Golf
DeChambeau got up-and-down from 55 yards in a bunker — one of the toughest shots in golf — to deliver a celebration at Pinehurst just as raucous as when his hero, Payne Stewart, won with a big par putt in 1999.
Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell said his team reviewed the case in a “thorough and expeditious manner” and found that Scheffler’s account of the incident being a big misunderstanding was corroborated by the evidence.
Thompson won 15 times on the Tour, but only one major at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in Rancho Mirage, California.
No cause of death was given for the golfer, who withdrew from the Schwab Cup challenge in Fort Worth on Friday.
The city’s police chief noted that the department’s officers are expected to maintain their body-worn cameras in a “constant state of operational readiness.”
Scottie Scheffler’s recent arrest brings up a man who followed an ideal.
Schauffele closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Bryson DeChambeau, who was entertaining to the end with a 10-foot birdie on the 18th hole for a 64.
Shane Lowry thrust his way into the mix with a 62 to tie a major championship record last set just two days earlier. Bryson DeChambeau chipped in for eagle on the last hole to set off a wild celebration.
Scheffler’s attorney Steve Romines described the situation as a misunderstanding and told The Associated Press, “We will litigate the case as it goes.”
Richard Globensky of Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to one criminal charge, for which he faces a maximum of 10 years behind bars.
Richard Brendan Globensky allegedly transported stolen Masters golf tournament merchandise and memorabilia from the Augusta National Gold Club in Georgia between 2009 and 2022.
In a memo late Monday night to players, Monahan said the player directors on the PGA Tour Enterprises board met with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of the Public Investment Fund that provides the money behind rival LIV Golf.
Charlie Woods took a 12 on one hole and shot 86 Thursday at Lost Lake Golf Club, one of four pre-qualifier sites for the Cognizant Classic.
Woods and Nike ended 27 years together at the end of last year. He wore the swoosh on his shirt for the final time at the PNC Championship that he played with his son, Charlie.
Burke, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, also won the PGA Championship and was equally skilled as a teacher.
Woods in a social media post thanked Nike co-founder Phil Knight for his “passion and vision” that brought Nike and the Nike Golf partnership with Woods together.
Diana Llamas was a caddie at Ridgemoor Country Club last year when pro golfer Viktor Hovland sank a hole-in-one at the BMW Championship. His feat opened her door to U of I.
Hovland made seven birdies on the back nine, including on the 17th and 18th holes, the two hardest on the course.
Scheffler and Fitzpatrick were at 11-under 199, one shot clear of British Open champion Brian Harman, who had to settle for a 67. The top 10 players are separated by four shots going into the final round.
Homa made 10 birdies in his round of 8-under 62 that gave him a two-shot lead over Kirk (66) going into the weekend of the FedEx Cup postseason event that determines who goes to Tour Championship.