There was no complaining, no bitterness. Carlos Ortiz stood over a pitch shot on the final hole of LIV Golf Houston confident he would win, and certain he would be asked later about the fact he will not be playing the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. Ortiz didn’t save par, but with a final-round 67 and…
Prepare your eyes for a scene set sometime back in golf history. James Walker Tufts developed the Pinehurst resort prior to 1900 as a wellness retreat. Ironically this week, the world’s best will walk amongst those same pines in search of their own sanity. A true test of confidence and capabilities, this national championship will…
The Shoprite LPGA Classic was 54 holes jam-packed with history. There were two chances at the tour’s second-ever round of 59. Sunday, Linnea Strom missed an eagle pitch from 50 yards out to shoot 59, birdieing the 469-yard par 5 18th at Seaview’s Bay Course to post a historic 60, surging from tied for last…
DUBLIN, Ohio — Barbara Nicklaus, who carved a distinctive and endearing niche in golf both as the “guiding force” behind her husband, Jack Nicklaus, and as a tireless supporter of charitable causes, has been chosen as the honoree for the 2025 edition of the Memorial Tournament, officials announced Sunday. Often referred to as the “First…
Following rounds of 63, 66 and 66, Sebastian Soderberg had a commanding eight-shot lead heading into Sunday at the DP World Tour’s Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed in his home country of Sweden. It seemed like it was not a matter of if he’d win for the second time on the European circuit, but by how…
With a win at the Memorial, Scottie Scheffler became the first player to notch five wins before the U.S. Open since Tom Watson in 1980. That’s when Sansabelt pants and persimmon woods were the order of the day. Although Scheffler’s equipment is decidedly more modern, his winning score of eight under par was old school,…
Patrick Reed is in with a chance of winning LIV Golf Houston and has the supporters on side, but he’s still furious that he cannot compete in the US Open due to the OWGR debate Fans of LIV Golf in Houston, Texas, have been hailed by Patrick Reed for giving him “energy” despite feeling upset about missing…
The USGA likes to boast that it brings the U.S. Open to the cathedrals of American golf. That is certainly the case for the 2024 U.S. Open as the championship heads to the sandhills of North Carolina and the famed No. 2 course at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club. Seeing the best golfers in the…
Camila Giorgi retires from tennis without a word to pursue lingerie modeling career Camila Giorgi retired from tennis this week without any warning. The 32-year-old Italian pro — a four-time winner on the WTA Tour, who came up short to Serena Williams in the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2018 — was listed on the International Tennis…
Camila Giorgi turned a professional in the year 2006 and all her life she has been training under her father, Sergio Giorgi. When Giorgi was five years old, 1976?French Open?champion?Adriano Panatta?said, “it’s the first time I play a girl who plays like?Andre Agassi.”On-court?Achievements In 2014, Camila Giorgi reached the finals at BNP Paribas Katowice Open…