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The Advertiser
17-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Aussie Green maintains lead in Champions Tour major
Richard Green birdied his final two holes for a four-under 68 and one-shot lead midway through the Regions Tradition tournament in Birmingham. Green is at 13-under 131 after opening the first senior major of the season with a 63. His closest competitor is New Zealand's Steven Alker, who shot 67 on Friday to climb to 12 under. Green and Alker are comfortably ahead of a group tied for third at nine under: Chris DiMarco (65), Y.E. Yang of South Korea (68) and Germany's Alex Cejka (69). Green, 54, is vying for his first win on the PGA Tour Champions, major or otherwise. "Good golf's been brewing for a little while so it was nice to be hitting good iron shots and setting up putting opportunities," Green said. "If I can keep doing that through the weekend, I'll be happy." He started his round on the back nine at Greystone Golf & Country Club and had three straight birdies from Nos.18 to two. Still, three bogeys held him back before he stuck his second shot close at the par-4 eighth to set up a birdie. Green then rolled in a lengthy birdie putt at the par-4 ninth to reach 13 under. "It was nice. It felt a little bit like probably what I should have got out of the day," Green said of his finish. "I hit a lot of great iron shots and set up a lot of birdie chances and just missed 'em all. They're a bit tricky, some of the reads today, so I was pleased to have finished well." Alker, meanwhile, has nine PGA Tour Champions victories to his name, including one major - the 2022 Senior PGA Championship. He was not fully pleased Friday despite a card of six birdies and one bogey. "It was just a couple of moments, ball-striking wasn't quite as good as yesterday," Alker said. "It's a great feeling to shoot that score and be a little bit scrappy." The round of the day belonged to DiMarco, the 56-year-old who has yet to win on the senior tour. He started his day with a bogey at the par-3 10th but quickly brushed it off by rolling in six birdies over the next eight holes. He added two more birdies on the front nine while keeping the card clean of bogeys. DiMarco explained why he had plenty of reason to celebrate on Friday. "My son (Cristian DiMarco) actually qualified for his first Korn Ferry event in Kansas City, so my wife and I are kind of watching his front nine and he was right down to the wire, he was even par," DiMarco said. "I'm on 18, I've got about a six-footer for birdie after playing really good on the back, I think I birdied five or six holes on the back with a little eight-footer, (and) my wife goes, 'He made birdie to make the cut!' So obviously I was, like, pretty pumped. "Motivation, you know. Obviously so proud of my son and proud of myself today. I hung in there today." Australian Greg Chalmers is tied 13th at six under after making a 71 to go with his opening 67. He is one ahead of Cameron Percy (70-69). Richard Green birdied his final two holes for a four-under 68 and one-shot lead midway through the Regions Tradition tournament in Birmingham. Green is at 13-under 131 after opening the first senior major of the season with a 63. His closest competitor is New Zealand's Steven Alker, who shot 67 on Friday to climb to 12 under. Green and Alker are comfortably ahead of a group tied for third at nine under: Chris DiMarco (65), Y.E. Yang of South Korea (68) and Germany's Alex Cejka (69). Green, 54, is vying for his first win on the PGA Tour Champions, major or otherwise. "Good golf's been brewing for a little while so it was nice to be hitting good iron shots and setting up putting opportunities," Green said. "If I can keep doing that through the weekend, I'll be happy." He started his round on the back nine at Greystone Golf & Country Club and had three straight birdies from Nos.18 to two. Still, three bogeys held him back before he stuck his second shot close at the par-4 eighth to set up a birdie. Green then rolled in a lengthy birdie putt at the par-4 ninth to reach 13 under. "It was nice. It felt a little bit like probably what I should have got out of the day," Green said of his finish. "I hit a lot of great iron shots and set up a lot of birdie chances and just missed 'em all. They're a bit tricky, some of the reads today, so I was pleased to have finished well." Alker, meanwhile, has nine PGA Tour Champions victories to his name, including one major - the 2022 Senior PGA Championship. He was not fully pleased Friday despite a card of six birdies and one bogey. "It was just a couple of moments, ball-striking wasn't quite as good as yesterday," Alker said. "It's a great feeling to shoot that score and be a little bit scrappy." The round of the day belonged to DiMarco, the 56-year-old who has yet to win on the senior tour. He started his day with a bogey at the par-3 10th but quickly brushed it off by rolling in six birdies over the next eight holes. He added two more birdies on the front nine while keeping the card clean of bogeys. DiMarco explained why he had plenty of reason to celebrate on Friday. "My son (Cristian DiMarco) actually qualified for his first Korn Ferry event in Kansas City, so my wife and I are kind of watching his front nine and he was right down to the wire, he was even par," DiMarco said. "I'm on 18, I've got about a six-footer for birdie after playing really good on the back, I think I birdied five or six holes on the back with a little eight-footer, (and) my wife goes, 'He made birdie to make the cut!' So obviously I was, like, pretty pumped. "Motivation, you know. Obviously so proud of my son and proud of myself today. I hung in there today." Australian Greg Chalmers is tied 13th at six under