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☆ Rory McIlroy caps tumultuous year with double DP World Tour win
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —After a year fraught with personal and professional turbulence, Rory McIlroy ended 2024 in his much-frequented happy place: the winner’s circle. I’ve been through a lot this year professionally, personally,” McIlroy told Sky Sports. “Their support means the world to me,” McIlroy told reporters. “I think everyone knows what Seve means to European golf and to Ryder Cup players,” McIlroy said. We had a changing room with Seve’s shirt from ‘95, the last Ryder Cup he played,” he continued, wiping away tears.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, I’ve, ” McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, McIlroy, Erica Stoll, “, I’m, “ It’s, everything’s, Richard Heathcote, Rasmus Højgaard, Seve Ballesteros, Colin Montgomerie’s, Seve, ”, Monty Organizations: CNN, Sunday, Dubai, Northern, Golf Estates, Sky Sports, Pinehurst, Getty, Merit, Ryder Cup, Ryder Locations: Dubai, Spanish

☆ In Italy, this 12th century castle is transforming into a luxury resort
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —For almost a millennium, the Castle of Antognolla has punctured a skyline of seemingly endless rolling forested hills. Rooms will offer a panoramic view of the site’s jewel in the crown, an 18-hole golf course with ambitions to break the Spanish and Portuguese hegemony over premier golf destinations on the continent. The castle offers a sweeping view of the golf course below and valleys beyond. In 1628, the estate was bought by nobleman Cornelio Oddi, who wished to make it a holiday resort. “They’re coming to Italy and then they see that there are good courses, and they decide to play golf.

Persons: Robert Trent Jones Jr, Saint Herculanus, Ruggero di Antognolla, Pope Boniface IX, bloodily, Cornelio Oddi, Agnelli, Antognolla, Burguière, year’s, Marco Simone Golf, ”, “, oenologist Riccardo Cotarella, ” Burguière Organizations: CNN, Fiat, Juventus –, Ventures Locations: Antognolla, Umbria, Perugia, Rome, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Grechetto, Gubbio, Marmore Falls, Europe

☆ Nepal’s historic, tranquil forest retreat on the outskirts of Kathmandu
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Just a 25-minute drive east from the city center is Gokarna Forest Resort, a five-star luxury retreat and golf course embedded within 470 acres of protected sanctuary jungle, sheltering a rich array of wildlife. Though a golf course had been present since 1999, the development saw it blossom into the undulating 6,755 yard, 18-hole setup that sits as the crown jewel of the resort today. “The uniqueness of the golf course is what really inspires me, and I have been to at least 200 or 250 golf courses around the world. It is commonplace to glimpse as many as 400 spotted and barking deer bounding across the course’s fairways on any given day, Acharya says. “That is a big challenge for the golf course and for me to maintain, because they run on the greens,” he said.

Persons: Deepak Acharya, Acharya, ” Acharya, “, Gokarna, ”, greenkeepers, Kushe, Gokarneshwor, Prakash Mathema, Taleju Organizations: CNN, Beach, Leopards, Getty, Jagannath, Chandragiri Locations: Nepal, Kathmandu, tranquillity, Gokarna, AFP, ”, Everest

☆ Steven Alderson was bullied at school for being autistic. Decades on, a historic win has made him an Australian national hero
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Instead, the tide of popular support swelled from the winner’s interview a watery-eyed Alderson gave in the wake of triumph at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande. Fighting back tears, the victor recalled the years of bullying he had endured at school, and even some golf clubs. “Normal people just think people with disabilities are different and they’re probably easier to be bullied and picked on,” Alderson told CNN Sport. “I’ve known Spud for a long time, so I know if he’s having a mini blow-up,” Blucher said. “If you’re being bullied, just do your best to ignore it and be the better person,” he said.

Persons: Steven Alderson, Alderson, Spud ”, Alderson –, ” Alderson, “, Andrew Redington, ”, Callum Ferguson, Alex Ross, LIV, Greg Norman, It’s, caddie Trent Blucher, “ Trent, Blucher, Spud, ” Blucher, ‘, Jon Rahm, Rahm, Isaiah Vazquez, Qatar’s dizzying, it’s, you’re Organizations: CNN, KFC, Estrella Damm NA, Real Club, “, CNN Sport, Golf, LIV Golf Adelaide, The Grange, United Arab Emirates, McLaren, Qatar’s dizzying Hamad International Locations: Australia, Spain, South Australia, Willunga, The, caddie, Sotogrande, Dubai, McLaren Vale, Adelaide, Qatar’s, Qatar’s dizzying Hamad

☆ TGL: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s high-tech indoor golf league to tee off in January
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —TGL, the high-tech indoor golf league spearheaded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, is set to tee off at last on January 7, 2025, after a schedule was released Monday. The January 7 curtain-raiser sees New York Golf Club, headlined by two-time major champion Xander Schauffele, take on The Bay Golf Club. 3 McIlroy will first be in action on matchday four when his Boston Common Golf side competes against Woods’ team. Norway’s Viktor Hovland and American LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau are the other two members of the top-10 not present in the league. Spain’s Jon Rahm had been slated to compete but withdrew last November, and the following month joined LIV Golf – none of whom’s players feature in TGL.

Persons: CNN — TGL, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, –, Woods, McIlroy –, McIlroy, Mike Ehrmann, Serena, Venus Williams, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steph Curry, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg, Min Woo Lee, Ireland’s Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark, Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel, Lucas Glover, “, ” Woods, Paul Ellis, TMRW, Scottie Scheffler, Norway’s Viktor Hovland, LIV, Bryson DeChambeau, Spain’s Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, Max Homa, Tom Kim, Kevin Kisner, Los Angeles Golf Club Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Åberg, Shane Lowry Organizations: CNN, PGA, ESPN, TMRW Sports –, Getty, NBA, Liverpool, Fenway Sports Group, Golf Club, Golf, Schauffele, Atlanta, Boston, Tiger, Los Angeles Golf Club, New York Golf, New York GC, Los Angeles GC, Jupiter, Los Angeles, GC, New York, Boston Common Locations: Florida, Palm Beach, New, Scotland, AFP, TGL, USA, Northern Ireland, Japan, Australia, South Korea, England, Sweden, Ireland

☆ Field of Vision’s haptic device is helping blind sports fans ‘feel’ the game
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Dublin-based Field of Vision has produced a handheld, haptic feedback device that it says can help blind and partially sighted fans not just hear, but “feel” the action, enhancing the live experience. “The main feedback we’ve gotten (about the device) has been that it actually makes them feel like they’re part of the game and they’re experiencing it with everyone else,” Field of Vision co-founder David Deneher told CNN. A blind fan tests out the Field of Vision device. (Left to right) Tim Farrelly, Omar Salem and David Deneher developed the Field of Vision idea during the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that a test run with the Field Of Vision tablet added new levels of context to proceedings on the pitch.

Persons: David Deneher, ” Deneher, –, Tim Farrelly, Omar Salem –, Mike Kearny, Kearny’s, Stephen Garcia, Omar Salem, Declan Meenagh, ”, it’s, ” Declan Meenagh, James Dyson, Tom Sears, Josh Chadwick, “, Deneher Organizations: CNN, Vision, Trinity College Dublin, Queen’s University Belfast, Aerospace, Salem, English Premier League giant’s Anfield, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Dublin football, Bohemians, Club, Initiative, Irish, Manchester City’s Etihad, Marvel, Football, Australian Football League, AFL, Getty Locations: Irish, Dublin, Liverpool, Melbourne, Australia, England, Spain, France, Germany, Italy

☆ A home on a private island paradise in Belize could be yours – for $4.5 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Four Seasons Hotel & Resorts is set to turn Caye Chapel – a private island off the coast of Belize, in Central America – into a luxury club community with residences, estates, a five-star hotel and a championship golf course. Caye Chapel, shown here in a rendering, is targeting prospective homeowners with deep pockets. Included is access to a beachfront championship golf course designed by former world No. A nearby practice range can be converted to a par-three golf course in afternoons and evenings. It will not be the first golf course to have been built on the island.

Persons: Greg Norman, Larry Addington, Max Adler, Addington, Thor Urbana, Philip S, Johnny Briceño, ” Organizations: CNN, Resorts, Central America –, and Marine Reserve, Ocean, Belize Tourism, Goldson, Central America Locations: Belize, Central, Belize City, Kentucky, Mexican, Mexico, Thor, GFA, Neighboring Mexico, Costa Rica

☆ Presidents Cup: Team USA powers to 10th straight victory after swearing accusation controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The 38-year-old now hopes to take the lessons of this week’s victory into next year’s surprise appointment at the helm for the 45th Ryder Cup in New York. “The last time I played in one of these, I was the clinching point for the Europeans in the Ryder Cup. Bradley celebrates with his wife after clinching victory for Team USA. ‘Feisty’Kim was at the center of the drama again Saturday after he accused the American team of swearing at him. “I have a lot of respect for everyone on that team, but the Koreans definitely bring the heat, no doubt.”

Persons: Keegan Bradley, Xander Schauffele, Jason Day, Jim Furyk’s, Russell Henley, Patrick Cantlay, Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler’s, Hideki Matsuyama, Bradley, Kim Si, “, ” Bradley, Tabitha, I’ve, ”, Vaughn Ridley, Mike Weir’s, Tom Kim, Kim, Scheffler shrugged, we’re, ” Kim, Kevin Kisner, ” Kisner, Paul McGinley, it’s, ’ Kim, Wyndham Clark, Cantlay, Steph Curry’s, birdied, ” Tom Kim, Furyk, Jared C, Tilton, Schauffele, ” “, I’m, Burns, Kim –, –, ‘, ” Schauffele, Im, jae, Ben An, “ Tom, “ It’s, It’s Organizations: CNN, Ryder, Keegan, International Team, Royal Montreal Golf Club, Europe, Team USA, Team, PGA, Scheffler, Minas Panagiotakis, USA, Sky Sports, American, NBA, US, Getty Locations: Canada, New York

☆ Shirtless caddies, a karaoke machine and Barack Obama: Team USA’s keys to Solheim Cup glory
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Patrick Snell | Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

1 guided her squad to a cathartic triumph in Gainesville, Virginia last Sunday, the host winning 15½ - 12½ over Europe at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club to end a seven-year wait to hoist the Solheim Cup. They saw how much it means to me.”Lewis and her daughter pose with the trophy. Squad chemistry grew even more courtesy of the most illustrious of cheerleaders, former President Barack Obama. “You could tell that he had watched a little bit before and that was definitely a special day for us.”Team USA celebrate triumph. 1 Korda, the host held its nerve to claim the trophy, which quickly became a de facto goblet for champagne.

Persons: CNN — Stacy Lewis, dozing, Team USA’s, rumination, “, ” Lewis, CNN’s Patrick Snell, Lewis, Robert Trent Jones, Lilia Vu, Chesnee, “ They’d, Gregory Shamus, Sarah Schmelzel, Lauren Coughlin, Alison Lee – Lewis, Barack Obama, Obama, Jack Fulghum, Taylor Takada, sheepishly, –, ”, ‘, Scott Taetsch, Nelly Korda, Charley Hull, Korda Organizations: CNN, Team, Robert Trent Jones Golf, Solheim, USA, ”, Walmart Locations: Spain, Europe, American, Gainesville , Virginia, Virginia, Washington , DC, Arkansas, Netherlands

☆ ‘Billions’ of golf balls could be lost every year. Where do they end up?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Found Golf Balls CEO Shaun Shienfield, whose company recovers and resells millions of lost balls across the US and Canada each year, told CNN that he gauged the average to be between three and four each round. Using Shienfield’s low estimate, that’s over 1.5 billion balls lost in the US every year since 2020. “While precise global estimates are challenging … the worldwide figure could easily exceed 3 to 5 billion golf balls lost each year,” Petersen told CNN. Mitchell Schols, founder of Canada-based Biodegradable Golf Balls, put a “very conservative” estimate for North America at one million balls lost to oceans annually. One UK-based man told CNN in 2015 that he could earn up to £100,000 (about $114,000) annually by diving to retrieve golf balls from lakes on golf courses.

Persons: Woods, Jonathan Ferrey, Shaun Shienfield, Torben Kastrup Petersen, ” Petersen, Loch, Cam Bauer, fairways, Jae C, Paula Gallani, Jack Taylor, Bonifas, Paul Barker, Alex Livesey, Josh Noel, Richard Heathcote, Sam Greenwood, Mohammed Afzal Abdul Afghanistan'shas, Mohammed Afzal Abdul, Shah Marai, Africa's, Alf Caputo, Mi Jung Hur, Michael Cohen, Matthew Savoca, Davis, Alex Weber, Savoca, Weber, Jack Johnston, Ezra Shaw, ” Savoca, “, there’s, ”, Mitchell Schols, Petersen, Kevin C, Cox, Schols, Albus Golf, ” Schols, Jared C, Tilton, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, United States Golf Association, National Golf Foundation, Danish Golf Union, La, Don Mueang International Airport, Getty, Chicago Tribune, Tribune, Service, La Paz Golf Club, AFP, Soviet Army, Kenya, Ladies European, Indy Women, Tech, University of California, Carmel High School, Monterey Bay National, National, Canada, North America, “, USGA, Pebble Beach Resorts Locations: Pebble Beach , California, Stillwater, Monterey , California, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Hawaii, France, Bangkok, Don, AFP, North, South Korea, Washington, Uummannaq, Coeur D'Alene, Death Valley , California, South Carolina, Bolivia, Kabul, Kenya, Australia, Ceduna, Kalgoorlie, Monterey Bay, Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, Carmel, California, Monterey, Japan, England, Germany, America, –, Spanish, London, Florida

☆ She left behind her life in the US to race camels in the UAE. Now she’s hoping to inspire other women to follow in her tracks
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kayla Smith | Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That was back in August 2023, just one year on from her mounting a camel for the first time. “It really starts with an awareness of animals and awareness of your own body,” she told CNN. The racing of dromedaries, a single-humped species also known as the Arabian camel, is a centuries-old passion in the region and endures in both popularity and lucrativeness, with prize money reaching multi-million-dollar figures. The ADCRC launched the UAE’s maiden all-women camel racing team — a development that immediately piqued Dees’ interest. “The outcome of the race is so reliant on the fitness and quality of the camel,” Dees explained.

Persons: Taylor Dees, Camel Festival’s, Dees —, ”, “, Trailblazer Dees, —, Dees, Linda Krockenberger, Krockenberger, ” Krockenberger, ’ Dees, ” Dees, Jordan’s Rawan Salah, Viroulaud Organizations: CNN, Crown, Trailblazer, United Arab Emirates, Camel Riding Center, ADCRC Locations: Texas, Moulton, Saudi Arabian, Taif, UAE, Abu Dhabi, German, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, AlUla

☆ Jon Rahm appeals DP World Tour fines in fight to make Ryder Cup
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Spanish golfer Jon Rahm appealed against outstanding fines to the DP World Tour on Thursday which had thrown his hopes of competing at next year’s Ryder Cup into jeopardy. That would leave just the French Open and South Korea’s Genesis Invitational as the only other two DP World Tour events that Rahm could feature in this season. I’m not sure,” Lowry told reporters ahead of the Irish Open, the DP World Tour’s latest tournament, on Wednesday. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty ImagesRahm and Lowry were both captained by Pádraig Harrington during the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. It’s very important for the Ryder Cup … it’s bigger than just the match.”

Persons: Jon Rahm, year’s Ryder, Rahm, Luke Donald’s, LIV, “ Jon Rahm, ”, Tyrrell Hatton, ‘ I’m, LIV Golf’s, “ I’m, I’ve, ” Rahm, Richard Heathcote, Alfred Dunhill, ‘, Ireland’s Shane Lowry, ” Lowry, I’m, Alberto Pizzoli, Lowry, Pádraig Harrington, Harrington, Donald, ” Harrington, “, Big, Jon, you’ve, That’s Organizations: CNN, LIV, Team Europe, New, European, Madrid, Ryder, Masters, Getty, Andalucia Masters, Paris, BMW PGA, United, United Arab Emirates, Irish, Getty Images, Lowry, Bethpage Locations: Spanish, United States, Rome, New York, Dubai, Saudi, Madrid, Chicago, Scotland, Spain, Dallas, United Arab, AFP, Whistling Straits, Wisconsin

☆ Why Malbon Golf welcomed the ‘sweatergate’ social media firestorm
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The couple’s lifestyle brand, Malbon Golf, had been swept into a social media storm by an eye-catching Masters outfit donned by ambassador and former world No. Nicolas Malinauskas/Malbon GolfStarsThe duo launched Malbon Golf in 2017, with Stephen’s anthropomorphic ball character “Buckets” taking center stage as the brand’s logo. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images Tom Holland: Part-time web-slinger, full-time golf swinger -- the "Spider-Man" lead is a self-confessed golf addict. Warren Little / Getty Images Stephen Curry: The three-point king of the NBA is also a highly-proficient par-three shooter. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesFor Malbon Golf, it is simply the latest step in its aim to “condition” the golf world into accepting new styles in the game.

Persons: Stephen, Erica Malbon, Jason Day, Erica, Frank151, —, ’ ”, “, ’ ” Stephen, Nicolas Malinauskas, it’s, ” Erica, “ We’re, — there’s, ” Stephen, ”, Jimmy Choo, Dre, Vince Sirico, Justin Timberlake, Travis Scott, Q, Justin Bieber, Bieber, …, ’, That’s, ” Adam Sandler, Sandler, Gilmore, Shooter McGavin, Christopher McDonald, Al Messerschmidt, Michael Jordan, Davis, Jordan, Isaac Brekken, JT strutting, Matt Sullivan, Catherine Zeta, Jones, Michael Douglas, Douglas, Ross Kinnaird, Tom Brady, Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Carmen Mandato, Orlando Ramirez, Jessica Alba, tross, Xaume Olleros, Niall Horan, There's, Tom Holland, Warren Little, Stephen Curry, Isaiah Vazquez, Celine Dion, René Angélil, Dion, Sam Levi, Miles Teller, Alice Cooper, Cooper, Kathryn Newton, Newton, Ezra Shaw, Sandy Young, Little, Tiger Woods, Oscar Wilde’s, Woods, Jamie Squire, Allen Iverson Organizations: CNN, “ City of Angels, ”, Nike, Prince, NBA, University of North Carolina, PGA, Chicago, NFL, Mission, Getty, Management, BMW PGA, Golden State Warriors, Clarkson Creative, Club, American, Tahoe, LPGA, Ryder, Celtic, Team, April’s, Augusta National Locations: Augusta , Georgia, Los Angeles, New York, “ City, Florida, British, Alba, Hainan, AFP, Irish, Terrebonne , Quebec, American, Celtic Manor, Wales, Augusta

☆ 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

☆ Xander Schauffele: A tragic accident robbed his father of his Olympic dream. Now, golf’s golden boy is out to honor him again
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Don Riddell | Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Before that, the 30-year-old’s most prestigious prize was an Olympic gold medal, clinched in Japan in 2021. He was in and out of hospital for two years.”Stefan Schauffele (left) watches his son prepare for the 2022 US Open. Some 38 years after his Olympic dream vanished, Stefan Schauffele went to sleep with a gold medal in bed beside him. Harry How/Getty ImagesThe question is, now that he’s experienced both, where does Olympic glory rank next to major success? “It’s hard to put them up next to each other because they’re so unique and different to me,” Schauffele said.

