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Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
These are the 10 amateurs who made it through final qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Open
Amateurs have always been a big part of the USGA events, and that includes the U.S. Open. This year, at the 2025 Open at Oakmont, the ams will be well represented. Of the 744 names on the tee sheets at the 10 final qualifying sites at the beginning of the day on Monday, June 2 – also known as Golf's Longest Day – there were 236 amateurs. Ben James watches his shot on the 10th hole during the third round of the 2025 Valero Texas Open. Monday night, seven of them got through and punched their tickets to the U.S. Open. Advertisement There was one qualifier in Florida that needed to conclude on Tuesday due to dangerous weather on Monday and an amateur was among the four qualifiers there. Also, there were two ams who got through final qualifying back on May 19. That brings the total to 10 the number of ams who navigated final qualifying to make it to Oakmont. Three amateurs really shined, finishing first in their respective final qualifiers on Monday. Amateurs who got through final qualifying for 2025 U.S. Open Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses), Summit, New Jersey Benjamin James, 5 under Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta, Georgia Mason Howell, 18 under Advertisement Tyler Weaver, 11 under Jackson Koivun, 11 under Valencia Country Club, Valencia, California Preston Summerhays, 10 under Zachery Pollo, 6 under Wine Valley Golf Club, Walla Walla, Washington Matt Vogt, 8 under Emerald Dunes Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Florida Frankie Harris, 11 under Bent Tree Country Club, Dallas Lance Simpson, 8 under Cameron Tankersley, 8 under This article originally appeared on Golfweek: U.S. Open final qualifying: 10 amateurs advance to Oakmont
Forbes
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
A Look At The Lefty's 2025 Masters Odds Including Mickelson, MacIntyre, Harman And Highsmith
The Masters is 'A tradition unlike any other', and the 89th Masters Tournament will set a record with eight left-handed golfers playing in the 2025 event. That includes Masters champions Phil Mickelson (3), Bubba Watson (2) and Mike Weir (1), who have won a combined six green jackets between them from 2003-2014. Another major champion, 2023 Open Championship big longshot winner Brian Harman, is playing in his seventh Masters with a best finish of T21 in 2021. Harman won the 2025 Valero Texas Open last week, and he'll try to improve his 2025 Masters odds after missing the cut each of the past three years. The favorite to be the top left-handed player with the best finish in the 2025 Masters is Robert MacIntyre, who is playing in his third Masters with a best finish of T12 on debut in 2021. The 28-year-old Scottish pro is slightly favored over 23-year-old Akshay Bhatia, who finished T35 in his Masters debut last year with no rounds under par. Two former West Coast Conference college golfers and PGA Korn Ferry Tour graduates make their Masters debut this week. Matt McCarty played at Santa Clara and started 2024 on the Korn Ferry Tour. The 27-year-old won the inaugural Black Desert Championship in October in his third PGA Tour start to earn an invitation to the 2025 Masters Tournament. Lefty Joe Highsmith won the 2025 Cognizant Classic on March 2, and the 24-year-old Washington native and former Pepperdine golfer will join one of his mentors Fred Couples along with Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay for a practice round over the back 9 at Augusta National on Wed., April 9. Highsmith's press conference Tuesday shared some of the emotions of making it to Augusta to play in The Masters, and the atmosphere with so many fans even for the practice rounds. 'This is the tournament that every golfer wants to play in since they pick up the game,' Highsmith said. 'To be here and kind of just see the atmosphere and be inside the ropes this time is pretty special.' Masters odds are taking more action at the leading online sportsbooks, and the top golfers are drawing more watch and wager interest as they prepare for the speed and slopes at Augusta National. That includes the 12 top golfers who are the leading win contenders in the 2025 Masters Tournament. The eight left-handed golfers odds to win the Masters are all at least +5000, or 50/1 or greater. But top online sportsbook BetOnline offers Masters Props and specials with group betting options on golfers by country, former Masters champions, top LIV Golfer along with top left-handed golfer, with odds below along with (odds) to win the Masters. Golf odds from BetOnline and leading online sportsbooks refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on futures, props and live betting. As hundreds of thousands of people placed bets on the Super Bowl, including on popular player props, analysts say Georgia missed out on millions they could get from legalizing and taxing sports betting. With no regulated sports betting in Georgia, fans in the Peach state and other visitors to Augusta for the Masters will be unable to place bets at top U.S. sportsbooks. The cybersecurity group GeoComply estimates Georgia could be getting nearly $120 million annually from legalizing sports betting. But fans still have other options as they watch and wager on The Masters and understand the golf rules when betting on match-ups, futures and favorite players while also following the adjusted golf odds and placing live bets during the tournament. Panama-based BetOnline has been a market leader in providing more betting options for fans, and especially those political and sports-crazed fans in Georgia and the three most populated states that currently don't offer betting at U.S. online sportsbooks - California, Texas and Florida. So fans can get in the game and enjoy watch and wager entertainment with BetOnline for The Masters, and also next week's RBC Heritage Signature Event in South Carolina, where there is also no regulated U.S. sports betting. Scottie Scheffler won the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town last year one week after capturing his second green jacket and winning The Masters. As fans follow their favorite golfers and left-handers including Phil Mickelson, check out their tee times Thursday off hole No. 1 along with playing partners. All times Eastern. Follow The Masters and golfers betting odds with tips and trends as the left-handers try to make history again at Augusta. You can bet on it.
USA Today
06-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Why Brian Harman's heart was heavy after emotional victory at 2025 Valero Texas Open
Why Brian Harman's heart was heavy after emotional victory at 2025 Valero Texas Open Show Caption Hide Caption Brian Harman on his new putter that helped win 2025 Valero Texas Open Brian Harman shared the thought process behind switching putters at the 2025 Valero Texas Open. Brian Harman battled cold, windy conditions Sunday to earn his fourth PGA Tour victory at the 2025 Valero Texas Open. When he tapped in from less than a foot away for par on the closing hole at TPC San Antonio, the victory was one of the last things on his mind. On Sunday, Oct. 13, Harman was in China, and his wife took their kids with family friend Cathy Dowdy to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, for some vacation time. Harman's 6-year-old son was boogie boarding with a friend when a rip current pulled him out, and that's when Dowdy sprung into action. She went into the water after Harman's son. However, she couldn't get to him and was injured. Another bystander, Crane Cantrell, jumped in and saved them both. Dowdy was in a coma for months after the accident. This week, she was put into hospice care. "I think that bravery and doing something like that for people who aren't your blood is just the most beautiful thing you can do in this life," Harman said in November. Harman gave Dowdy plenty to be proud of Sunday. Harman's round was anything but smooth, but the conditions contributed to treacherous scoring conditions for the entire field in the final round. How Brian Harman on the Valero Texas Open His lead was trimmed to one shot at the turn following a double at the ninth, but he steadied the ship with birdies on Nos. 12 and 14 to get back to three ahead of Andrew Novak, the closest chaser for much of the afternoon who finished four shots behind. Harman, similar to what he did at the 2023 Open Championship, was stellar in the wind and cold and took punches before throwing them back. "It was more kind of a game of attrition," Harman said. "The conditions just wouldn't allow for a super low score. I didn't have my best stuff today, but good enough to make a few putts, and a couple birdies on the back nine helped a lot." The 38-year-old wasn't in great form on the greens this season, coming into the week 145th in Strokes Gained: Putting, which is normally his strength. For the week, he was fifth in putting and second in approach, not allowing his lack of length to hamper his ability to find pins in any spot. "I changed putters this week. Like I said, I looked at my stats from last year and I probably had the best iron game of my career, approach to the green, and probably my worst year from 10 to 20 feet putting," Harman said. "So still really good inside 10 feet, but that section there is where I was getting all my looks and I wasn't making any of them. I had toyed with the idea of switching putters for a while. "Picked that one up on Tuesday this week, it felt really good and it rolls nice, just kind of freed me up a little bit." Novak, who hasn't won on Tour but has been in contention a couple of times this season, faded late. He was 2 under thru 5 holes, but seven bogeys in his final 13 holes were his undoing, finishing in a tie for third. "It was a weird day," Novak said. "Obviously playing very, very difficult just like yesterday. I thought I did some things well and then struggled just on some basic stuff all day long. I've been fighting my swing a lot like recently and had a few issues with it again today." There were more rounds in the 80s on Sunday (4) than in the 60s (3). Ryan Gerard was one of the three who was in the 60s, signing for 69 to finish solo second and earn just over $1 million in prize money. "You feel like you're never really out of it if you can kind of use the wind as a backstop. I just really grinded hard. My chipping and putting was really good, but I just kind of kept it in play." But for Harman, he lassoed his emotions and galloped his way to victory Sunday, and he got to put a pair of cowboy boots on to celebrate. "I wear cowboy boots a fair amount at home, so it'll be a nice addition to the collection I have," he said. "I'll be really proud of them."
USA Today
06-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Winner's Bag: Brian Harman, 2025 Valero Texas Open
Winner's Bag: Brian Harman, 2025 Valero Texas Open Harman used a bag filled with Titleist gear and a Titleist ball, along with a new TaylorMade prototype putter to win for the fourth time on the PGA Tour. Show Caption Hide Caption Titleist Pro V1, Pro V1x golf balls (2025) Titleist updated the cores of the Pro V1 and Pro V1x to give them more iron and wedge spin while maintaining distance off the tee. A complete list of the golf equipment Brian Harman used to win the PGA Tour's 2025 Valero Texas Open: DRIVER: Titleist TSi2 (9 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 5 S shaft FAIRWAY WOODS: Titleist TS2 (13.5 degrees), with Fujikura Speeder 661 Evolution 2 S shaft, (16.5 degrees), with Fujikura Speeder 757 Evolution 2 X shaft IRONS: Titleist U•500 (4, 5), with Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 90 shafts, Titleist T100 (6), Titleist 620 CB (7-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300 shafts WEDGES: Vokey Design SM9 (50, 54 degrees), SM10 (60 degrees), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts PUTTER: TaylorMade Spider 5K-ZT prototype BALL: Titleist Pro V1
USA Today
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
She said yes! Fans get engaged on broadcast at 2025 Valero Texas Open
She said yes! Fans get engaged on broadcast at 2025 Valero Texas Open She said yes! During the final round of the 2025 Valero Texas Open, love was in the air at the Avocado, the par-3 16th hole that features a bunker in the middle of the green. A couple was standing along the right side of the hole when the PGA Tour Live cameras cut to them, and the commentator asked Johnnie (or Johnny, we're guessing here!) whether he had something he wanted to tell his girlfriend, Alyssa. "The last three years have been the best of my life and I'd like to spend the rest of them with you," he said to Alyssa while dropping to one knee. And wouldn't you know, the Avocado now has its first (we think) proposal. Good thing she said yes.
