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Washington Post
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- Washington Post
US Open '25: Hogan and Woods and other key anniversaries in the U.S. Open this year
OAKMONT, Pa. — A look at some of the anniversaries this year at the U.S. Open: Site: Worcester Country Club Winner: Willie MacFarlane Runner-up: Bobby Jones Score: 74-67-72-78-291 Margin: Playoff (MacFarlane 147, Jones 148) Winner's share: $500 Noteworthy: Jones felt his club moved the ball in the rough on the 11th hole of the first round. Officials were unable to confirm this and left it to Jones to make a ruling. He called a one-shot penalty on himself. Praised for his sportsman ship, Jones famously replied, 'You might as well praise me for not robbing a bank.'
Associated Press
a day ago
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- Associated Press
US Open '25: Hogan and Woods and other key anniversaries in the U.S. Open this year
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — A look at some of the anniversaries this year at the U.S. Open: 100 years ago (1925) Site: Worcester Country Club Winner: Willie MacFarlane Runner-up: Bobby Jones Score: 74-67-72-78-291 Margin: Playoff (MacFarlane 147, Jones 148) Winner's share: $500 Noteworthy: Jones felt his club moved the ball in the rough on the 11th hole of the first round. Officials were unable to confirm this and left it to Jones to make a ruling. He called a one-shot penalty on himself. Praised for his sportsman ship, Jones famously replied, 'You might as well praise me for not robbing a bank.' AP story: Willie MacFarlane, 'finest of men and a great golfer,' in the words of America's greatest amateur, little Bobby Jones of Atlanta, tonight is the open champion of the United States, a victory by a single stroke today ending the greatest tournament in history. The final score was 72 to 73 at the end of the second 18 holes of a playoff to decide the deadlocked tourney. Jones' opinion of the victory is of weight, for he was was -- national amateur and former open champion -- who fell before the other's prowess in a history-making playoff. Only after a throng of several thousand had boiled in the terrific heat through 36 holes did the end come, and then it was at the final green. 75 years ago (1950) Site: Merion Golf Club Winner: Ben Hogan Runner-up: Lloyd Mangum and George Fazio Score: 72-69-72-74-287 Margin: Playoff (Hogan 69, Mangrum 73, Fazio 75) Winner's share: $4,000 Noteworthy: Hogan hit 1-iron to the 18th in the final round, leading to one of golf's most iconic photos. When he played the 18th during the third round earlier that morning, he hit 6-iron to the green. It was an example of how much fatigue he had from his battered legs. AP story: Ben Hogan's legs held out today like stanchions of steel, and the game little man from Texas smashed Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio with strokes to spare in their 18-hole playoff for the National Open Golf Championship. In winning his second Open title within three years, Hogan climaxed gloriously the most remarkable comeback in the history of sports. This time a year ago, it was doubted that he ever would play golf again after barely escaping with his life from a head-on motor car collision near Van Horn, Texas. 50 years ago (1975) Site: Medinah Country Club Winner: Lou Graham Runner-up: John Mahaffey Score: 74-72-68-73-287 Margin: Playoff (Graham 71, Mahaffey 73) Winner's share: $40,000 Noteworthy: One year after Tom Watson had the 54-hole lead and shot 79, he had a 36-hole lead and shot 76-77. Watson won the first of his eight majors a month later at Carnoustie. AP story: Lou Graham, a 12-year-old tour veteran, wore down ambitious John Mahaffey and ended a career of golfing obscurity with a two-stroke victory Monday in the 18-hole payoff for the U.S. Open crown. 'It's the dream of a lifetime,' the 37-year-old Graham said in his soft, Tennessee drawl. He won it with a 71, even par on the 7,032 yards of gently rolling, heavily wooded countryside that makes up the Medinah Country Club course The bitterly disappointed Mahaffey, now a runner-up seven times since his lone tour title, didn't make a birdie in the hot and humid playoff and had a score of 73. 25 years ago (2000) Site: Pebble Beach Golf Links Winner: Tiger Woods Runners-up: Ernie Els, Miguel Angel Jimenez Score: 65-69-71-67-272 Margin: 15 shots Winner's share: $800,000 Noteworthy: Jack Nicklaus played in his final U.S. Open. In each of the four majors he played for the last time, Woods was the winner. AP story: Standing on the 18th fairway, Tiger Woods turned his back on Pebble Beach and looked out over Carmel Bay in the final moments of the most monumental U.S. Open victory ever. He was all alone, playing for himself — and for history. No one was close to catching him. No one is close in the game. 'We've been talking about him for two years. I guess we'll be talking about him for the next 20. When he's on, we don't have much of a chance,' Ernie Els said. While the rest of the field was playing for second, Woods took aim at the record books. When the final putt fell, Woods owned his third major championship, along with the kind of records no one imagined possible. 