Persons: Xander Schauffele’s, –, scooping, Stefan Schauffele, Schauffele, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, “, ” Stefan Schauffele, Cliff Hawkins, ‘, ” Schauffele, Mike Ehrmann, Chris Como, Andrew Redington, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, he’s, ”, Harry, I’ve Organizations: CNN, PGA Championship, Royal Troon, Games Locations: Germany, Japan, Paris, Stuttgart, Seoul, San Diego , California, Tokyo, Valhalla, Kentucky, Scotland, Hawaii

☆ This ‘once in a generation’ £1.5 million Scottish cottage is up for sale. But there’s one key quirk
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

For the golf fanatics of the world, it could soon all be yours – so long as you have a spare £1.5 million ($1.93 million) to part with. “The sale of Blackrock House is one of those rare times where you can safely say there isn’t anything else like this available in the world,” Strutt and Parker selling agent Annabel Blackett told CNN via email. Spectators walk past Blackrock House and its "for sale" sign. It would be another 45 years before the course hosted its first Open Championship, with this week marking its 10th time staging the major. “This will be a bittersweet Open for us,” Andrew Kelly told the Associated Press ahead of this week’s tournament.

Persons: Woods, Viewings, Strutt, Parker, “, ” Strutt, Annabel Blackett, Jon Super, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, ” Blackett, Jason Cairnduff, David, Isabel Kelly, Andrew, John, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, Phil Mickelson, ” Andrew Kelly, ” Organizations: CNN, Blackrock House, Royal Troon, –, Troon, Associated Press Locations: Blackrock, Firth, Clyde, Isle, Arran, South Ayrshire, Scotland, ”

☆ Open Championship: Ruthless Xander Schauffele seals second major in two months with imperious display
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

On Sunday, the American clinched the Open Championship to claim the second major of his career. South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence finished one shot behind Rose and Horschel in tied-fourth, with American Russell Henley a further stroke back. Yet the attacks were coming from all angles now, the most ferocious of all from playing partner Lawrence and Schauffele, two holes ahead. The steely-eyed barrage continued with two more birdies across the next three holes to open up a three shot lead. Rose and Lawrence had barely erred, each bogeying just once, but such was the relentless pace set by Schauffele.

Persons: Xander Schauffele, Billy Horschel, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau’s, I’ve, Horschel, Rose, Africa’s Thriston Lawrence, American Russell Henley, Scheffler, leapfrog Ireland’s Shane Lowry, Jon Super, Lawrence, Schauffele, –, Peter Morrison, pip DeChambeau Organizations: CNN, Little, American, Royal Troon, PGA, Masters, ‘, Schauffele’s Locations: Scotland, Africa’s, South Ayrshire, Kentucky

☆ Kim Si-woo: Perfection’: South Korean makes historic 238-yard ace on one of the Open’s most menacing holes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —It had been a relatively unremarkable Open Championship for Kim Si-woo as he stepped up to Royal Troon’s notorious penultimate tee on Saturday. One perfect thump of his three-iron later, the South Korean made history. That was more than Si-woo had managed before Saturday, having double bogeyed and bogeyed the 17th hole across his opening two rounds. Si-woo followed up his eagle with a closing par to card an even-par 71, keeping him at five-over overall for the week. That goes in and that makes it more special, especially at the major and The Open here.”

