The opening round at the Irish Open delivered a brutal test of patience and precision. Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Ireland, saw play slowed significantly across the field as strong winds dominated the conditions. Defending champion Rory McIlroy managed to stay in the hunt, carding a 1-under 69 despite a costly double bogey on the 13th hole. While he sits four shots behind the leader, his position remains viable heading into the second day. The defending champion knows the margin for error is slim when the elements turn hostile. He remains tied for 17th place, a spot that offers hope but demands immediate improvement to challenge for the **** le.
According to GolfMagic, Joaquin Niemann seized the early lead with a spectacular 5-under 65. The LIV Golf standout made his move with four consecutive birdies from the 14th to the 17th holes. His drive on the 14th landed a mere three feet from the cup, creating a simple birdie opportunity that propelled his charge. Niemann's sole mistake was a bogey on the 12th following a three-putt. When asked about the experience, he noted, "It was a lot of fun out there."It's a really tricky course and a really fun golf course to play, especially with the Irish weather, he also praised the layout, stating. Despite the pressure of chasing the leader, Niemann capitalized on the scoring opportunities while others struggled.
Rory McIlroy's round told a different story of resilience. His tee shot at the 13th rolled into a bunker, hit the lip, and came back into the sand. His second shot then hit below the lip, skipped out of the sand, and landed on the fairway, yet the damage was done with a double bogey. Playing alongside Brooks Koepka, who shot a 75 after a triple bogey start, McIlroy faced a difficult back nine. Koepka's struggles on the opening hole highlighted how the high grass and wind punished errant shots. Despite his own errors, McIlroy managed to finish under par. "I hung in there, shot under par, and at least don't feel like I'm out of the tournament," he admitted. He added, "A good day tomorrow gets me right back in it."
Shane Lowry provided a local perspective on the day's difficulty. According to ESPN, Lowry finished at 67 and remained bogey-free on the back nine. He was tied with Shaun Norris. Lowry faced the same darkness issues as others, noting, "I honestly didn't think we were going to get finished." That's probably the longest round of golf I ever played, in a three-ball, anyway. I'm happy with my score."I felt like I did a solid job of making pars and trying to get to the clubhouse as quick as I could," he explained his strategy, saying. Meanwhile, Adrian Meronk was at 3 under but unable to finish before darkness fell. Patrick Reed shot 68 in the challenging conditions.
The gap between McIlroy and Niemann is significant but not insurmountable. Four shots is a manageable deficit in a four-round event, provided the weather cooperates. McIlroy's ability to recover from the bunker disaster

Jacksonville Beach native Miles Russell seemingly has his singles match and possibly a U.S. draw in the Walker Cup in hand with two holes to play against Connor Graham of Scotland on Sept. 6, at the Lahinch Golf Club in Ireland.
Graham, a junior at Texas Tech and a first-team All-Big 12 player last year, had other ideas.
Graham birdied the last two holes while the 17-year-old Russell, playing in his first Walker Cup, went bogey-par. The ensuing halve opened the door for Josh Hill to beat Russell's doubles partner Tyler Watts 1-up with an up-and-down from a greenside bunker and clinch the Cup for Great Britain/Ireland,13.5-12.5 victory.
The victory ended a five-match winning streak for the Americans. GB/I won seven of the 10 singles matches to rally from a three-point deficit after the Americans swept the morning foursomes.
Had Russell pulled out the victory, the U.S. would have at least retained the Walker Cup with a 13-13 tie. If Watts had won his match, the U.S. would have won outright.

