Grayson Murray 1st October 1993 - 25 May 2024 Grayson Murray always looked a prospect capable of reaching the upper echelons of professional golf, winning both team and individual state titles while playing at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. He won the Junior World championship in San Diego over a three consecutive year period.
Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa are tied at the top of the Valhalla leaderboard ahead of the final round of the 2024 Championship. Sahith Theegala is one stroke back in second, while Shane Lowry has forced himself into contention after matching Schauffele's 62 from Thursday's opening round, including reaching the turn in 29 strokes.
For the very first time in exactly 30 years, Tiger Woods is not qualified to compete in the U.S. Open based on his play on the golf course as his five-year exemption (Masters 2019 win) expired earlier this year.
Tour pro Anne Van Dam had her driver snapped by gallery rope while riding golf cart to playoff, and subsequently went on to lose on the first extra hole after playing with 3-wood instead.
The Open Championship is the final major of the season with the 151st playing of The Open and the 13th at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, the first since 2014. 42 players in the field competed at the 2014 Open Championship, including winner Rory McIlroy and four others that finished in the top 10: Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Charl Schwartzel and Shane Lowry.
Only weeks after picking up his first PGA Tour win at the Wells Fargo championship, Wyndham Clark claimed US Open victory at the LA Country Club on Sunday.
On a windy day at Siam Country Club’s Pattaya Old Course, it was American Lilia Vu who emerged victorious, winning by one shot over 54-hole leader Natthakritta Vongtaveelap.
Ashleigh Buhai defeated In Gee Chun at the fourth extra hole of a sudden-death play-off to win her first major title in dramatic style in the AIG Women’s Open at Muirfield. The 33-year-old let slip a five-shot overnight lead with a closing four-over 75 – largely due to a triple bogey at the 15th – to finish level with Chun on a ten-under-par total of 274.
There are seven major winners on The Chevron Championship 2022 leaderboard at the end of day one, with Jennifer Kupcho and Minjee Lee tied at the top after shooting opening rounds of 66 in the relatively benign morning conditions.
Thomas Levet thrilled the home crowd as he secured an emotional second Legends Tour victory at the Legends Open de France hosted by Jean van de Velde. The six-time European Tour winner carded a three-under-par final round of 68 to move to thirteen-under-par, three shots clear of Canadian David Morland IV, who finished in second place at Golf de Saint-Cloud.
Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn and USA’s Yealimi Noh both fired an opening round of 65 to lead on six-under-par at The Amundi Evian Championship. Anannarukarn posted a bogey-free opening round with three birdies on the front nine followed by three on the back.
Australia’s Stephanie Kyriacou shot a first round of 66 to lead by two strokes over England’s Lily May Humphreys at the Big Green Egg Open. On a damp and drizzly day, the 2020 LET Rookie of the Year got off to the best possible start when she opened her round with a birdie at the tenth.
