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Tiger’s son makes the ace. Bernhard Langer makes the winning putt in playoff over Woods at PNC

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods’ son hit the shot of his life for his first hole-in-one. Bernhard Langer hit the shot that mattered Sunday, an 18-foot eagle putt in a playoff to beat Woods and son Charlie in a terrific duel at the PNC Championship. They put on quite a show at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando, particularly when 15-year-old …

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Indian sports wrap, December 22: Anahat Singh wins third straight Western India Slam title

The Hindu

SQUASH Anahat defends title at Western India Slam Two-time champion Anahat Singh continued her dominance with a commanding 3-0 win over top seed Akanksha Salunkhe in an all-Indian women’s final of the 79th Western India Slam -- a USD 9,000 Professional Squash Association Challenger event -- in Mumbai on Sunday. In the men’s final, second seed Ameeshenraj Chandaran of Malaysia …

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Tiger Woods and son Charlie share halfway lead after first round of PNC Championship parent-child golf event

The Hindu

Tiger Woods and his 15-year-old son Charlie combined for a 13-under par 59 to share the lead after Saturday’s first round of the PNC Championship parent-child golf event. “We picked each other up, which was great, and Charlie made pretty much most of the putts,” Tiger Woods said. Woods hit well off the tee, saying, “It was OK,” and Charlie …

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2 days, 16 hours ago

Tiger Woods’ immediate goal: Keep his son from beating him in golf for 18 holes

Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods turns 49 at the end of the month and he has one pressing goal that relates to his golf. They will be playing with — not against — each other this week for the fifth straight year at the PNC Championship, a 36-hole tournament so meaningful to them and everyone else in the field that …

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2 days, 20 hours ago

LIV adds Florida State alum for second signing of a young player

Associated Press

LIV Golf is looking younger as it adds new players to the team rosters, the most recent Friday when the Cleeks announced it was signing Fredrik Kjetterup of Denmark, who finished among the top 10 in the PGA Tour University ranking at Florida State. The Iron Heads two weeks ago signed 22-year-old Yubin Jang, the Korean Tour’s player of the …

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2 days, 23 hours ago

Reigning US Open champion DeChambeau confirmed for International Series India

The Hindu

LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau will tee it up at the International Series India from January 30 to February 2 here, marking the first time a defending Major champion will compete in the Indian subcontinent. International Series India is the first tournament on the LIV Golf-backed series to be played on the subcontinent. The series offers players from all over …

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3 days, 1 hour ago

Single mother-of-one, 42, who drunkenly crashed her car after golf club Christmas drinks avoids jail as magistrate tells her: 'It is what it is'

Daily Mail

A single mother who was more than two times over the legal alcohol limit when she drove her car into a fence after a Christmas gathering in Cheshire has escaped with a fine after a magistrate told her: 'It is what it is.' Malgorzata Derbin, a 42-year-old school worker, lost her job following the incident at Macclesfield Golf club on …

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4 days, 4 hours ago

Indian sports wrap, December 19: Kerala beats Odisha in Santosh Trophy 2024; Rider Raju makes Asian Continentals

The Hindu

FOOTBALL Santosh Trophy 2024: Kerala beats Odisha to register third straight win Kerala scored its third win in-a-row when it notched up a 2-0 win against Odisha to maintain its position at the top with nine points while Meghalaya recorded its first win in the final round of the 78th Santosh Trophy national football championship at Deccan Arena here on …

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4 days, 11 hours ago

Clark up for new challenge in Woods and McIlroy’s indoor golf league

The Hindu

Wyndham Clark is no stranger to the big stage but on Wednesday the 2023 U.S. Open champion stepped onto one unlike any other as he helped introduce the venue that will host the tech-infused indoor team golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. “It will give people a new perspective of us in a different arena where it’s …

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6 days ago

Americans are getting paid to play the Ryder Cup. Now the pressure is on to win: Analysis

Associated Press

Bringing the Ryder Cup to notoriously nasty Bethpage Black already was cause for concern. “I’ve been playing golf my whole life for free and the money’s just a bonus,” Scottie Scheffler said two weeks ago in the Bahamas. “When you can’t show up and play for your country, if playing for your country is not enough, my heart bleeds for …

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6 days, 22 hours ago

Trump vows to fire 49K work-from-home federal employees if they don't return to office

Raw Story

The 2020 pandemic resulted in many businesses moving employees work from home — and some have yet to return to their office spaces. President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that included 49,000 federal workers — and he vowed to fire them unless they come back. "If people don't come back to work into the office, they will be dismissed," he said …

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1 week ago

Helicopter 'chased a drone away from Trump's national golf course': ex-New Jersey governor

Raw Story

A helicopter chased a drone away from Donald Trump's golf course in New Jersey on Sunday morning, according to the state's previous governor. For the former governor's part, she mentioned the development as an aside while discussing the drone phenomenon more generally. "I live in Hunterdon County where this morning there was a helicopter that chased a drone away from …

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1 week ago

All India IGU Amateur Golf Championship: 16-yr-old Anshul pips Varun to take title

Hindustan Times

Led by blazing form, 16-year-old Anshul Mishra from West Bengal beat the 20-year-old Varun Muthappa in the final, lifting the title of the 123rd All India IGU Amateur Golf Championship held at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Sunday. CGC president Ravibir Singh Grewal, winner Anshul Mishra, runner-up Varun Muthappa and CGC captain Rohit Singh Dagar after the prize distribution ceremony. …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Golf amateur meet: Chandigarh’s Aayan to take on Varun in semis

