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☆ A murderous ghost haunted an exclusive Jamaican resort for centuries. But could she survive a paranormal investigation?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Tucked between the towering Blue Mountains and azure Caribbean Sea, the White Witch Golf Course is 6,758 yards of green serenity in one of Jamaica's bubbliest resort towns. Rose Hall Developments Rose Hall Great House is the jewel in the estate's crown, a plantation mansion that had fallen into ruin before American businessman John Rollins purchased the 7,000-acre plot in the 1960s and restored the building to its colonial-era opulence. Rose Hall DevelopmentsAnnie supposedly murdered her husband to assume ownership of Rose Hall, which she went on to run with an iron fist. You can’t miss it.”Palmer's ghost is said to roam the fairways of the White Witch golf course on horseback. The White Witch course – which had cost some $8.5 million to build – was forced into contingency planning, but rebounded over the subsequent decade.

Persons: Johnny Cash, Rose, Annie Palmer, ”, Cash, Cinnamon, ” Cash, Rose Hall, White, John Rollins, Rollins, Edward Burke, Anna Nordqvist, Kevin C, Cox, Usain Bolt, James Bond superfans, Roger Moore, Bond, Baron Samedi, Keith Stein, Stein, it's, Palmer, Baron, James Bond, Annie Mary Paterson, Paterson, John Palmer, Hall, Hall Developments Annie, ” Stein, Takoo, Playtime, “, Benjamin Radford, Radford, Rose Hall’s, ” Radford, can’t, –, Waddell, James Castello, Herbert G, Geoffrey S, Yates, Rosa Palmer, Kelly, née Paterson, ” Palmer, “ She’s, “ it’s Organizations: CNN, Rose Hall Great House, Rose Hall, Rose, Rose Hall Developments Rose, Great, Jamaica LPGA, White Witch, Hall Developments, Inquirer, Jamaica Archives Locations: Caribbean, Montego Bay, American, Swedish, Toronto, Montego, Haiti, British, ”, Jamaica, Delaware, Palmyra, Bonavista, Jamaican, “, Inverness

Stark’s putt on the 17th put Europe ahead, then Grant clinched the win by sinking hers on the 18th. Stark and Grant, good friends off the course as well, had made their Solheim Cup debuts with a loss in the opening foursomes on Friday. The Europeans rallied in the fourball matches in the afternoon to cut the lead to 5-3 going into the weekend. France's Boutier, the top-ranked European who was playing some of the best golf ahead of the Solheim Cup, remains winless. “We got a few down going into the back nine and just stayed positive.”Spain is hosting the Solheim Cup for the first time, 26 years after it hosted the men’s Ryder Cup at Valderrama.

Persons: Maja Stark, Linn Grant, Stark, Grant, Danielle Kang, Andrea Lee, Carlota Ciganda, Emily Pedersen, Jennifer Kupcho, Lilia Vu, ”, Pedersen, Nelly Korda, Allisen Corpuz, Celine Boutier, Korda, France's Boutier, Lexi Thompson, Megan Khang, Leona Maguire, Anna Nordqvist, Nordqvist, “, ” Thompson, Ryder Organizations: —, Solheim, U.S, Denmark, Finca, Women's, Georgia, Valderrama Locations: Spain, Europe, United States, U.S, Rome

CASARES, Spain (AP) — The United States enjoyed its best-ever start to a Solheim Cup, sweeping the favored European team in all of the foursomes matches in the opening session to take a 4-0 lead in Spain on Friday. The U.S. trailed briefly in only two of the matches at Finca Cortesin in southern Spain. Thompson and Khang, who together have nine Solheim Cup appearances, took an early 3-up lead through three holes. Maguire had won four matches in her Solheim Cup debut two years ago,The teams will be back in the afternoon for the fourball matches, when each player will hit their own ball. The Americans arrived with a young team that included five rookies, though many who have won important tournaments recently.

Persons: Ally Ewing, Cheyenne Knight, Charley Hull, Emily Pedersen, Ewing, Knight, Lexi Thompson, Megan Khang, Maja Stark, Linn Grant, Thompson, Khang, Andrea Lee, Danielle Kang, Celine Boutier, Allisen Corpuz, Nelly Korda, Leona Maguire, Anna Nordqvist, Maguire, María Olazábal, Ryder, ___ Organizations: United States, Solheim, European, U.S, Finca, Cheyenne, Americans, Georgia Hall . U.S, Women’s, ”, Valderrama Locations: Spain, Europe, Wales, U.S, Georgia, ” Spain

☆ Evian Championship: Carlota Ciganda disqualified after refusing to add slow play penalty to scorecard
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Spanish golf star Carlota Ciganda was disqualified from the Evian Championship on Friday after refusing to add a two-shot slow play penalty to her scorecard. Yet after her appeal to rules officials was “heard and denied,” Ciganda did not add the two shot penalty and – having left the recording zone – was subsequently disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard, the LPGA spokesperson said. “Ciganda was allowed an appeal with the advance and lead rules officials before returning her scorecard, which was heard and denied. “Ciganda opted not to add the two-stroke penalty to her signed scorecard. Ciganda during the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in June.

Persons: Carlota Ciganda, “, ” Ciganda, “ Ciganda, Anna Nordqvist, Celine Herbin, Christian Petersen, Ciganda, ”, Ciganda’s, Patrick Cantlay’s, – “, Celine Boutier, Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit, Japan’s Yuka Saso Organizations: CNN, Evian, LPGA Tour’s Pace, les, KPMG Women's, Solheim Locations: Spanish, Evian, Bains, France

☆ China's Yin Ruoning collects maiden major title at Women's PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Jun 25, 2023; Springfield, New Jersey, USA; Ruoning Yin tees off on the 4th hole during the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY SportsNEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - China's Yin Ruoning produced a flawless final round with four birdies to win the Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club on Sunday and claim her first major title. The 20-year-old Yin, who collected her maiden LPGA Tour title at the DIO Implant LA Open earlier this year, is only the second Chinese woman to win a golf major after Shanshan Feng. "I would say she's definitely the goal that I'm chasing," said Yin, who was nine years old when Feng won the Women's PGA Championship in 2012. "I was on the 18th tee and I saw the leaderboard, and I know I have a one-shot lead," said Yin.

Persons: John Jones, Yin Ruoning, Yin, Japan's Yuka Saso, Shanshan Feng, Feng, Yuka, I'm, Carlota Ciganda, Sweden's Anna Nordqvist, Megan Khang, China's Lin Xiyu, Stephanie Meadow, Rose Zhang, It's, Amy Tennery, Toby Davis, Hugh Lawson, Chris Reese Organizations: KPMG Women's, USA, YORK, Baltusrol, LPGA, Thomson Locations: Springfield , New Jersey, USA, Northern Ireland, New York

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