Open, said William Ciplinski’s injuries were not serious and that he was talking and fully conscious before being transferred to hospital for overnight...

Royal Troon voted overwhelmingly to admit female members for the first time in the club’s 138-year history. The vote, at a special meeting Friday, came less than two weeks before the British Open is held at the Ayrshire links for the ninth time, eliminating what was likely to be a distraction as more of Britain’s top links courses accept women....

Dustin Johnson is not one for many words, and he really doesn’t need to say much. The easy smile behind the beard says it all. If winning the U.S. Open champion wasn’t enough, Johnson added his third World Golf Championship on Sunday, the first time he has won back to back.