On September 1, Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) completed its £850 million acquisition of UK-based AMS, from OMERS Private Equity. The deal combines two well-reputed brands, resulting in a highly well-rounded solutions provider and a leading business within the global talent and organizational consulting **** e. It offers a broader market reach to Korn Ferry, along with more extensive coverage spanning several new industries.
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AMS acquisition extends Korn Ferry's existing growth trajectory, which was highlighted in the company's recently announced first quarter results. It was the sixth back-to-back quarter of topline growth, which augments the durability of Korn Ferry's fundamental business model. The company also delivered a 9% growth in its adjusted diluted EPS of $1.43, relative to the same period last year.
The AMS deal results in several strategic benefits for Korn Ferry. Based on its long-standing client relationships, AMS offers robust operational strength, along with prospects of consistent, recurring income. Such relationships also enable the company to deliver technology-led solutions at scale.
Financing of this transaction involved a mix of existing cash, share issuance and borrowings. At closing, Korn Ferry paid approximately £473 million and $326 million in cash, covering consideration to the sellers, repayment of AMS indebtedness and other transaction obligations, and issued 3,118,628 Korn Ferry shares to the sellers.

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Achieved a sixth consecutive quarter of top-line growth, driven by broad-based strength across all regions and industry groups despite macroeconomic headwinds.
Completed the acquisition of AMS to create a global leader in talent and organizational consulting, significantly expanding capabilities in contingent workforce solutions and early career recruiting.
Transitioned to a new geographic reporting structure (Americas, EMEA, APAC) to better align with 'We Are Korn Ferry' go-to-market initiatives and holistic client engagement.
Leveraged proprietary data and IP—including 113 million executive ******* sments—to differentiate services in an AI-saturated market where resume quality has become commoditized.

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NBC News' Chief Data ******* yst Steve Kornacki breaks down key primary races in Massachusetts, including how 80-year-old progressive Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) won against Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.). NBC 10 Boston's Matt Prichard previews Sen. Markey's general election prospects.

#markey

Rain delayed the start play on the outside courts on Wednesday at the US Open, where top-seeded Alexander Zverev and women's fourth seed Coco Gauff headlined first-round action.
The weather won't be a factor for Zverev and Gauff, who are scheduled to play the night session on the covered Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Germany's Zverev, who followed up his maiden Grand Slam **** le with a runner-up finish to Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon, will take on 89th-ranked Italian Lorenzo Sonego while two-time Grand Slam champion Gauff faces Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez.
Play started on Ashe with former Australian Open champion Madison Keys taking on Alina Korneeva.
Under the roof on Louis Armstrong fifth-seeded French Open men's finalist Flavio Cobolli took on Argentine Francisco Comesana and women's fifth seed Mirra Andreeva -- the Roland Garros champion -- faced Indonesia's Janice Tjen.

#zverev #gauff #grand #seeded

Manager Derek McInnes says he take "full responsibility" for Rangers' "embarrassing" Conference League exit at the hands of Jablonec.
Rangers, who held a 1-0 lead going into the second leg of the play-off in Czech Republic, lost 4-3 on penalties on Thursday to crash out of Europe completely.
Derek McInnes' side actually led early in the shootout, only for Findlay Curtis and James Penrice to miss their final two penalties.
It leaves them without European football beyond August for the first time since the 2-1 aggregate defeat by Luxembourg's Progres Niederkorn in the Europa League first qualifying round in 2017.
Rangers out of Europe after wretched penalty defeat in Jablonec

#manager

At a glance, you'd think that Marquette men's soccer started their season off okay at worst. It's hard to say any two game set that avoids putting a number in the loss column is a bad thing, and the Golden Eagles are 1-0-1 after two matches.
However, because Marquette got outshot 12-5 by Oakland in the opener, including 9-2 after halftime, the Golden Eagles are carrying a heavy shot deficit into the second week of the season. 23 against, just 14 for.
That's bad enough at face value, obviously, but it's a bigger problem that you might realize right away. Last year, Marquette outshot Big East opponents 118-77 overall. That's 14.8 to 9.6 on average. That's good, of course, but MU got outscored 11-5 in those eight matches, and four of those five goals came in Marquette's lone win of Big East play last season.
As we talked about when the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll came out, non-conference play is not going to challenge Marquette the same way that Big East play will. None of MU's non-con opponents were earning preseason votes — including the Oakland and Saint Mary's teams that just outshot the Golden Eagles — but all three Big East squads that were in the preseason top 25 are on the league schedule for Marquette.
So, you can see the problem with MU getting pushed a little bit too hard by their non-conference opponents. Yes, there's a lot of newcomers on this roster, so easing into the season makes sense as the team comes together. Just three of those newcomers started against SMC on Sunday, and just three more played more than a handful of minutes. For the most part, Marquette's lineup is guys who are familiar with how head coach David Korn wants things to go… and while the record is fine, the pathway there — especially giving up a lead twice against Oakland to settle for a draw — has been rocky at best.

#season

With a sweep over Lebanon on Aug. 20, Kings volleyball coach Amanda Meadows picked up her 500th career win.
Meadows has coached the Knights since 2004, compiling a 375-153 record. She started her coaching career at Turpin, leading the Spartans from 1996-2003 and amassing a 125-62 record. She has won a total of 12 conference ****** les, two district ****** les, and a historic 2023 Division I state championship.
According to the Ohio High School Athletic ****** ociation record book, she is the fourth Cincinnati coach to reach 500 wins, joining Ed Stewart (589 wins at Williamsburg), Carol Schawe (579 at Roger Bacon) and Tracey Kornau (528 with Seton, Lakota and Lakota West).
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Kings volleyball coach Amanda Meadows reaches 500 wins

#meadows #record #lakota

The Sunday edition of DBN's Daily Dawg Chow celebrates the return of Cleveland Browns football, even if it is the preseason, our team lost, and the concerns are obviously coming out of the game.
Cleveland Browns coverage from DBN
Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Bears final score: Each QB turns the ball over in 34-10 loss (Chris Pokorny): "If the lens was on the Cleveland Browns' quarterback competition in this first preseason game, then only one player did themselves a favor in the team's 34-10 loss to the Chicago Bears. But even then, all three quarterbacks had at least one turnover."
9 takeaways from Browns vs Bears, including on Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders (Jared Mueller): "The Cleveland Browns kicked off the Todd Monken era, but did Deshaun Watson or Shedeur Sanders make a big impact?"
Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Bears discussion: Deshaun Watson gets his first start (Chris Pokorny): 633 comments and counting in our game chat thread.

#Browns #game #chris

2023, the final year with Louis Bennett in charge of Marquette men's soccer: 7-6-3 overall, 1-5-2 Big East play. 31 goals for, 20 goals against, with a 11 to 14 mark in Big East action. 14.7 shots per game for, 10.5 shots per game against.
2024, Year One for new head coach David Korn: 6-7-4, 2-4-2 Big East play, and just 5-7-4 when you throw out a 1-0 win over Edgewood. 21 goals for, 21 goals against, with a 9 to 14 mark in Big East action. 11.0 shots per game for, 11.6 against.
2025, Year Two: 7-7-2 overall, 1-7-0 Big East play, and just 6-7-2 when you throw out a 2-0 win over Edgewood. 25 goals for, 21 goals against… but a 5 to 11 mark in eight league matches. 15.4 shots per game for, 9.7 shots per game against.
David Korn's overall record of 13-14-4 is useless to talk about because Marquette is 10-3-2 in non-conference action — 8-3-2 against Division 1 competition — and a very not good 3-11-2 in Big East competition. If we wanted to watch Marquette putter around the .500 mark for the full season and trail towards the back of the Big East standings, we could have just let Louis Bennett keep going. Instead, former athletic director Bill Scholl struck a deal to get Bennett to walk away, and David Korn has yet to show that he can do something different in terms of results.
In other words:

#marquette #year

Frankie Harris shot 59 in the final round of the Korn Ferry Tour's Pinnacle Bank Championship, and it only got him into a playoff.
He won, however, on the second extra hole, defeating a gallant Alistair Docherty.
Harris shot 12-under 59 – the second such number in as many weeks on the secondary circuit – to post 22 under at The Club at Indian Creek in Omaha, Nebraska.
Docherty then matched him by closing in 7-under 28, making birdie on his final four holes. He shot 64 to force sudden death.
After a pair of pars to open, Harris made par on the second hole while Docherty made bogey.

#second

World number two Elena Rybakina survived a huge scare to battle into the Canadian Open quarter-finals on Sunday in Toronto, while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised through.
Kazakhstan's Rybakina recovered from 0-3 and two breaks down in the final set to beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 before American Gauff swept aside another Russian, teenage qualifier Alina Korneeva, 6-3, 6-1 in Toronto.
Rybakina will face a quarter-final against four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, who eliminated home hero Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-4.
Gauff reached the last eight in Canada for the first time since 2023 and will come up against either Swiss 12th seed Belinda Bencic or Alexandra Eala, the rapidly rising 21-year-old Filipina who won her first WTA **** le last Monday in Washington.
"My main focus today was let me try and close it out," said Gauff, who has not dropped a set in Canada.

#gauff

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Frankie Harris made an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 12-under 59 and won the Pinnacle Bank Championship on Sunday with a par on second playoff hole for his first Korn Ferry Tour ****** le in only his sixth start this year.
Harris shot 27 on the back nine of The Club at Indian Creek by making just over 153 feet of putts. Alistair Docherty birdied his last four holes, including a 53-foot putt on the 16th, for a 64 to force a playoff at 22-under 262.
On the 18th for the second playoff hole, Docherty went long of the green, chipped to 6 feet and missed the par putt.
Harris became the fourth player in the last six weeks with a 59. He became the ninth player worldwide to have a sub-60 final round and win the tournament.
Harris, who ended his college career at South Carolina, finished at No. 9 in the PGA Tour University ranking. That gave him conditional status on the Korn Ferry Tour and full status on the PGA Tour Americas.

#tour

Cleveland Browns Training Camp Recap: Day 9 – No closer to a QB decision (Chris Pokorny) – "Day 9 of Cleveland Browns training camp took place Friday, August 7. Unfortunately, they closed practice to the fans, due to the threat of rain."
Browns fans are ready to include a third QB in the competition (Chris Pokorny) – "The Cleveland Browns are two weeks into training camp, and installation periods are finished. Head coach Todd Monken has maintained all along that he will likely name a starter between QB Deshaun Watson and QB Shedeur Sanders later in training camp, after both players have been evaluated through rotating days of reps."
Browns roster: Team adds another free agent DT following Friday practice (Jared Mueller) – "On Friday, just before practice started, the Cleveland Browns announced a number of changes to their roster due to injuries."
Browns HC Todd Monken talks talent versus fit with OLine decision, starters in question (Jared Mueller) – "The entire focus from the outside looking in with the Cleveland Browns has been about the quarterback position. At practice on Friday, HC Todd Monken reiterated that Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson have not separated from each other, despite a noted difference in some snaps on Thursday."
Browns QB competition: 'Signal' that 'QB1' has unofficially been identified (Jared Mueller) – "At this point in time, the Cleveland Browns quarterback competition is up in the air until HC Todd Monken says it isn't. Deshaun Watson may have come in with a leg up, but Shedeur Sanders has reportedly made strides. Neither has seemed to distance themselves in the competition so far, almost two weeks into training, with Monken noting that finishing installs was a priority in the process."

#todd #practice

On this week's episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews ESPN's Michael Wilbon.
They discuss a wide range of topics including The Washington Post, PTI's relationship with ESPN, insiders, Stephen A. Smith, the face of ESPN, Pat McAfee, Michael Jordan, and more.
Here's the full breakdown:
-02:13: Will Wilbon ever host a podcast?
-10:00: The newsroom at The Washington Post
-16:37: Starting PTI with Tony Kornheiser
-22:37: Kobe Bryant's PTI advice
-25:54: PTI would not have lasted in Bristol
-32:29: Will Wilbon continue PTI if Kornheiser retires?
-37:28: Are insiders journalists?
-40:25: Is Stephen A. Smith still a journalist?
-43:36: Wilbon refuses to let ESPN force him to talk Cowboys
-45:22: Advice for Ryan Clark
-48:00: Who is the face of ESPN?
-49:12: Pat McAfee
-50:23: Can fans trust ESPN's NFL partnership?
-54:38: Michael Jordan
Thanks for listening.

#espn #michael #mcafee

NBC News projects that Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, securing the nomination in a close race against Rep. Haley Stevens. NBC News' Steve Kornacki breaks down the voting numbers.