20 years ago (2005) Site: Pinehurst No. 2 Winner: Michael Campbell Runner-up: Tiger Woods Score: 71-69-71-69-280 Margin: 2 shots Winner's share: $1,170,000 Noteworthy: Retief Goosen and Jason Gore played in the final group and combined to take 165 strokes. Goosen shot 81, Gore shot 84. AP story: Michael Campbell answered every challenge Tiger Woods threw his way Sunday until a U.S. Open full of surprises got the biggest one of all. Woods blinked first. Ten years after being touted as a rising star, Campbell finally delivered a major championship no one expected with clutch par saves and a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole that proved to be the knockout punch. The only drama at the end was whether Campbell would beat Pinehurst No. 2. He missed a 3-foot par putt on the final hole for a 1-under 69 to finish the tournament at even par. It was good enough for a two-shot victory over Woods, who charged along the back nine until missing an 8-foot par putt on the 16th hole, then three-putting from 25 feet on the par-3 17th, the same hole that doomed his chances at Pinehurst six years ago. 10 years ago (2015) Site: Chambers Bay Golf Club Winner: Jordan Spieth Runners-up: Dustin Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen Score: 68-67-71-69-275 Margin: 1 shot Winner's share: $1,800,000 Noteworthy: This was the first U.S. Open televised by Fox Sports in a 12-year deal. It gave up the rights after five years. AP story: Jordan Spieth is halfway home to the Grand Slam, a prize only three of the biggest names in modern golf have ever chased. And he still can't believe how he got there. Spieth won the U.S. Open in a heart-stopper Sunday with a turn of events even more wild than the terrain at Chambers Bay. He thought he had it won with a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole. He threw away a three-shot lead one hole later. He made birdie on the final hole. And then he thought it was over as Dustin Johnson settled in over a 12-foot eagle putt for the victory. Three putts later, Spieth was the U.S. Open champion. Spieth joined Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods in getting the first two legs of the modern slam that Palmer created on his way to St. Andrews in 1960. That's the next stop for the 21-year-old Texan whose two major championships could not be any more different. A wire-to-wire runaway at Augusta National. A nail-biter on the edge of Puget Sound. And another major heartache for Johnson. 5 years ago (2020) Site: Winged Foot Golf Club Winner: Bryson DeChambeau Runner-up: Matthew Wolff Score: 69-68-70-67-274 Margin: 6 shots Winner's share: $2,250,000 Noteworthy: It was the first U.S. Open in September since 1913. AP story: Call him a mad scientist in a tam o'shanter cap. Call him a game-changer in golf. Any description of Bryson DeChambeau now starts with U.S. Open champion. In a breathtaking performance Sunday at Winged Foot, on a course so demanding no one else broke par, DeChambeau blasted away with his driver and had short irons from the ankle-deep rough on his way to a 3-under 67. When his 7-foot par putt fell on the 18th, DeChambeau thrust those two powerful arms into the air. This was validation that his idea to add 40 pounds of mass, to produce an incredible amount of speed and power, would lead to moments like this. Two shots behind Matthew Wolff going into the final round, he passed him in five holes, pulled away to start the back nine and wound up winning by six shots. Wolff, trying to become the first player since Francis Ouimet in 1913 to win the U.S. Open in his debut, closed with a 75. ___ AP golf:
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Pulaski County man injured in shooting
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — One person was injured during a Wednesday shooting in Pulaski County. The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a reported shooting in Science Hill. When they arrived, they found an injured man who was taken to a hospital for his injuries. Kentucky's Make America Healthy Again taskforce meets Pulaski County man injured in shooting 2 dead after McCreary County ATV crash The office said the shooting is believed to be an isolated incident. The investigation is still ongoing, and detectives are working to determine what happened during the shooting. The man's condition is unknown at this time. Airbnb generates an estimated $590 million in Kentucky in 2024 Study shows Kentucky among the poorest states Kentucky's most misspelled word, according to study Sheriff Bobby Jones asked that anyone with information that may be helpful to this investigation contact the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office at 606-678-5145 or at the tip line at 606-679-8477. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Top 200 golf courses in America? 2025 list features 3 in Minnesota, 7 in Wisconsin
