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Jordan Spieth supporters brought a little bit of Austin to St. Andrews, Scotland on Sunday. He took 10 putts on the inward nine.

Those are three of the contenders to win an Open Championship at some point, but there has to be a real danger that numerous leading hopes produced by England Golf over the last two decades are in danger of missing the boat.

Westwood’s ISM stablemate Danny Willett is now five under through 10 holes.

Big crowds had come to cheer on the hugely popular American but a sign of things to come occured on the opening hole when he hit his approach shot into the water and it got worse from there.

“I’m just going to take what it throws me”, said Dunne, who has remained calm and collected throughout.

Danny Willett believes he is still in contention for a first major title, despite shooting a level-par round of 72 on Sunday and dropping back down the leaderboard at the 144th Open Championship. His 70 was a unusual effort, having started with an ugly double-bogey 6 but then...

Six-under heading out, the 1999 victor had picked up two shots in 12 holes before heading off for his supper. Johnson had a 12-foot eagle putt on the final hole to win the U.S. Open and three-putted to finish behind golf’s new golden child.

He now lies tied for second with American Zach Johnson, two shots behind clubhouse leader Danny Willett of England with overnight leader Dustin Johnson of the United States yet to begin his second round. Or so you’d think.

As he crossed the Swilcan Bridge on No. 18, Spieth was serenaded with “The Eyes of Texas” from fans and he could see his name on the iconic yellow scoreboard at the home of golf. The more of a challenge the elements pose, goes the thinking, the better.

The Liverpool legend was still upstaged by former Reds striker and LA Galaxy captain Robbie Keane, who scored an impressive hat-trick in his side’s 5-2 win. The ball found Keane who beat Fatai Alashe to the spot and the reigning MLS Player of the Year flicked the ball past...

St Andrews, United Kingdom: The British Open was blown off course on Saturday with organisers forced to call a delayed Monday finish for just the second time in its 155-year long history.

“That might be it”, said the full-time CBS broadcaster and occasional ball striker.

Brooks Koepka, the young American, played the role of chief mutineer refusing to putt after the Open had sent the pros on to the Old Course despite 45mph winds making balls blow around on the greens like marbles in a bathtub.

New Zealand’s Ryan Fox walks down the first fairway during the third round at the British Open Golf Championship at the Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland, Sunday, July 19, 2015.

Raheem Sterling admits he has a “problem” with the manner of his Liverpool departure – but has wished his former club well for the new season.