Hindustan Times

Playing in the quarterfinals during the afternoon session, Anshul Mishra beat Tushar Pannu on the 19th hole while Anant Singh Ahlawat emerged victorious over Ritesh on the 13th hole by winning his match 6&5 to seal their respective berths in the semi-finals played during the 123rd All India IGU Amateur Golf Championship being held at Chandigarh Golf Club held on …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Indian sports wrap, December 13: Shrivalli enters semifinals in Solapur ITF tournament

The Hindu

TENNIS Shrivalli beats third seed to enter semis Shrivalli Bhamidipaty saved two match points at 4-6 in the tie-break to beat third seed Tiantsoa Rajaonah of France 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 in the quarterfinals of the USD 25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the District Sports Complex in Solapur on Friday. The results: Singles : Bunyawi Thamchaiwat bt Eva Garkusha 3-6, …

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1 week, 3 days ago

13 Christmas Gifts for Politics Nerds of All Stripes

Politico

Your Brother the Podcast Bro A Shure SM7B microphone. If the podcast bro in your life is ready to get serious about his craft, this microphone has a proven track record of handling Joe Rogan’s angriest anti-woke tirades. Are there government workers in your life making résumé updates in fear of job cuts spearheaded by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Simulators will help tee up interest in game, tour chief says

China Daily

Ben Cowen, chief tournament and operation officer of the European Tour Simulated golf may be the answer to get more people in China involved in the sport, Ben Cowen, chief tournament and operation officer of the European Tour, told China Daily in an exclusive interview. In addition to the 2024 Hainan Open European Challenge Tour and the 2024 Hangzhou Open, …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Transgender players banned from competing in female events at elite golf tournaments: R&A

The Hindu

Transgender players will no longer be able to enter female professional and elite golf tournaments after the R&A introduced a new fair competition policy on Thursday. The protocols, developed following extensive consultation with medical and scientific experts, mean players must have been female at birth or transitioned before the onset of male puberty to be eligible to compete in female …

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Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look

Associated Press

A modern version of The Skins Game is returning to Thanksgiving week. Pro Shop, the new golf media company led by “Full Swing” executive producer Chad Mumm, on Thursday announced a deal with the PGA Tour that brings back The Skins Game for the first time since 2008. “The Skins Game embodies everything we strive for at Pro Shop — …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look

The Independent

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1 week, 4 days ago

Mutilated hedgehog, swastikas discovered on Dordrecht golf course

NL Times

A disturbing act of animal cruelty was discovered Wednesday morning on a golf course in Dordrecht. “Whoever did this must have no regard for life.” Bolleurs noted that this was not the first time the course had been targeted by vandals. “We really need cameras here, but the public nature of this part of the course complicates things,” he said. …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Rory McIlroy says LIV Golf and PGA Tour match is giving back to fans of a divided sport

Associated Press

Two of the best players each from LIV Golf versus the PGA Tour in a televised match might remind golf fans what they’re missing outside of the four majors. “We’re trying to bring these players together, and the most opportunities we can get to do that, the better,” McIlroy said Wednesday in a conference call for “The Crypto.com Showdown” that …

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1 week, 5 days ago

The PGA Tour and LIV’s Saudi backers have a deal—but there’s one holdup

Live Mint

When the PGA Tour announced a stunning alliance with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf that it had spent months battling on and off the course, the plan was for the two sides to have a final agreement by the end of the year. Quietly, though, the two sides have made significant progress and have actually reached an agreement for …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Brooks Koepka anticipates Ryder Cup vibe in LIV vs. PGA Tour match in Las Vegas

Associated Press

Brooks Koepka feels like he could be stepping into another Ryder Cup environment, match play with bragging rights at stake, even if it’s only two-man teams competing in one match instead of 12-man teams in 28 matches. Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, each a major champion the last two years while playing for LIV Golf, take on Scottie Scheffler and Rory …

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Tiger’s son makes the ace. Bernhard Langer makes the winning putt in playoff over Woods at PNC

Indian sports wrap, December 22: Anahat Singh wins third straight Western India Slam title

Tiger Woods and son Charlie share halfway lead after first round of PNC Championship parent-child golf event

Tiger Woods’ immediate goal: Keep his son from beating him in golf for 18 holes

LIV adds Florida State alum for second signing of a young player

Reigning US Open champion DeChambeau confirmed for International Series India

Single mother-of-one, 42, who drunkenly crashed her car after golf club Christmas drinks avoids jail as magistrate tells her: 'It is what it is'

Indian sports wrap, December 19: Kerala beats Odisha in Santosh Trophy 2024; Rider Raju makes Asian Continentals

Clark up for new challenge in Woods and McIlroy’s indoor golf league

Americans are getting paid to play the Ryder Cup. Now the pressure is on to win: Analysis

Trump vows to fire 49K work-from-home federal employees if they don't return to office

Helicopter 'chased a drone away from Trump's national golf course': ex-New Jersey governor

All India IGU Amateur Golf Championship: 16-yr-old Anshul pips Varun to take title

Golf amateur meet: Chandigarh’s Aayan to take on Varun in semis

Indian sports wrap, December 13: Shrivalli enters semifinals in Solapur ITF tournament

13 Christmas Gifts for Politics Nerds of All Stripes

Simulators will help tee up interest in game, tour chief says

Transgender players banned from competing in female events at elite golf tournaments: R&A

Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look

Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look

Mutilated hedgehog, swastikas discovered on Dordrecht golf course

Rory McIlroy says LIV Golf and PGA Tour match is giving back to fans of a divided sport

The PGA Tour and LIV’s Saudi backers have a deal—but there’s one holdup

Brooks Koepka anticipates Ryder Cup vibe in LIV vs. PGA Tour match in Las Vegas