Sunlight streaked through a few low-hanging clouds when Padraig Harrington opened the British Open with a piercing 3-iron into the wind. Darkness began covering Royal Portrush nearly 16 hours later ...

Phil Mickelson delivered more magic Thursday in the British Open, leaving one shot in a bunker and holing the next one from 75 feet away for an unlikely par. He tipped his cap. He gave a thumbs-up to ...

That would be Padraig Harrington, who had the honour of striking the opening tee shot. And setting his alarm clock really, really early for the occasion. Although the three-time major champ said after ...