PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Royal Portrush returned to The Open rota for the first time since 1951 and proved itself a worthy host. Here is a breakdown of how it played last week during the 148th playing of The Open. • The scoring average for the week on the par-71 layout was 72.175. J.B. Holmes’ final-round 87 was the highest…

Not everyone saw Shane Lowry’s major breakthrough Sunday at Royal Portrush coming. Even Lowry, with a four-shot lead on the morning of the final round of the 148th Open, questioned whether or not he had what it took to hoist the claret jug. But one person who did forecast Lowry achieving great heights was instructor Pete Cowen. Talking to Golf…

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – The final result looks like a runaway, and for the final few holes of the 148th Open Championship it was. Shane Lowry won at Royal Portrush, six shots clear of runner-up Tommy Fleetwood. But Sunday could have been a much tighter contest had things been different on the first hole. Playing in the final pairing together,…

Here is a breakdown of prize money and FedEx Cup points for Open winner Shane Lowry and the rest of the players who made the cut at Royal Portrush: .tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;} .tg td{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:black;} .tg th{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:black;} .tg .tg-1wig{font-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top} Finish Player FedEx Earnings ($) 1 Shane Lowry 600 1,935,000 2 Tommy Fleetwood 330 1,120,000 3 Tony…