US golfer Cameron Young and his caddie Kyle Sterbinsky line up a putt on the 9th green on day two of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 17, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Cameron Young putts on the 9th green on day two of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 17, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Wyndham Clark plays from the rough on the 9th hole on day two of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 17, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

TOPSHOT - A bird of prey, used to scare off gulls is seen working on day one of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Mackenzie Hughes of Canada reacts to a putt on the eighth hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland looks at the lie of his putt on the 1st green during the first day of the British Open Golf championships at Royal Birkdale golf club, in Southport, England, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Golf fans with masks of Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, pose near the 1st tee during the first day of the British Open Golf championships at Royal Birkdale golf club, in Southport, England, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after missing a putt on the 1st green during the first day of the British Open Golf championships at Royal Birkdale golf club, in Southport, England, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman)