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☆ How a Little-Known American Topped Rory McIlroy to Win the U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Wyndham Clark Outlasts Rory McIlroy to Win the U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LOS ANGELES—To win the U.S. Open, Wyndham Clark would have to topple fan favorites and a pair of the best players in the world. In a tournament that had boiled down to a four-person race entering its final day, Clark was the one with little name recognition who had quietly been playing elite golf.

Persons: Wyndham Clark, Clark Organizations: ANGELES, U.S .

☆ Wyndham Clark wins the U.S. Open for his first major title
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Wyndham Clark of the United States reacts to his winning putt on the 18th green during the final round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. "I just felt like my mom was watching over me today," Clark said after hoisting the silver U.S. Open trophy. McIlroy played a final round that typically wins a U.S. Open — 16 pars, one bogey. "I would go through 100 Sundays like this to get my hands on another major championship." Scheffler missed too many putts early on the back nine and needed help from Clark and McIlroy that never arrived.

Persons: Wyndham Clark, Richard Heathcote, Rory McIlroy, Clark, McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Smith, Rickie Fowler, Lise, fairways, didn't, Andrews, he'll, Scheffler, Fowler Organizations: 123rd U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, Getty, U.S, Clark, PGA Locations: United States, Los Angeles , California, U.S, British, St

☆ McIlroy's major drought goes on after near-miss at U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Jun 18, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Rory McIlroy leaves the twelfth green during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club. "It is, but at the same time when I do finally win this next major it's going to be really, really sweet," McIlroy said after finishing one shot back of Wyndham Clark. "You don't want to wish bad on anyone, but you're really hoping for a three-putt. You're hoping to somehow get into a playoff to keep giving yourself a chance," said McIlroy, whose sole birdie of the final round came on the first hole. I obviously never give up," said McIlroy, who will get his next shot at an elusive fifth major at the July 20-23 British Open in Hoylake.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Michael Madrid, tantalisingly, McIlroy, Wyndham Clark, Clark, Rickie Fowler, McIlroy's, Clark bogeyed, Frank Pingue, Peter Rutherford Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, USA, Northern, Hoylake, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, USA, Hoylake, Toronto

☆ Wyndham Clark wins 2023 US Open, clinching American’s first career major
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Wyndham Clark won the 2023 US Open to claim his first major title on Sunday, edging Rory McIlroy in a nail-biting finale at Los Angeles Country Club. Ross Kinnaird/Getty ImagesFor McIlroy, US Open champion in 2011, a nine year wait for a fifth major title continues. The 34-year-old has now finished inside the top-five at 10 major tournaments since winning The Open and PGA Championship in 2014. Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesUnfortunately for Clark however, up ahead McIlroy was showing the sort of final round composure befitting of his glittering résumé. Heading into the week, McIlroy had twice as many major titles as Clark had made major cuts – yet the world No.

Persons: CNN — Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Clark, Lise Clark, Clark teared, “, ”, “ I’ve, There’s, Ross Kinnaird, McIlroy, ” McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, –, Clark –, Xander Schauffele, Sean M, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Smith, Fowler, Min Woo Lee, Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka, Richard Heathcote, Ezra Shaw, birdieing, Viktor Hovland’s, Harry, McIlroy bogeyed, Clark steadied, caddie John Ellis Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, PGA Tour, Northern, PGA, Fleetwood, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Getty Locations: Denver, American

☆ US Open: Rickie Fowler's agonizing finish sees Wyndham Clark take share of the lead into final round
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Rickie Fowler led the US Open by two shots heading into the last hole of his third round. Clark continued to dazzle on his first ever US Open weekend, rebounding superbly after back-to-back bogeys at the 11th and 12th holes threatened to send him sliding. “I felt like I handled all of it really well,” Clark said. ET tomorrow, but will have to hold off the chase of seasoned winner Rory McIlroy to achieve their major aspirations. With reigning champion Matt Fitzpatrick nine shots back from Clark and Fowler, a title defense looks unlikely, as does a second consecutive major for Brooks Koepka.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Wyndham Clark, “ Bummer, ”, Fowler, Clark, “, ” Clark, Ezra Shaw, McIlroy, Rory McIlroy, Harry, ” McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Schauffele, Harris, Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele, Richard Heathcote, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka Organizations: CNN, agonizingly, Los Angeles Country Club, Getty, Northern, U.S, Fitzpatrick Locations: Clark

