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Akshay Bhatia shoots career-best 62 to lead in PGA playoffs

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Akshay Bhatia had a blazing finish to get his PGA Tour postseason off to a good start, closing eagle-birdie-birdie for an 8-under-par 62 to post his career low and take a one-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Scottie Scheffler, playing for the...
Scottie Scheffler will take being rested and ready over practice for FedEx Cup playoffs

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Scottie Scheffler returned home from his British Open victory, made a few brief appearances in New York and used the claret jug to get 15-month-old son Bennett into the men’s grill at Royal Oaks in Dallas. He is rested. The key for Scheffler, regardless of the tournament,...
Jacob Bridgeman shows having PGA Tour card is enough to earn way

His rookie year on the PGA Tour was challenging enough for Jacob Bridgeman. He got in 20 tournaments, none of them majors or The Players Championship, $20 million signature events or the FedEx Cup playoffs. He played seven times in the fall and did just well enough to keep his...
Ronald DeNunzio thanks ‘lucky stars,’ escapes serious injury from golf ball to head at Westmoreland Amateur

Two days after taking an errant golf ball to his head, Ronald DeNunzio was back at work and feeling fine following a short stay in the hospital. “I’m good. I’m OK,” the part-owner of DeNunzio Italian Restaurants told TribLive by phone Tuesday morning while making a food delivery to Norwin...
Fajt wins Westmoreland amateur; playing partner Ronald DeNunzio injured after being struck by golf ball

South Greensburg Mayor Kevin Fajt, one of the area’s top amateur golfers, insists on the value of his relationships with others more than just about anything else. Even a round on the links. While Fajt managed to capture his seventh title Sunday at the Westmoreland County Golf Association Amateur Championship...
Cameron Young wins first PGA Tour title by demolishing field at Wyndham Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cameron Young finally got his first PGA Tour victory Sunday after seven runner-up finishes, and he made it look easy. He had five straight birdies early to build a nine-shot lead and coasted home to a 2-under-par 68 to win the Wyndham Championship by six shots. He...
Miyu Yamashita of Japan wins Women’s British Open for 1st major title

PORTHCAWL, Wales — Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title Sunday when she withstood a charge by Charley Hull by not making a bogey until the outcome of the Women’s British Open was no longer in doubt. She closed with a 2-under-par 70 for a two-shot victory. Yamashita...
Miyu Yamashita of Japan wins the Women’s British Open for her first major title

PORTHCAWL, Wales — Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title Sunday when she withstood a charge by Charley Hull by not making a bogey until the outcome of the Women’s British Open was no longer in doubt. She closed with a 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory. Yamashita...
Cameron Young builds 5-shot lead at Wyndham Championship in search of first win

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cameron Young ran off four straight birdies on the front nine and stretched his lead to eight shots Saturday before he settled into a series of pars for a 5-under 65, giving him a five-shot lead in the Wyndham Championship as he goes for his first PGA...
Yamashita struggles and sees her Women’s British Open lead shrink to 1 shot over Kim

PORTHCAWL, Wales — Miyu Yamashita was crooked off the tee and struggled on the greens, a rough combination that led to a hard-fought round of 2-over 74 on Saturday that shrunk her lead to one shot over A Lim Kim in the Women’s British Open. Yamashita, who led by three...
Allshouse, Shefchek revived Westmoreland County Amateur, which tees off Saturday

When Bob Allshouse hits his drive on No. 1 at Greensburg Country Club, it will mark the 46th consecutive year he has played in the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Amateur Championship. Allshouse, 74, and former Lincoln Hills Country Club pro Steve Shefchek, also 74, helped to revive the tournament. Shefchek...
Cameron Young in the lead when Wyndham Championship halted by storms

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cameron Young made two straight birdies to move ahead of defending champion Aaron Rai and then stuffed his tee shot on the par-3 16th into 6 feet when storm clouds gathered and halted play Friday in the Wyndham Championship. The second round was to resume at 7:30...
Japan’s Miyu Yamashita and Rio Takeda pull away from the field at Women’s British Open

PORTHCAWL, Wales — Miyu Yamashita started and finished with short birdie putts and was flawless in between as she posted a 7-under-par 65 on Friday to build a three-shot lead over Rio Takeda going into the weekend of the Women’s British Open. The Japanese players, both among the top 15...
Joel Dahmen leads Wyndham Championship with a 61 in bid to make postseason

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Joel Dahmen started his long-shot bid to make the PGA Tour postseason by closing with three straight birdies for a 9-under-par 61 on Thursday to match his career best and give him a one-shot lead over Alex Noren in the Wyndham Championship. The Wyndham Championship is the...
Rio Takeda and Eri Okayama lead a Japanese surge in the Women’s British Open

PORTHCAWL, Wales — Rio Takeda overcame a double bogey at the turn with four birdies over her final seven holes Thursday for a 5-under-par 67 to share the lead with Eri Okayama in a Women’s British Open that featured a Japanese surge and a mixed day for Lottie Woad. Japanese...
2 weeks into pro career, Lottie Woad is the talk of women’s golf

The Women’s Scottish Open wasn’t the first time Lottie Woad made an immediate impression. Florida State coach Amy Bond had been recruiting the English girl with a strong work ethic, limited to chatting online and studying the swings Woad posted on social media because of the covid-19 pandemic. When travel...

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