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Look at our timing! ***** o and the Mikes managed to plan a recording around deadline day. We waited until the window was closed in Italy to grade the comings and goings of the the end of the mercato. It was a long and arduous summer that took a lot out of ***** o. Someone should probably peek into the bunker and make sure he didn't go full crazy.
We grade each move like that one teacher you hated because they docked you points for every little thing…like your punctuation. Along the way, we got McMike's most ominous, "Uh-huh, alright" ever, Producer Mike's terrifying Pradetici, and more of ***** o's mental deterioration. Thank you as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sport Social Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for hosting us and to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Windchime Weather⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music. And as always, we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed making this. You could leave a rating and review if you want, but whatever.
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Despite finishing runner-up to Scottie Scheffler at the Tour Championship, Viktor Hovland still managed to turn heads at East Lake. Just not for the reason fans might expect.
Following Sunday's final round, a video of Hovland's bunker shot on the 13th hole went viral. The shot itself wasn't the story. Instead, viewers focused on what happened just before Hovland struck the ball. Immediately, a debate started over and whether he should have been **** sed a two-stroke penalty.
Hovland found himself in a green side bunker on the par-4 13th during Sunday's final round. While he eventually walked away with a bogey, a slow-motion replay raised questions about whether the result should have been much worse.
The replay appeared to show Hovland's wedge getting extremely close to the sand behind his ball before he played his shot. That immediately brought USGA Rule 12.2b into the conversation.
The rule applies specifically to bunkers and prohibits a player from touching the sand with a club before making a stroke. Among other things, players cannot touch the sand with their club in the area in front of or behind the ball. This includes during a practice swing and during the backswing.

#hovland #sand #bunker

In one of the wealthiest enclaves in South Florida, even a billionaire fortune reportedly is not enough to secure entry.
Indian Creek Country Club, set within the gated island community nicknamed "Billionaire Bunker," reportedly has not admitted Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, media personality Lauren Sánchez, and Ivanka Trump.
According to the Daily Mail, joining the Indian Creek club can be exceptionally difficult, even for people who can cover its reported costs: a $1 million initiation fee and $44,000 in monthly dues.
In February, Bezos and Sánchez reportedly turned up at the club's dock party as part of an apparent bid to make a favorable impression on the board. The pair, owners of three properties on the island, reportedly received a warm response from many members, but no invitation had been extended when the report was published.
Membership has also reportedly proved elusive for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, whom the report described as owners of a $30 million island home.

#Indian #even

Practicing your bunker shots can be done from home and it takes minimal supplies.
Professional long driver Averee Dovsek shares a tip on how to practice your bunker game with some painters tape and a golf net.
It is tough to get out to a course with solid practice facilities that gives you an opportunity to hit good quality bunker shots. Doing it from home isn't going to be an exact replica, but it is a way to improve confidence and get some reps in. Using the painters tape is an easy way to practice.
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China exported 6.7% more fuel last month than it did in June, although on an annual basis fuel exports dropped by 12.9%, Reuters reported today, citing Chinese customs data.
In absolute terms, Chinese refiners exported 4.65 million tons of refined products including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and bunkering fuel. Diesel exports totalled 810,000 tons last month, up by 88% amid a global squeeze on diesel stocks because of the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. This puts them on par with July 2025 export levels and 50% higher than the average monthly so far this year.
Exports of other refined oil products, however, remain substantially lower than they were before the United States and Israel launched the February 28 strikes on Iran that started the war. Gasoline exports in July were 55.3% lower than a year earlier but up by a massive 320% from June as the Chinese government relaxed fuel export curbs imposed in March. Jet fuel exports were down 33% on an annual basis but up 42% on a monthly basis.
In early March, days after the conflict in the Middle East erupted and led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Chinese government moved to ban all fuel exports amid a worsening supply crunch, with the exception of some volumes shipping out to certain countries in Southeast Asia.
Beijing began to relax the curbs later, with the latest easing announced earlier this month, totalling 2.7 million tons of refined products, to be in effect until the end of August. However, refiners would be allowed to roll over some of those volumes to September if they cannot find buyers for the full amount. The easing of the curbs was prompted by abundant domestic stocks that, according to **** ysts, helped the world avoid a sharper oil price spike because of the Iran war.

#chinese #Diesel

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Scottie Scheffler was back to his dominant form Sunday, turning a two-shot lead into a runaway in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He closed with a 4-under 66 for an eight-shot victory, the largest in the 68-year history at the TPC Southwind.
Scheffler ended nearly seven months without winning, a season that has been marked by astonishing consistency but only one trophy to show for it from his season opener at The American Express in the California desert.
This was only close for a fleeting moment. After months of little things getting in the way, Scheffler hit a bunker shot on the par-5 third that would have settled a few feet away for a tap-in birdie. But it landed on a sprinkler head, took a hard hop and rolled through the green into the water for bogey.
"I was like, 'Man, when is this going to stop happening?'" Scheffler said.
That shrunk his lead to one shot over Sungjae Im. Then Scheffler made consecutive birdie putts on the fifth and sixth holes and was on his way. Playing in the final group in stifling heat and the most wind all week, Scheffler matched the best score Sunday.

