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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Ronnie O'Sullivan nets £147k bonus with TWO maximum breaks in same match
Ronnie O'Sullivan took on Chris Wakelin in the semi-finals of the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters in Jeddah and lit up the match with a pair of maximum breaks en route to the final Ronnie O'Sullivan rolled back the years with a thrilling 147 break at the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters to cost rival Thepchaiya Un-Nooh a tidy sum in bonuses. Not content with that, though, he added a second maximum in the very same match. The tournament awards a £50,000 prize for a maximum break. Thailand's Uh-Nooh had been due to scoop the lot before The Rocket intervened, but O'Sullivan is now on track for two thirds of the prize. It doesn't end there, though. After doubling up during his victory over Chris Wakelin in Jeddah, O'Sullivan secured himself an additional £147,000 bonus to take his total pay packet up above £180,000. "You say the name and he is snooker," Steven Hallworth said during TNT Sports' coverage of the tournament. "This is why we love him. What a player. O'Sullivan ended up beating Wakelin 6-3 to book his place in the final. His opponent their will be Neil Robertson, who earned a 6-3 victory of his own against Elliot Slessor. It was the first time O'Sullivan scored a competitive 147 since 2018, when he did so at the English Open. He set a new record as the oldest player to hit a maximum when he did so early on against Wakelin... and then broke his own record by a few minutes. The £147,000 bonus is a new addition for the 2025-26 season, with players scooping the sum if they make two maximums across the 2025 UK Championship, the 2026 Masters and the 2026 World Snooker Championship. However, O'Sullivan needed just one tournament to claim the prize. Previously, he has queried small prizes being handed out for maximum breaks. That clearly wasn't a concern in Saudi Arabia, with a six-figure sum coming his way after he got that second 147 in the bag. "I knew it was £10,000. I could have done it, but I didn't think the prize was worthy of a 147. So I've tried to let it build up until it's worthy and then go for it," O'Sullivan said back in 2016 after learning he could only net £12,000 for hitting 147 at the Welsh Open. "It's like going into a Mercedes garage and when they say that you can have the car for £3,000, you reply, 'No way, that's too cheap. I'm not buying it for that'." O'Sullivan and Robertson will both have a chance to add to their financial rewards on Saturday. The winner of the final will land a huge £500,000 payout, with £200,000 going to the runner-up. "To get to the final is huge in terms of ranking points, it means I should be in all of the big events later in the season which makes my scheduling so much easier. "I took that for granted a few years ago when I was always in the top four. The standard is so high now that I have realised you have to keep your foot down all the time. A lot of hard work has happened to get these kind of results."
Irish Independent
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Co Louth's Gavin Tiernan on course for Open in Portrush after reaching Amateur Championship semi finals
The Dubliner (19) was two down after eight holes, but he fought back to square the match by the 10th before coming out on top over the last eight holes. Teder won the 13th with a par to go one up again before Tiernan birdied the par-three 16th to square the match for the second time. Both men had chances to birdie the 17th, but at the 18th, it was Tiernan who emerged victorious, firing a wedge to 10 feet and two-putting as the Estonian bounded over the green onto a gravel path. He got a free drop but hit a poor third to 20 feet and failed to save par before Tiernan completed the job after a tentative first putt. "This whole week, I've just been thinking one shot at a time and coming down the stretch, that's what I kept repeating to myself," the East Tennessee State University man said. "And then, you know, I hit a nice one down the last. I actually felt fine. I wasn't really nervy or anything. And then I hit a nice one in, and while it wasn't my greatest first putt, it got the job done." Tiernan, who was named today on Ireland's six-man team for next month's European Amateur Team Championships in Killarney, is on track to win starts in The Open at Royal Portrush and the 2026 Masters if he can go all the way. His links background should help as he takes on Italy's Riccardo Fantinelli, who was a 4&3 winner of Australia's Billy Dowling, in this afternoon's semi-finals.
