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☆ PGA Championship: Xander Schauffele holds his nerve to clinch long-awaited first major
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —American golfer Xander Schauffele won the 106th PGA Championship on Sunday, holding off compatriot Bryson DeChambeau in a nail-biting finale to clinch a long-awaited first major title. A final round six-under 65 was just enough to clinch a maiden major title for Schauffele, shredding his unwanted title as one of the most talented golfers to never win one of golf’s four flagship events. Andrew Redington/Getty ImagesDeChambeau laments his ‘B’ gameA fired up DeChambeau played a near-perfect round to push Schauffele to the death, shooting a bogey-free 64 as he hunted a second major crown. 1 and tournament favorite Scottie Scheffler before Friday’s second round. Scheffler escapes a bunker during the final round.

Persons: Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, LIV Golf’s DeChambeau, Schauffele, Wanamaker, “ It’s, I’ve, ‘, ” “, ’, Andrew Redington, DeChambeau, Xander, ” DeChambeau, “, Norway’s Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, bogeying, Belgium’s Thomas Detry, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Adam Cairns, Reuters “ I’m, ” Scheffler, Schauffele’s bogeyless, Hovland, lasering, ”, birdies, Scott Taetsch, LIV Organizations: CNN, 106th, Valhalla Golf Club, Masters, Reuters, PGA, Pinehurst, Country Club, America Locations: American, Louisville , Kentucky, Lousville, USA, Texas, North Carolina, Valhalla, Hovland

☆ Who’s going to win the PGA Championship? Breaking down a crowded leaderboard
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Brody Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Follow live coverage of the final round of the 2024 PGA Championship todayLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Justin Thomas predicted it so perfectly. Six of the biggest names in golf are within two shots of the lead on Sunday at the year’s second major championship. It served as a reminder — just as his hot start at the Masters did — of the truth about DeChambeau: Golf hated DeChambeau. That combined with a PGA Championship win to add to his 2013 U.S. Open win at Merion takes Rose from solid career to one of the best European golfers of the century. It coming at a PGA Championship (often viewed as the lowest of the four majors) wouldn’t help.

Persons: — Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson’s, Rickie Fowler’s, There’s, ” Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry, Ryder, it’s, Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Morikawa, hasn’t, Scheffler, Schauffele, Xander, He’s, he’s, Sahith Theegala, DeChambeau, It’s, —, ake, ike, hick, lew, Å berg, eason, ron, H, aturday,, ory, cIlroy Organizations: Valhalla, birdies, Bryson DeChambeau EAGLES, ust Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky, Valhalla, ”, Louisville, COVID, iewed, ife

☆ A Recap of Stormy Daniels’s Testimony So Far in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Matthew Haag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For nearly five hours this week, the woman whose encounter with Donald J. Trump resulted in his criminal trial years later has told her side of the story. The woman, Stormy Daniels, answered questions from Manhattan prosecutors for several hours Tuesday before Mr. Trump’s lawyers began cross-examining her, and she will return to the stand Thursday. Defense lawyers are expected to grill her about inconsistencies in her account of a liaison at golf tournament and her motives in divulging it. Ms. Daniels began her testimony by describing how she and Mr. Trump met, a now-infamous encounter just off a fairway in Lake Tahoe, Nev., during a celebrity tournament in July 2006. One was Mr. Trump, the real estate mogul whose fame had skyrocketed as a result of his hosting the reality television show “The Apprentice.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Daniels, ” Organizations: Wicked Pictures Locations: Manhattan, Tahoe, Nev

☆ Live Updates: Stormy Daniels Will Return to Stand in Trump Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Matthew Haag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

The woman, Stormy Daniels, answered questions from Manhattan prosecutors for several hours Tuesday before Mr. Trump’s lawyers began cross-examining her, and she will return to the stand Thursday. After that encounter, his bodyguard, Keith Schiller, told Ms. Daniels that Mr. Trump would like to have dinner with her, she said. Image Mr. Trump has denied the charges against him, and having had sex with Ms. Daniels. Mr. Trump was wearing “silk or satin” sleepwear, Ms. Daniels testified; after she cracked a joke — “Does Mr. Hefner know you stole his pajamas?” — he changed his clothes. At the time, Mr. Trump was about to secure the Republican Party’s presidential nomination.

