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☆ The Masters: Bruising winds blow a flurry of big names out of ‘borderline unplayable’ Augusta National
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Believe it or not, these are both sound bites from a golf tournament. A storm-delayed first round meant some players had to finish their first 18 holes Friday morning, exacerbating a grueling day. “Even the golf course was saying, ‘Get the hell out of here,’” Homa, chasing his first major, said. South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel clinched a two-shot victory at Augusta National in 2011, but crashed out after shooting 74 and 81. I have a chance to win the golf tournament,” Woods replied when asked by reporters what the milestone means to him.

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SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Alex Noren worked hard on his wedge game and it paid off Thursday in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship with 10-under 61, giving him a two-shot lead among early starters on a calm day at Port Royal. He set a tournament record with 11 birdies, and his 61 broke by two shots his lowest score on the PGA Tour. “It was quite easy conditions and there's a lot of wedges out there,” Noren said. Garrigus hasn't made the cut in a PGA Tour or Korn Ferry Tour event since April 2022, a dubious stretch of 20 tournaments. The previous PGA Tour record was 59 straight fairways.

Persons: — Alex Noren, Noren, Vince Whaley, Dylan Wu, Robert Garrigus, ” Noren, ”, Byron Nelson, Woods, Erik van Rooyen, Van Rooyen, Garrigus, Garrigus hasn't, I’ve, ” Garrigus, “ I’ve, Wu, Adam Long, Long, “, ” Long Organizations: Butterfield Bermuda, Port Royal, PGA, PGA Tour, FedEx Locations: SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda, Japan, Mexico, Minnesota, Port, Garrigus, Las Vegas

Playing alongside Kuchar in the final group, Villegas finished birdie-birdie-bogey-birdie for a 69 to join Kuchar at 19 under. The 45-year-old Kuchar won the tournament in 2018 at Mayakoba. A month after that, he won the Sony Open in Hawaii for the last of his nine PGA Tour titles. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesVillegas, two strokes ahead after opening 64-64, is fighting to gain his full PGA Tour card. The 41-year-old Colombian split time between the Korn Ferry Tour and whatever PGA Tour events he could get in this year, and he stands at No.

Persons: Matt Kuchar, Camilo Villegas, Kuchar, Villegas, Nos, Erik van Rooyen, Mackenzie Hughes, Will Gordon, Justin Suh, ___ Organizations: Diamante, Kuchar, Sony, PGA, FedEx Locations: Mexico, Baja California, Mayakoba, Hawaii

Griffin was at 14-under 130, two shots ahead of Harrison Endycott (65), Luke List (66), Carl Yuan (66) and Henrik Norlander (67). The Sanderson Farms Championship is part of the FedEx Cup Fall, when players are trying to finish among the top 125 in the FedEx Cup to keep full PGA Tour cards for 2024. The FedEx Cup Fall still has five tournaments left after this week, one of those a limited field in Japan. Still, his 63 was one better than rounds he shot at the Wyndham Championship, the Bermuda Open and The American Express. His card is set for 2024, but he wants to finish in the top 125 to get other perks, such as The Players Championship.

Persons: JACKSON, — Ben Griffin, Griffin, Harrison Endycott, Luke List, Carl Yuan, Henrik Norlander, “, ”, Hadley, Erik van Rooyen, Mackenzie Hughes, Hughes, Ludvig Aberg, Aberg, ___ Organizations: Sanderson, Country Club of Jackson, FedEx, Wyndham Championship, Bermuda, American Express, Ryder, PGA Tour University, Texas Tech Locations: Miss, Riviera, Japan, Bermuda, Bay, South Africa, Canada, Sweden, Rome

☆ Prosecutors try to prove 1996 killing as body of Kristin Smart remains missing
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-18 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Opening statements are scheduled Monday in Monterey County Superior Court in Salinas in the trial of Paul Flores and his father, Ruben Flores, who is charged as an accessory. Paul Flores had long been considered a suspect in the killing, but prosecutors only arrested him and his father in 2021 after the investigation was revived. San Luis Obispo Sheriff Ian Parkinson acknowledged missteps by detectives over the years and he credited a popular podcast about Smart’s disappearance called “Your Own Backyard” for helping unearth new information and inspiring witnesses to speak with investigators. Prosecutors, defense lawyers and San Luis Obispo sheriff’s deputies are constrained by a court order prohibiting them from discussing the case. Attorney Harold Mesick, who represents Ruben Flores, previously said the evidence unearthed was ambiguous.

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