Persons: Kim Si, Royal Troon’s, ”, “ I’ve, ” Kim, Jack Gruber, Justin Ray, Frank Lickliter II’s, Nick Faldo cooed, Shane Lowry, teed, “, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Scottish, Royal Troon, USA, Sports, Reuters, Royal Lytham, St, Sky Sports

☆ Open Championship: American Billy Horschel edges ahead after Shane Lowry sunk by ‘coffin’ bunker nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Billy Horschel will carry the slenderest of leads into the final 18 holes of the Open Championship in Scotland, as the American capitalized on Shane Lowry’s grisly slide to edge clear in a rain-soaked third round. I’m embracing it,” Horschel, whose career best major performance was a tied-fourth finish at the 2013 US Open, told reporters. Lowry's round went downhill after trouble at the 'coffin' bunker on the eighth hole. Stuart Franklin/R&A/Getty ImagesHaving taken a three shot advantage to the eighth tee, the 37-year-old will start the final round three strokes adrift of leader Horschel, and one back from world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who shot even-par 71 to stay in contention for a second major title of the season.

Persons: Billy Horschel, Shane Lowry’s, “ I’ve, I’m, ” Horschel, “, I’ll, ”, Kevin C, Cox, Thriston Lawrence, Sam Burns, Russell Henley, Xander Schauffele, Justin Rose, Daniel Brown, Brown, I’ve, ” Brown, you’d, Andrew Redington, Coffin ’, Lowry’s, Lowry, Stuart Franklin, Horschel, Scottie Scheffler, ” Lowry, Adam Scott, Lawrence Organizations: CNN, Troon, European, Irish Locations: Scotland, Horschel, American, Troon

☆ Tiger Woods in danger of missing the cut after toiling Open start: ‘I didn’t do a whole lot of things right’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It resigned the three-time Open winner to just his sixth career major round in which he has shot eight over or worse, according to ESPN. “I didn’t hit my irons very close, and I didn’t give myself a whole lot of looks today. “I thought I could play a little bit more earlier in the year. I think I was a little bit too optimistic. “He’s got to learn a little bit more about his body, what he can and can’t do.

Persons: Woods, toiling, Rory McIlroy, “, ”, ” Woods, Jason Cairnduff, Reuters Woods, Colin Montgomerie’s, I’ve, Jordan, Xander Schauffele, Schauffele, “ He’s, it’s, ” Schauffele, Daniel Brown, Ireland’s Shane Lowry Organizations: CNN, Royal Troon, Railway, American, ESPN, Reuters Locations: Scotland, parring

☆ Open Championship: ‘Hot headed’ Shane Lowry shrugs off cameraman clash to roar ahead but Rory McIlroy flames out
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Rivals and cameramen, make way – Shane Lowry is coming through at the Open Championship. Having narrowly survived sending his tee shot onto the train tracks that run alongside the 488-yard hole, the world No. So allowing myself to do that, without getting in your own way.”Lowry searches for his ball on the 11th hole. Owen Humphreys/PA Images/Getty ImagesMcIlroy among big stars to crash outIt was an entirely contrasting day for Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, as the world No. With McIlroy, world No.

Persons: Shane Lowry, Lowry, “, ”, ” Lowry, Owen Humphreys, Justin Rose, Daniel Brown, I’ve, you’re, McIlroy, Rory McIlroy, McIlroy’s, ” McIlroy, Harry, “ I’ve, ” Woods, Bryson DeChambeau, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland, – Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Jon Rahm – Organizations: CNN — Rivals, Royal Troon, Railway, PGA Tour, Northern, Troon Locations: Scotland, Northern Ireland

☆ Tiger Woods says he lost sleep over Trump assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Tiger Woods said he endured a sleepless flight to the Open Championship after watching coverage of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. “I didn’t accomplish a lot because I wasn’t in the right frame of mind,” Woods told BBC Sport on Tuesday. Trump, an avid golfer, has a long history with Woods, with the pair playing numerous rounds together over the years. Trump presents Woods with the Medal of Freedom after his Masters victory in 2019. “He’s not a past champion, so he’s not exempt.

