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(L to R) Fortune Feimster as Samantha and Will Ferrell as Lonnie in Netflix's new golf comedy series 'The Hawk.' Netflix Like much of the wider culture in the years since the game's post-pandemic resurgence, Netflix doesn't quite seem to know what to do with golf. Full Swing, the PGA Tour-trailing docuseries with four seasons now under its belt, has had its insightful moments as well as missteps.

Winning The Open Championship requires a well-rounded game and strong mental resolve. Links golf is different from what the pros are used to week after week on the PGA Tour. The ability to adapt - not just from lush parkland golf to firm turf but to significant changes in conditions during a single round - is paramount.

These are the players bettors ought to target for the 154th Open Championship. Could Alex Fitzpatrick join his brother Matt as a major champion this week? Stuart Kerr/R&A via Getty Images The final major of the year returns to Royal Birkdale for the first time since Michael Greller had to “go get that!” along the way to Jordan Spieth’s dramatic third major victory. Spieth still sits on three majors 9-years later and is 80-1 to win at Birkdale this week.

Royal Birkdale plays host to The 154th Open Championship in July of 2026. David Cannon/R&A via Getty Images Where will The Open Championship be held in future years? The Royal & Ancient (R&A), the organization that administers competitive golf overseas, has fine-tuned a relatively tight list of host venues for the oldest of golf's four major championships.

Recent updates to the design of Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England have it ready to host the 2026 Open Championship. David Cannon/R&A via Getty Images Better later than never. Of the 10 modern Open Championship rota golf courses, Royal Birkdale Golf Club got the latest start in hosting what is currently the year's final men's major.

Mid Ocean Club, a C.B. Macdonald design in Bermuda that is regarded as one of the world's greatest courses, will embark on a restoration project headed by architect Gil Hanse beginning in the fall of 2027. Mid Ocean Club Mid Ocean Club, the iconic Bermuda golf course originally laid out by architect C.B. Macdonald, will embark upon a restoration project helmed by Gil Hanse starting in the fall of 2027.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - It has never been just about pizza around here. Sure, the Elm City is regarded by many as one of the best places in the world for a slice of "apizza" ('ah-BEETZ'), as it is locally styled. Sally's, Frank Pepe's, Modern, Zuppardi's - there are as many opinions about which New Haven pizza palace is best as there are pepperonis on a million pies.

Is a gap in etiquette awareness causing golf's social contract to come apart at the seams? Tim Gavrich/GolfPass Imagine striding into your local golf course’s pro shop to check in for your next round and being asked to show your license. Not your driver’s license, but your golf license. What probably sounds like an abomination to many rugged American individualists is actually the norm for millions of golfers in other countries. It goes by various names. In France, it’s a Brevet d’aptitude.

Folks, we might be trending in the right direction. I’m not going to lie – in the couple of months since I pressed SUBMIT on my application for the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur application, I have had a lot of ambition and plans, and not quite as much follow-through as I hoped for. In other words, I am like 99% of all golfers. We set targets for practice time and handicap-improvement and are lucky if we achieve a quarter of them.

Happy 250th, America. Did you know that golf was first played in what is now the United States more than 30 years before the Revolutionary War? A ship manifest as far back as 1743 reports the presence of 96 golf clubs and 432 golf balls on board, transported from Leith, Scotland to the port of Charleston, South Carolina.