Mark Calcavecchia

You might wonder what a 62-year-old, with two gammy knees and who can't break 80, is doing playing in The Open. What are we doing clogging up the field with ...

“I set the alarm for 5:00, but I actually got up at 3:35 to go to the restroom, and I started looking at my iPad, and I figured there's no point in going back to bed at that point. Calcavecchia actually got to the hit the opening shot of the day, another cool initiative by the R&A, and despite not finishing in front of packed grandstands on a balmy Friday night, the final send-off was more than enough. He once told me that he would bring a four pack along for the end of the day as nobody wanted to go to the pub any more. I’m not like Steve Stricker, but I get a little choked up sometimes. “I’m not sure what I was expecting, but I felt it. But the putting was brutal all week. I thought I could do that, but then I just got off to a crappy start. It’s not often many want to heap praise on the R&A but this is one of them – the cut-off mark for the past champions to take up a place in the field is to be 60 or under on July 17. Not in the modern sense of being stylish and athletic, more in being laid back and normal. After that, I was just trying to make pars, basically.” He’s now played in 30 Opens, made the cut in 19 of them and, of course, he won at Troon in 1989. My goal was to make the cut.

The 62-year-old American was granted permission to sign off his career at the historic Old Course more than 20 years after lifting the Claret Jug.

It wouldn’t have mattered if I shot a pair of 75s or a pair of 85s, which I nearly did. “Got a little mildly choked up, but all the way around, the last two days, the fans were great. I felt the emotions,” Calcavecchia said.

Mark Calcavecchia has followed a time-honored tradition and stood on the Swilcan Bridge on the 18th hole to wave farewell at his last British Open.

More than three decades after claiming the Claret Jug at Royal Troon, the American bade farewell to the major in fitting fashion.

It really does.” It means a lot. “I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I felt it,” the 62-year-old said.

Cameron Smith, a sixth-ranked Australian who won The Players Championship in March, has made six birdies in his first 10 holes and leads Cameron Young by one at ...

The second round of the British Open began under a light rain. Talor Gooch birdied the par-5 14th hole and was one off the lead on 7 under. So should the scoring, with the fairways made softer by morning rain. The American's exemption as a past champion ran out in 2020, the year the British Open was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Gooch is one of the dozens of players who have joined LIV Golf, causing a rift in the sport. He was 1 over after 11 holes, and tied for 148th in the 156-man field at 7 over. The three-time Open champion, who won two of those titles at St. Andrews, shot 3-over 75 in the second round to finish the day at 9 over overall. He was 2 under for his round and a shot clear of clubhouse leader Dustin Johnson. ___ He had two more before an eagle on the par-5 14th when he swung a long-range putt from right to left, slightly down the hill and straight into the cup. Clarke also won his only major title at Royal St. George’s. The cut was projected to be even par.

So what that he shot 83-82 to miss the cut by a mile. The 1989 Champion Golfer of the Year hit the opening tee shot of Friday's second round at 6:35 a.m. local ...

So, he brought his wife, son, daughter and son-in-law, the latter three making their first trip to the Home of Golf. His golf clubs? It was about playing one more, my last one here at the home of golf, which is really cool to be able to end it here,” he said. Calcavecchia, who won 13 times on the PGA Tour and four more times on the Champions Tour, was supposed to have had his swan song at The Open in 2020 at Royal St. George’s but it was canceled due to the global pandemic. Making his 31st appearance in the world’s oldest championship, he conceded the moment got the better of him. In 2021, he had back surgery and was unable to play. The decision by the 25 committee members was unanimous.

Bill Elliott recalls the story of "one of the best post Open interviews I've ever heard"

As a kid he spent the summers playing golf barefoot. A very respected Golf Journalist he has attended over 40 Open Championships. Bill was the Observer's golf correspondent. Bill has been part of the Golf Monthly woodwork for many years. He is, as we say in the trade, a good lad. When he won in '89 we were told he'd be available for the traditional Monday morning interview with us at 9am at his hotel. More than any other week it's about the golf family, about meeting old pals, old heroes and saying goodbye to some of them knowing that the high probability is that you'll never meet again.

Thirty-five years on from his first Open and 33 years since he became Champion Golfer of the Year, the larger-than-life American bid farewell to golf's original ...

I was a little stiff on that first shot but I thought I could get it on the fairway somewhere, I pulled it a bit but then hit a beautiful nine-iron. “I set the alarm for 5am but was up at 3.35. I thought there was no point going back to bed, I am an early riser anyway. “I have been looking forward to it for a while and unfortunately my knees are bad, both of them, and knee surgery is looming. “It is more special because it is here, the home of golf. Forget about my golf, it would not have mattered if I shot a pair of 75s or 85s, which I nearly did, but it was about playing one more here at the home of golf, which is really cool,” he said. “I got mildly choked up but the fans have been great for the two days, they were cheering and pulling for me.

Mark Calcavecchia, the 1989 Open champ, bid farewell on Friday, but he doesn't think Tiger Woods will do the same.

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