If you like golf trivia, here’s a fun one that your friends will almost definitely not know, but will inevitably lead to a round of head-smacking when you reveal the answer: In the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis, a retired cricket professional named George Lyon won a gold medal as one of just
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6:14 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Just over three weeks ago, Hideki Matsuyama was in isolation for COVID-19 and desperate to record a negative test to have any chance of competing in his home Olympics. Even when he cleared that hurdle, it was a matter of building endurance for stifling heat and shedding
Look, he’s no Hideki Matsuyama in Japan. That’s for sure. Before these Olympics in Tokyo, there were no doubt millions of sports fans in the host country that had no idea that American Xander Schauffele’s ties run deep here. How would they, considering that mouthful of a German surname? But Xander’s love for and appreciation
11:20 PM ET Friday night at the Olympic Games. What could be better? After beginning her career 4-for-4 in Olympic individual competition, Katie Ledecky earned her first-ever silver medal in individual competition in the 400-meter freestyle. Her first gold medal of this year’s Olympic Games came in the inaugural women’s 1,500-meter freestyle. Now she’s golden
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There’s been a lot of talk about how the golfers at this year’s Olympics might not be having the “full” Olympic experience due to the COVID-19 restrictions in place. Not so if you listen to Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz. Ortiz is in second place, one shot back of Xander Schauffele, at the end of play Friday
9:19 PM ET Associated Press FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Annika Sorenstam shot a 3-under 69, racing to finish before dark, to take a three-stroke lead Friday in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. The 50-year-old Sorenstam, a three-time U.S. Women’s Open champion making her first appearance in the senior event, birdied Nos. 7-9 to get to 8
His last name gives the wrong idea. Jhared Hack went absolutely bonkers during a skins game at Las Vegas Golf Club on Thursday, making 10 birdies, three eagles and a bogey for a preposterous round of 15-under par 57. Per the scorecard Hack posted to Twitter, the course measured just 6,339 yards and played to
11:40 AM ET More Tokyo Olympics, more life. After what felt like a million offside calls, the USWNT defeated the Netherlands on penalty kicks to advance to the Olympic semifinals. Elsewhere in Tokyo, world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has lost in his bid for the “Golden Slam,” and the USA baseball team started
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The removal of an accessory—his trusty Nike hat—has been the story this week surrounding Rory McIlroy, and perhaps the reason some people thought he’d play well (2016 Ryder Cup, anyone?). But it was the addition of a far more important accessory that might help McIlroy win the gold medal in Tokyo. Well, technically, it was
6:16 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Xander Schauffele has been pointing to the Olympics ever since he began his rise into the elite of American golf three years ago. Now that he’s here, in the country where his mother was raised and enjoying an Olympic experience his father could only dream about, he
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For the second straight year the LPGA’s Taiwan Swinging Skirts tournament has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. LPGA officials announced on Thursday that the 2021 event, set for Oct. 28-31 at Miramar Golf Country Club in New Taipei City, has been shuttered. It marks the third tournament on the LPGA’s 2021 schedule that
10:26 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The LPGA Tour and the Swinging Skirts Golf Foundation canceled the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA on Thursday because of ongoing travel and border restrictions and current health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was scheduled for Oct. 28-31 at Miramar Golf Country Club.
Titliest’s new T-Series range of irons consists of four models – T100, T100•S, T200 and T300 – each of which will be available for fittings from today (July 29) and to buy from retailers from August 26. T100 irons Designed for the better player who is looking for precision control and unrivalled feel, the refinements
Rory McIlroy says he fully supports and agrees with U.S. gynmast Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from the gynmastics team and individual all-around competitions at the Olympics to prioritize her mental health. “A hundred percent,” McIlroy said. “I live in the United States and anything that came on the TV, NBC or commercials about the
7:02 AM ET SAITAMA, Japan — Around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening Patrick Reed was riding in a cart around a golf course he’d never seen before, trying to take notes before it got dark so he could start play for an Olympic medal the following morning. These entire Tokyo Games are unique and uncomfortable, but
For most golfers, the Tokyo Olympics present a delightful change of pace. For one week every four years, they play not just for prize money and World Ranking points but national pride. They rub shoulders with the best track stars and basketball players and swimmers in the world. It’s the experience of a lifetime. All
1:20 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Men’s golf began Thursday in the Olympics, and the No. 1 player in the world was nearly 6,000 miles away watching from home. Jon Rahm still can’t believe he’s not playing. “I didn’t think ever that I was not going to be there,” Rahm said in a
On course golf tips with Mark Crossfield talking links golf course tips. Playing your best golf on course requires good choices to be made and these tips will help you to play some better golf. Links golf courses also demand a real golf skill set unique to the golf course and the weather you can
The PGA Tour says it will not give its players permission to compete in the Saudi International beginning next year, according to a report by Golfweek. Tour players are required to get a waiver to compete on other tours, and now that the Saudi event is no longer part of the European Tour, the PGA
6:29 AM ET Rory McIlroy made clear his feelings before embarking on his first Olympic men’s golf tournament, which begins this week at the Tokyo Games. An event without spectators and lacking buzz will also be without a highly motivated McIlroy. “I am not a very patriotic guy,” McIlroy said after the final round of
Solheim Cup captains Catriona Matthew and Pat Hurst are paired together at this week’s U.S. Senior Women’s Open for the first two rounds. They won’t be lacking for topics to discuss as the European and American team pictures sharpen into focus. Only three events — the ISPS Handa World Invitational, the Trust Scottish Open and
6:20 AM ET Seven of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking may not be competing in the men’s tournament at the Tokyo Olympics this week, but that doesn’t mean England’s Tommy Fleetwood and others aren’t having the time of their lives. Australia’s Cameron Smith is showing his national pride in an
Down on golf in the Olympics? No interest in the Olympics in general? Don’t feel like staying up until 3 a.m. to watch golf this week? These are very normal feelings to have for these 2020 Tokyo Games. Though our experts are mostly split on who is taking home the gold, a few of us
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