NEW YORK, June 23, 2024 (AFP) – Two people were taken to hospital Saturday after a lightning strike near a home at TPC River Highlands, the course hosting the US PGA Tour Travelers Championship, the local fire department said. A release from the Cromwell Fire Department said the Connecticut town’s police department began receiving emergency calls regarding a lightning strike at a house located near the course’s fifth green around 4:26 pm — about […]
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Amateur, 22, is first Singaporean golfer to qualify for Masters
LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2024 (AFP) – Young amateur golfer Hiroshi Tai will be the first Singaporean to play in the US Masters after he won the prestigious national college championship in the United States. The 22-year-old, who studies at Georgia Tech, won the NCAA Individual Men’s Championship in California on Monday by one stroke to earn a place at Augusta in April 2025 and a major debut at next month’s US Open at Pinehurst. […]
Scheffler shaken, shocked and quivering after arrest and jail
By Jim SLATER LOUISVILLE, United States, May 17, 2024 (AFP) – Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler, known for his stoic shotmaking under pressure, was shaken to his core on Friday after being arrested before his second round of the PGA Championship. The two-time Masters champion was handcuffed and taken into custody after trying to get around an accident and enter Valhalla Golf Club while the entrance was blocked by police after an accident in which a […]
Woods withdraws with ‘flu-like’ illness at Riviera, Cantlay leads
By Rebecca BRYAN LOS ANGELES, Feb 17, 2024 (AFP) – Ailing superstar Tiger Woods withdrew in the second round of the Genesis Invitational on Friday in the latest setback for the 15-time major champion. Woods’s longtime business partner Rob McNamara said Woods had felt “flu-like symptoms” on Thursday night and his condition worsened until he called it quits after hitting his tee shot at the seventh hole. “He had a little bit of a fever […]
Ailing Woods pulls out of Genesis Invitational in 2nd round
By Rebecca BRYAN LOS ANGELES, Feb 16, 2024 (AFP) – Golf superstar Tiger Woods withdrew in the second round of the Genesis Invitational because of illness on Friday in the latest setback for the 15-time major champion. The US PGA Tour said Woods pulled out after hitting his tee shot at the seventh hole because of illness. Woods’s longtime business partner Rob McNamara said Woods had felt “flu-like symptoms” on Thursday night. “Woke up this […]
China’s Yin Ruoning wins Women’s PGA Championship
NEW YORK (AFP) — China’s Yin Ruoning sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole on Sunday to win the Women’s PGA Championship for her first major title. The 20-year-old from Shanghai fired a four-under par 67 to finish 72 holes at Baltusrol on eight-under 276 and defeat Japan’s Yuka Saso by one stroke. Yin took the $1.5 million top prize and became only the second woman from China to win a major title […]
Leaner DeChambeau still brings to power to lead at PGA
By Jim SLATER Agence France-Presse ROCHESTER, United States, May 19, 2023 (AFP) — Bryson DeChambeau, once a bulked-up ball basher who prized distance over all else, has slimmed down, found more energy and taken the PGA Championship lead with his trademark powerful drives. The 29-year-old American fired a four-under par 66 to grab the early first-round clubhouse lead Thursday at Oak Hill with six birdies against a pair of bogeys. “It was a fantastic round,” […]
New Zealand golfer Ko returns to No. 1 in world
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — New Zealand’s Lydia Ko is atop the women’s golf world rankings for the third time in her career, regaining the number one spot on Monday a week after her LPGA Tour Championship triumph. Ko, who first reached number one in 2015, passed American Nelly Korda, who had moved atop the rankings on November 14 after a one-stroke victory at the Pelican Women’s Championship. “I’m very grateful to be world number […]
Lydia Ko wins her first LPGA title in South Korea
Wonju, South Korea | AFP | New Zealand’s Lydia Ko fired a 65 on Sunday to capture her 18th LPGA Tour title at the BMW Ladies Championship — and her first in South Korea, the country of her birth. The 25-year-old’s seven-under par final round gave her a four-shot victory over American Andrea Lee at Oak Valley Country Club. Ko carded eight birdies with just one bogey to capture the $300,000 winner’s cheque after finishing […]
China’s Lin fires 64 to grab LPGA lead
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Lin Xiyu of China fired an eight-under-par 64 to seize a one-stroke lead over Japan’s Nasa Hataoka after Thursday’s first round of the LPGA Queen City Championship. The 26-year-old from Guangzhou made nine birdies against a lone bogey to finish one off her lowest LPGA round and pace the field after 18 holes at Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio. “I’m happy with how I’m playing right now,” Lin said. […]
Top-ranked Ko defends title as LPGA Canadian Open returns
Ottawa, Canada (AFP) Top-ranked Ko Jin-young finally gets the chance to defend her 2019 crown at the LPGA Canadian Women’s Open, which returns Thursday after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 27-year-old South Korean star, who won her 13th LPGA title in March at Singapore, arrived at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club after missing the cut at the British Women’s Open three weeks ago. “I was sad, but after I went back to […]
Philippines’ Princess becomes queen of Simone Asia Pacific Cup golf tourney
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — The Philippines’ Princess Mary Superal secured her first ever international golf title on Saturday, beating a tough crowd that included major winners at the Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Indonesia. The inaugural competition, which drew a field of 40 top players, was the first event in the country since the 2012 Indonesia Ladies Open and offered a total individual prize pot of $500,000. Superal, 25, roared to victory with a five-under-par […]
