Brian Harmon recovered from a shaky start to take a five-stroke lead into the final round, as Jon Rahm shot a record-breaking 63. Scott Murray was watching.
Rory McIlroy returns to scene of Open triumph eager to end drought
The Northern Irishman won at Royal Liverpool in 2014 but has now endured a frustrating nine years without winning a major
R&A chief reveals St Andrews stopped ‘credible protest threat’ at Open last year
Martin Slumbers, the chief executive of the R&A, has revealed a ‘very credible threat’ was made against last year’s Open Championship by environmental protestors
Civil war ‘has been embarrassing’: Laurie Canter hopes for golfing peace
The low-profile LIV Englishman fears the sport’s reputation has been harmed but he has high hopes for a ‘blockbuster’ Open
Open Championship on high security alert over possible protest disruption
Merseyside police have prepared a large security operation for the Open Championship with Just Stop Oil protesters having disrupted recent high-profile sporting events
Open champion Arthur Havers had an ugly swing but left a gracious legacy
Triumph at Troon a century ago was an anomaly but a bursary in Havers’ name has introduced over 1,000 children to golf
Henrik Stenson: ‘LIV players have proven that they are competitive’
The 2016 Open champion Henrik Stenson has missed the first three majors of the year, partly due to his defection to the Saudi-backed breakaway
Pádraig Harrington: ‘I am capable of winning the Open. I’m better mentally’
The winner of three majors and former Ryder Cup captain is back on form and believes he could play in this autumn’s match against the US, he tells Ewan Murray
