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☆ Wyndham Clark: 'I wish you could be here, Mom,' says US Open golfer of late mother
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —“Play big.”For the last decade, American golfer Wyndham Clark has carried a two-word rule into every competition. It’s an instruction left by his mother, Lise Clark, who died of breast cancer in 2013 while he was learning his trade at Oklahoma State University. “When she was sick and I was in college, she told me, ‘Hey, play big,’” Clark told reporters after his second round on Friday. So far, Clark's best-ever major finish was a top-75 finish at the PGA Championship in 2021. Having missed the cut on both previous starts at the major, the Denver-born golfer is comfortably on course to beat his best-ever major finish, a top-75 finish at the PGA Championship in 2021.

Persons: CNN —, Wyndham Clark, Lise Clark, ” Clark, “, Clark, ”, Ezra Shaw, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Fowler, she’s, “ I’m, Mike Ehrmann Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, Oklahoma State University, “, PGA, Wells, Championship, Schauffele Locations: Denver, Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ US Open: Cameron Young’s tee shot remarkably lands in ball holder of golf cart
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Yet the award for the major’s most remarkable shot has almost surely already been wrapped up by Cameron Young. With an effort golfing trickshotters could only dream of, the American golfer somehow managed to land a ball in the golf ball holder of a golf cart more than 300 yards away. At the center of a swarm of spectators, stewards, and security was a golf cart, and settled snugly in a compartment at the front-right of that cart: his ball. After a brief discussion with rules officials and – under orders from Young’s caddie Paul Tesori – a quick picture of the ball, the world No. Earlier frustrations soon resumed as Young’s subsequent approach shot went skidding over the green, but he recovered well to make par.

Persons: Cameron Young, Young, Young’s caddie Paul Tesori –, Ben Jared, Rickie Fowler Organizations: CNN, 123rd, Los Angeles Country Club Locations: American

☆ U.S. Open second round underway after Fowler, Schauffele make hot starts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Jun 15, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Rickie Fowler hits a tee shot on the 8th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY SportsLOS ANGELES, June 16 (Reuters) - Americans Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele will look to build on their record-breaking starts to the U.S. Open as the second round began on Friday at the Los Angeles Country Club. They produced matching eight-under-par 62s on Thursday, the lowest round in U.S. Open history, after 2014 runner-up Fowler poured in a tournament-record 10 birdies and world number six Schauffele avoided a bogey all day to take a share of the lead. Both Rose and Day will have their work cut out, after carding a six-over par 76 and three-over par 73, respectively. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Kiyoshi Mio, Xander Schauffele, Fowler, Justin Rose of England, Jason Day, Byron Nelson, Rose, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm of, LIV Golf's Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Rory McIlroy, LIV, Amy Tennery, Toby Davis Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, LOS ANGELES, PGA Tour, . Justice, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, USA, Jon Rahm of Spain, New York

☆ US Open: Defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick, eventually, celebrates shooting tournament’s third hole-in-one
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Stone-faced and walking, it was an unusually muted reaction from a golfer who had just shot the first hole-in-one of his PGA Tour career and the 51st in US Open history. Then Matt Fitzpatrick, the defending champion, realized and quickly made up for lost time. Having started from the 10th hole, Fitzpatrick shot five consecutive pars before arriving at the adjusted 115-yard 15th hole. “As soon as I hit it I thought that it’s got a good chance of going close,” Fitzpatrick told reporters. The quartet of Doug Weaver, Mark Wiebe, Jerry Pate and Nick Price navigated the 159-yard 6th hole in one swing, and all during the second round.

