Better Ball Striking Finally Forces Better Putting

Send us Fan Mail The Open Championship is hours away, Royal Birkdale is reportedly firm and fast, and we’re doing what golf sickos do best: talking ourselves into an early wake-up, a hot cup of coffee, and a week of bounces we can’t predict. We start with the excitement of links golf and why the Open still feels unlike any other major, from the fans to the shot-making to the way the course asks you to play the ground instead of flying everything to a number. Then we bring it back to the most...