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☆ 5 Players to Watch at the British Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Michael Arkush | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It seems like only yesterday that the best golfers in the game were battling for a green jacket at the Masters Tournament, the season’s first major. With mid-July here, however, the stage is set for the final major, the British Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, which begins on Thursday. It will be fascinating to see if Wyndham Clark, who was a surprise winner in the United States Open in June, can back it up at the British Open — and whether the world No. 1, Scottie Scheffler, whose name always seems to be on the leaderboard, will make enough putts to win his second major after taking the Masters last year.

Persons: Wyndham Clark, Scottie Scheffler Organizations: Royal Liverpool Golf Club, United States Locations: British, Hoylake, England

☆ Fleetwood banks on home comforts for elusive major title
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Ed Osmond | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Fleetwood was born in Southport, around 30 miles north of Royal Liverpool, and the world number 21 would be a popular champion after a couple of near-misses. "It's nice to have a week that feels so close to home," Fleetwood told reporters on Wednesday. "As soon as the week starts you start sort of feeling The Open atmosphere, which you always think is very, very cool," Fleetwood said. Winning a major is a dream, winning The Open is a huge, huge dream. Fleetwood will play the first two rounds at Hoylake with American world number one Scottie Scheffler and Australian Adam Scott, both former Masters champions.

Persons: Tommy Fleetwood, Nick Faldo, Fleetwood, It's, St Andrews, I've, Scottie Scheffler, Adam Scott, Ed Osmond, Christian Radnedge Organizations: British, Portrush, Masters, Thomson Locations: HOYLAKE, England, Hoylake, Southport, Royal Liverpool, St

☆ McIlroy in good place to end long major drought
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Ed Osmond | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Victory at the Scottish Open on Sunday, however, continued a consistent year in which McIlroy has recorded eight top-10 finishes. He was second at last month's U.S. Open and the world number two is glad to be back at Hoylake. "It feels like such a long time ago," McIlroy said. "You're trying to rekindle the memories as I was driving from the airport last night and getting onto the Wirral. World number one Scottie Scheffler will lead the challengers along with third-ranked Jon Rahm and defending champion Smith while Tommy Fleetwood could be the best hope of a first English Open champion since 1992.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, St Andrews, Cameron Smith, " McIlroy, you've, it's, I've, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Smith, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Viktor Hovland, Jordan Spieth, Ed Osmond, Toby Davis Organizations: Royal Liverpool, U.S, PGA, St, Scottish, Fleetwood, St Andrews, Thomson Locations: HOYLAKE, England, Hoylake

☆ McIlroy to launch Open bid alongside Rahm and Rose
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Ed Osmond | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

HOYLAKE, England, July 18 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy will start his British Open bid playing alongside European Ryder Cup team mates Jon Rahm and Justin Rose in the first two rounds at Hoylake. Rahm, the world number three, is aiming to become the first Spaniard to lift the Claret Jug since Seve Ballesteros in 1988. Australian Cameron Smith begins his title defence at 0958 in the company of U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark and Olympic gold medallist Xander Schauffele. American world number one Scottie Scheffler is also among the early starters in a group with England's Tommy Fleetwood and Australian Adam Scott. Royal Liverpool member Matthew Jordan, who came through qualifying to earn a place in the 156-man field, will hit the opening tee shot of the 151st British Open at 0635.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, McIlroy, Rahm, Seve Ballesteros, Cameron Smith, Wyndham Clark, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott, Royal, Matthew Jordan, Ed Osmond, Christian Radnedge Organizations: British, European Ryder Cup, Royal Liverpool, 151st British, Thomson Locations: HOYLAKE, England, U.S

☆ Scheffler happy to fly under the radar
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Ed Osmond | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Scheffler was in contention to win last year's Open at St Andrews before fading with a closing 74 to finish tied 21st. Just trying to hit it a little bit better, chip a little bit better and putt a little bit better." Missed putts have proved costly for Scheffler but he believes he is close to rediscovering his touch on the greens. "I'm hitting a lot of good putts," he said. "Pretty soon, a lot of those good putts will start falling in the middle of the hole instead of dodging around the side of it."

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, I'm, Scheffler, They're, Ed Osmond, Christian Radnedge Organizations: St, Masters, PGA Championship, U.S ., Hoylake, Thomson Locations: HOYLAKE, England, British

☆ He Makes $1 Million a Golf Tournament. He Can Thank the Golf War.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Andrew Beaton | Louise Radnofsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The Fed is secretly stress testing the US economy against nightmare scenarios
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

When asked how the Fed plans for the worst case scenarios on the geopolitical front, he first responded in Fedspeak. At every Fed policy meeting, he said, “our staff works up six or seven or eight alternative simulations,” he said. The market impact: The policy scenarios considered by the Fed are quite sensitive. That’s likely why when Powell was asked about the scenarios the Fed had most recently considered, he stayed mum. They’re posting elaborate TikToks where they pretend that the McDonald’s Grimace shake has killed them, of course.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell didn’t, ”, they’re, Joe Brusuelas, Stacey Tevlin, Ben Bernanke, Philippa Dunne, “, Danielle DiMartino Booth, That’s, Powell, “ I’m, Joe Biden, Biden, “ Bidenomics, Elisabeth Buchwald, Bryan Mena, Read, McDonald’s, Scottie Andrew, Grimace’s, Ronald McDonald, Andrews, it’s, Matthew Prince, “ It’s Organizations: New, New York CNN — Federal, European Central Bank, Federal, RSM, “, Fed, Bloomberg, TLR, QI Research, Federal Reserve, Chapman University, CNN Locations: New York, Portugal, Fedspeak, China, Chicago, America, California, ”

☆ McDonald’s bet on viral success with its Grimace shake. TikTok users are pretending it killed them
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Since the debut of the Grimace shake earlier this month, TikTok users have been excitedly ordering the shake, released in honor of McDonald’s character Grimace’s “birthday,” and then pretending to die on camera after consuming the purple beverage. They often dump the shake over their convulsing bodies, apparently signaling that Grimace, that bumbling bestie of Ronald McDonald, killed them. The Grimace shake, though, has become more infamous than beloved. In a typical “Grimace Shake” TikTok, an enthusiastic young person, Grimace shake in hand, will wish the big purple mascot a happy birthday before taking their first sip. When reached for comment, McDonald’s referred CNN to a tweet from Grimace: “meee pretending i don’t see the grimace shake trendd,” along with a photo of the purple one himself, eyebrows raised.

Persons: McDonald’s, Grimace’s, ”, Ronald McDonald, Matthew Prince, “ It’s, it’s, Grimace, J Balvin, Travis Scott, they’ve, Grimace wasn’t, execs, Ronald McDonald’s, Hamburglar, Bell’s, grimace, “ Organizations: CNN, Chapman University, buzzy, Wine, Wednesday Locations: California, ”

☆ Gordon Sargent watches putt bounce out of hole in freak US Open incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —American golfer Gordon Sargent was the victim of a freak incident at the US Open on Sunday as he watched his two-and-a-half-foot putt bounce out of the hole. Sargent, who has just finished his sophomore year at Vanderbilt University, ended the tournament on four-over-par to claim low amateur honors – a medal awarded to the amateur with the best performance at the US Open. His impressive one-under final round included a bizarre moment on the 18th when his seemingly perfect putt somehow ended outside the hole. It has since been adjusted back into place.”Although the issue with the hole cost him a shot, Sargent still took low amateur honors by nine strokes at Los Angeles Country Club. “I think it just gives you confidence and also kind of shows what you need to work on,” he said.

Persons: Gordon Sargent, Sargent, –, ” Sargent, “ Haven’t, ”, “, Jordan Spieth, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler Organizations: CNN, Vanderbilt University, USGA, Los Angeles Country Club

☆ 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

☆ Matt Fitzpatrick criticizes US Open's Los Angeles course and 'very poor' atmosphere
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Yet not everyone has given the host glowing reviews, including the major’s reigning champion Matt Fitzpatrick. And following Saturday’s third round, Fitzpatrick – whose hopes of becoming the first player to defend the US Open title since Brooks Koepka look slim – again spoke about the quality of the course and the atmosphere. Fitzpatrick added: “I’ve seen Brooks’ comments and I tend to agree with what he feels like that about this golf course. Yet firmer greens and fairways brought fresh criticisms of the course, and atmosphere, from Fitzpatrick on Saturday. “Very poor … It’s disappointing on the USGA side,” said Fitzpatrick of the atmosphere, according to Barstool Sports journalist Dan Rapaport.

Persons: Matt Fitzpatrick, England’s Fitzpatrick, ”, Fitzpatrick –, Brooks, I’d, Koepka, Fitzpatrick, “ I’m, ” Koepka, I’ve, Brooks ’, you’ve, “, ” Fitzpatrick, Matt York, Padraig Harrington, ” Harrington, ” Brooks, Scottie Scheffler, ” Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Dan Rapaport, Collin Morikawa, Tom Kim, ” Kim, can’t Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, Sky Sports, ESPN, United States Golf Association, USGA, Barstool Sports, Los Locations: American, LA, Los Angeles, Korean

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ ‘Different Than What You Expect From a Los Angeles Golf Course’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Alan Blinder | Meg Oliphant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For much of Collin Morikawa’s life, the Los Angeles Country Club was a mystery. “It’s demanding — it’s very different than what you expect from a Los Angeles golf course,” Morikawa said in an interview. The West Coast is known for Kikuyu grass and very sticky poa annua greens, bumpy greens in the afternoon. That’s not what Los Angeles Country Club is.”Instead, players will confront a course of Bermuda grass, with bentgrass on greens that Morikawa sees as PGA Tour-like because of their slopes and designs. This year’s Open will include five par-3 holes for the first time since 1947, when Lew Worsham beat Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff at St. Louis Country Club.

Persons: Collin Morikawa’s, George C, Thomas Jr, Gil Hanse, Scottie Scheffler, “ It’s, ” Morikawa, Lew Worsham, Sam Snead Organizations: Los Angeles Country Club, United States, University of California, St, Louis Country Club Locations: Southern California, U.S, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Bermuda

☆ Jon Rahm says members of PGA Tour feel ‘betrayal’ after partnership with LIV Golf
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

2 Jon Rahm has said “a lot” of players on the PGA Tour feel “betrayal” after the shock announcement of its partnership with LIV Golf. The decisions of some players to leave the established PGA Tour and DP World Tour to sign up with LIV Golf last year were met with consternation by many others. Now, with the two sides uniting once again, it opens questions about LIV Golf players’ eligibility for this year’s Ryder Cup which begins in September. Rahm has been a strong advocate of allowing LIV Golf players to be allowed to compete in the biennial tournament. However, players who left to join LIV Golf resigned their DP World Tour membership to do so.

Persons: Jon Rahm, LIV Golf, ”, “, “ It’s, that’s, Jay Monahan, LIV Golf’s, –, Rahm, It’s, Kelley I’m, Scottie Scheffler, don’t, Scheffler, I’m, There’s, ” Rahm, Richard Heathcote, LIV, Keith Pelley, Team Europe’s, Rahm’s, Sergio Garcia, Garcia, Luke Donald, Luke Organizations: CNN, Tour, Rahm, Los Angeles Country Club, Senate, PGA, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Getty, LIV Golf, Team Europe, Reuters, Team, US Ryder, America Locations: California, Europe

☆ 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

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

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