As golf takes over the summer headlines, these were the top sports stories of the week ending June 28
Newport National Golf Club in Middletown.
◘We reprised another Rueb story from last year listing the five courses he hasn't played but are on his bucket list. "Wannamoissett Country Club is a favorite, even though it beats me up every year at the Northeast Amateur Media Day," he says. "I haven't played it in over a decade, but I knocked Rhode Island Country Club off the list when it was host to the CVS Charity Classic. My favorite course in the state might be Wanumetonomy Golf and Country Club." Here's his list of other courses he wants to play: The Misquamicut Club, Watch Hill; Shelter Harbor Golf Club, Westerly; Warwick Country Club, Warwick; Point Judith Country Club, Narragansett; Sakonnet Golf Club, Little Compton.
Dominic Mazza of Classical chips a show to the fourth green. La Salle Rams and Classical Purple in high school golf at Triggs Memorial on April 29 2024. [Kris Craig/The Providence Journal]
◘This year, Rueb wrote about five, must-play courses in the state. The good news is that there are plenty of options outside of private golf. There are some truly terrific public tracks throughout the state (and some just over the borders), and while Rhode Islanders are terrified to drive 45 minutes anywhere, there is no distance a true golfer won't travel to play someplace that can provide an experience.
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I've rekindled my relationship with Triggs and, based on a round played there last September, says Rueb, you have to experience the course if you haven't already because it's a playing experience not many of the public or private courses can match. The star of the show is the layout. It's 18 holes of Donald Ross brilliance. You're tested from tee to green and every hole gives you a different experience. There are blind shots, wide open fairways, elevation shifts and greens both large and small.
◘The Rhode Island Amateur was the top story at the end of the week as Mike Calef was able to coax home the two putts he absolutely needed to make on Friday. Not much else was finding the hole for him during the afternoon 18 in the title match at the 120th Amateur at Rhode Island Country Club. The tables turned just in time for Calef to deny Jake Bauer what would have been a rally to his second championship.
Calef rolled in the tying birdie on the 34th hole and a clutch par to win the 35th, edging his way in front. A solid par from the right rough on the 36th — the uphill par-4 18th that climbs back toward Nayatt Road — clinched a 1-up victory for Calef against a fellow competitor with Portsmouth ties.
Mar 24, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (4) dribbles the ball against the Sacramento Kings in the first quarter at the Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson/Imagn Images
◘With the NBA season coming to a close last weekend, the Boston Celtics wasted little time reshaping their roster for next year. Boston traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks as part of a three-team deal also involving the Brooklyn Nets. Atlanta will receive the 7-foot-2 Porzingis and a second-round draft pick; the Nets get Hawks guard/forward Terance Mann and their No. 22 pick; and the Celtics gained Atlanta forward Georges Niang and a second-rounder, per the report. On Monday, the Celtics also sent two-time All-Star guard Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers, and got Anfernee Simons, a 26-year-old shooting guard, as well as two second-round draft picks from Portland. The Porzingis trade means Boston will save a projected $180 million in tax penalties, ESPN reported.
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