#lead #months #birdie #tenn

ARDMORE, PA — The first tee shot at Merion Golf Club is one of golf's most intimidating. Forget the narrow fairway with wispy rough and bunkers staring at players on the box, but it's also claustrophobic.
On the left side is the famous Merion clubhouse, with its green awning shading tables underneath for members and spectators who gather to watch golfers begin their rounds. Behind and on the right side is fans, lined up and squeezing their way in for a look at the competitors. It makes players feel cornered, surrounded and uncomfortable.
In Carter Loflin's case, he said he was shell shocked.
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"I've played in front of people before but not like that," said Loflin, the University of Georgia gradate who's set to begin his pro career after this week's 126th U.S. Amateur. "Honestly, it took me a minute to get used the gallery and everything. I looked at Brandon (Knight) on the first tee and I was like, 'dude, I've never seen people four deep like this before.' So that was really cool, but it was a little bit nerve-racking trying to get into a rhythm."

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GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 05: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays his shot in the green side bunker on the fifth hole during the Pro Am prior to the Wyndham Championship 2026 at Sedgefield Country Club on August 05, 2026 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Caleb Bowlin/Getty Images)
The Wyndham Championship marks the end of the regular season leading into the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and for two players, the tournament holds tremendous weight.
Recently turned professional and college phenom Jackson Kouvin needs to finish 30th or better this week to qualify for his first FedEx Cup Playoff series. Kouvin turned professional following the NCAA Championship and U.S. Open. His Auburn Tigers won the national ******* le at Omni La Costa.
Kouvin missed the cut at the John Deere Classic but has since shown fortitude and an incredible golf game, winning the 3M Open and placing T-10 at the ISCO Championship and T-31 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
In an interview with Yahoo Sports, Kouvin discussed the pressure of being on the playoff bubble: "Yeah, I mean, I'll just try not to think about it too much. At the end of the day, it's an uncontrollable, and if I go play well, I can hopefully be inside of that top 70."

#greensboro #wyndham

Few, if any, movie stars achieve the level of celebrity of Paul Newman without good fortune. No one recognized that more than the screen legend himself.

Newman's luck did not begin with his three-year stint in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He understood during his years in the Pacific (and then in Hollywood) that fate fell in his favor more than once.

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While serving his country, forces beyond his control likely saved Newman's life. If a pilot in his squadron hadn't come down with an ear issue, Newman might have died at Okinawa—one of the bloodiest battles in military history. Then Newman was supposed to take part in the invasion of mainland ***** an. Dubbed Operation Downfall, Allied commanders called it off after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Newman, who died on September 26, 2008, at the age of 83, admittedly didn't fully consider the potential consequences when he enlisted.

"I thought it would be a big adventure," Newman said of joining the military during wartime. "I was really dumb. I never considered that it might be dangerous."
Academy Award-winning actor Paul Newman served in the Navy for 3 years. (U.S. Navy illustration/Peggy Frierson)
Born on January 26, 1925, in Ohio, Newman was in his first year at Ohio University when he dropped out. Newman signed up for the Navy with the intent of becoming a pilot. He never made it to the ***** pit after a supposedly routine exam revealed he was colorblind.

Newman pivoted from that diagnosis and began training as a rear gunner and radioman for Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers. In the Pacific, the Navy ***** igned Newman to squadrons that trained air crews and pilots. After a stint as a turret gunner, the plan was for Newman and his squadron to meet up with the USS Bunker Hill, an aircraft carrier stationed near the shore of Okinawa.

They never made it that far after their pilot wasn't medically cleared to fly. That turned out to be a likely life-saver after the ***** anese unleashed kamikaze attacks on the USS Bunker Hill on May 11, 1945. Nearly 400 men on the carrier died, with 264 more wounded.

It wasn't the only time that Newman, then only 20 years old, skirted death during the war. He did it again a few months later. When the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, Newman was on an aircraft carrier several hundred miles from ***** an. Three days later, another bomb destroyed Nagasaki.

