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  • British Open Tee Times

    British Open Tee Times

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    Troon, Scotland

    Royal Troon Golf Club

    (a-amateur)

    Friday

    All times GMT

    0535 Ewen Ferguson, Scotland; Marcel Siem, Germany.

    0546 C.T. Pan, Taiwan; Yuto Katsuragawa, Japan.

    0557 Rikuya Hoshino, Japan; Angel Hidalgo, Spain; Richard Mansell, England.

    0608 Corey Conners, Canada; Ryan Fox, New Zealand; Jorge Campillo, Spain.

    0619 Ernie Els, South Africa; Gary Woodland, United States; a-Altin van der Merwe, South Africa.

    0630 Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark; a-Jacob Skov Olesen, Denmark.

    0641 Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa; Billy Horschel, United States; Victor Perez, France.

    0652 Sepp Straka, Austria; Brendon Todd, United States; Jordan Smith, England.

    0703 Denny McCarthy, United States; Taylor Moore, United States; Adrian Meronk, Poland.

    0714 Jason Day, Australia; Byeong Hun An, South Korea; Rickie Fowler, United States.

    0725 Alex Cejka, Germany Eric Cole, United States; Kurt Kitayama, United States.

    0736 Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; J.T. Poston, United States; Dean Burmester, South Africa.

    0747 Phil Mickelson, United States; Joost Luiten, Netherlands; Dustin Johnson, United States.

    0803 Padraig Harrington, Ireland; Davis Thompson, United States; Matthew Jordan, England.

    0814 Wyndham Clark, United States; Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Brooks Koepka, United States.

    0825 Tiger Woods, United States; Xander Schauffele, United States; Patrick Cantlay, United States.

    0836 Collin Morikawa, United States; Sam Burns, United States; Si Woo Kim, South Korea.

    0847 Shane Lowry, Ireland; Cameron Smith, Australia; Matt Fitzpatrick, England.

    0858 Jordan Spieth, United States; Scottie Scheffler, United States; Cameron Young, United States

    0909 Akshay Bhatia, United States; Tom Hoge, United States; Sami Valimaki, Finland.

    0920 Emiliano Grillo, Argentina; Ben Griffin, United States; Mackenzie Hughes, Canada.

    0931 Yannik Paul, Germany; Joe Dean, England; Andy Ogletree, United States.

    0942 Ryan van Velzen, South Africa; Charlie Lindh, Sweden; a-Luis Masaveu, Spain.

    0953 Kazuma Kobori, New Zealand; a-Jaime Montojo Fernandez, Spain; a-Liam Nolan, Ireland.

    1004 Daniel Brown, England; Denwit David Boriboonsub, Thailand, a-Matthew Dodd-Berry, England.

    1015 Jeunghun Wang, South Korea; Aguri Iwasaki, Japan; Sam Horsfield, England.

    1036 Justin Leonard, United States; Todd Hamilton, United States; Jack McDonald, Scotland.

    1047 Alex Noren, Sweden; Tom McKibbin, Northern Ireland; a-Calum Scott, Scotland.

    1058 Jesper Svensson, Sweden; Vincent Norrman, Sweden; Michael Hendry, New Zealand.

    1109 Younghan Song, South Korea; Daniel Hillier, New Zealand; Ryosuke Kinoshita, Japan.

    1120 Min Woo Lee, Australia; Ryo Hisatsune, Japan; Abraham Ancer, Mexico.

    1131 Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark; Adam Scott, Australia; Keita Nakajima, Japan.

    1142 Francesco Molinari, Italy; Justin Rose, England; a-Jasper Stubbs, Australia.

    1153 Justin Thomas, United States; Sungjae Im, South Korea; Matthew Southgate, England.

    1204 Nick Taylor, Canada; Matt Wallace, England; Laurie Canter, England.

    1215 Sebastian Soderberg, Sweden; Matteo Manassero, Italy; Shubhankar Sharma, India.

    1226 Zach Johnson, United States; Austin Eckroat, United States; Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark.

    1237 John Daly, United States; a-Santiago De La Fuente, Mexico; Aaron Rai, England.

    1248 Stewart Cink, United States; Chris Kirk, United States; a-Dominic Clemons, England.

    1304 Stephan Jaeger, Germany; Adam Schenk, United States; Joaquin Niemann, Chile.

    1315 Adam Hadwin, Canada; Lucas Glover, United States; Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa.

    1326 Tony Finau, United States; Russell Henley, United States; Matthieu Pavon, France.

    1337 Jon Rahm, Spain; Tommy Fleetwood, England; Robert MacIntyre, Scotland.

    1348 Ludvig Aberg, Sweden; Bryson DeChambeau, United States; Tom Kim, South Korea.

    1359 Brian Harman, United States; Viktor Hovland, Norway; Sahith Theegala, United States.

    1410 Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Max Homa, United States; Tyrrell Hatton, England.

