Articles filed under Golf
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Golf in the Olympics is starting to catch on. For Americans, the hard part is getting thereJul 06, 2024 8:11 pm - One of the best indications that golf was starting to catch on as an Olympic sport came from a player who never even made it to the podium. Rory McIlroy was part of a sev...
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Thompson takes the lead, leads by 2 over three players tied for second at John Deere ClassicJul 06, 2024 6:43 pm - SILVIS, Ill. — Saturday’s third round was the traditional moving day at the John Deere Classic, and Jordan Spieth set the tone for that. His fast start inspired others wi...
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Spieth cuts it close at John Deere Classic; Streelman just barely survivesJul 05, 2024 8:18 pm - SILVIS, Ill. – Friday’s cut day at the John Deere Classic wasn’t pretty, but it produced some popular results. Jordan Spieth, a playoff champion at TPC Deere Run twice be...
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Hayden Springer posts 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history with his eagle-birdie finish for a 59Jul 04, 2024 8:05 pm - SILVIS, Ill. — Hayden Springer posted the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history on Thursday, joining a rapidly expanding list with an eagle-birdie finish in the John Deer...
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Geneva golf course wins nearly $3.5 million over mismanagement claimsJul 03, 2024 8:28 pm - A nearly $3.5 million judgment was leveled last month against three companies accused of mismanaging the Mill Creek Golf Course in Geneva, according to federal court records.
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Spieth gives big boost to John Deere ClassicJul 03, 2024 6:00 am - Jordan Spieth’s return to the John Deere Classic gives this week’s event a big boost.
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Cam Davis wins Rocket Mortgage Classic for 2nd time after Akshay Bhatia 3-putts 18th holeJun 30, 2024 6:02 pm - DETROIT — Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the second time, closing with a 2-under 70 on Sunday that gave him a one-shot victory when Akshay Bhatia three-put...
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Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai share lead for 2nd straight day at Rocket Mortgage ClassicJun 29, 2024 10:26 pm - DETROIT — Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai ended the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic in the same position they started it — tied atop the leaderboard. Bhatia and Ra...
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Frank Bensel makes hole-in-one on back-to-back shots at the U.S. Senior OpenJun 28, 2024 11:18 am - NEWPORT, R.I. — The next round in Newport is on Frank Bensel — and make it a double. The 56-year-old club pro from New York made back-to-back holes-in-one at the U.S. Sen...
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Neal eager to compete in inaugural Chicago Adaptive OpenJun 26, 2024 6:00 am - Marty Neal, the Libertyville Township Highway Commissioner, has long been an avid golfer. Now 61, he’s been playing for 40 years — and that’s since he lost his right hand after it got caught in a meat grinder when he was 15.