Fickle climate and humorous bounces are traditional options of hyperlinks golf, making the British Open a check of the thoughts as a lot as anything.
Maybe, then, it’s no shock to see Sadom Kaewkanjana close to the highest of the leaderboard at Royal Portrush.
Kaewkanjana is an ordained Buddhist monk from Thailand who took a break from golf in 2023 to follow meditation. He mentioned being a monk was serving to him “focus on the golf course” and enhance his focus.
“Overlook every thing outdoors, simply reside within the current,” he mentioned after taking pictures a 3-under 68 in his first spherical to be one stroke off the clubhouse lead in his second look at golf’s oldest championship.
In his first — in 2022 — he completed tied for eleventh place on the house of golf in St. Andrews. That was his solely earlier expertise of hyperlinks golf.
Sadom Kaewkanjana locations his ball on the 18th inexperienced on the opening day of the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush golf membership in Northern Eire on July 17, 2025.
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Sadom Kaewkanjana locations his ball on the 18th inexperienced on the opening day of the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush golf membership in Northern Eire on July 17, 2025.
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“Once I play hyperlinks course, it’s a brand new expertise for me,” the 27-year-old Kaewkanjana mentioned. “I actually take pleasure in to play a hyperlinks course. It’s enjoyable to play with a windy course and hard circumstances.”
Kaewkanjana had probably the most enjoyable at No. 5, a drivable par 4. He reached the inexperienced together with his tee shot and holed an eagle putt from 20 ft.
Kaewkanjana, ranked 262nd on this planet, certified for the Open by profitable the Kolon Korea Open in Might.