Brian Harman responded superbly to Jon Rahm’s Royal Liverpool Open course-record 63 to maintain his stranglehold on the championship in Hoylake. He takes a five-shot lead into Sunday’s last round over fellow American Cameron Young, who is seven under after a 66.
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England’s Tommy Fleetwood is Brian Harman’s closest challenger after the American hit a sensational six-under-par 65 to lead The Open by five shots. Harman holed four successive birdies from the second and a 15-foot eagle putt on the 18th to move to 10 under after two rounds at Royal Liverpool.
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South African amateur Christo Lamprecht, Argentine Emiliano Grillo and Tommy Fleetwood set the early pace on the first day of The Open at Hoylake carding five under par rounds of 66. A host of big names are within striking distance of the leaders ahead of the second round tomorrow while others will scramble to make the cut.
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The PGA Tour and DP World Tour have agreed to merge with Saudi Arabian-backed circuit LIV Golf in a deal that ends the acrimonious split in the game. The surprise announcement comes after a year of unprecedented disruption in the men’s game following the launch of LIV. It means pending litigation between the tours will be halted and they will move forward as part of the same enterprise.
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Tiger Woods will make his return to competitive golf at the Genesis Invitational next week. Woods, 47, has not competed since missing the cut at The Open in July, but will return for the event run by his foundation at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.
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