after making a 71 to go with his opening 67. He is one ahead of Cameron Percy (70-69). Richard Green birdied his final two holes for a four-under 68 and one-shot lead midway through the Regions Tradition tournament in Birmingham. Green is at 13-under 131 after opening the first senior major of the season with a 63. His closest competitor is New Zealand's Steven Alker, who shot 67 on Friday to climb to 12 under. Green and Alker are comfortably ahead of a group tied for third at nine under: Chris DiMarco (65), Y.E. Yang of South Korea (68) and Germany's Alex Cejka (69). Green, 54, is vying for his first win on the PGA Tour Champions, major or otherwise. "Good golf's been brewing for a little while so it was nice to be hitting good iron shots and setting up putting opportunities," Green said. "If I can keep doing that through the weekend, I'll be happy." He started his round on the back nine at Greystone Golf & Country Club and had three straight birdies from Nos.18 to two. Still, three bogeys held him back before he stuck his second shot close at the par-4 eighth to set up a birdie. Green then rolled in a lengthy birdie putt at the par-4 ninth to reach 13 under. "It was nice. It felt a little bit like probably what I should have got out of the day," Green said of his finish. "I hit a lot of great iron shots and set up a lot of birdie chances and just missed 'em all. They're a bit tricky, some of the reads today, so I was pleased to have finished well." Alker, meanwhile, has nine PGA Tour Champions victories to his name, including one major - the 2022 Senior PGA Championship. He was not fully pleased Friday despite a card of six birdies and one bogey. "It was just a couple of moments, ball-striking wasn't quite as good as yesterday," Alker said. "It's a great feeling to shoot that score and be a little bit scrappy." The round of the day belonged to DiMarco, the 56-year-old who has yet to win on the senior tour. He started his day with a bogey at the par-3 10th but quickly brushed it off by rolling in six birdies over the next eight holes. He added two more birdies on the front nine while keeping the card clean of bogeys. DiMarco explained why he had plenty of reason to celebrate on Friday. "My son (Cristian DiMarco) actually qualified for his first Korn Ferry event in Kansas City, so my wife and I are kind of watching his front nine and he was right down to the wire, he was even par," DiMarco said. "I'm on 18, I've got about a six-footer for birdie after playing really good on the back, I think I birdied five or six holes on the back with a little eight-footer, (and) my wife goes, 'He made birdie to make the cut!' So obviously I was, like, pretty pumped. "Motivation, you know. Obviously so proud of my son and proud of myself today. I hung in there today." Australian Greg Chalmers is tied 13th at six under after making a 71 to go with his opening 67. He is one ahead of Cameron Percy (70-69). Richard Green birdied his final two holes for a four-under 68 and one-shot lead midway through the Regions Tradition tournament in Birmingham. Green is at 13-under 131 after opening the first senior major of the season with a 63. His closest competitor is New Zealand's Steven Alker, who shot 67 on Friday to climb to 12 under. Green and Alker are comfortably ahead of a group tied for third at nine under: Chris DiMarco (65), Y.E. Yang of South Korea (68) and Germany's Alex Cejka (69). Green, 54, is vying for his first win on the PGA Tour Champions, major or otherwise. "Good golf's been brewing for a little while so it was nice to be hitting good iron shots and setting up putting opportunities," Green said. "If I can keep doing that through the weekend, I'll be happy." He started his round on the back nine at Greystone Golf & Country Club and had three straight birdies from Nos.18 to two. Still, three bogeys held him back before he stuck his second shot close at the par-4 eighth to set up a birdie. Green then rolled in a lengthy birdie putt at the par-4 ninth to reach 13 under. "It was nice. It felt a little bit like probably what I should have got out of the day," Green said of his finish. "I hit a lot of great iron shots and set up a lot of birdie chances and just missed 'em all. They're a bit tricky, some of the reads today, so I was pleased to have finished well." Alker, meanwhile, has nine PGA Tour Champions victories to his name, including one major - the 2022 Senior PGA Championship. He was not fully pleased Friday despite a card of six birdies and one bogey. "It was just a couple of moments, ball-striking wasn't quite as good as yesterday," Alker said. "It's a great feeling to shoot that score and be a little bit scrappy." The round of the day belonged to DiMarco, the 56-year-old who has yet to win on the senior tour. He started his day with a bogey at the par-3 10th but quickly brushed it off by rolling in six birdies over the next eight holes. He added two more birdies on the front nine while keeping the card clean of bogeys. DiMarco explained why he had plenty of reason to celebrate on Friday. "My son (Cristian DiMarco) actually qualified for his first Korn Ferry event in Kansas City, so my wife and I are kind of watching his front nine and he was right down to the wire, he was even par," DiMarco said. "I'm on 18, I've got about a six-footer for birdie after playing really good on the back, I think I birdied five or six holes on the back with a little eight-footer, (and) my wife goes, 'He made birdie to make the cut!' So obviously I was, like, pretty pumped. "Motivation, you know. Obviously so proud of my son and proud of myself today. I hung in there today." Australian Greg Chalmers is tied 13th at six under after making a 71 to go with his opening 67. He is one ahead of Cameron Percy (70-69).
West Australian
17-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Aussie Green maintains lead in Champions Tour major
Richard Green birdied his final two holes for a four-under 68 and one-shot lead midway through the Regions Tradition tournament in Birmingham. Green is at 13-under 131 after opening the first senior major of the season with a 63. His closest competitor is New Zealand's Steven Alker, who shot 67 on Friday to climb to 12 under. Green and Alker are comfortably ahead of a group tied for third at nine under: Chris DiMarco (65), Y.E. Yang of South Korea (68) and Germany's Alex Cejka (69). Green, 54, is vying for his first win on the PGA Tour Champions, major or otherwise. "Good golf's been brewing for a little while so it was nice to be hitting good iron shots and setting up putting opportunities," Green said. "If I can keep doing that through the weekend, I'll be happy." He started his round on the back nine at Greystone Golf & Country Club and had three straight birdies from Nos.18 to two. Still, three bogeys held him back before he stuck his second shot close at the par-4 eighth to set up a birdie. Green then rolled in a lengthy birdie putt at the par-4 ninth to reach 13 under. "It was nice. It felt a little bit like probably what I should have got out of the day," Green said of his finish. "I hit a lot of great iron shots and set up a lot of birdie chances and just missed 'em all. They're a bit tricky, some of the reads today, so I was pleased to have finished well." Alker, meanwhile, has nine PGA Tour Champions victories to his name, including one major - the 2022 Senior PGA Championship. He was not fully pleased Friday despite a card of six birdies and one bogey. "It was just a couple of moments, ball-striking wasn't quite as good as yesterday," Alker said. "It's a great feeling to shoot that score and be a little bit scrappy." The round of the day belonged to DiMarco, the 56-year-old who has yet to win on the senior tour. He started his day with a bogey at the par-3 10th but quickly brushed it off by rolling in six birdies over the next eight holes. He added two more birdies on the front nine while keeping the card clean of bogeys. DiMarco explained why he had plenty of reason to celebrate on Friday. "My son (Cristian DiMarco) actually qualified for his first Korn Ferry event in Kansas City, so my wife and I are kind of watching his front nine and he was right down to the wire, he was even par," DiMarco said. "I'm on 18, I've got about a six-footer for birdie after playing really good on the back, I think I birdied five or six holes on the back with a little eight-footer, (and) my wife goes, 'He made birdie to make the cut!' So obviously I was, like, pretty pumped. "Motivation, you know. Obviously so proud of my son and proud of myself today. I hung in there today." Australian Greg Chalmers is tied 13th at six under after making a 71 to go with his opening 67. He is one ahead of Cameron Percy (70-69).
Perth Now
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Aussie Green maintains lead in Champions Tour major
Richard Green birdied his final two holes for a four-under 68 and one-shot lead midway through the Regions Tradition tournament in Birmingham. Green is at 13-under 131 after opening the first senior major of the season with a 63. His closest competitor is New Zealand's Steven Alker, who shot 67 on Friday to climb to 12 under. Green and Alker are comfortably ahead of a group tied for third at nine under: Chris DiMarco (65), Y.E. Yang of South Korea (68) and Germany's Alex Cejka (69). Green, 54, is vying for his first win on the PGA Tour Champions, major or otherwise. "Good golf's been brewing for a little while so it was nice to be hitting good iron shots and setting up putting opportunities," Green said. "If I can keep doing that through the weekend, I'll be happy." He started his round on the back nine at Greystone Golf & Country Club and had three straight birdies from Nos.18 to two. Still, three bogeys held him back before he stuck his second shot close at the par-4 eighth to set up a birdie. Green then rolled in a lengthy birdie putt at the par-4 ninth to reach 13 under. "It was nice. It felt a little bit like probably what I should have got out of the day," Green said of his finish. "I hit a lot of great iron shots and set up a lot of birdie chances and just missed 'em all. They're a bit tricky, some of the reads today, so I was pleased to have finished well." Alker, meanwhile, has nine PGA Tour Champions victories to his name, including one major - the 2022 Senior PGA Championship. He was not fully pleased Friday despite a card of six birdies and one bogey. "It was just a couple of moments, ball-striking wasn't quite as good as yesterday," Alker said. "It's a great feeling to shoot that score and be a little bit scrappy." The round of the day belonged to DiMarco, the 56-year-old who has yet to win on the senior tour. He started his day with a bogey at the par-3 10th but quickly brushed it off by rolling in six birdies over the next eight holes. He added two more birdies on the front nine while keeping the card clean of bogeys. DiMarco explained why he had plenty of reason to celebrate on Friday. "My son (Cristian DiMarco) actually qualified for his first Korn Ferry event in Kansas City, so my wife and I are kind of watching his front nine and he was right down to the wire, he was even par," DiMarco said. "I'm on 18, I've got about a six-footer for birdie after playing really good on the back, I think I birdied five or six holes on the back with a little eight-footer, (and) my wife goes, 'He made birdie to make the cut!' So obviously I was, like, pretty pumped. "Motivation, you know. Obviously so proud of my son and proud of myself today. I hung in there today." Australian Greg Chalmers is tied 13th at six under after making a 71 to go with his opening 67. He is one ahead of Cameron Percy (70-69).
Mint
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
Richard Green one ahead of Steven Alker at Regions Tradition
Richard Green of Australia birdied his final two holes Friday to shoot a 4-under-par 68 and carry a one-shot lead at the Regions Tradition into the weekend in Birmingham, Ala. Green is at 13-under 131 after opening the first senior major of the season with a 63. His closest competitor is New Zealand's Steven Alker, who shot 67 Friday to climb to 12 under. Green and Alker are comfortably ahead of a group tied for third at 9 under: Chris DiMarco (65), Y.E. Yang of South Korea (68) and Germany's Alex Cejka (69). Green, 54, is vying for his first win on the PGA Tour Champions, major or otherwise. "Good golf's been brewing for a little while so it was nice to be hitting good iron shots and setting up putting opportunities," Green said. "If I can keep doing that through the weekend, I'll be happy." He started his round on the back nine at Greystone Golf & Country Club and had three straight birdies from Nos. 18 to 2. Still, three bogeys held him back before he stuck his second shot close at the par-4 eighth to set up a birdie. Then Green rolled in a lengthy birdie putt at the par-4 ninth to reach 13 under. "It was nice. It felt a little bit like probably what I should have got out of the day," Green said of his finish. "I hit a lot of great iron shots and set up a lot of birdie chances and just missed 'em all. They're a bit tricky, some of the reads today, so I was pleased to have finished well." Alker, meanwhile, has nine PGA Tour Champions victories to his name, including one major, the 2022 Senior PGA Championship. He was not fully pleased Friday despite a card of six birdies and one bogey. "It was just a couple of moments, ball-striking wasn't quite as good as yesterday," Alker said. "It's a great feeling to shoot that score and be a little bit scrappy." The round of the day belonged to DiMarco, the 56-year-old who has yet to win on the senior tour. He started his day with a bogey at the par-3 10th but quickly brushed it off by rolling in six birdies over the next eight holes. He added two more birdies on the front nine while keeping the card clean of bogeys. DiMarco explained why he had plenty of reason to celebrate on Friday. "My son (Cristian DiMarco) actually qualified for his first Korn Ferry event in Kansas City, so my wife and I are kind of watching his front nine and he was right down to the wire, he was even par," DiMarco said. "I'm on 18, I've got about a 6-footer for birdie after playing really good on the back, I think I birdied five or six holes on the back with a little 8-footer, (and) my wife goes, 'He made birdie to make the cut!' So obviously I was, like, pretty pumped. "Motivation, you know. Obviously so proud of my son and proud of myself today. I hung in there today."