[1/2] Jun 17, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Rory McIlroy prepares to putt on the fifteenth hole during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club. Fowler grinded his way to a round of even-par 70 at the Los Angeles Country Club on Saturday to enter the final round tied atop the leaderboard with fellow American Wyndham Clark at 10-under par. They will be in the final pairing again on Sunday and are scheduled to tee off at 2:30pm local time (2130 GMT). They are set to take the course at 2:08pm local time (2108 GMT). Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Michael Madrid, Rickie Fowler, Fowler, Wyndham Clark, I'm, Clark, George C, Thomas, McIlroy, I've, Scottie Scheffler, Harris English, Dustin Johnson, Rory Carroll, Toby Davis Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, USA, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, USA, Southern California, LA, Beverly Hills, Northern Ireland, Los Angeles

☆ Scheffler finishes with a flourish, three back of U.S. Open lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Just trying to make some birdies and avoid the bogeys," said Scheffler. ... And yeah, just fortunate to see that shot go in on 17 and then a nice birdie on 18 to kind of get myself back into it." Scheffler started the day five shots back of halfway leader Fowler and fell out of the picture after navigating the first 16 holes in one over par. Scheffler, who secured his lone major title at the 2022 Masters, where he took a three-shot lead into the final round, said he did not feel any different being the hunter or the hunted on the Sunday of a major. I'm showing up and I want to play good and I want to win," said Scheffler.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Fowler, it's, Frank Pingue, William Mallard Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, Elias Sports Bureau, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Toronto

☆ Rory McIlroy Just Misses a Hollywood Ending at the U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Bill Pennington | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It might have been fitting if someone from Holywood won this year’s U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club. But Rory McIlroy, born in the Northern Ireland town by that name, is not having that kind of year. On Sunday, McIlroy was chasing his first major championship title in nine years, a drought that continues to shadow a luminous career that began with four major titles from 2011 to 2014. McIlroy, like almost all of the PGA Tour’s players, felt blindsided. But on Sunday, a buoyant, smiling McIlroy, 34, was again enthusiastically chasing another major title, in the final round of the 123rd U.S. Open.

Persons: Holywood, Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, LIV, Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler Organizations: Los Angeles Country Club, Sunday, PGA Tour, PGA, 123rd U.S . Locations: U.S, Northern Ireland, Saudi

☆ Wyndham Clark Captures the U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Alan Blinder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Clark’s time on top ended swiftly, when he bogeyed the second hole for the second time this week. The sixth hole had unnerved players for days, a par-4 concoction with a blind tee shot and demanding terrain. Clark had managed a birdie there on Thursday, before making par on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday afternoon, seeking a slightly larger gap between himself and everyone else, Clark stood at the tee and sent his shot soaring 266 yards. The ball crashed onto the green, rolling past the cup but setting up a short putt for birdie and a two-stroke lead.

Persons: Clark, Beverly Hilton, McIlroy, Fowler Organizations: Beverly Locations: Wilshire

☆ McIlroy shuts out the noise to stay in U.S. Open hunt
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Sort of felt somewhat stress-free out there, if you can ever call golf at a U.S. Open stress-free." This week marks the fifth time McIlroy has opened a major championship with three rounds in the 60s. "Overall, yeah, pretty pleased with how today went, and feel like I'm in a good spot heading into tomorrow," said McIlroy. While plenty confident in his ability, McIlroy admitted he was unsure what sort of boost he could take from his past major triumphs into Sunday's final round. "I'm going out there to try to execute a game plan, and I feel like over the last three days I've executed that game plan really, really well, and I just need to do that for one more day."

Persons: Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, LIV Golf's, Rickie Fowler, Wyndham Clark, Fowler, Scottie Scheffler, It's, I'm, I've, Frank Pingue, William Mallard Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, Masters, PGA, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, LIV Golf's Saudi, Toronto

☆ A ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ in the Golf War, Rory McIlroy Makes His Charge at the U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Fan favorite Fowler seeks to revive career with U.S. Open run
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Fowler has not won a PGA Tour title since 2019 and sank to a career-low 185th in the rankings last September. It's been a while since I've felt this good in a tournament, let alone a major," said Fowler. "Being in the lead is nice, but it really means nothing right now," said Fowler, who also had a share of the first-round lead. From there, Fowler closed with a routine par and walked off the course having set a U.S. Open record with 18 birdies through 36 holes. Fowler was asked to describe his emotions now that he has emerged from a lengthy period of struggle.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Fowler, Martin Kaymer, It's, I've, Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, it's, Frank Pingue, Lincoln Organizations: Los Angeles Country Club, U.S ., U.S, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Toronto

