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Louis Oosthuizen, who has finished second in the last two majors, shrugged off his first bogey of the week to shoot a 5-under 65 on Friday to set a 36-hole record at The Open.

Bryson DeChambeau apologized again Friday for his strong remarks a day earlier about his equipment company, comments that drew continued quips from Brooks Koepka.

PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson will not be around for the weekend at The Open after missing the cut at Royal St. George's.

Tyrrell Hatton's temper was on full display for all to see on Friday at The Open.

Masters runner-up Will Zalatoris withdrew from the Open with a back injury after opening with a 69.

Collin Morikawa made seven birdies and a bogey to shoot 64 and take the lead early in the second round of the Open Championship.

Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn took a two-stroke lead after shooting an 11-under 59 in best-ball play Thursday in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

Brian Stuard shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead in the suspended first round of the PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship.

Another day, another Bryson DeChambeau controversy -- though this one didn't involve Brooks Koepka, at least. Can DeChambeau even things out in Round 2? Can Louis Oosthuizen keep this going? Is Jordan Spieth ready to win another major?

The conditions were mild. The course was playable. The scores were good. All those bad things players were saying about Royal St. George's? They stopped. Will it stay that way for three more rounds?

Louis Oosthuizen, who counts runner-up finishes in the last two majors among his six since winning at St. Andrews in 2010, shot a 6-under 64 to lead The Open by one stroke after Thursday's first round.

Phil Mickelson finished Thursday's first round at The Open with an 80, his highest ever at the tournament.

After hitting four of 14 fairways at The Open Thursday, eight-time PGA Tour winner Bryson DeChambeau spoke out, blaming his driver.

Jordan Spieth shot an opening 5-under 65 at Royal St. George's -- a course he'd never played -- to put himself in position after the first round of The Open.

Nelly and Jessica Korda teamed to take a share of the first-round lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

Do you realize that your mishits are fractions of an inch off of a perfect swing? The pros hire a team to find their weaknesses and to get themselves back on the road to success. Recreational golfers can take lessons and prey for success but I so often hear that a lesson has destroyed a friend’s golf game. So what should you be doing to take corrective action to become a WINNER?

The problem with the game of golf is that the slightest change in your emotions or your swing or the ground that you are standing on can destroy your next shot. A gust of wind can make you tighten up or swing faster. A slight slope on the ground can throw your ball left or right or create fat shots. A simple practice swing at your planned speed for your next shot can tell you a lot about your potential success. You need to find the keys for perfection in your drives, fairway shots, chipping and putting.

Every golfer has different strength and swing imperfections. What works for one person may not work for you but you need to sort out the simple tricks that will work for your swing.

Why Not Try the Success Found by other Golfers
1/ Longer Drives: Wilco Nienaber, one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, recently revealed his secret to hitting the ball 400+ yards. He changed to a 3/4 inch longer shaft and slowed down his backswing. He has a very straight arm in his backswing where his driver never reaches horizontal. Why fight a high speed backswing when you really want a high speed downswing.
2/ Sink More Putts: My wife was frustrated with her recent streak of poor putts. I told her that she must be putting down into the ball as her ball is bouncing off the ground at the point of impact. She ignored my suggestion (for about a year) to move the ball forward when putting until yesterday. She played 9 holes with the girls and shot a 40 with 6 pars. She was excited to tell me that she had moved her ball forward to a point off her leading heel. “You’re welcome.”
3/ Eliminate Slices: Take a wide backswing like Rory McIlroy and shallow your downswing so that your trailing elbow nearly grazes your rib cage. It will help you drive your shots straight up your target line.
4/ Consistent Hits: Eliminate extra angles by keeping your leading wrist flat in your straight arm backswing and your downswing.
5/ Stop Swinging for the Moon: Swing with a commitment to finish in balance. That will slow down your swing and improve your percentage of fairways and greens hit. Be happy with a 200+ yard drives and chose less lofted clubs with a lower swing speed to hit your target landing area.
6/ Matt Wolff has a pre-shot swing routine and a swing that just does not stand up to consistency. Don’t try it.
7/ Ben Hogan saw a unique move in one of Bobby Jones’ training films. He said that Bobby “shortened his left thumb to keep the club under control for repeatability during his backswing. He found that it works.” But not for me!

Practice your swing with every club for simplicity and excellence. Eliminate angles to take control of a golf swing that suits your mind and body. GOLFSTR+ is a great starting point to train your mind to minimize angles in your swing. Buy one today at www.GOLFSTR.com

Jon Rahm is the favorite at The Open this week at Royal St. George's, with 7-1 odds at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. No other golfer has single-digit odds.

If Lee Westwood fails to win The Open at Royal St. George's this week, he will have played in more major championships without a victory than any other golfer. He chooses to look at it with pride.

While he would not go so far as to say a player would automatically be disqualified for breaking stringent protocols, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said Wednesday that such a breach would put the player's standing in The Open in jeopardy.

The Open Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club marks the final major on the golf calendar. Here are our best bets for the event.