Persons: Tiger Woods, Donald Trump, ” Woods, Woods, –, Trump, ”, Win McNamee, Colin Montgomerie, “, Colin’s, “ He’s Organizations: CNN, Royal Troon, BBC Sport, Trump, Yahoo Sports, PGA Championship Locations: Florida, Scotland, Pennsylvania, United States

☆ Omar Al Marzouqi: The young showjumping sensation carrying the UAE flag into the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Soaring over fences on horseback in Hangzhou, China, last October, Omar Al Marzouqi was jumping into history. Yet Al Marzouqi made it work – with a little help from his sister. Stephen Bartholomew/IPS/ShutterstockShowjumping has always a family affair for Al Marzouqi, who mounted his first pony at just three years old. Just 15 years old at the time, Al Marzouqi was comfortably the youngest rider in the field in Buenos Aires. For Al Marzouqi, continuing that lineage is a privilege.

Persons: Omar Al Marzouqi, Omar, Al Marzouqi, “, ”, Stephen Bartholomew, Showjumping, Steve Guerdat, Ahlmann, I’m, Al, you’ve, ” Al Marzouqi, Helen Cruden, Ahmed Al Maktoum, Sergiu Toma, Al Marzouqi hasn’t, you’d Organizations: CNN, United Arab Emirates, Asian Games, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, Youth Olympics, Paris Olympics, UAE, Games, Athens Locations: Hangzhou, China, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Paris, West Sussex, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Montefalco, Italy, Rio

☆ Keegan Bradley appointed surprise Ryder Cup captain after Tiger Woods turns down role
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Keegan Bradley was unveiled as Team USA’s 2025 Ryder Cup captain on Monday, a surprise turn of events after Tiger Woods was widely tipped to assume the role. The Ryder Cup is unlike any other competition in our sport, and this edition will undoubtedly be particularly special given the rich history and enthusiastic spectators at this iconic course. “I am proud and excited to name Keegan Bradley as Captain of the 2025 United States Ryder Cup Team,” said Lindert. “Keegan’s past Ryder Cup experience, strong relationships and unwavering passion for this event will prove invaluable as he guides the U.S. Despite a positive 4-3-0 record at Ryder Cups as a player, Bradley has never tasted victory at the event.

Persons: CNN — Keegan Bradley, Tiger Woods, Bradley, Zach Johnson, Arnold Palmer, “, ”, Woods, LIV Golf, ” Woods, John Lindert, Keegan Bradley, Keegan, Ross Kinnaird, Justin Thomas, Johnson, Marco Simone Golf, Jeff Haynes, Tom Watson’s, Paul McGinley’s, Luke Donald, Bernard Gallacher, don’t, I’m, ” Donald Organizations: CNN, Ryder, Bethpage, United States Team, PGA of America, May’s PGA, PGA, The, America, U.S . Team, Captain, ”, Europe, Reuters Locations: Rome, Europe, Bethpage Black, Farmingdale , New York, Vermont, Bethpage, Paris, New York, Illinois, Gleneagles, Scotland

☆ 56-year-old golfer makes back-to-back holes-in-one at US Senior Open
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

That’s the odds of making two holes-in-one in a single round, according to the National Hole-In-One Registry. Bensel Jr. has played six events on the PGA Tour since 1998, most recently at the 2021 PGA Championship, though is yet to make the cut. His appearance at the US Senior Open marks his third on the PGA Tour Champions and the first since a 77th place finish at the Senior PGA Championship in 2021. Bensel Jr. plays from the fairway during the 2021 Senior PGA Championship at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Last year’s victory – Langer’s 46th on the PGA Tour Champions and 12th senior major – saw the two-time Masters winner become the most successful golfer in the circuit’s history.

Persons: Frank Bensel Jr, –, acing, Seamus Power, holing, ’, Bensel, Bensel Jr, Montana Pritchard, Bernhard Langer, Japan’s Hiroyuki Fujita, Australia’s Richard Green Organizations: CNN, US, Newport Country Club, PGA, Augusta National, United States Golf Association, Senior, Southern Hills Country Club, America Locations: Jupiter, Florida, Rhode, United States, Tulsa , Oklahoma

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