- USA Today
British Open officials draw line at hitting over grandstands
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Jason Day's caddie presented British Open officials with an interesting option on the par-4 ninth hole at Royal Birkdale. Colin Swatton wondered about hitting a tee shot onto the adjacent 10th fairway for a shorter, clearer shot into the green. The R&A responded with an invisible white line in the turf. In a decision aimed primarily at spectator safety, R&A chief rules director David Rickman issued a notice of a local rule for the week: "When playing the ninth hole only, a ball on or beyond the 10th fairway (defined by the edge of the closely-mown area) is out of bounds." Out-of-bounds stakes typically are on the boundary of a golf course. It is rare a links course to
- Golf Channel
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
- Golf Channel
LPGA only receives attention when controversy involved?
Did President Donald Trump help or hurt the U.S. Women’s Open? At best, sparse galleries and weak TV ratings suggest his presence couldn’t overcome a weekend leaderboard devoid of American contenders. Sports Media Watch reported the U.S. Women’s Open pulled a 0.6 overnight rating on Fox on Sunday, down 40 percent from last year, making it the lowest over-night final-round rating since at least 1996. Sports Media Watch reported that it is the first time in 15 years that the U.S. Women’s Open won’t be the most watched women’s golf event of the year. The KPMG Women’s PGA had better overnight Sunday ratings two weeks ago. Anya Alvarez, a former LPGA pro turned writer who has played in U.S. Women’s
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