May 2nd, 2024 Article
English Ryder Cup Hero Peter Oosterhuis dies at 75
Peter Oosterhuis, noted player and broadcaster, dies at 75
Peter Oosterhuis, noted player and broadcaster, dies at 75
He's done it again.... As the gaze shifted from the hallowed grounds of Augusta National to the quaint charm of Harbour Town in South Carolina, Scottie Scheffler took down the field again Most weeks on the PGA tour are considered wind-free bomb and wedge events; with narrow fairways and strategic bunkering, Harbour Town stands as a bastion of precision in a sport increasingly dominated by power.
Bryson Dechambeau, Scottie Scheffler and Max Homa (-6) are the American trio atop the leaderboard following a second blustury afternoon at Augusta National. Conditions were challenging for all, with forceful, gusting winds causing balls to move on greens, sand to be blown from bunkers and a generally cumbersome pace of play.
Defending Masters champion Jon Rahm and Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton will head to Augusta National this week after celebrating their second LIV Golf team victory of the season. Stinger GC’s Dean Burmester isn’t in the field for the year’s first major, but he made a bold statement Sunday on one of golf’s toughest courses.
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The third major of the year is The U.S. Open, which will be the first major championship held at The Los Angeles Country Club and will be contested on the North Course. A host of both PGA Tour players and 15 LIV Golf Tour players will be competing for one of the most prestigious titles in golf.
Koepka is a popular pick heading into this year’s PGA Championship thanks to his strong success in the major in the past as well as his strong performance at the Masters last month.
Rahm wins the Masters Tournament by four strokes over Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka, earning his 11th career PGA TOUR victory and second major championship title (18th player to win the Masters and the U.S. Open).
The Legends Tour will return to the popular JCB Golf & Country Club in 2023 following the hugely successful JCB Championship at the venue last year, with 2011 Open champion Darren Clarke returning as tournament host.
The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A today announced that the 14th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) will be contested at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia, 26-29 October 2023. The AAC will return to Royal Melbourne nine years after the Championship was hosted in 2014.
Jess Baker produced an impressive display to claim the biggest title of her career and win the 119th Women’s Amateur Championship at Hunstanton. The Englishwoman, 19, shone in the sun over the Norfolk links to achieve a 4&3 success against Sweden’s Louise Rydqvist, 20, in the 36-hole Final.
Although it wasn’t the red number that 36-hole leader Hannah Green was looking for on Moving Day at the Palos Verdes Championship presented by Bank of America, she was still very proud of her grit on day three.