Approximately 214,000 ***** anese citizens, including roughly 38,000 children, died in the attacks, per the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). Those numbers don't include those who were maimed. While President Harry S. Truman's decision remains a source of debate, but Newman didn't question it.

"I know all of the controversy about those weapons," Newman said. "But I'm one of those guys who says, 'Thank God for the atomic bomb,' because it pro

In 2007, actor and comedian Robin Williams traveled to Kuwait for an appearance at Camp Arifjan.

Williams was doing his best to entertain the troops when they suddenly stopped paying attention to the stage. They immediately shifted their focus behind them to render honors as the American flag was lowered. Williams wasn't so much offended as mildly perplexed. At first, he didn't understand what was going on.

Related: Bob Hope entertained the troops from WWII to Desert Storm

Once the service members explained it to Williams, he brought it back to why he traveled 8,000 miles from home.

"Sort of reminds you why we're here, doesn't it?" Williams replied, according to a 2014 Defense Department article.

Here are seven celebrities who were committed to showing their appreciation for the United States military.
Bob Hope (middle) and his USO troupe visit a hospital ward in the South Pacific in 1944. (Library of Congress)
We start with the OG of military entertainers. Hope performed for troops domestically and overseas for five decades, beginning with a performance at March Field in California in 1941. Hope, whose "Road to…" films with Bing Crosby became popular with moviegoers, never tired of traveling to see troops.

His 57 tours with the United Service Organizations conveyed his appreciation to his adopted country. Born in London in 1903, Hope moved to America at an early age. He became a U.S. citizen when he was 17 years old.

"He brought such enthusiasm, brought your life back to you," Navy Seabee Ron Ronning said of Hope's last USO show during the Vietnam War in late 1972. "You felt like you were renewed."

Hope died on July 27, 2003, at the age of 100.
Country singer/songwriter Toby Keith salutes more than 1,000 service members who came to see his concert at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27, 2009. (U.S. Army/Capt. Michael Greenberger)
Lee Greenwood has "God Bless the USA," perhaps the quintessential patriotic song. Few singers, though, compiled a music catalog that honored the military quite like Keith.

The "American Soldier," "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue," and "Call a Marine" singer participated in 18 USO tours. By one estimate, he performed in front of 250,000-plus troops in 17 countries. When mortar fire interrupted a set in Afghanistan, Keith left the stage. He and troops sprinted about a hundred yards to a concrete bunker. There, he signed autographs until he could return to doing what he did best.

"I've met so many great, brave service men and women over the years and had so many wonderful experiences, that I can barely remember them all," Keith said in 2012. "… I won't ever stop doing my part to extend my thanks."

Keith died in 2024 at the age of 62.

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It's just one game out of 162 and does not take on do-or-die connotations. Those showdowns will come very late in September.
Yet once the final out is recorded Sunday, Aug. 2, baseball executives will return to their bunkers, pore over reports, ***** yze playoff odds and even consult their guts a little bit.
Buy or sell?
Well, the results of Sunday's games will only account for the smallest percentage of that decision for teams as they approach the Aug. 3 trade deadline. Yet the margin between buying or selling remains so razor-thin for so many teams that every last data point will be scrutinized before GMs make franchise-altering decisions.
As the last day of action before Monday's deadline unfolds, USA TODAY Sports breaks down the key games that may determine which side of the fence teams will fall:

#deadline #september #sunday

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Yealimi Noh took advantage of a surprising collapse by Haeran Ryu and found her rhythm at just the right time Saturday, with four birdies over the last 10 holes for a 2-under 69 that gave her a three-shot lead going into the final round of the AIG Women's Open.
Noh, the 25-year-old Californian with only one LPGA **** le, played bogey-free on the back nine at Royal Lytham & St. Annes and finished at 7-under 206 to lead over five players.
One of them is Ryu, who is trying to become the first player since fellow South Korean Inbee Park to win three straight majors in the same year. Ryu was headed in that direction with a pair of birdies on the front nine to build a four-shot lead.
Her slide began with a bogey on the par-5 seventh, the start of five bogeys in an eight-hole stretch that cost her the lead and put her in a chasing mode the rest of the sunny day along the Lancashire coast of England.
Ryu finished with four straight pars for a 74 and saw the bright side. She kept double bogeys off her card, including the 10th hole when she was against a back lip of a pot bunker. She chipped it forward in the sand and got up-and-down from there for bogey.

#bogey #birdies #three

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – For Georgia Hall, the fairytale finish wasn't meant to be, though she will certainly have memories and photos to cherish.
Hall returned to Royal Lytham and St. Annes, site of her major championship triumph eight years ago, with infant son Conor and fiancé Paul Dunne by her side. It was a lovely family event, even if her golf at the 2026 AIG Women's British Open didn't get her to the weekend. Hall shot 76-72 to finish at 6 over for the championship. The cut fell at 4 over, with 66 players advancing.
"I had a picture with him on 18 and that will definitely be my screen saver," said Hall. "I have my whole life there with Paul. It's lovely. It's a shame he's not a bit older, but I'm really grateful that I kind of made it back here and everything went well enough in the birth to allow me to play."
It was a tough week for moms, in fact, as only Alison Lee (4 over) has a Saturday tee time. Royal Lytham was the site of Catriona Matthew's incredible feat in 2009, when she triumphed only 11 weeks after giving birth to daughter Sophie.
Perhaps the most shocking player to miss the cut this week was defending champion Miyu Yamashita, who made a quadruple-bogey eight on the par-4 18th after bunker trouble and a triple on the par-4 third. Yamashita shot 77 on Friday to finish at 7 over for the tournament. It marked her first missed cut in a major since the 2024 British Open.

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LYTHAM ST. ANNES, ENGLAND – Nelly Korda put a 4-iron into the bag for the first time at a British Open this week at Royal Lytham. There won't be many drivers off the tee for her at this bunkerfest. Maybe four or five, tops, she said.
Like many, Korda has a love/hate relationship with links golf, depending on the day and the bounces. It doesn't help that it's the fifth major of the year in a packed summer schedule. She typically finds herself more on edge at this point in the season.
"I would say with it being kind of in a condensed part of our schedule, I get pretty agitated," she said, "and I think what I learned is I just need to take a step back and hit the reset ***** on sometimes."
Korda comes into the season's final major at the 2026 AIG Women's British Open with a chance to both qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame and complete the career grand slam. After a missed cut at the Amundi Evian Championship, her first time missing a weekend in two years, the world No. 1 took some time off in Prague and then headed to the ISPS Handa Scottish Open, where she finished on a high note to jump into the top 20.
"There will be weeks you just don't have it," said Korda of France, "that's the reality of it."

#korda #first

Golfweek just listed the best private golf courses for each state in the U.S. for 2026, and the South Shore is represented high on the list for Massachusetts.
The pre-requisites in order to be included on the list are as follows: the course must be private and not accept daily-fee or resort play. An "m" next to its name means it's a modern course, built in or after 1960, and a "c" denotes a classic course built before 1960.
Want to play the best private golf courses in each state, or just curious about what's beyond those gates and hedges? Here are your options in Massachusetts.
Vineyard Golf Club, located in Edgartown, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard, spans 235 acres and is comprised of a front nine and a back nine, creating a complete 18-hole course.
"All skill levels are able to enjoy the course while the challenge in navigating the 112 bunkers around the course is preserved," the Vineyard Golf Club website said. "Vineyard Golf Club is also one of the few 100% organic golf courses in America."

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that the U.S. would take out ‌Pickaxe Mountain in Iran, as he warned that ‌Washington would continue to hit the country hard.
"We're going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready," Trump said in an interview on the Hugh Hewitt Show.
"We're watching (Pickaxe Mountain) closely. We see no activity there. They're not doing well ‌with their nuclear situation. ⁠Every time we hear about it, we blow it up. So they don't like talking ⁠about it. But we'll probably give Pickaxe a shot relatively soon," Trump said.
Pickaxe Mountain, located near Iran's heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility, is a heavily fortified site that hosts two ‌deeply buried tunnel complexes that experts ******* s as beyond the reach of the most powerful bunker buster bombs in the U.S. ******* nal.
Trump earlier on Monday said the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the ‌Gulf and would ensure the Strait of Hormuz stays open — for a fee — after the two sides exchanged more missile and drone attacks.