Persons: Stormy Daniels, Donald J, Trump, Daniels, ”, Ms, Keith Schiller, Schiller, Melania, Sarah Yenesel, Michael D, Cohen, Hefner, Ivanka, T.J . Kirkpatrick, ” Mr, Susan Necheles, Necheles, Mr Organizations: Wicked Pictures, Credit, Mr, Prosecutors, Trump Organization, The New York Times, Old, Republican Locations: Manhattan, Tahoe, Nev, American

☆ Tiger Woods discusses the origin of his famous red and black outfit – and that ‘tree meme’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The sight of Tiger Woods wearing a red top and black trousers as he strode down the 18th fairway with throngs of adoring spectators following close behind is the stuff of sporting folklore. The color combination was Woods’ go-to outfit for the fourth and final day of a tournament, which regularly ended with him adding another trophy to his ever-expanding collection. “My mom thought, being a Capricorn, that [red] was my power color, or some BS thing like that, so I end up wearing red and end up winning some golf tournaments,” the 15-time major winner told Fallon. “It’s about athletes being first and designing something for the athlete so that we can perform at a higher level,” Woods said. Woods speaking to Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."

Persons: Tiger Woods, strode, Woods ’, Woods, Earl, Jimmy Fallon, Kultida, Fallon, “, ” Woods, Todd Owyoung, Charlie, Verne Lundquist’s, ” Fallon Organizations: CNN, Nike, Sun, Riviera Country, NBC

☆ Why AI might make it harder to pull off a 4-day workweek
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He also expects more go-getters will feel pressed to do the same as AI bores deeper into the workplace. Of course, if people need to oversee AI bots at all hours, workers could take on babysitting duty at different times of the day. But as he sees how AI will change how humans work, "people are going to get more and more tired — and busier," Gill said. Looking for a payoffNot everyone thinks AI will quash dreams of a four-day workweek. Whelehan said that, ultimately, management will decide whether AI will lead to job losses or enable a four-day workweek.

Persons: —, Binny Gill, Gill, Steve Cohen, Emily Rose McRae, McRae, Simon Johnson, Johnson, Alexey Korotich, Korotich, Dale Whelehan, Whelehan, Kognitos Organizations: Service, Business, New York Mets, Gartner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, International Monetary Fund

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Broadcom, Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Barclays reiterates Tesla as equal weight Barclays lowered its price target on Tesla to $180 per share from $225 and said it sees a negative catalyst heading into earnings. Wells Fargo reiterates Microsoft as overweight Wells raised its price target on the stock to $480 per share from $460. Barclays reiterates Broadcom as overweight Barclays raised its price target on Broadcom to $1,500 per share from $1,405. Wells Fargo reiterates Goldman Sachs as overweight Wells said it gives a "gold star" to Goldman coming out of earnings. Truist reiterates Amazon as buy Truist raised its price target on the stock to $216 per share from $195.

Persons: Tesla, Mizuho, RCL, Hancock Whitney, Raymond James, it's, Vernova, Wells, AAPL, TD Cowen, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, NVDA, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Maxim, Truist Organizations: Street, Barclays, Royal Caribbean, Citi, GE, HSBC, Biotech, Apple, Microsoft, Broadcom, Education, Strategic Education, Guggenheim, Automotive, Netflix Locations: China, Gulf

☆ Unflappable Scottie Scheffler clinches second Masters title with virtuoso display
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Scottie Scheffler clinched his second Masters title in style on Sunday, cementing the American’s status as the preeminent force in men’s golf. I love you,” Scheffler replied when asked by Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley if he had a message for his wife. The ball was still amongst the shrubbery when Scheffler rolled in for par on the same green shortly after, extending his lead to three. His first Masters triumph had ended in a shaky – albeit inconsequential – four-putt, but there were no such blips this time round. After a standing ovation on his walk to the 18th green, Scheffler signed off with a simple putt for par.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg, Scheffler, Meredith, “ I’m, I’ll, ” Scheffler, Fred Ridley, “, can’t, ”, Brooks Koepka, Scheffler toasts, Warren Little, Woods, Åberg, –, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Tiger Woods, ” Woods, ” Åberg, Fuzzy Zoeller, Europe’s, Andrew Redington, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa, England’s Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy’s, Spain’s Jon Rahm, Ominously, Morikawa, Homa, Mike Segar, Rahm, Jamie Squire, Aberg, Ted Scott Organizations: CNN, Augusta National, Augusta, Golf, PGA Championship, RSM, Getty Locations: Butler, Augusta, Rome, Homa

☆ The Masters: Bryson DeChambeau tears signpost from ground to set up improvised escape shot
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Several signs point to Bryson DeChambeau winning this year’s Masters, including the one he yanked out of the ground at Augusta National on Friday. A thunderous 372-yard drive from the 17th tee during his second round served as a reminder of his status as one of the game’s all-time heaviest hitters. “Playing great golf,” Dechambeau said. Putting is in a great place. Chipping is in a great place.

Persons: Bryson DeChambeau, DeChambeau –, ”, LIV, Augusta National’s, Maddie Meyer, DeChambeau, “, ” DeChambeau, Max Homa, Scottie Scheffler, ” Dechambeau, Homa Organizations: CNN, Augusta National, Chipping

☆ The key to a long life? ‘Undereating’ and ice baths, says 88-year-old Gary Player, still spritely at 88th Masters
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It’s “so far, so good” for Player, who played his last Masters in 2009 after a record 52 appearances at Augusta National. Player was renowned for his endurance across a five-decade career that reaped 165 tournament wins and nine major championships. “You do things in life for other people, and you try to have fun, and like Gary said, you’ve got to laugh.”Watson, Player and Nicklaus (left to right) drew huge crowds. “If you’re here, you are so blessed, and you should kiss the ground every day,” Player told Masters reporters on the range. “He’s a man who believed in freedom, and what he did for this great country, you can’t describe it.

Persons: CNN —, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, “, ”, Player, Jamie Squire, Overtraining, It’s, Walter Iooss Jr, Quizzed, Nicklaus, –, Watson, Gary, you’ve, ” Watson, Mike Blake, Donald Trump, Dwight D, Eisenhower Organizations: CNN, Gary, Augusta National, REDs, Nicklaus, Reuters, America, ” Locations: Augusta, India, Johannesburg, United States

☆ Generative AI is allowing golf fans to get closer to the Masters Tournament than ever before. Here's how.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That's because Augusta National, undeniably beautiful and impeccably maintained, is deceivingly difficult, with subtle defenses not always obvious to the casual observer. To get fans closer to the Masters than ever before, IBM worked with the Masters digital team to infuse generative AI into the 2024 Masters app. First, these models need to be fueled by an organization's trusted data. In tech industry circles, there's a tendency to count parameters or tokens to quantify the power of an AI model. We can manage the lifecycle of their AI models, from curating their trusted data, to training open-source foundation models, and managing and monitoring the results.

Persons: Noah Syken, impeccably, we've Organizations: Sports, Entertainment Partnerships, IBM, Augusta, Augusta National, National, Masters, Augusta National Golf Club, Insider Studios

☆ Akshay Bhatia pops his shoulder back in before clinching dramatic sudden-death victory at Valero Texas Open
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Bhatia was six shots clear when he made the turn at the Valero Texas Open on Sunday. Nine holes later, he headed into a sudden-death playoff nursing a shoulder that had just popped out of its socket. Bhatia celebrates the birdie putt that forced McCarthy into a playoff, dislocating his shoulder in the process. Bhatia rolled in for birdie once more to clinch his first PGA Tour title since the Barracuda Championship last year and $1.6 million in prize money. 30 McCarthy, who fell narrowly short of a dramatic first PGA Tour crown.

Persons: Akshay Bhatia, Bhatia, Denny McCarthy, McCarthy, Rory McIlroy, ” Bhatia, Raj Mehta, physio Aki Tajima, McCarthy’s, “, ”, it’s, “ Denny, I’m, ” McCarthy Organizations: CNN, Valero Texas, Barracuda, Augusta, Augusta National Locations: San Antonio, California, Texas

He was tied at 6-under 136 with Kevin Streelman (72), tour rookie Chandler Phillips (68), Brendon Todd (69) and Mackenzie Hughes (68). “There's a reason that so many players rave about this course,” Cink said. Only six shots separated the players sharing the lead to the players making the cut on the number. For Spieth, it was the first time since 2017 that he missed the cut at regular PGA Tour events in consecutive weeks (Players Championship, Byron Nelson). “I get another chance to learn some really great lessons and maybe some hard lessons this week again.”___

Persons: — Stewart Cink, There's, Kevin Streelman, Chandler Phillips, Brendon Todd, Mackenzie Hughes, “, ” Cink, Streelman, Phillips, Justin Thomas, Lucas Glover, ” Thomas, ”, —, — Jordan Spieth, Sam Burns, Brian Harman, Tony Finau, Keegan Bradley, Byron Nelson, Todd, ” Todd, I’m Organizations: PGA, Augusta National, “ Locations: PALM HARBOR, Fla, Innisbrook, British, Arizona, Cologuard, Tucson

☆ A pro golfer almost hit a fan in the head with his shot. The lucky escapee caught the ‘scary’ moment on camera
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —As a golf fan watching at a tournament, you have the privilege of being up close to all the action. Then things turned sour on the 14th hole for the 33-year-old American golfer. With the 33-year-old’s progress towards the hole impeded by foliage, Homa was forced to attempt a relief shot back onto the fairway. However, when he did eventually attempt his third shot, Homa’s ball came within inches of hitting a fan, who was filming the golfer. Homa eventually struggled to a quadruple-bogey nine on the par-four 14th hole, ruling him out of contention for the tournament.

Persons: Max Homa, Homa, Jared C, Tilton, ”, ” Homa, X, “ Organizations: CNN, TPC Locations: Homa

☆ Players Championship: Ben Silverman spent all morning practicing one do-or-die shot. Here’s how it went
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Needing to make one miracle shot to stay in The Players Championship, it was do-or-die for Ben Silverman. “Let’s go make it happen,” his caddie quipped as he left the range, recorded in a video posted by the PGA Tour on X. pic.twitter.com/sfH6F6iNyl — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 16, 2024Yet there were no regrets from Silverman, a 14-year professional who has won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour, the PGA Tour’s developmental circuit. “There’s no point in putting so much pressure on it, just do the best I can,” reflected Silverman, who was making his Players Championship debut. The Japanese golfer teed off from the same hole Saturday morning at even-par overall, but saw his make-or-break 34-foot birdie putt come up just short to fall one shot short of the cut line.

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☆ Players Championship: Adam Hadwin hurled his club into the water in disgust. His wife saw the funny side
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Golfer Adam Hadwin had built a superb reputation for staying dry at The Players Championship. On Thursday, the water took its long-awaited revenge by claiming two of his balls – and even a club. Across more than four decades, hundreds of the PGA Tour’s finest players have watched in horror as their tee shot splashed into the lake at TPC Sawgrass’ iconic par-three 17th hole. Yet on all of his 28 previous visits to the penultimate tee at the ‘fifth major’, Canada’s Hadwin had safely found the island green. Ten players had found the lake from the tee during the first round, though New Zealand’s Ryan Fox aced the hole, becoming the 14th golfer in Players history to do so.

Persons: Adam Hadwin, Canada’s Hadwin, Hadwin, Sam Greenwood, Hadwin –, Jessica, ” Hadwin, Mike Carlson, Wyndham Clark, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy –, Maddox, day, a, Ze Organizations: CNN, PGA Locations: eled by

☆ Mob of hopping kangaroos invade Australian golf course
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —You’re having fun playing golf and then a mob of kangaroos suddenly interrupts your round. Golfer Stephen Roche must have thought he’d gone hopping mad when he saw the stream of ‘roos approaching him. Roche explained in his post that the kangaroos were traversing the fourth hole on the St John’s course at the Heritage Golf and Country Club in Victoria, Australia. Stephen Roche/XWhile the kangaroos’ appearance left some jumping for joy, others jokingly attributed some well-worn golfing habits onto the marsupials. At Anglesea Golf Club, also in Victoria, players share the fairways with over 300 Eastern Grey kangaroos, with a popular bus tour run to educate visitors on its resident ‘roo population.

Persons: CNN —, Stephen Roche, ‘ roos, Roche, “, ” Roche, ”, ‘, Marg Lacey, you’ve Organizations: CNN, Twitter, Heritage, Country Club, Golf Locations: Victoria, Australia

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele first competed at cards on the long flight to Australia for the Presidents Cup. Cantlay was solid as ever Saturday in the Genesis Invitational until a soft bogey toward the end of the round that effectively cut his lead in half. The final group is Cantlay and Schauffele, a pair of Californians who are now neighbors in Florida. Cantlay is trying to join Max Homa (2021) and John Merrick (2013) as players from the greater Los Angeles area trying to win what amounts to a hometown event. “Being from southern California, it's one of the tournaments on the list that I'd like to win the most,” Cantlay said.

Persons: — Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Schauffele, Will Zalatoris, Cantlay, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Zalatoris, ”, ” Cantlay, Woods, “, ” Schauffele, we’re, Didn’t, Luke List, Harris, Jason Day, Max Homa, John Merrick, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, Riviera, Tiger, “, BMW, Wilmington Country Club, Travelers, PGA, Ryder, Cup, UCLA, Virginia Country Club, Sherwood Locations: Australia, Florida, Zurich, New Orleans, Riviera, Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Cantlay began with an eagle and never let anyone close to him the rest of the round Friday. He shot a 6-under 65 to build a five-shot lead at the Genesis Invitational going into a weekend that won't include Tiger Woods. Woods made another early exit, this one because of flu symptoms instead of his injured body. Cantlay was making it tougher on the field with every birdie. The cut was at 1-over 143, eliminating Pebble Beach winner Wyndham Clark and Justin Thomas.

Persons: — Patrick Cantlay, Woods, Cantlay, Jason Day, Luke List, Mackenzie Hughes, Wyndham Clark, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Joel Stock, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, UCLA, Pebble Locations: Riviera, Long Beach

☆ Tiger Woods shoots one-over, including shank on final hole, in return to competitive action at Genesis Invitational
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tiger Woods shot a one-over-par 72 on his return to competitive PGA Tour action on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, but finished his round with a huge shank to blot his outing. However, Woods admitted afterwards that he was dealing with back spasms for the final three holes of his round, something which helped to contribute to the shank on the 18th hole. Woods hits from a bunker on the 10th hole during the first round of the Genesis Invitational. Woods is chasing his first PGA Tour win since his record-equaling 82nd triumph at the Zozo Championship in October 2019. Woods has said he is aiming to play in one tournament a month this year.

Persons: Tiger, –, Woods, Patrick Cantlay, he’d, Jason Parkhurst, ” Woods, “ It’s, LIV, Jon Rahm, Charlie, Bernhard Langer, Jason . Woods, CNN’s Jack Bantock Organizations: CNN, Los, Country Club, USA, Reuters, Tiger Woods Foundation, FedEx Cup, PGA, PNC, Ritz, Carlton Club Locations: Bahamas, Los Angeles, Florida

☆ 580 courses in 365 days: How crushing a world record changed one golfer’s perspective on life and America
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Patrick Koenig played golf – a lot of golf. By the time he finished his golfing trek, Koenig had played in the USA, Finland, and Sweden, completing 580 different courses in 365 days. Assuming his record application – which typically take up to 12 weeks to review, according to the Guinness World Record website – is accepted, he will have smashed the previous best total by 131 courses. As well as playing an awful lot of golf, the experience has changed Koenig’s perspective on the world. Some days I wanted to sleep because I was tired, but I was like, ‘Oh, I can get up and play golf.

Persons: Patrick Koenig, Koenig, –, ”, “, Jonathan, Cathie Weaver, I’m, spatters Koenig, I’d, Royal New Kent –, ” Koenig, I’ve, ’, Rachel Alcone, he’d, Patrick Koenig ‘, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Guinness, North, Monarch Beach, “, Royal New Locations: USA, Finland, Sweden, Canadian, California, Colorado, South Carolina, Pebble, Royal New Kent, Virginia, Royal, Sand Hills, Nebraska, Washington, Florida, Vermont, Texas, America

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of fans watching Tiger Woods in his 2024 debut missed out on the best golf Thursday at the Genesis Invitational. In the group ahead of Woods was Patrick Cantlay, looking as though he wants to be the next Southern California native to win at Riviera. Cantlay opened with three birdies in four holes and never really slowed until a sycamore tree halted his great run. “Jordan and I were a bunch under on the front nine and a day where I putted really, really well. That shank was a shocker, and perhaps more concerning was Woods saying his back was acting up int the final hour, leading to the shank.

Persons: Tiger Woods, Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Jason Day, Luke List, Cam Davis, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Rory McIlroy, Cantlay —, Spieth, —, ” Cantlay, “ Jordan, “ I've, Max Homa, John Merrick, shocker, ” Woods, “, ” McIlroy, McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, steadied, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, Riviera, ricochet, Virginia Country Club, UCLA Locations: Southern California, Cantlay, Australia, LA, Bay Hill

☆ After Shutting Down, These Golf Courses Went Wild
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Cara Buckley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

There was scraggly grass in one sand trap and wooden blocks and a toy castle in another, evidence of children at play. People were walking their dogs on the fairway, which was looking rather ragged and unkempt. Nowadays, these grounds are mowed just twice a year, and haven’t been doused with pesticides or rodenticides since 2018, which was when this 157-acre stretch of land stopped being the San Geronimo Golf Course, and began a journey toward becoming wild, or at least wilder, once again. A small number of shuttered golf courses around the country have been bought by land trusts, municipalities and nonprofit groups and transformed into nature preserves, parks and wetlands. Among them are sites in Detroit, Pennsylvania, Colorado, the Finger Lakes of upstate New York, and at least four in California.

Persons: haven’t, wilder Organizations: San Locations: San Geronimo, Detroit , Pennsylvania, Colorado, New York, California

Woods said his back began to spasm over the final few holes in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera. The shot called for the same club he had just shanked — 8-iron — for a low punch between the trees. “I had a small window there and tried to hit a punch-hook 8-iron after I just shanked an 8-iron," he said. Woods managed five birdies on a pristine day at Riviera, with mostly sunshine and a strong breeze late in the afternoon. A shank is rare, especially for Woods, but it has been a while since he mentioned back spasms.

Persons: Tiger, Woods, ” Woods, “, Patrick Cantlay, Charlie, ”, haven’t Organizations: ANGELES, Sun, PGA, PNC Locations: Southern California

☆ Tiger Woods signs apparel and footwear deal with TaylorMade following his split with Nike
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Tiger Woods at the practice range on April 5, 2022, before the start of the 2022 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Woods says the name of the brand "Sun Day Red" is a tribute to the fact that he's always worn red on Sundays. The tiger logo is a tribute to the 15 majors he has worn over the course of his career. The brand, Sun Day Red , will be available first only online beginning in May. Tiger Woods and TaylorMade have made it official.

Persons: Tiger Woods, Woods, Tiger, TaylorMade, David Abeles, Abeles, Mark Steinberg, Michael Jordan, Eric Smallwood, Smallwood, Rory McIlroy, That's, Josh Gerben, Gerben Organizations: Augusta National Golf Club, PGA, Sun, Nike, CNBC, TaylorMade, Air, Apex Marketing, of Famer, Apex, ESPN, Ventures, Gerben, CNBC PRO Locations: Augusta , Georgia, Pacific Palisades , California, Carlsbad , California, TaylorMade, Los Angeles

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