ST. ANDREWS

Tiger Woods is playing in his first tournament since The Open Championship last July, and he's not at Riviera to just mingle — he's there to win.

Tiger Woods is painting an uncertain future when it comes to his golf and the friction in the golf world.

This is turning out to be a strong group of rookies on the PGA Tour, including three players with one thing in common down the home stretch: None has won yet.

With St. Andrews fresh on people’s minds after seeing the images this weekend, one might wonder the following: How hard is it to play a round at the Old Course, the home of golf?

The birdies that flowed so freely for Viktor Hovland over the first three days of the British Open finally dried up.

Cameron Smith charged his way into history on the Old Course, a Sunday stunner at St. Andrews that gave the Australian his first major win.

The Australian shot 8-under 64 to overturn a four-shot deficit in the final round. It's his first major title.

Cameron Smith is the British Open champion not many saw coming.

Cameron Smith’s winning margin at the British Open was one shot.

Life has changed pretty fast for Trey Mullinax.

Cameron Smith started the third round of the British Open with a two-shot lead and ended it four strokes behind.

Tiger Woods made an early and emotional departure from the British Open at St. Andrews, perhaps for the last time.

Golf’s breakaway bunch have turned into a band of brothers.

"I don't know if I'll be physically able to play another British Open here at St. Andrews," Tiger Woods said.

Tiger Woods may have played his final round of a British Open at St. Andrews.

None of the golfers who have opted to join the Saudi-funded breakaway series know if they will be allowed to keep playing at the sport’s four biggest events.

Cameron Smith shot 8-under 64 in the second round of the British Open and moved into a three-stroke lead at 13 under overall.

The dry conditions at the British Open turned a beautiful day for golf into a long slog for many of the players.

The Old Course at St. Andrews was fast as ever.

The one major Tiger Woods just couldn't miss started with a grind.

The first time Cameron Young played the Old Course at St. Andrews was a happy memory.

Tiger Woods dumped his second shot at the British Open into the Swilcan Burn and things didn’t get much better after that.

Already a two-time winner at St. Andrews, Tiger Woods has another honor before he even hit a shot in the 150th edition of the British Open.

The British Open returns to the Old Course at St. Andrews amid typical concerns.

R&A chief Martin Slumbers is blasting the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series as being driven by money.

The Old Course at St. Andrews is to golf what the Mona Lisa is to art or the Holy Grail is to archeologists.

One of the famous lines of Bobby Jones often cited by Jack Nicklaus is that a golfer's career is not complete without winning an Open at St. Andrews.

Will Zalatoris has a chance to join some illustrious company at British Open.

Jon Rahm is looking to immerse himself in the history of the home of golf during his time at the British Open this week.

Talk about a great warmup act for the 150th British Open at St. Andrews.

They stood on the 18th tee at St. Andrews, a foursome that collectively has won 43 major championships spanning nearly six decades. There are exceptions, and a British Open at the home of golf that celebrates the R&A's champions would be one of them. Along for the ride was Jack Nicklaus, the gold standard when it comes to majors with his 18 titles.

Jack Nicklaus is at St. Andrews for the first time in 17 years, this time without his golf clubs.

Xander Schauffele went from a four-shot deficit to a two-shot lead in the Scottish Open.

Tom Kidd won the first British Open at St. Andrews.

Tiger Woods returns to St. Andrews for the British Open with plenty of memories.

Tiger Woods has pulled out of the U_S_ Open and says his body "needs more time to get stronger for major championship golf.”.

Prince Andrew has been plagued for years by his connections to the sex criminals Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

The largest private island in the Bahamas is going up for sale. The 730-acre undeveloped island known as St. Andrews or Little Ragged Island is a deep-pocketed developer’s dream. The island is listed for $19.5 million but there is no minimum bid. It’s on sale through real estate company Concierge Auctions. Bidding opens March 26 and closes March 31.

The 2020 British Open has been canceled due to coronavirus, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, or R&A, announced on Monday. It's the first time since World War II that the golf championship has been canceled. The British Open is the oldest golf tournament. It's one of the four majors, which also include the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and The Masters. The R&A said tickets and hospitality packages for the 2020 British Open would be valid for use in 2021.

A diver and maritime history buff has found two schooners that collided and sank in the cold depths of northern Lake Michigan more than 140 years ago. AdvertisementIt had been believed the ships sank in 1878 farther to the east in the Straits of Mackinac in Lake Huron. But only one ship could be found, and that was thought to be the St. Andrews. The St. Andrews was 143 feet long and carrying corn. The Peshtigo and St. Andrews had been mistakenly identified as two vessels up in the straits for decades, he said.