☆ Fowler leads as U.S. Open third round gets underway
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Fowler has already made a mark this week as his two-day 130 total tied the lowest 36-hole U.S. Open scoring record set by Martin Kaymer in 2014. A little different once you get to after 54 holes because that's when things really heat up," Fowler said on Friday. Fowler, who also held a share of the first-round lead with Schauffele, will have his work cut out with a leaderboard that features plenty of top-tier talent. World number three McIlroy, who has gone nearly nine years since winning his fourth major title, will set off in the penultimate group alongside Schauffele two strokes off the lead. World number one Scottie Scheffler, trailing Fowler by five, and British Open champion Cameron Smith, six back, were scheduled to go off at 2:56 PT.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Fowler, Clark, Martin Kaymer, Schauffele, McIlroy, Lanny Wadkins, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Smith, Jon Rahm, Canada's Adam Hadwin, Frank Pingue, Ed Osmond Organizations: U.S ., U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Toronto

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ LIV to continue as scheduled in 2024 despite PGA merger, says Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 15 (Reuters) - LIV Golf plans to go through with its schedule for the remainder of the year and 2024 despite the agreement to merge with the PGA Tour, former world number one Dustin Johnson said. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit announced the shock agreement to form one unified commercial entity last week, bringing an end to a bitter fight that had split the sport. There is uncertainly about how the golf calendar will look next year under the framework of the merger, with some doubts being raised about whether the LIV Golf League team-based competition would even exist after its 2023 season. However Johnson, one of the star recruits of the breakaway circuit, said he learned from Yasir Al-Rumayyan that the circuit would continue next year. Those are private conversations, and I don't know exactly what his future plans are ...

Persons: LIV Golf, Dustin Johnson, LIV, Rory McIlroy, Johnson, Yasir Al, bankrolls LIV, they're, We'll, I'm, we're, Bryson DeChambeau, DeChambeau, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: PGA Tour, LIV Golf League, Public Investment Fund, ESPN, Former U.S, Al, Thomson Locations: Saudi, Hyderabad

☆ US Open: How to watch first golf major since shock PGA Tour and LIV Golf partnership
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

It’s also the first major since the golfing world was rocked by the announcement of a partnership between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf earlier this month. 2 Jon Rahm spoke of the “betrayal” felt by PGA Tour players following the “bombshell” announcement, expressing his discomfort at the perceived lack of clarity and unanswered questions surrounding the deal. However, one of the partnership’s primary architects, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, was not on site to respond as he recuperates from a medical situation. Monahan has been relieved of day-to-day duties while he recovers, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday. After a second PGA Tour victory at the RBC Heritage in April earlier this year, the world No.

Persons: CNN —, It’s, LIV, Jon Rahm, ”, Jay Monahan, Monahan, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, Will Zalatoris, Koepka, Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Matt York, Fitzpatrick, Warren Little, ” Fitzpatrick, I’ve, Norway’s Viktor Hovland, Wanamaker, “ There’s, Harry, Jack Nicklaus, Walter Hagen, “ Organizations: CNN, 123rd, Los Angeles Country Club, PGA, USA Network, NBC, Sky Sports, Sheffield, RBC Heritage, Getty, North, Championship Locations: California, Massachusetts, New York, Brookline, Los Angeles, North America

☆ 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

☆ McIlroy sees 'big steps of progress' before US Open bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 14 (Reuters) - World number three Rory McIlroy said he has made "big steps of progress" in his game before he begins the U.S. Open with renewed focus and tries to end a nine-year barren run in majors. "I'm certainly feeling a lot better coming into this major championship than I was going to Oak Hill. McIlroy won the U.S. Open in 2011 at Congressional Country Club, storming to victory while setting the mark for lowest 72-hole score in the tournament's history at 16-under-par 268. "I've had my ups and downs in this tournament but I've started to figure out how to handle U.S. Open conditions and tests," McIlroy said. "I think there's certainly a lot more patience in my game than there used to be."

Persons: Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, LIV Golf, I'm, LIV's Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, I've, Hritika Sharma, Tom Hogue Organizations: PGA Tour, Canadian, PGA, U.S, Congressional Country Club, U.S ., Thomson Locations: U.S, Saudi, Toronto, Oak Hill, Hyderabad

☆ McIlroy grouped with Koepka as PGA-LIV battle set to continue at US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The tournament will be the first major to be played since the bombshell announcement of a partnership between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV circuit. Koepka became the first active member of LIV Golf to win a major when he triumphed by two shots at the PGA Championship three weeks ago. Defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick will go head-to-head with reigning British Open winner Cameron Smith - another LIV recruit - and American Sam Bennett. World number one Scottie Scheffler headlines the morning action when he starts his bid alongside two-times major champion Collin Morikawa and home favourite Max Homa. Masters champion Jon Rahm, the 2021 U.S. Open champion, will also be out early and has been grouped with Viktor Hovland and Xander Schauffele, ranked fifth and sixth in the world, respectively.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Jonathan Ernst, LIV Golf, McIlroy, Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, LIV, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Smith, Sam Bennett, Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele, Hritika Sharma, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Golf, PGA, 123rd U.S ., Los Angeles Country Club, Thomson Locations: Augusta , Georgia, U.S, Northern, Saudi, Hyderabad