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Joe Dean of England delivered the goods Monday morning at Royal Birkdale by winning the inaugural “Last Chance Qualifier” with a 2-under 68 to become the last man into the field for the British Open.
Dean was clinging to a one-shot lead when he hit into a pot bunker on the 18th hole and splashed out to 3 feet. The massive grandstands on both sides of the green were about two-thirds full, and they offered applause for the winning putt that Dean would love to hear on the weekend.
At least the 32-year-old Dean, who once delivered groceries to pay the bills, now has a chance.
He finished one shot ahead of Andrew Wilson. Aldrich Potgieter, who made bogey on the final hole to finish two shots behind, remains the first alternate.
The R&A created this final qualifier to give 12 players a last chance to make the field, and to give the spectators at Royal Birkdale something more to watch than players chipping and putting during a long practice round.

SOUTHPORT, England – There won’t be another Jordan Spieth miracle bogey at Royal Birkdale this time around at the 154th British Open.
That’s because the area right of right at the par-4 13th hole will be considered out of bounds. Instead of the range as it was in 2017 when Spieth was the Champion Golfer of the Year, that ****** e will be utilized as the site of the fan village with OB beginning at the cart path to the right of the dunes.
Spieth’s opening comment in his press conference after winning in 2017 was, “We’re going to skip the first twelve holes, right?”, referring to his adventurous bogey-five on the 13th, followed by a finish of birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie, par to win by three strokes.
Who can forget Spieth fanning his tee shot so far right at 13 that it struck the noggin of a fan and ricocheted into an unplayable lie on the side of a dune. Then it took about a half an hour to determine his relief. Spieth ended up hitting his third shot from the club’s driving range.
That’s not the only change to the hole since the last Open was here. There is a new left tee box that alters the angle to a fairway pinched in by new bunkering to the right and an expanded dune dividing the 13th from the fan village and a ditch that runs the length of the hole to the left. The greenside bunker that Spieth had to pitch over for his fourth shot also has been pushed back nearer to the green. Spieth pitched to 10 feet and canned the putt for an improbable bogey to fall only one stroke back of Matt Kuchar. Then he rifled a 6-iron that lipped out to 5 feet at the par-3 14th. That hole had been dropped from the layout, the green saved as part of a short-game practice area. The new 14th is what used to be the par-5 15th, remodeled into a 602-yard par 5 with the green moved back some 30 yards from its previous location. The 241-yard, par-3 15th is a new short hole created to diversify the directions and lengths of the course’s par 3s.

Steven Fisk rolled in a short par putt at the third playoff hole to top Taylor Pendrith and capture his second US PGA Tour ****** le at the ISCO Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday.
Fisk got up and down for par from greenside bunkers at each of the first two playoff holes and sealed the win with a two-putt par as Canada's Pendrith made a bogey after finding a fairway bunker off the tee.
"It's what we play for," Fisk said. "I could give a ****** about finishing 60th in a golf tournament. This is what I want to do."
Pendrith matched the low round of the day with a five-under par 65 that put him first in the clubhouse on 16-under 264.
Fisk nabbed four birdies in a three-under 67 to join him and both parred the first playoff hole, where Fisk salvaged par from a greenside bunker as Pendrith two-putted from nine feet.

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at Royal Birkdale, site of the 154th British Open to be played July 16-19:
One of the toughest opening holes in the Open rotation. This requires a tee shot to a fairway that bends to the left. The closer the drive is to the fairway bunker on the left, the better view of the green and angle of attack. The prevailing wind is left-to-right and there is out-of-bounds down the right. Two pot bunkers on either side guard the front of the green.
Two bunkers are to the right side of the fairway nearly 300 yards from the tee, and there is severe mounding up the left side between 250 and 290 yards. It plays into the prevailing wind, and the green is protected by six bunkers and rough-covered banks.
A tee built in the dunes turns this hole into a slight dogleg to the right, and additional bunkers on the left side of the fairway at just over 300 yards makes a partially blind tee shot even tougher. The tee shot should stay on the left side of the fairway to open up the best approach to a green guarded by four pot bunkers.
The par 3 is made even more difficult by a right-to-left prevailing wind and a green that is some 40 yards deep. The green no longer has a bunker across the front so shots can run up to the green. But there are three bunkers to the left and one to the right. Mounds to the right will kick the errant shots away from the greens, making it tough to save par.