    1421 Keegan Bradley, United States; Will Zalatoris, United States; a-Gordon Sargent, United States.

    1432 Harris English, United States; Maverick McNealy, United States; Alexander Bjork, Sweden.

    1443 Guido Migliozzi, Italy; Sean Crocker, United States; a-Tommy Morrison, United States.

    1454 David Puig, Spain; John Catlin, United States; Guntaek Koh, South Korea.

    1505 Thriston Lawrence, South Africa; Dan Bradbury, England; Elvis Smylie, Australia.

    1516 Nacho Elvira, Spain; Minkyu Kim, South Korea; Darren Fichardt, South Africa.

    1527 Mason Andersen, United States; Masahiro Kawamura, Japan; Sam Hutsby, England.

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  • Chris Kirk, after 8-year wait, wins the Honda Classic

    Chris Kirk, after 8-year wait, wins the Honda Classic

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    PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Chris Kirk waited nearly eight years to win a PGA Tour event again. Waiting one more hole on Sunday was no problem.

    Kirk stuck his approach to the par-5 18th to tap-in range, and his birdie on the first hole of a playoff lifted him past Eric Cole for the victory at the Honda Classic on Sunday.

    Cole had a chance, playing his third shot from the sand to just outside of 10 feet for a birdie that would have extended the playoff. But it lipped out, and Kirk nudged his ball in for his fifth career win — his first since prevailing at Colonial in 2015.

    “I was obviously very, very nervous today having not won in so long,” Kirk said. “Coming down the stretch, I felt good.”

    And he’ll be the last Honda winner. The car company is ending its title sponsorship of the event after 42 years, with a new sponsor set to be in place — the PGA Tour hopes, anyway — in the coming weeks.

    They finished 72 holes tied at 14-under 266, Kirk shooting 69 on Sunday, Cole shooting 67.

    Kirk earned $1,512,000 for the win, and is now eligible to play the Masters again for the first time since 2016. Cole earned $915,600 for the runner-up finish, a check that more than doubles what the 34-year-old has earned in 14 previous tour starts.

    “I loved it. It was a lot of fun,” Cole said. “I can’t wait to get back and do it again. I didn’t have my best stuff today, and I was proud of how hard I fought.”

    Kirk went to the par-5 18th with a one-shot lead. His tee shot found the fairway. His second shot found the water, leading to bogey. Cole made par, giving Kirk new life in the playoff.

    “Bad swing at the wrong time. … Thank God it worked out,” Kirk said.

    Kirk hadn’t held a trophy since 2015. That’s not to say he hasn’t done any winning in that span.

    He walked away from the game in May 2019 because of alcoholism and depression. He struggled with anxiety, struggled to deal with pressure, even though he had a penchant for making it seem like no big deal on the golf course — he was a four-time winner, plus made a big putt to help the U.S. win the Presidents Cup at South Korea in 2015.

    The tour gave him a major medical extension for the time he missed, meaning he had a set number of tournaments to do well enough to regain his full status. He got it back by the slimmest of margins at the Sony Open in 2021.

    And now he’s a champion again.

    “I just have so much to be thankful for,” Kirk said. “I’m so grateful for my sobriety, I’m so grateful for my family, I’m so grateful for everyone that has supported throughout the past three or four years.”

    Tyler Duncan, ranked No. 360 in the world coming into the week, shot 66 on Sunday and was third at 12 under. Monday qualifier Ryan Gerard, playing the weekend for the first time on the PGA Tour, shot 67 and finished fourth at 10 under.

    Gerard’s career earnings on tour went from $0 to $411,600. His plans for the next few weeks might be changing based on this finish.

    “I’ve got to go book some flights and hotel rooms, swipe the credit card,” said Gerard, who came into the week ranked 472nd in the world. “We’ll see what happens.”

    Defending champion Sepp Straka (68) was in a group tied for ninth at 9 under, with all four of his rounds in the 60’s. Also in that group: Shane Lowry, who had a chance to win the Honda last year and finished with an even-par 70.

    “I played lovely, and I just couldn’t get it going,” Lowry said.

    DIVOTS: It was the first playoff for both Kirk and Cole. … Jhonattan Vegas had the round of the day with a 64, getting to 5 under. He started birdie-birdie-eagle, made a 50-footer for double bogey on the par-3 15th after his tee shot found the water, then made a 36-footer for another eagle to cap the round. … Billy Horschel (72) battled through sinus issues and finished 2 under for the week, after having a share of the first-round lead. The Florida native still hasn’t won a tour event in Florida, now 0 for 40.

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