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28-05-2025
- General
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How did Charlie Woods fare in first round of Team TaylorMade Invitational?
UPDATE: Tiger Woods' son shoots 7-under Tuesday. Here's where Charlie Woods is on the leaderboard. Charlie Woods is just three shots off the lead after the first round of the Team TaylorMade Invitational on Monday. Advertisement Woods shot 70 (2-under) and is tied for fourteenth in a field of 72 players in the invitational-only event at the Streamsong Resort's Black Course in Bowling Green, Florida. Woods, a rising junior at the Benjamin School and the son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, came out ahead in a wild round that featured an eagle, eight birdies, five bogeys, a triple bogey and just three pars, all on par 3s. Tyler Watts (Huntsville, Alabama) and Luke Colton (Frisco, Texas) lead the tournament after shooting 67 (5-under). Watts and Colton are both ranked in the AJGA Top 10 for junior boys golf. Woods entered the tournament ranked No. 604. Woods opened the day with a birdie but stumbled on the next two holes with a bogey and triple bogey. Woods clawed back to even-par at the turn with four birdies and a bogey over the next six holes. Advertisement After opening the back nine with consecutive bogeys, Woods then returned to even-par with an eagle on the par-5 No. 12 and went on a run with birdies on three of his next four holes. A bogey on the par-5 No. 18 knocked him out of the top 10 after the first round. Second round tee times will begin off the No. 1 tee from 7:33 to 11:23 a.m. Tuesday. The event's final round is scheduled for Wednesday. More: Charlie Woods, Kai Trump make huge jump in junior golf rankings after tournament Charlie Woods hole-by-hole scoring Mar 22, 2025; Graniteville, South Carolina, USA; Charlie Woods lines up a putt on No. 10 green during the final round of the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale - Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY NETWORK Hole — Score (Strokes) No. 1 — Birdie (4) No. 2 — Bogey (5) No. 3 — Triple Bogey (7) No. 4 — Birdie (4) No. 5 — Bogey (4) No. 6 — Birdie (3) No. 7 — Par (3) No. 8 — Birdie (3) No. 9 — Birdie (3) No. 10 — Bogey (5) No. 11 — Bogey (5) No. 12 — Eagle (3) No. 13 — Birdie (3) No. 14 — Birdie (3) No. 15 — Par (3) No. 16 — Birdie(3) No. 17 — Par (3) No. 18 — Bogey (6) Final: Out 36, In 34, Total 70 (-2) Palm Beach County golfers at the Team TaylorMade Invitational Former Benjamin golf teammate Pavel Tsar, a Notre Dame signee, is also tied for 14th after shooting 70 (2-under). Tsar managed a calm bogey-free round with 16 pars, two birdies and no bogeys. Advertisement Royal Palm Beach's Giuseppe Puebla is tied for 30th after shooting even-par 72. He managed four birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey. Brooks Colton, another Benjamin standout, is tied for 67th with after shooting 77 (5-over). He started the day with a birdie but managed no better than par and six bogeys the rest of the way. What is the Team TaylorMade Invitational? The Team TaylorMade Invitational hosted its first tournament in 2021. The 2022 event was hosted at the Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta and the 2023 event was hosted at The Country Club at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens. Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@ This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: How Charlie Woods played in first round of Team TaylorMade Invitational
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
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Special election to decide who helps set the prices on your power and gas bills
Richmond County voters have until May 19 to register to vote in a special election to help decide the next seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission. The special primary election will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, the Richmond County Board of Elections recently announced. All in-person voting requires a valid photo ID. The Georgia PSC rules on issues involving investor-owned telecommunications, natural gas and electric utilities. Notably, it helps set and regulate the rates Georgians pay for those utilities. PSC qualifiers: Eight qualify to fill two Georgia Public Service Commission seats in long overdue election Advance voting will be from May 27 to June 13 at the Linda W. Beazley Community Room, 535 Telfair St.; the Henry Brigham Community Center, 2463 Golden Camp Rd.; the Robert Howard Community Center, 103 Diamond Lakes Way; and the Warren Road Recreation Center, 300 Warren Road. Citizens can apply until June 6 to vote by mail. Ballots will be mailed beginning May 27. More information is available at . Voting hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays; 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, May 31 and June 7; and 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, in the Beazley Room only. For assistance, call the Board of Elections at (706) 821-2340. This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Richmond County calls special election for Public Service Commission
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Sport
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2025 Masters predictions: Expert picks, predictions for 2025 Masters winner
The marquee major tournament on the golf calendar is almost here, as the world's top players and select amateurs are at Augusta National Golf Club gearing up for the 2025 Masters Tournament. Reigning Masters champion and World No. 1 Golfer Scottie Scheffler returns to Augusta looking to join the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as the only golfers to win back-to-back Masters in the history of the tournament. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: Masters 2025 first round tee times, pairings at Augusta National Elsewhere, is this the year that Rory McIlroy — winner of two PGA Tour events already this season — is able to complete the career Grand Slam? The four-time major champion finished tied for 22nd at 4-over par in last year's Masters Tournament. Or is there another golfer in the 95-player field who could surprise patrons and the golf world, like Ludvig Aberg did last year before finishing runner-up to Scheffler? The 2025 Masters Tournament gets officially underway on Thursday with the first round of competition. Here's a look at USA TODAY Sports and Golfweek expert predictions for which golfer will finish atop the field and put on that signature green jacket: 2025 Masters predictions: Expert picks for 2025 winner Here's who experts across the Golfweek and USA TODAY Sports networks have winning the 2025 Masters Tournament: Advertisement Adam Schupak, Golfweek Senior Writer: Patrick Cantlay Beth Ann Nichols, Golfweek Senior Writer: Ludvig Aberg Cameron Jourdan, Golfweek Assistant Editor: Rory McIlroy David Dusek, Golfweek Senior Writer: Rory McIlroy Jason Lusk, Golfweek Travel Editor: Rory McIlroy Tim Schmitt, Golfweek Managing Editor: Ludvig Aberg Will Cheney, Augusta Chronicle Sports Reporter: Rory McIlroy Dan Spears, USA TODAY Network Deputy Sports Strategist: Collin Morikawa Todd Kelly, Golfweek Assistant Managing Editor: Justin Thomas This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2025 Masters predictions: Expert picks for Masters Tournament winner
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
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And one adult: Columbia County Spring Fair has new weekend rules for younger visitors
If you're younger than 18, the only way to visit the Columbia County Spring Fair this weekend is with a parent. "Due to the number of unattended youths last Saturday that seemed intent on disrupting the fair, we feel these changes are necessary to continue to provide a family-friendly atmosphere and safe environment for all," the Merchants Association of Columbia County said in an announcement. If you're 18 or older, prepare to show your ID as you enter the fair at 5462 Columbia Rd. Otherwise, starting at 6 p.m. April 26 and 27, all guests 17 and younger must be accompanied by a parent. One parent can bring up to four children. See it: Fun isn't optional at Columbia County Spring Fair Visitors ages 11 to 17 must buy their admission and ride tickets at the gate, according to the civic club. The Merchants Association applied a similar condition to underage fairgoers last November at its annual Fall Fair. The fair's rides, games, performances and attractions continue through 10 p.m. Sunday, April 27. Gates open at 5 p.m. weekdays, noon April 26 and 1 p.m. April 27. This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Columbia County fair requires children bring parents, organizers say
Los Angeles Times
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Odds are 2-1 Rory McIlroy will want Irish stew on his Masters champions dinner menu in 2026