The 2026 World Cup hasn’t been without its controversy, as politics continues to be heavily involved in the decision-making.
It’s safe to say that the 2026 World Cup has officially entered its tinfoil-hat era, thanks to a string of truly unhinged refereeing decisions.
Things got so messy after Argentina knocked out Egypt that fans went full detective mode online, claiming the whole tournament was scripted after a couple of debatable calls.
And to prove they weren’t actually running a massive con, FIFA panicked and dragged their VAR officials out of secret remote rooms, planting them directly into stadiums instead. Turns out, hiding your video refs in a distant bunker is a fantastic way to make the entire world think you’re rigging the games.
Former England referee chief Keith Hackett upheld the integrity of the decision-making, stating that there has been no fixing at the World Cup.

Miles Russell finished strong on July 9 in the first round of the PGA Tour ISCO Championship in Louisville, Ky., with a pair of late birdies that got him well within striking distance of the projected cut line.
Russell, a 17-year-old amateur from Jacksonville Beach with veteran caddie Paul Tesori of St. Augustine at his side, overcame a double-bogey at the par-5 seventh hole and bogeys at the par-4 eighth and 11th of the Hurstbourne Country Club to play his final seven holes at 2-under with no additional bogeys to post a 1-over 71.
Russell finished in a tie for 97th, eight shots behind four past PGA Tour winners tied at 7-under 63: Lucas Glover, Steven Fisk, Stephan Jaeger and Troy Merritt.
Russell lagged behind his two playing partners, Ben James (65) and Jackson Koivun (67). The cut line at the start of the second round will be 1-under. Russell, James and Koivun will tee off No. 10 at 8:39 a.m.
After making a bogey on the fourth hole (Russell hit into the left greenside bunker, blasted out to 5 feet, and missed the par putt), he birdied No. 5 on a 37-foot putt.

Rory McIlroy claimed a share of the early lead after an opening-round 65 at the Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club. Starting at the 10th, the 2023 champion's first nine was a mixed bag which began and ended with bogeys but had three birdies in between as he turned at one under.
But the 601-yard first played to his strengths as a 352-yard drive was followed by a four-iron to inside 19 feet for an eagle.
That should have kick-started a charge but he missed a three-foot birdie attempt at the par-3 third and a 14-footer at the next.
But he was on in two at the 575-yard seventh and two-putted from 61 feet to get to 4 under, tied the lead with a 16-foot putt from the fringe at the next and saved par with a brilliant, back-spinning bunker shot at the last.
"I thought for the most part, I played well. I felt like I drove the ball particularly well, and I started to see that at Shinnecock a couple weeks ago," said McIlroy. "It's a continuation of putting the ball in play and then once I do that I feel like I can attack courses and I can set up scoring opportunities.

Playing his first world-ranked tournament in nearly six years, Brad Dalke opened the DP World Tour’s BMW International Open with a 3-under 69 on Thursday in Munich.
Dalke, the 28-year-old former prodigy turned YouTuber, is five shots off the lead, which is shared by Jayden Schaper and Hennie du Plessis, though Dalke sits comfortably inside the cut line thanks to four birdies in his first 12 holes and some clutch par saves late.
Dalke’s opening round at Golfclub München Eichenried nearly included a hole-in-one on the par-3 second hole, where Dalke’s tee shot from 230 yards just missed the right side of the cup before settling a few feet past. He added a couple birdie tap-ins at the par-4 ninth and par-5 11th holes before draining a 34-footer for birdie at the par-3 12th.
After a bogey at the par-4 14th, Dalke got a 30-foot par save to fall at the par-4 15th. He then got up and down for par from right of the right greenside bunker at the par-3 17th, rolling in a 15-footer in the process. He rinsed his final tee shot at the par-5 18th before hitting his third shot to 70 yards and leaving himself just 3 feet for par, which he converted.
Dalke's 69 bested the likes of Sergio Garcia (71), Casey Jarvis (71), Patrick Reed (72) and Eugenio Chacarra (72), among others.