#senate #stevens #kornacki #primary

SOUTH OGDEN — Perhaps the person most surprised that Derek Hitchner won the Korn Ferry Tour's Utah Championship on Sunday at Ogden Golf & Country Club was Hitchner himself.
"I've been floundering all year," the 26-year-old from Minnesota said on the 18th green after winning a five-way playoff on the first playoff hole with a 6-foot birdie putt. "This is kind of a surprise, and a huge blessing."
It was the first tournament win as a professional for Hitchner, a Pepperdine graduate who turned pro in 2023.
"This is as good as it gets," he said.
The five-man playoff tied for the largest playoff field in Korn Ferry Tour history. After Hitchner and four others — Tommy Morrison, Cole Hammer, Mason Anderson and Travis Trace — tied at 21-under through 72 holes in blistering hot conditions in South Ogden, the fivesome headed out to the 18th tee in the sudden-death playoff.

#hitchner #korn

Cleveland Browns Training Camp Recap: Day 4 – Red zone drills, TDs, and INTs (Chris Pokorny) – "Day 4 of Cleveland Browns training camp took place on Saturday, August 1. Both quarterbacks competing to start spoke to the media before practice."
Cleveland Browns: No one is ready to close the door on Deshaun Watson (Thomas Moore) – "The Cleveland Browns, and by extension their fans, are so close that they can reach out and almost touch it. Four-and-a-half years after the Browns made their confessed "big swing and miss" on quarterback Deshaun Watson, the end is almost here as Watson enters the final year of his five-year, fully guaranteed contract. Except, what if Watson plays well enough this fall that the Browns convince themselves he is worthy of another contract?"
Todd Monken updates Browns QB competition, timing on making a decision (Jared Mueller) – "At least according to our poll, Cleveland Browns fans feel confident that either they know who the starting quarterback should be already or will after the joint practice and preseason game with the Buffalo Bills."
Browns QB competition: Watson came in with 'leg up,' Shedeur has 'upward trajectory' (Jared Mueller) – "The Cleveland Browns QB competition is the story of the team's training camp, even if it might be overblown by many fans and media. GM Andrew Berry and HC Todd Monken have made it clear that the only thing that matters is who produces the best between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders, despite the latter's age and potential development."
After Myles, Giannis trades, Browns Jimmy Haslam weighs in on NFL, NBA rebuilding difficulty (Jared Mueller) – "In the span of three weeks, teams owned by Jimmy Haslam traded DE Myles Garrett and SF/PF Giannis Antetokounmpo in deals that included players and draft compensation. For the Cleveland Browns and Milwaukee Bucks, Haslam's teams, the trades reset their rosters and turn their attention toward the future."

#watson

Liverpool academy goalkeeper Kornel Misciur is reportedly closing in on a loan exit from Anfield for the 2026/27 season.
His fellow netminder Armin Pecsi has already departed Merseyside for the upcoming campaign, completing a season-long loan to TSV Hartberg in the Austrian Bundesliga.
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The Polish stopper – who isn’t involved with the Reds’ squad for the pre-season tour to the United States – could now be about to follow the Hungarian out the door and make a temporary exit from L4.
Liverpool Echo reporter Ian Doyle penned an article compiling the confirmed ins and outs at Anfield so far this summer, along with prospective incomings and outgoings before the transfer window shuts on 1 September.

#misciur

The Panthers agreed to terms with outside linebacker Cam Gill earlier Thursday. They filled an open roster spot later in the day by signing free agent tight end Caden Prieskorn.
Prieskorn, 26, spent time with the Lions and Broncos during training camp in 2025. He was briefly on the practice squad of the Bucs and then the Browns.
Cleveland signed Prieskorn to a futures contract but cut him May 19.
He played college ball at Ole Miss and Memphis and was offensive MVP of the 2023 Peach Bowl after catching 10 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns.

#lions #bucs #Browns

Kingsburg High pitcher Jensen Hirschkorn has reportedly signed a record deal with the Atlanta Braves.
The video above is from an earlier story and will be updated.
According to MLB.com's Jim Callis, the Atlanta Braves have signed Hirschkorn to a $4 million signing bonus, making it the highest signing for a draftee after the second round.
The previous record was set back in 2022 when the Texas Rangers signed their fourth-round pick, Brock Porter, for $3.7 million. Porter was also a high school pitching prospect.
Hirschkorn was drafted in the 3rd round, 84th overall, on Saturday. The value of Hirschkorn's draft slot was $973,000.

The PGA Tour's annual Korn Ferry Tour stop in Berthoud has a first-time professional golf winner in 2026.
Ross Steelman held his 54-hole lead, firing a steely final-round 68 to take the Blue Championship ****** le at Berthoud's TPC Colorado golf course on July 12.
This was the 25-year-old's first-ever win on the Korn Ferry Tour and a neat redemption arc of sorts.
Steelman led this same tournament by three shots heading into last year's final round but shot a 3-over-par 75 to fall well short of eventual winner Neal Shipley.
His nerves held up far better this time around on a scorching summer Sunday in Northern Colorado.

LSU baseball signee Jensen Hirschkorn was selected by the Atlanta Braves at No. 84 overall in the third round during the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday. The **** igned slot value of his selection is $973,000.
The No. 56 player in MLB's prospect rankings for the draft class, Hirschkorn attended Kingsburg High School in Kingsburg, CA. The right-handed pitcher boasts a mix of a fastball that touches 97 mph, along with a slider and a change-up. His six-foot-seven frame landed him high on scouts' watch lists.
Hirschkorn was the second player from LSU's 2026 class to hear his name called on Saturday. He follows Logan Schmidt, a left-handed pitcher who also hails from California. They might not be the only LSU signees to come off the board by the end of Saturday's fourth round.
Head coach Jay Johnson expects to lose multiple signees to the MLB. It comes with the territory of having multiple commits ranked as high prospects. Teams typically use top-100 picks on players they expect to turn pro, so it's likely that Hirschkorn will never don the purple and gold.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Atlanta Braves draft LSU baseball signee in third round

LeBron James just got the most unexpected recruiting pitch from a Spurs player originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
NBA fans have already witnessed several blockbuster offseason moves involving Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jaylen Brown, and Kawhi Leonard. Now, much of the basketball world is focused on where NBA legend LeBron James will play next.
Amid the ongoing speculation, one San Antonio Spurs player grabbed attention with a humorous recruiting pitch aimed at the four-time NBA champion.
On Friday, Spurs center Luke Kornet shared a post ******* led "LEAKED: Spurs' Voice Memo Sent to LeBron James." The clip featured a playful voice message in which Kornet attempted to convince James to bring his talents to San Antonio.
"Mr. James, it's Luke Kornet. You can play alongside a generational player (in myself), Victor too. We have SeaWorld, La Panaderia, it's bussing. You're chasing number 5, we have 5, we're chasing 6. Around the same ballpark… Give me a call," Kornet said.

The San Antonio Spurs are a long shot to land LeBron James, but that won't stop Luke Kornet from shooting his shot at one of the hottest NBA free agents this offseason.
On Friday, the Spurs center published a post ****** led "LEAKED: Spurs' Voice Memo Sent to LeBron James." Perhaps this is his satirical take on recent news about teams sending voice memo pitches to the 41-year-old forward's agent, Rich Paul.
"Hey LeBron. Mr. James? LeBron? LeBron," Kornet said in the video. "This is Luke Kornet, No. 7 on the San Antonio Spurs. You yelled at me a little bit last week, or last year… We got a great thing going, a lot of young talent. It's an easy place to live – tax-free."
"You can play alongside a generational player (in myself), Victor too. We have SeaWorld, La Panaderia, it's bussing. You're chasing number five, we have five, we're chasing 6. Around the same ballpark… Give me a call," he ended.
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There are a lot of theories on what defines a successful sports program in the modern era. It’s a period defined by short attention spans, playing the hits, and distributing content across every traditional, streaming, and social platform available. Few programs buck those trends and remain successful as generations of consumers continue to change how they consume content. One of those programs is ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption.
It’s no secret that PTI remains as familiar as the four letters of the network it calls home. For a quarter century, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon have hosted a show that perfectly blends sports, insight, and entertainment for audiences with both lean-in viewing habits and increasingly shorter attention spans. It’s rarely changed its formula, if ever. The personalities have room to breathe. It’s built for clip culture but refuses to embrace it, remaining the lone piece of appointment television on a network designed to serve sports fans anytime, anywhere.
In an era of inflated viewership, where nearly every sport and studio show is posting impressive gains, PTI remains a constant. It continues to lead every ESPN studio program in viewership. Just last month, PTI averaged 665,000 viewers per episode. That’s a 21% increase year over year and the program’s highest June audience since 2021.
Among ESPN’s studio programs, PTI still sits atop the rankings, averaging more than 200,000 more viewers than Get Up and 150,000 more than First Take in June. Looking at the past six months of released ESPN data, the trend remains impressive. PTI posted its best first-quarter average audience this year, drawing 777,000 viewers. That’s 16% higher than the show’s performance during the same period last year.
Mind you, this is a program built around two stars. Kornheiser and Wilbon are showcased from 5:30-6 p.m. ET as the main attraction. It’s appointment programming by design, never moving from its daypart. Both personalities also rarely appear elsewhere across ESPN’s lineup. By resisting the temptation to spread their star power across the network, ESPN preserves the value of the feature presentation each afternoon.

Miles Russell is making his seventh PGA Tour start this week at the ISCO Championship July 9-12 at the Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Ky.
If the 17-year-old from Jacksonville Beach keeps stacking good finishes ― Russell made the cut in the U.S. Open and the Puerto Rico Open and tied for 15th in the Korn Ferry Tour Club Car Championship for his highest finish in 13 professional starts ― will he ever get to Florida State, where he's scheduled to enroll in the fall of 2027?
However, there are yet to be any signs of impatience on his part to fast-track his career to professional golf.
At a news conference on July 8 after playing in the pro-am, Russell talked more about learning from the example of the players in his group for the first two rounds, Jackson Koivun (who played three years at Auburn) and Ben James (four years at Virginia).
First Coast team: Miles Russell, Paul Tesori finally work out their PGA Tour play date

Cleveland Browns training camp 2026: RB preview – Judkins starts, but who is after him? (Chris Pokorny) – Looking over the Browns’ running backs for training camp.
Browns roster: RB depth chart and expectations (Jared Mueller) – Who joins Quinshon Judkins on the Cleveland Browns RB depth chart and what are proper expectations for the roster?
Browns roster: TE depth chart and expectations (Jared Mueller) – Harold Fannin had a great rookie season for the Cleveland Browns, but what does the TE depth chart look like for 2026?
Browns CB Denzel Ward ‘doesn’t get the credit he should’ playing in Cleveland (Jared Mueller) – People want to see talented Cleveland Browns players on other teams. This time, CB Denzel Ward, whose ESPN’s ranking fell.
NFL combine, NFL free agency dates now back-to-back on the NFL schedule (Jared Mueller) – The NFL schedule has changed with the Scouting Combine and NFL free agency being scheduled back-to-back

Ryan Armour has seen plenty of competition the past two years. It just hasn't been him out there.
A quick scroll through Armour's participation in both PGA Tour and Korn Ferry events shows a total of 21 tournaments in 2024 and 2025 combined. He's made less than half of his cuts in that time and generally operated outside of the consciousness of the sport.
With his 50th birthday approaching, and the opportunity to begin competing on the senior circuit, Armour, who lives in Jupiter, Florida, took the opportunity to spend extended time with his family. For two years, that meant watching his eldest son, Patrick, play high school basketball and his youngest son, Nick, play hockey.
Along the way, his golf game admittedly suffered – and that's a tradeoff Armour said he's fine with making.
"I was at every sporting event for both of my boys, all over the country with them," he said after finishing the U.S. Senior Open at Scioto Country Club tied for 26th place at 2 over on July 5. "It was great. I loved every second of it. It doesn't equate to good golf, but it equates to a good fatherhood, good family and a lot of fun with your kids."

There is a hard reality to the past, present and maybe future in Zac Blair's professional career.
The 35-year-old, who stands tied for third place on a tightly packed leaderboard heading into Sunday's final round of the John Deere Classic, sports a heavy red beard now. It looks like a lumbar jack's movie makeup for those who remember him as the youngster whose cherubic face seemed to match the Utah native's affable demeanor.
In his first couple of seasons on the PGA Tour, Blair got onto the leaderboard with some regularity, and 10 years ago he opened the season with a tie for third at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
That year, Blair made bigger headlines for banging his putter against his head at the Well Fargo Championship and being disqualified for using an altered piece of equipment. It would be another seven seasons before he eclipsed his previous best finish with a T-2 in the 2023 Travelers Championship.
He won the 2019 Ellie Mae Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour, but, mostly, Blair has lived on the edge of eligibility on the PGA Tour. "Playing golf is pretty stressful," he said on Saturday after shooting four-under-par 67 at TPC Deere Run in Sylvis, Ill. That result got Blair to 15 under for the tournament, only one shot back of co-leaders Lucas Glover (69) and Lee Hodges (67).

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