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Gary Player is 89 and has a new girlfriend. Nelly Korda has dog sledding in her holiday plans
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Gary Player is 89 and has a new girlfriend. Nelly Korda has dog sledding in her holiday plans

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gary Player is a big believer that one can’t go through life without love. She loves everything I love — golf, fishing, gym work, reading, opera, everything.” Her name is Susan Waterfall, she lives in New York and she’s 83. So I said, ‘Will you come to dinner with me?’” He called her two days later in …

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Tiger Woods and son Charlie share the lead at PNC Championship in Orlando
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Tiger Woods and son Charlie share the lead at PNC Championship in Orlando

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods and 15-year-old son Charlie ran off five straight birdies on the back nine Saturday for a 13-under 59 in the scramble format, giving them a share of the lead in the PNC Championship in Woods’ first competition since back surgery in September. And Charlie made pretty much most of the putts today.” It helped playing …

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Scheffler swings into the New Year on the back of a barnstorming 2024
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Scheffler swings into the New Year on the back of a barnstorming 2024

China Daily  

Scottie Scheffler of the United States was the man to beat this year, winning a glut of PGA titles and an Olympic gold. AFP TORONTO — While professional golf's future is as uncertain now as it was a year ago given the pace of negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, one thing was made …

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Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul wins LPGA Tour Championship
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul wins LPGA Tour Championship

The Hindu  

Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul fired a 7-under-par 65 to claim a one-shot win at the CME Group Tour Championship and the $4 million first-place prize, the largest in professional women’s golf history, on Sunday in Naples. I mean, like I really make a birdie on 17, which is giving me a good chance,” Thitikul said after her fourth LPGA Tour win. …

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Antoine Rozner surges into surprise lead ahead of Rory McIlroy at DP World Tour Championship
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Antoine Rozner surges into surprise lead ahead of Rory McIlroy at DP World Tour Championship

The Independent  

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Rory McIlroy off to a flyer at DP World Tour Championship as battle with Tyrrell Hatton beckons
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rory McIlroy off to a flyer at DP World Tour Championship as battle with Tyrrell Hatton beckons

The Independent  

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Tadej Pogacar claims stunning World Championship victory to seal ‘Triple Crown’
3 months, 1 week ago

Tadej Pogacar claims stunning World Championship victory to seal ‘Triple Crown’

The Independent  

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Mac Meissner holds onto the lead in the PGA Tour’s Barracuda Championship
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mac Meissner holds onto the lead in the PGA Tour’s Barracuda Championship

Associated Press  

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Mac Meissner held onto the lead Saturday in the Barracuda Championship, following a late par save with a tap-in birdie in the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system. Chad Ramey, tied for sixth with 33, was the only PGA Tour winner in the top eight after three rounds on Tahoe Mountain Club’s …

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Cameron Young posts 59 at Travelers Championship for first sub-60 round on PGA Tour in 4 years
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Cameron Young posts 59 at Travelers Championship for first sub-60 round on PGA Tour in 4 years

Associated Press  

CROMWELL, Conn. — Cameron Young made a par putt from just inside 10 feet for an 11-under 59 on Saturday in the Travelers Championship, the first sub-60 round on the PGA Tour in nearly four years. It was the 13th sub-60 round since Al Geiberger first shot golf’s “magic number” at the 1977 Memphis Classic. Jim Furyk shot a 58 …

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Playing in the PGA Championship at 61, golf teacher’s biggest lesson is the power of perseverance
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Playing in the PGA Championship at 61, golf teacher’s biggest lesson is the power of perseverance

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At first glance, it’s easy to pick out the most unlikely entrant in golf’s second major of the year. “It got to the point where I just didn’t like the game at all,” Phillips said in explaining his long, winding road to a Thursday tee time at Valhalla, which included a 20-year break from competitive golf during …

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Malnati wins Valspar to earn Masters trip. Nelly Korda returns to No. 1 with another win
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Malnati wins Valspar to earn Masters trip. Nelly Korda returns to No. 1 with another win

Associated Press  

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Peter Malnati got a great break and followed that with an even better shot Sunday, a 5-iron to 6 feet for birdie on the 17th hole that carried him to a 4-under 67 and a two-shot win at the Valspar Championship on Sunday and earn his first trip to the Masters. LPGA TOUR PALOS VERDES ESTATES, …

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Henley maintains one-shot lead at Wyndham Championship
1 year, 5 months ago

Henley maintains one-shot lead at Wyndham Championship

The Hindu  

Russell Henley fired a four-under par 66 on Friday to maintain his one-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship as Justin Thomas boosted his bid to make the US PGA Tour playoffs. “I would say just off the tee didn’t quite get it in the fairway quite as much,” Henley said of the difference in his rounds so far this week, …

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Denny McCarthy shoots 60, Rory McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers Championship
1 year, 6 months ago

Denny McCarthy shoots 60, Rory McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers Championship

Associated Press  

CROMWELL, Conn. — Denny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 on Thursday for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship. Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott also made runs at golf’s magic number — on …

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‘One of us': Club pro Michael Block scores one for working man at PGA Championship
1 year, 7 months ago

‘One of us': Club pro Michael Block scores one for working man at PGA Championship

Associated Press  

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Michael Block is supposed to work on Monday, just like nearly every other PGA club professional this time of year. Hitting balls with his “why not” personal mantra stamped on them and getting cheered at every turn by a gallery littered with some of the PGA’s 29,000 other teaching pros, Block fired a second straight even-par 70 …

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PGA Tour nearing $500 million in prize money next season
2 years, 5 months ago

PGA Tour nearing $500 million in prize money next season

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour is closing in on $500 million in prize money for next season, with eight tournaments offering $15 million or more and limited spots available for the postseason. The prize money for the 43 tournaments run by the PGA Tour is $428.6 million, which includes four opposite-field events. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan previously disclosed that the elevated …

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AP source: Koepka the latest to join Saudi-backed LIV series
2 years, 6 months ago

AP source: Koepka the latest to join Saudi-backed LIV series

Associated Press  

CROMWELL, Conn. — Brooks Koepka, one of the first players to denounce a rival league for only 48 players, is the latest PGA Tour player to sign on with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series, The Associated Press has learned. A person briefed on Koepka’s decision told The AP he still would be able to compete on the PGA Tour until …

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Major time again as PGA Championship goes to Southern Hills
2 years, 7 months ago

Major time again as PGA Championship goes to Southern Hills

Associated Press  

PGA OF AMERICA PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Tulsa, Oklahoma. Among other things, the edges of the greens now funnel shots down shaved slopes.. Vijay Singh is playing for the seventh time at Southern Hills, including the two previous PGAs, two Tour Championships, a U.S. Open and the Senior PGA.. Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Patrick Cantlay are among nine players in the …

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Mickelson decides not to defend title at PGA Championship
2 years, 7 months ago

Mickelson decides not to defend title at PGA Championship

Associated Press  

Phil Mickelson withdrew Friday from the PGA Championship, electing to extend his hiatus from golf following incendiary comments he made about a Saudi-funded rival league he supports and the PGA Tour he accused of greed. Mickelson has not played since Feb. 6 at the Saudi International, where he accused the PGA Tour of “obnoxious greed” in an interview with Golf …

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PGA Tour returning to Colorado with 2024 BMW Championship
2 years, 7 months ago

PGA Tour returning to Colorado with 2024 BMW Championship

Associated Press  

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — The PGA Tour is returning to Colorado for the first time in a decade with the redesigned course at Castle Pines Golf Club serving as host to the 2024 BMW Championship. George Solich, Castle Pines Golf Club chairman and president, said he’d like to see pro golf make more frequent visits to Colorado. “We would really …

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Schenk takes 4-point lead in smoky Barracuda Championship
3 years, 5 months ago

Schenk takes 4-point lead in smoky Barracuda Championship

The Hindu  

Adam Schenk birdied the par-4 18th in smoky conditions from wildfires for an 11-point round and four-point lead in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system. Schenk, the 29-year-old former Purdue player seeking his first PGA Tour title, had seven birdies and a bogey in the third round to reach 38 points …

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NSW and WA snap up World Surf League events at the expense of Queensland, despite COVID risks
3 years, 10 months ago

NSW and WA snap up World Surf League events at the expense of Queensland, despite COVID risks

ABC  

In a huge coup for New South Wales, Narrabeen on Sydney's Northern Beaches and Newcastle will host two Championship Tour events for the Australian leg of the World Surf League in April 2021. Key points: Events at Snapper Rocks in Queensland and Bells Beach in Victoria will not take place in 2021 Narrabeen and Newcastle will host events in NSW, …

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Dustin Johnson, number-one golfer in the world, tests positive for Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Dustin Johnson, number-one golfer in the world, tests positive for Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — The top-ranked golfer in the world has tested positive for Covid-19. Dustin Johnson, who currently holds the number one position in the World Golf Rankings, has withdrawn from this week’s PGA Tour event, the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, citing the diagnosis. In March, the PGA Tour underwent a 13-week shutdown due to the Covid-19 …

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Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama tied for lead at Olympia Fields
4 years, 4 months ago

Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama tied for lead at Olympia Fields

The Hindu  

World number one Dustin Johnson and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama will share a two-stroke lead going into the final round of the BMW Championship on Sunday after shooting one-under-par 69s on Saturday. Their tally of one-under 209 gave them a bit of breathing space at the top of a crowded leaderboard ahead of Australia's Adam Scott, Canadian Mackenzie Hughes and Chilean …

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Arjun Atwal, Anirban Lahiri Miss Cut at Wyndham Championship
4 years, 4 months ago

Arjun Atwal, Anirban Lahiri Miss Cut at Wyndham Championship

News 18  

Arjun Atwal missed his first cut in four starts since the return of golf amid the COVID-19 pandemic while Anirban Lahiri also fell by the wayside at the Wyndham Championship here. Lahiri missed a bunch of small putts, including two inside five feet and few more between eight and 12 feet, to card one-over 71 following his one-under 69 from …

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