Shell expects global LNG demand to reach nearly 700 million tonnes per year by 2050, up about 65% from 2025 levels, according to its latest LNG Outlook 2026. The energy major projects that around 180 million tonnes per year of new liquefaction capacity will come online by 2030, with additional investment required through the following decades to meet rising consumption.
The company said global LNG trade reached 422 million tonnes in 2025 and had been expected to grow further this year. However, shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz—triggered by the recent Middle East conflict—temporarily shut in roughly one-fifth of monthly global LNG supply, lifting Asian spot prices above $20 per million British thermal units (MMBtu).
Shell said increased liquefaction output from North America, stronger performance at existing facilities, and softer LNG imports in Asia have partially offset reduced Middle Eastern exports. If shipping through the Strait of Hormuz normalizes during the summer, total LNG trade in 2026 could remain broadly in line with last year before resuming growth in 2027.
"The LNG industry has proved resilient and able to adapt to changing market conditions," Cederic Cremers, Shell's President of Integrated Gas, said, adding that LNG would continue to play a stabilizing role in the global energy system despite the need for further investment in supply and infrastructure.
Shell expects South and Southeast Asia to account for around 40% of global LNG imports by 2050 as countries seek lower-emissions alternatives to coal while meeting rising electricity demand. The company also highlighted growing demand from LNG bunkering, which it forecasts will increase sevenfold to 27 million tonnes annually by 2035, and rising electricity consumption from data centers in mature Asian markets such as ***** an.

Shell expects global LNG demand to reach nearly 700 million tonnes per year by 2050, up about 65% from 2025 levels, according to its latest LNG Outlook 2026. The energy major projects that around 180 million tonnes per year of new liquefaction capacity will come online by 2030, with additional investment required through the following decades to meet rising consumption.
The company said global LNG trade reached 422 million tonnes in 2025 and had been expected to grow further this year. However, shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz—triggered by the recent Middle East conflict—temporarily shut in roughly one-fifth of monthly global LNG supply, lifting Asian spot prices above $20 per million British thermal units (MMBtu).
Shell said increased liquefaction output from North America, stronger performance at existing facilities, and softer LNG imports in Asia have partially offset reduced Middle Eastern exports. If shipping through the Strait of Hormuz normalizes during the summer, total LNG trade in 2026 could remain broadly in line with last year before resuming growth in 2027.
"The LNG industry has proved resilient and able to adapt to changing market conditions," Cederic Cremers, Shell's President of Integrated Gas, said, adding that LNG would continue to play a stabilizing role in the global energy system despite the need for further investment in supply and infrastructure.
Shell expects South and Southeast Asia to account for around 40% of global LNG imports by 2050 as countries seek lower-emissions alternatives to coal while meeting rising electricity demand. The company also highlighted growing demand from LNG bunkering, which it forecasts will increase sevenfold to 27 million tonnes annually by 2035, and rising electricity consumption from data centers in mature Asian markets such as **** an.

CROMWELL – While leaders Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland failed to separate from the pack in the final round of the Travelers Championship on Sunday, World No. 9 Collin Morikawa came charging from nine shots back.
He had just gotten into the clubhouse at 20-under and devoured an ice cream sandwich when the round was delayed for 80 minutes due to dangerous weather conditions.
“I was selfishly hoping they would keep playing, but you want everyone to be safe and it’s a waiting game now,” he admitted, before the leaders finished tied at 21-under to set up a playoff on Monday morning.
Morikawa, a two-time major champion and U.S. Olympian, found himself atop the leaderboard with Scheffler at 20-under after he hit a bunker shot to 8-feet, 11-inches on the 18th green and made birdie to finish his round – best of the day – at 9-under-par 61.
Travelers Championship set for Monday playoff between Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland

It might be the most common number in New England, but you won’t find many 12’s around TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.
Especially dozens that look like J.T. Poston’s.
The Travelers Championship is traditionally a birdie fest, but Poston was enjoying none of that Sunday at the par-5 13th hole. Poston recorded a septuple-bogey 12 despite being just 80 feet from the hole after his first two strokes.
What the heck happened from there?
Poston’s third shot, nestled against the lip of the greenside bunker, traveled just 22 feet from the sand to the fairway cut short of the green; Poston told Golfweek he intentionally left that shot short of the putting surface, hoping to avoid the pond that guards the opposite side of the green. Of course, he ended up wet anyway, sending his chip through the green and into the water.