Suri ready for The Open despite more missing clubs

SOUTHPORT, England – Julian Suri arrived on the range at Royal Birkdale Wednesday with a blank TaylorMade bag. It’s his fourth week in a row with baggage issues, and this one threatens to disrupt his first career major. Suri, who played college golf at Duke and this year has taken the European Challenge Tour by storm, is still without his usual clubs after his bag was lost somewhere between Rome and Manchester. Even worse: Vueling Airlines still hasn’t located Suri’s set.  Fortunately for Suri, there is an increased equipment-truck presence at a major. The former Nike endorser is without a club contract this year, but TaylorMade reps stepped in to build him a new set that is “very close” to his

Sod, silversmith and a funky clubhouse all in play at Open

The British Open is not only golf's longest running major championship, it's also the most quirky. Simply put, it's like nothing you'll see any other week in the largely cookie cutter world of tournament golf. Not to worry, for those tuning in and wondering what they're seeing. Here's a guide to things you'll need to know this week: IT'S THE OPEN: Never mind that there are hundreds of tournaments that use the word "Open." This is the British version — and the oldest of all the Opens — but it seems a bit presumptuous that the Royal & Ancient refuses to call it anything but The Open. Former champion Nick Faldo joked recently that the name will soon be shortened to just "The" to really dramatize

Open prop bets released on low score, winning score

Scoring at Royal Birkdale is expected to be difficult, but on the eve of The Open there are options for placing bets if you feel especially confident in how players will fare. The Westgate Las Vegas Superbook has created a number of scoring prop bets for this week's action in England, including estimates on the low single-round score and winning total: Winning score: Over/Under 275.5 (par 280) Lowest single-round score: Over/Under 64.5 (par 70) Will there be a playoff? Yes +300, No -360 Will there be a hole-in-one? Yes -120, No +100 Additionally, there are also options for betting the eventual finish position for several of the game's biggest stars: Jordan Spieth: Over/Under 17.5 (must finish

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