Lee Westwood walked off the sixth green on at Royal Portrush and gazed around, stunned at how his his third round of the 2025 Open Championship had begun. After a double-bogey at the par-3 3rd, a ...

The British Open has been decided in a playoff 21 times before, most recently in 2015. The Open playoff format is typically a four-hole aggregate, but Royal Portrush uses a three-hole playoff format.

The US Open playoff is a two-hole aggregate on the 17th and 18th holes. If needed, players then advance to sudden death starting on the 15th hole. The US Open used a full 18-hole round as its playoff ...