Tag: St. Andrews

Harry Styles played a round of golf at St. Andrews and drew a British Open-sized crowd

Harry Styles knew exactly what to do on his off day in Scotland

Harry Styles is currently jetting around the world on tour for his latest Grammy-winning album, Harry’s House, but given some of the photos coming out of Scotland this week you’d think he entered some type of Pro-Am golf tournament.

Ahead of two shows in Edinburgh this weekend, Styles popped over to St. Andrews — the home of golf — on Thursday to get a quick round in at the iconic public course. It did not take long for fans to learn what was going on and rush over to the grounds to catch a glimpse of Styles on the links.

By the time he reached the 18th green, so many people had packed in around The Old Course it looked like a full blown Open Championship was going on.

On the one hand, it might not have been the most fun for Harry to play a round on his off day with a massive crowd following his every move. It’s not like he’s a professional golfer used to these environments. Then again…he’s not a professional golfer!

Think about how absolutely thrilling it would be to not only get to play St. Andrews but also experience the same environment the best in the world get during major championships. Walking up the fairway on No. 18 with the crowd cheering you on is daydream material. It doesn’t get much cooler than that. You’ve also got to imagine the adrenaline of playing in front of that big of a crowd added some extra distance to his drives.

The moral of the story here is that more prestigious courses should open their doors to the public. Looking at you, Augusta National.

2022 Open Championship: Sportsbooks clean up as Tiger Woods misses the cut

Bad day for bettors. An even worse one for Woods.

Well, so much for everyone who blindly tossed a few units on Tiger Woods at the 150th Open Championship this weekend.

The Old Course at St. Andrews just totally ate up the GOAT, beginning with his first drive off the tee at No. 1 on Thursday, which landed in a divot and saw him start the round with a double bogey.

Woods officially missed the cut on Friday after finishing 9-over par. His final walk down the 18th fairway was an exceptionally emotional scene for Woods and his fans.

It was less emotional for oddsmakers, who had tremendous liability on Woods this weekend.

Over at Tipico Sportsbook, 10 percent of bets were on Tiger to win (+7000), but 71 percent of bets placed had him missing the cut.

A rough week in Scotland for Woods was expected, as much as bettors wanted to believe otherwise.

Here’s hoping Tiger still has better days ahead of him.

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Uncertain about his future, Tiger Woods said ovation at The Open ‘got to me’

“The warmth and ovation on 18, it got to me.”

It meant a lot to Tiger Woods to be able to play in the 150th Open Championship this week.

Still hobbled from that near-fatal car accident more than a year ago, Woods even skipped the U.S. Open last month to give his body enough time to recover from previous events and allow him to play.

Fans at St Andrews showed their appreciation with a huge applause as Woods wrapped his second round below the cut line, which caused him to get emotional. He admitted afterwards that the tears came from knowing it could very well be his last British Open at the Old Course — where he won two of his three British Open titles.

Despite his physical limitations, fans gave Woods a good chance to win this event because of how great he’s been in his career. So even as he doubts his own future, we will no doubt hold out hope that the G.O.A.T. has a few more of these left in him.

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