Persons: CNN —, Matt Fitzpatrick, France’s Matthieu Pavon, Sam Burns, Fitzpatrick, Richard Heathcote, Cameron Smith, Sam Bennett, it’s, ” Fitzpatrick, “, I’ll, Doug Weaver, Mark Wiebe, Jerry Pate, Nick Price, Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, Will Zalatoris, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele Organizations: CNN, Tour, Los Angeles Country, Getty, Oak Hill Country Club, Sheffield, RBC Heritage Locations: Massachusetts

☆ Johnson leads LIV charge at U.S. Open, two back of leaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LOS ANGELES, June 15 (Reuters) - LIV Golf players have made their presence felt at the majors this year and on Thursday it was Dustin Johnson who led the charge with a solid start to the U.S. Open. Two months ago at the Masters, three LIV members finished in the top six, including joint runners-up Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson. "The game has been trending in the right direction, and obviously I feel really comfortable over the golf ball rightnow," said Johnson, who won the LIV Golf event in Tulsa last month. There are 15 LIV Golf members in the 156-player U.S. Open field, down from the 18 who teed it up at Augusta National Golf Club and the 16 who played at Oak Hill. But the U.S. Open marks the first major since the bombshell announcement of a partnership between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which controls LIV Golf.

Persons: LIV, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Koepka, Tiger Woods, LIV Golf, Frank Pingue, Peter Rutherford Organizations: U.S ., Los Angeles Country Club, PGA Championship, U.S, LIV Golf, Augusta National Golf Club, PGA Tour, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Saudi, Bethpage, Tulsa, Oak, Toronto

☆ Rickie Fowler Reserves His Flash for the U.S. Open’s First Round
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Bill Pennington | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

No golf fans followed Rickie Fowler on Thursday dressed the same as he was. A fan called out, “Keep it going, Rickie.” But the reaction was hardly the same as the raucous quasi delirium that the longhaired younger Fowler once elicited. Finally, as he marched toward his final nine holes, the volume began to ratchet up. With five birdies and four pars in the closing nine holes, Fowler shot an eight-under 62. It was the lowest round in the history of the U.S. Open.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Fowler, Rickie, ”, Xander Schauffele Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, U.S . Locations: Thursday’s

☆ US Open: Records tumble and hole-in-ones fall as Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele lead breathless first round
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Two record-breakers, a pair of hole-in-ones, and a sea of low scores: Los Angeles Country Club served up a Hollywood blockbuster with a thrilling first round at the US Open on Thursday. The pair of hole-in-one’s highlighted a day of widespread low scoring, as birdies rained down around the North Course. Thursday’s 71.34 scoring average marked the lowest ever recorded in a first round at the US Open, beating the previous low of 72.29 at the 1993 tournament. Fowler’s 10 birdies marked the most ever recorded in a US Open round. “I joked a bit earlier, I think the USGA will be a bit frustrated that the number was that low today,” Scheffler told reporters.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, LIV Golf’s Johnson, Clark –, France’s Matthieu Pavon, Sam Burns, Fowler, Richard Heathcote, Rory McIlroy, Brian Harman, Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler, Harris, Sam Bennett, Korea’s Kim Si, France’s Paul Barjon, McIlroy, David Cannon, Branden Grace, ”, I’m, ” Berry Henson, “, ” Scheffler, Burns, Pavon, ” Pavon Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, Getty, US, USGA, skyward Locations: American, West Coast, Pavon