London CNN —Swiss luxury watchmaker Omega says it has been the victim of “organized criminal activity,” alleging three of its former staff members admitted working with intermediaries to sell a fake Speedmaster watch for some $3.4 million dollars. The watch was bought by Omega itself for 3.115 million Swiss francs—25 times the auctioneer’s upper estimated price—at a Phillips auction in in Geneva in November 2021. “OMEGA and Phillips were the joint victims of organized criminal activity involving the selling of this specific watch by auction,” the statement added. “This timepiece is currently a key piece of evidence in the ongoing investigation that must also bring to light the seller of the watch. “The watch was bought by OMEGA for the OMEGA Museum and we understand from OMEGA that it has discovered that the watch is composed of unrelated parts from various sources, and that OMEGA employees may have been involved in assembling the watch.

Persons: “, Omega, Phillips, ”, Giovanni Alegre, “ OMEGA, ” Phillips, Buzz Aldrin, Ryan Reynolds, George Clooney, Rory McIlroy Organizations: London CNN, Omega, Phillips, CNN, OMEGA, OMEGA Museum Locations: Swiss, Geneva, Bienne, Switzerland

The field of players teeing it off on Thursday is unchanged since the USGA previously said that, like the three other majors, it would allow both PGA Tour and LIV golfers to compete. But the feuds that broke out between golfers from the rival leagues is unlikely to be patched up so quickly. Broadcasters hope viewers will be able to put the drama of the new deal to the side and focus on the tournament. "Not to be too Pollyannaish about the whole thing, but we're right in the middle of Hollywood so let's write a good Hollywood script," NBC commentator Dan Hicks said. Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: LIV Golf, Jay Monahan, LIV, Gene Sykes, LACC, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Sykes, Dan Hicks, Rory Carroll, Christian Radnedge Organizations: country's Public Investment Fund, Los Angeles Country Club, Reuters, USGA, Broadcasters, Hollywood, NBC, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Saudi Arabia, LA, U.S, Saudi, Los Angeles

☆ Taylor and Conners to try and make it Canada Day at national championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Jun 10, 2023; Toronto, ON, CAN; Nick Taylor hits his tee shot at the 17th hole during the third round of the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY SportsTORONTO, June 10 (Reuters) - Perhaps no sporting event in Canada goes out of its way to tug at the heritage heartstrings more than the Canadian Open. But entering Sunday's final round there is plenty of Canadian content on the leaderboard with Nick Taylor and Corey Conners in position to make history. Six will start Sunday's final round two off the pace including Taylor, who rocketed into contention with a course record nine-under 63. "I would love to win the Canadian Open for the third time.

Persons: Nick Taylor, Dan Hamilton, Caesar, Bloody Mary, Pat Fletcher, Corey Conners, Taiwan's, Pan, Rory McIlroy, Taylor, Northern Ireland's McIlroy, LIV, McIlroy, I've, Steve Keating, Andrea Ricci Organizations: RBC Canadian, Sports TORONTO, Canadian, Oakdale Country, PGA, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Canada, Muskoka, Australia, Zimbabwe, Canadian, Saudi

☆ PGA merger with LIV a delicate balancing act, says board member Dunne
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 9 (Reuters) - The PGA Tour faces a delicate balancing act in welcoming back LIV Golf players while also ensuring those who stayed loyal to the U.S.-based circuit "feel good" about their decision, PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne said. "We have to make sure that whatever it is that we finalise, that they feel good about their decisions (to remain on the PGA Tour)... I don't think it's going to be easy and I don't think we're all going to agree, but I think we can get there." Dunne, who helped broker the merger, also said the PGA Tour was ready to "walk away" if they felt there was anything that would have hurt the game. He added the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) would not control the professional game, especially with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan installed as CEO of the new entity.

Persons: LIV, Jimmy Dunne, LIV Golf, Rory McIlroy, Dunne, didn't, Jay Monahan, Rohith Nair, Toby Davis Organizations: Tour, LIV Golf, PGA, Golf, Saudi Public Investment Fund, Thomson Locations: U.S, Saudi, Bengaluru

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