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Wyndham Clark wasn't just competing against his peers on Sunday at the U.S. Open. He was battling a crowd openly rooting against him

From the outside, there was something very funny about two recent Rory Moments, which is a phrase somebody smarter than me should trademark; there's got to be a way to make money from the reliable way he appears out of nowhere, like a grinning whack-a-mole, every time you sense he's been quiet just a bit too long. I only need a 50-percent cut for the idea, and maybe some credit for calling this latest when I wrote before the U.S. Open

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For better or worse, I'm not a good sports fan when it comes to prospects. I don't watch the NFL draft in the Giants offseason, I couldn't care less about whatever high schoolers Jon Scheyer is recruiting at Duke, and I skip past any mention of minor leaguers while reading about my precious Yankees. (Yes, I root for many of the evil teams.) Potential, to me, is kind of boring—wake me up when they start producing.

The 26-year-old shot a final-round 62 at TPC Deere Run to win his fourth title in the last year while Ben Kohles made double bogey on the last when par would've sent him into a playoff.

The hierarchy of American soccer fans is constructed in tiers of legitimacy, with all the pride and fussiness that entails, so let me come clean up top and say that I am not one of the die-hards—I'm just some guy who has really enjoyed this World Cup. The global spirit always makes the tournament fun, but this year it was heightened by the inspiring play of the American team, which even won the support of international fans who separated the team from their view of our government, and the goodwill we generated for our country among those visitors (thank you to the grandeur of Buc-ee's, Waffle House, and free soda refills). It all felt like an oasis—brief, yes, but exciting and aspirational.

Get warmed up for the British Open's annual warm-up at The Rennaissance Club.

To truly appreciate Jordan Spieth's unforgettable final round—specifically his miraculous 13th hole bogey—you must manifest yourself into the zenith of the Spieth Experience. Here's how

We've updated our original list from six years ago, selecting the finest editions of the British Open from its first 152 playings.

My favorite Lee Trevino story, before I knew about the 1971 Open Championship, came from a Tony Jacklin quote about playing with him at the '72 Open in Muirfield. Trevino was famous for his nonstop chatter, and Jacklin was sick of it, so when they were paired together on the weekend, he decided to nip it in the bud. "Lee, we don't need to talk today," he said. To which Trevino replied, "you don't have to talk, Tony … you just have to listen."