Winning the Masters means choosing the menu for the champions dinner the following year. Ben Hogan came up with the idea in 1952, but not until 1986 did champions begin honoring their heritage by choosing traditional dishes from their home countries or regions. Bernhard Langer, a West German in a green jacket, thought hard and chose ... wiener schnitzel! (the breaded and fried veal cutlet, not the fast food hot dog). Rory McIlroy is the first player from Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland to win the Masters, having edged Justin Rose in a playoff Sunday to become the sixth player to complete the Grand Slam by winning all four major PGA tournaments. Could the traditional green jacket look better on anyone not from the Emerald Isle? Now McIlroy must conjure the cuisine — rest assured it won't be the Original Grand Slam off the Denny's menu — that will reflect his Northern Ireland coastal hometown of Holywood, near Belfast. Many residents of Northern Ireland identify as British, but McIlroy has represented Ireland in the Olympics and other international tournaments. The cuisine all over Ireland is similar. Would he dare go as authentic as Sandy Lyle, the son of a Scottish club pro who in 1989 requested haggis, a traditional Scottish dish that combines sheep's heart, lungs and liver with oatmeal, onions and gobs of black pepper and is simmered for hours in a string-bound sheep's stomach? Yes, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Arnold Palmer tucked in a bib and tucked into the haggis, accompanied by neeps and tatties, cute Scottish names for turnips and potatoes, mashed and buttered. Lyle enjoyed the proceedings while wearing a kilt. 'That seemed to make quite a statement,' Lyle told the Augusta Chronicle. 'The older guys like Nicklaus had been to Scotland and knew what haggis was. But the newer ones ... they weren't too sure about it.' Northern Ireland isn't known for haute cuisine, or even for soulful peasant dishes like haggis. It's known for soda bread. And a potato mashup called champ. And, of course, a properly poured Guinness stout. That leaves a lot of leeway for a menu, the ability — as Masters winners from Scottie Scheffler to Tiger Woods did — to default to bone-in ribeye or porterhouse steaks. Yet the British-based betting outfit William Hill already has published odds on what McIlroy will choose. The favorite at 2-1 is Irish stew, that hearty concoction of lamb, potatoes and vegetable. Checking in at 3-1 are soda bread, fish and chips, and Bushmills whiskey. Champ, Irish-style chicken curry, and a dessert confection called Yellowman are listed at 5-1. Ardglass potted herring and a dessert called Fifteens are longer shots at 8-1. This year's menu was created by last year's winner Scheffler, a Texan since age 6, and included meaty chili with jalapenos and a wood-fired cowboy ribeye. All but three of the 35 living Masters winners attended. More exotic are the menus from international golfers. Spaniard Jon Rahm in 2024 started with a half a dozen tapas, including one from his grandmother's recipes. Hideki Matsuyama, the first champion from Japan, in 2022 splurged with sashimi, nigiri sushi and Wagyu beef. Angel Cabrera in 2010 introduced an Argentine asado, well-salted cuts of meat including short ribs, blood sausage and sweetbreads cooked over an open flame. South Africans Trevor Immelman in 2009 and Charl Schwartzel in 2012 went with a spiced minced meat pie topped with an egg custard called a bobotie, a chilled seafood bar and a lamb-centric barbecue called a braai. Canadian Mike Weir in 2004 featured elk, wild boar and Arctic char. And Vijay Singh in 2001 went with a Thai menu that included tom kha gai soup, chicken panang curry, garlic sea scallops and Chilean sea bass with a three-flavor chili sauce. The least inventive? Perhaps Bubba Watson, whose menu 2013 was panned by fellow champions. 'What was the worst one? Oh, it was Bubba, wasn't it?,' Nick Faldo said. 'When we had Chuck E. Cheese. When we had a little hamburger and a little corn and a little ice cream. I think we had a milkshake as well.' Irish stew isn't offered at Chuck E. Cheese. McIlroy can piece together an authentic and satisfying menu by mixing traditional dishes with a couple widely enjoyed standards. Watson, of all champions, can't wait. 'Congratulations @RoryMcIlroy on a hard fought win to earn the green jacket — well deserved,' Watson wrote on X. 'Masters champion and career grand slam… not sure it gets any better!! Is it too early to ask what's on the menu for the next champions dinner?' By the time McIlroy is the featured guest a year from now, he might be holding his head even high has made McIlroy the clear favorite at 8-13 to win the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, known as SPOTY, easily overtaking early pacesetter Luke Littler, an 18-year-old English darts champion. And look who is handicapped at 3-1 to receive a knighthood before the 2026 Masters: McIlroy. Coupled with his record $4.2-million purse Sunday, such a title certainly would make other Masters champions sit up straight at dinner. 'He might not need to win anything else to land the SPOTY award,' William Hill executive Lee Phelps said. 'Come next year's Masters, we make it 3-1 that he heads to Augusta as Sir Rory McIlroy.'
