Royal Portrush, British Open
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Matt Fitzpatrick was asked on camera to rate his opening round at the 153rd British Open on Thursday. He smiled and didn’t have to think long.
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Golf Digest on MSNBritish Open 2025: U.S. Open winner J.J. Spaun given a 'bad time' near the end of first round at PortrushJ.J. Spaun's first career round in the Open Championship was off to a rollicking start on Thursday, the U.S. Open winner going out in one-under 35 at Royal Portrush. Unfortunately, it ended on a semi-sour note.
The "Golden Bear" and 18-time major winner won the first of his three Opens and completed the first of his three career grand slams along the southeastern Scottish coast in 1966, then called the par-71 layout "the best golf course in Britain."
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Bryson DeChambeau ran into some trouble at the par-4 fourth hole at Royal Portrush during the first round of the 2025 British Open Championship.
Kaewkanjana has won three times on the Asian Tour and five times on the Thailand Golf Tour. He played in two PGA Championships and didn't make the cut. And he was T11 at the British Open in 2022. But the bigger story here is that he's an ordained Buddhist monk.