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
U18s Report: Newcastle United 3-3 Leeds United
U18 Premier League North Newcastle United U18 3 (Wooster pen 8', pen 57', 90') Leeds United U18 3 (Boast pen 23', 71'; Alker 47') Newcastle: Mair (GK), Johnson (C), Durrant, Old, Yeutembip (Epia 82'), Finneran, Fitzgerald, Taylor (Brayson 77'), Wooster, Yildiz (O'Donovan 58'), Sanusi (Ferreira 58'). Subs not used: Jones (GK). Advertisement Leeds: Baird (GK), Firth (Simo 90'), Bird (C) (Philpott 66'), Whitehead, Billett, Howard, Njinko, Mills, Boast (Stockton 80'), Alker, White. Subs not used: Woolfrey (GK), Matykiewicz. Venue: Whitley Park Referee: Samuel Ross Booked: Mair (Newcastle) Bird, Billett (Leeds) Leeds United Under-18s played out a six-goal thriller with Newcastle United mid-week, with a last-gasp goal from the hosts cruelly denying Rob Etherington's side of all three points. The opening stages of the game saw the Magpies take an early lead courtesy of Kacey Wooster. An unfortunate tangle of legs between Jacob Howard and Trevan Sanusi in the box saw Samuel Ross point to the spot for the first time on the afternoon, with the striker making no mistake from 12 yards out. Advertisement Leeds searched for a leveller shortly after as a cleverly choreographed passage of play between Logan White, Samuel Alker and Will Firth dissected its way through the Newcastle defence down the right flank. The ball eventually landed at the feet of Firth who drove a low strike a whisker away from the inside of the far post. A minute later, Carrick Njinko tried his luck from distance for the Whites, with his long-range effort calling George Mair into action, as Leeds showed a positive reaction to the earlier setback. The quarter of an hour mark saw a complete change in dynamic. Etherington's side were dominating possession and control of proceedings, applying constant pressure upon Newcastle's backline as they searched for an equaliser. Firth, who was finding joy down the right-hand side, surged forward beyond the Magpies' midfield and linked up well with Njinko with a neat one-two to move beyond his marker before being sent tumbling inside the area. Advertisement Up stepped Oliver Boast from 12 yards with a confident side-footed strike which found the bottom right corner, sending Mair the wrong way in the process to put the Whites on equal terms mid-way through the first half. Despite his evident threat up front, Boast also found himself involved at the other end of the pitch, making a fine challenge to strip Sanusi of the ball who had been heading goalwards in a dangerous position. Leeds kicked on with Alker showing off some fine footwork in the middle of the park, marauding his way around two Newcastle midfielders and offloading a pass out wide to Njinko who was having a lively evening. Creating space for himself by cutting inside his opposite number, he unleashed a strike goalwards which forced a good save from the Newcastle number one. With the Whites looking the more likely to take the lead, a quick counterattack saw Boast race onto a defence-splitting through ball. Arriving before an oncoming Mair, the attacker was felled, with the Magpies' stopper fortunate not to receive his marching orders. Advertisement The resulting free kick, delivered by White, was flashed across the box and narrowly evaded full-back Coban Bird at the back post. HALF TIME: Newcastle United U18 1-1 Leeds United U18 Emerging from the break unchanged, Etherington's side looked for more of the same regarding the dominance in proceedings and creating further opportunities. The Whites wasted no time and took the lead within minutes, as Alker slotted home to give Leeds a perfect restart! Originating from Njinko who got the better of his marker to tee up the midfielder, the finish from Alker was clinical! Newcastle had a dangerous chance themselves looking to respond when Rory Finneran arrived late into the area to meet Kyle Fitzgerald's cross, lashing his shot wide of the upright. Advertisement The home side weren't to waste another opportunity though, with Wooster once more scoring from the spot to level proceedings. Not to be deterred, the visitors were immediately back on the front foot. Released beyond the Magpies' defence by Bird, Boast stung the opposition keeper's gloves with a powerful effort. Leeds deservedly retook the lead in style, with a passage of play which started all the way at the back with Jacob Howard striving forward. The defender played the ball up for Firth to meet on the touchline, who crossed into the path of an onrushing Boast to bundle the ball home from close range! Onwards, the Whites continued to play their free-flowing football with chances for substitutes Louie Philpott and Thomas Stockton going close to extending the lead, both of which were denied by Mair. Advertisement Deep into the eight additional minutes signalled, Etherington's side were cruelly denied victory as Wooster salvaged a point for the Magpies, seconds before the final whistle was blown and proceedings came to a close. FULL TIME: Newcastle United U18 3-3 Leeds United U18