☆ Fowler, Spieth and Thomas looking to invest in Leeds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 15 (Reuters) - Rickie Fowler said he and fellow American golfers Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas are looking to invest in Leeds United after 49ers Enterprises agreed on a takeover of the English soccer club. Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani agreed to sell his stake to the investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers NFL franchise after they were relegated from the Premier League. "There is the group that's moving forward with being involved with Leeds. Myself, JT and Jordan potentially will be a part of it," Fowler told Sky Sports. The trio are looking to follow former NFL player J.J. Watt and his wife, former U.S. soccer international Kealia Watt, who have invested in Burnley.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Andrea Radrizzani, JT, Jordan, Fowler, I've, J.J, Watt, Kealia Watt, Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Leeds United, 49ers Enterprises, Leeds, San Francisco 49ers NFL, Premier League, Sky Sports, Burnley, Wrexham, English Football League, Thomson Locations: States, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Fowler leads midway through U.S. Open first round
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES, June 15 (Reuters) - American Rickie Fowler held the early lead at the U.S. Open on Thursday with Xander Schauffele in a group one shot back and Masters champion Jon Rahm four adrift midway through his first round at the Los Angeles Country Club. Fowler, runner-up in 2014, started on the back nine and produced six birdies and two bogeys through his first 10 holes. The 123rd U.S Open got underway against the backdrop of the bombshell announcement of a partnership between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Saudi backers of the LIV circuit. Defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick is in a group with last year's British Open winner Cameron Smith, one of the breakaway tour's biggest recruits. One of the morning's biggest attractions was an all-American grouping of world number one Scottie Scheffler with twice major champion Collin Morikawa and home favourite Max Homa.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm, Fowler, Rahm, Rory McIlroy, LIV, LIV Golf's Brooks Koepka, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Smith, Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Scheffler, Amy Tennery, Toby Davis, Ed Osmond Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, 123rd U.S, PGA, Saudi, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Saudi, British, Homa, New York

☆ Blindsided PGA Tour players want answers over merger with LIV Golf
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

TORONTO, June 6 (Reuters) - PGA Tour players were blindsided by news of a merger with the rebel Saudi-backed LIV Golf on Tuesday that left them, fans and politicians demanding answers. A bitter feud that had divided the sport for almost two years ended without warning when the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf announced a shock agreement to merge and form one unified commercial entity. "I’m guessing the liv teams were struggling to get sponsors and pga tour couldn’t turn down the money. Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris and Hideki Matsuyama were all reported to have been offered over $100 million to jump to LIV Golf until Monahan pleaded with them to stick with the PGA Tour. Golf fans took to social media, many blasting the PGA Tour for its hypocrisy.

Persons: LIV Golf, liv, Jay Monahan, Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris, Hideki Matsuyama, Monahan, Adam Hadwin, Charlotte ,, Peter Casey, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, LIV, Chris Murphy, Saudi LIV, Terry Strada, Steve Keating, Toby Davis Organizations: TORONTO, PGA, Twitter, Win, PGA Tour, USA, of Fame, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Democratic, Golf, Tour, United, LIV, Saudi shills, Thomson Locations: Saudi, Canada, Charlotte, Charlotte , North Carolina, USA, American, Connecticut, United States, Saudi Arabia, U.S, Toronto

☆ Rahm, Smith and Fitzpatrick form PGA Championship major attraction
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] May 15, 2023; Rochester, New York, USA; Jon Rahm tees off on the 8th hole during a practice round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-USA... Read moreROCHESTER, New York, May 16 (Reuters) - Spaniard Jon Rahm, Australian Cameron Smith and Briton Matt Fitzpatrick were put together on Tuesday in a star-studded group of major champions for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship. Another power threesome of PGA Championship winners heads out at 8:11 AM ET (1211 GMT) with reigning champion Justin Thomas opening the defence of his crown in the company of Northern Ireland's four-time major winner Rory McIlroy and double major winner Collin Morikawa. World number two Scottie Scheffler will partner twice PGA Championship winner and LIV Golf hope Brooks Koepka and 2019 U.S. Open winner Gary Woodland. Also carrying the LIV flag will be Phil Mickelson, the six-time major winner, partnered with world number four Patrick Cantlay and Rickie Fowler who will go out in the afternoon wave.

☆ Rickie Fowler picks up snake with golf club at Wells Fargo Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

During the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow on Saturday, Rickie Fowler was on hand to provide a safe demonstration. North Carolina is home to a range of snake species, many of which inhabit the waters of the Tar Heel state. Comments on the PGA’s Twitter post wavered on what species of snake Fowler handled, but it is thought to be a northern watersnake, a nonvenomous species native to North America. Angling his wedge, Fowler gently hooked the snake to lift it out from between a gap in the rocks before it slithered away. Rickie Fowler the ... snake charmer?!

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