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Chanettee Wannasaen opened a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Dana Open for Children, shooting a 5-under 66 at Highland Meadows in Sylvania, Ohio, telling reporters afterward that she plans to "just stay in present time. Don't think about the future."

Here is the full list of tee times for the final round of the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon.

Si Woo Kim made the longest hole-in-one in Open history when he aced the 238-yard par-3 17th in the third round at Royal Troon.

Chanettee Wannasaen closed birdie-eagle on Highland Meadows' twin par-5 finishing holes for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead in the Dana Open for Children.

After missing the cut at the Open, Rory McIlroy is now thinking about how to salvage another season that will not include a major trophy.

Mac Meissner carded eight birdies in a 16-point round to take the second-round lead in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system.

A constellation of star golfers imploded under difficult conditions at Royal Troon -- but Shane Lowry, Scottie Scheffler and more are ready for the weekend at The Open.

Despite the fact that we’re entering the third consecutive Olympic Games with golf on the docket, it still feels a little odd to mention golf and the Olympics in the same breath. A 112 year hiatus will do that. But with plenty of big name stars and dramatic finishes already on display since golf’s return… Read the rest

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Who can win? Who has the best betting value? What props are the most interesting? Our experts look at the 2024 Open Championship.

Scottie Scheffler is the outright favorite at the Open Championship, becoming the first golfer since Tiger Woods to be the betting favorite at all four majors in a calendar year.

As purses rise throughout golf, outgoing R&A CEO Martin Slumbers says the sport's governing organizations need to keep their eye on the overall health of the sport.

Scottie Scheffler remains the man to beat heading into the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Course, while Rory McIlroy aims for a win in the last major of the season.

Vice Golf established its reputation in the golf ball category by building products to fit golfers of any age, gender, swing speed and ability.     

The German-based manufacturer believes that among current OEM ball brands there tends to be a priority on balls that target a specific outcome especially when it comes to distance.  

Vice contends that some of today’s so-called “distance” balls not only feel hard at impact but they produce lousy short-game feedback on half and three-quarter shots. 

A big reason Vice Golf researched and developed the new Pro Air ball was to have a product capable of dependable distance for all swing speeds while still being efficient from 100 yards in and on the green. 

Vice Pro Air Construction 

Like its sister products Vice Pro Plus and Pro, the Pro Air is a three-piece cast-urethane cover ball with an aerodynamically designed 318-dimple pattern that produces dependable distance, good feel and control and comes with good durability.    

Landing in a bunker is punishment for a missed hit. Since just about every course has some bunkers, it’s inevitable you will end up one so make sure you have the skills to get the ball out. If you’ve ever left a ball in the bunker, skulled one across the green or simply didn’t get it as close as you wanted, see if you were skipping any of these three things. 

Control the entry point into the sand 

You must hit a few inches behind the ball to hit a great bunker shot. This way, the ball carries out of the bunker higher and softer. To control your club’s entry point into the sand and make sure you don’t hit all ball or too much sand, follow these steps: 

Open the club’s leading edge to increase loft. Take a wide stance with your body lined up square to the target. Lower your hands a bit while still keeping the clubface open. Lean on the left side (for a right-handed player) Setup with the club about three inches behind the ball and focus on making contact with this spot Maintain a stable (not stationary) lower body, rotate and keep your head over the ball to ensure crisp contact and a descending blow. 

To work on your control of this entry point, head to a practice bunker and draw a line in the sand about three inches behind the golf ball. Use the steps above to get into the right position and then focus on making contact with that line. 

Use wrist extension – not flexion 

To hit great iron shots in golf, you want a little bit of flexion in the lead wrist. This wrist angle helps with compression, consistency and squaring the clubface. 

In the bunker, the goal is the opposite. We want the lead wrist to have some extension (or cupping). This helps maintain an open face and effectively use the club’s bounce. 

If you are setting up to hit bunker shots with the idea that you want to flex that lead wrist (bowing of the wrist) through impact, you’ll have a hard time ever getting distance control out of the bunker. Instead, feel more like the top of your hand is bending towards your forearm through impact.