RTÉ News
20-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Gavin Tiernan on cusp of glory after semi-final win at Amateur Championship
Gavin Tiernan from the County Louth club in Baltray is just one match away from the Amateur Championship title at Royal St Georges in Kent. The 19-year old Tiernan is ranked outside the top 1000 male amateur golfers in the world at 1340th. This afternoon, in breezy conditions, Tiernan easily defeated Riccardo Fantinelli of Italy (ranked more than 1000 places above him) in the semi final by 4&3. The second Finalist of the 130th Amateur Championship, Gavin Tiernan 🏌️♂️ — The R&A (@RandA) June 20, 2025 The winner tomorrow gets invitation to the Open next month in Royal Portrush and also the 2026 Masters and US Open along with one of the most coveted titles in men's amateur golf worldwide. Tiernan will play the World No 7 ranked player Ethan Fang of the United States in a 36-hole final starting just after 8.30 tomorrow morning. The last Irish winner was James Sugrue of Mallow in 2019. He won the title at Portmarnock when ranked 232nd in the world. Tiernan is seeking to become the ninth Irish winner of the Amateur Championship, with Jimmy Bruen the first back in 1946.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Masters ticket application for 2026 tournament opens June 1
It's an annual tradition. Yes, we're talking about the Masters but we're also talking about entering the drawing to get Masters tickets. People do actually get drawn for this, so don't despair. The first day to apply is June 1 so if this event is on your sports bucket list, be sure to apply. A patron sports a Masters badge during the Par Three Contest ahead of the 2022 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. How to apply for 2026 Masters tickets First, you need to create an account (it's free) at If you already have an account (because you've been applying for tickets years to no avail; we get it) then you don't need to create a new one. When does the application process begin? Sunday, June 1, is go time. The application window is open for 20 days, plenty of time to get your name in the hopper. If you do get your name drawn, payment will be due in July. What if I had Monday tickets last April when the course was closed by weather? Patrons who were evacuated from the grounds out of an abundance of caution due to inclement weather on the Monday of the 2025 tournament have a guarantee they can purchase Monday tickets for 2026. All fans who had tickets that day were issued refunds. Can I pick which day in 2026 I want tickets for? Yes. The online application process allows prospective patrons the option to choose up to four tickets for all seven days of the tournament but you will only be selected for one of those days. How much are Masters tickets? The prices for 2026 haven't been posted yet but here's what the individual days cost in 2025: Advertisement Practice rounds (Monday, Tuesday): $100 Par 3 Contest (Wednesday): $100 First round (Thursday): $140 Second round (Friday): $140 Third round (Saturday): $140 Final round (Sunday): $140 Can I bring a camera to the Masters? Monday and Tuesday are practice rounds and Wednesday is the Par 3 Contest. Those are great tickets to get picked for because you can bring you camera to the golf course and take all the pictures you want on those three days. The four tournament rounds (Thursday through Sunday) have a strict ban against patrons bringing cameras on property. Can I bring my phone to the Masters? Phones are not allowed at all at Augusta National Golf Club. If you get to the gate with your phone, you're going to be instructed to go back and leave it in your car. And it's not just phones that aren't allowed. From the Masters website: The use of such devices for phone calls, emails, text message and other photo, video or data recording and/or transmission is prohibited. Advertisement The official website has a complete list of items not allowed. Can I sell my Masters tickets? It is not only not recommended, it's not allowed. According to Augusta National Golf Club's official website: As a reminder, Augusta National, Inc. is the only authorized source/seller of Masters® Tickets. The resale of any Masters Ticket is strictly prohibited. Holders of Tickets acquired from third parties, by whatever means, may be excluded from attendance to the Tournament. There were reports of a crackdown on ticket reselling at the 2025 tournament. Can I buy tickets on the secondary market for the Masters? You can, yes. It's a free country, as they say. But, tickets purchased on the secondary market may not get you through the gates, so, as always, buyer beware. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Masters ticket application for 2026 tournament opens June 1
Winnipeg Free Press
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
DeChambeau, English and Riley tie for 2nd place at PGA Championship, 5 shots behind Scheffler
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau had one word to describe his runner-up finish at the PGA Championship. calling it 'baffling.' The power hitter also seemed thrilled to get out of Charlotte and as far away from Quail Hollow's closing three holes known as the Green Mile as he could. 'The Green Mile did it to me yesterday and kind of did it to me again today — and that's golf, man,' DeChambeau said. 'I've got to be more precise and fix what I can fix to make myself more consistent and get up there, the likes of what Scottie (Scheffler) is doing right now.' DeChambeau played the final three holes at Quail Hollow in 4-over-par for the weekend, and tied for second with Harris English and Davis Riley at 6-under 278, five shots behind Scheffler. DeChambeau called the closing stretch at Quail Hollow one of the toughest he's played. On both Saturday and Sunday he birdied the difficult par-4 15th hole and entered the Green Mile looking to apply pressure to Scheffler. He never did. Instead DeChambeau was forced to take some consolation with his third top-5 finish in the last four major championships, including last summer's win at the U.S. Open. He has seven top-10 finishes in his last 11 majors. 'Always proud to top five in a major,' DeChambeau said. 'I feel like I'm playing good when I'm doing that but I mean, it's disappointing not to get the job done because that's what I came here to do.' Now he'll set his sights on winning a third U.S. Open next month at Oakmont. 'I'm going to work my butt to have make that happen,' DeChambeau said. Riley will be there with him. After shooting 68 and 67 on Friday and Saturday, he closed with a disappointing 72 but hung on for a tie for second place, by far his best finish at a major. It moved him to 53rd in the world ranking, setting him up for a spot in the U.S. Open field. The top four finishers at the PGA Championship also earned an automatic spot in the 2026 Masters. 'Hopefully, it will springboard me and I can kind of get in contention more on some of these majors,' Riley said. English had the low round of the day, shooting a 65 after playing the final 12 holes in 6 under. That included making a birdie on No. 18, one of just six on the day from the field. 'I feel like I'm a more well rounded player now, and it's just about matching up everything,' English said referring to a string of missed cuts at the majors earlier in his career. 'Got to get my short game a little tighter, got to get my putting a little more consistent, but I'm really happy with the way I'm hitting the ball right now.' Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. He said it also gives some confidence with team selection for September's Ryder Cup fast approaching. 'It's a big thought in my mind,' said English, who helped the U.S. team win in 2021 at Whistling Straights, but did not make the team in 2023. 'Playing at Whistling, once you make one of those teams, you never want to miss out. 'It's just the pinnacle of our sport. It's definitely the forefront of my mind. Yeah, I'm here to try to compete in a major championship, and however well it does with me and the Ryder Cup, I'm all for it. I know this will go a long way, but I know there's a lot of golf to play and keep getting better and keep having good finishes.' ___ AP golf:
