#TheOpen

Breaking into Birkdale: The 1961 Open

It was July 1961 and a carefree, 18-year-old Richard Wax was at the Open, although the final day of the championship did not go exactly to plan

All ready at Royal Troon

It will be good at Royal Troon tomorrow, because once the first round of The Open begins the focus will be on the third major of the year, rather than on who is not playing in the Olympics in September.

The major set: major venues in 2016

Three of golf’s most venerable venues; Oakmont, Royal Troon and Baltusrol will play Major host in 2016, we chart the highlights and drink in the history

The annals of calamity

Fans are used to celebrating golfing feats that inspire and enthrall, but every hacker will empathize over some of the Majors’ most horribly played holes

Dunne looks to emulate Bobby Jones at The Open

July 20, 2015 Paul Dunne set a new amateur scoring record in The Open for 54 holes yesterday, as he jumped into a share of the third-round lead

Monday finish warms up at The Open

July 20, 2015 The 2015 Open is heading towards a gripping finale

Woods misses cut in The Open

July 19, 2015 Tiger Woods has missed the cut in the U.S. Open and [British] Open in the same season for the first time in his career

Hole-in-one for Brooks in The Open

July 19, 2015 England's Daniel Brooks missed the cut in The Open, but he can take away the memory of a hole-in-one to mark his majors debut

Tiger Woods on brink of missing [British] Open cut

July 18, 2015 Tiger Woods needs to gain five shots over the final six holes of his second round to make the cut in the Open

Willett takes clubhouse lead at St Andrews

July 18, 2015 England's Danny Willett holds the clubhouse lead at the 2015 [British] Open, while high winds continue to delay the completion of the championship's second round

Woods in major trouble at St Andrews

July 17, 2015 Tiger Woods shot his worst Open score at St Andrews as a professional yesterday in the first round of the 2015 [British] Open

Johnson back in major contention

July 17, 2015 Dustin Johnson shot 65, seven under par, to take the first-round lead in the 2015 [British] Open yesterday