Golf Digest has been releasing top 100 course rankings in the United States annually since 1966, and its 2025 rankings were unveiled Tuesday. Minnesota had just one course in the top 100, while Wisconsin nabbed four spots. There are more, however, in the "Second 100 Greatest" list. The top Minnesota course is Interlachen Country Club in Edina at No. 64 overall. Here's what Golf Digest wrote about it. When Bobby Jones won the 1930 U.S. Open at Interlachen (completing the second leg of what would become the game's first Grand Slam), fellow competitor Gene Sarazen insisted the course was tougher than everything but Oakmont. In the decades that followed a series of architects including Robert Trent Jones, Geoffrey Cornish and Brian Silva worked to keep Interlachen's edge, but nothing could staunch the march of time that made the course one-dimensional through the shrinkage of greens and the maturation of the hundreds of trees that had been planted, shading fairways and masking the property's natural land movements. Enter Andrew Green in 2023, who was given the resources to strip back the layers and rebuild the course based on the blueprints Donald Ross developed in 1922 when he remodeled the course. Interlachen's edginess is back, with ominous, strategically arranged bunkers guarding greens and fairway lines, and the expanded putting surfaces presenting a range of come-and-get-me hole locations that haven't been seen in ages. The restored bunkering shines a spotlight on Interlachen's wondrous undulation, punctuating focal points like the shared promontory of the second and seventh greens and the majestic rise toward the fortress putting surface of the par-5 12th. The five courses in Wisconsin that made the top 100 are Milwaukee Country Club in River Hills at No. 97; Sand Valley: The Lido in Nekoosa at No. 69; Erin Hills Golf Course in Hartford at No. 49; and Whistling Straights: Straights Course in Sheboygan at No. 29. You may be wondering where the likes of The Quarry at Giants Ridge, The Wilderness at Fortune Bay, Hazeltine National Golf Club, and The Classic at Madden's Resort are in the rankings? You'd be right to wonder considering three of the four cracked Golf Digest's top 100 public course rankings in 2023 (the last time public rankings were released). However, Hazeltine is the only one of the bunch to even crack Golf Digest's "Second 100 Greatest" list. Hazeltine, home to the PGA Championship in 2002 and 2009, the Ryder Cup in 2016 and the KPGA Championship in 2019, made the second list at No. 137. Hazeltine will also host the 2026 KPGA Championship and the 2029 Ryder Cup. Only one other Minnesota course made the Second 100 Greatest list: Spring Hill Golf Club in Wayzata, checking in at No. 107. Three other Wisconsin courses made the second 100: Sand Valley Golf Resort: Mammoth Dunes in Nekoosa (165); Sand Valley in Nekoosa (134); and Blackwolf Run: River in Kohler (128).
Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Reason the PGA Championship isn't played at same course each year like Masters
This year's PGA Championship is set to tee off at the prestigious Quail Hollow course in Charlotte, North Carolina - but last year's tournament played out on the greens and fairways of Kentucky's Valhalla The 2025 PGA Championship tees off at Quail Hollow on Thursday, with a field of 156 professionals vying for major glory. The tournament lands as the second major of the golfing calendar, following on from April's Masters and preceding June's US Open and the Open Championship in July. And while there are many similarities between the US PGA and the Masters that always comes before – including the ability for golfers from the PGA Tour, DP World and LIV Golf to come together and compete alongside one another – there is one major difference. That is how the Masters is always played at the same course, while the other majors are not. As many golf fans will know, the Masters always takes place on the famed fairways and greens of Georgia's Augusta National, however, the PGA Championship – along with the US Open and the Open – change home each and every year. But why is this? It all dates back to the creation of the Masters. Amateur golfer Bobby Jones – who was born in Atlanta, Georgia, spotted a plant nursery in the nearby Augusta that he thought would be a brilliant space for a course. As per Golf Monthly, Jones said of the plot: "I shall never forget my first visit to Augusta National. The long lane of magnolias through which we approached was beautiful... but when I walked out on the grass terrace under the big trees behind the house and looked down over the property, the experience was unforgettable. "Indeed, it even looked as though it were already a golf course." Alongside Alister MacKenzie, he designed the course that later became Augusta National, with a vision for an invitation-only event to be played there. Construction began on the course in 1931 before it was complete the following year, with the Masters seeing its first tournament at Augusta National in 1934. An invite-only event with a smaller field, the Masters was turned into a major in 1960 due to the tradition surrounding the event – and organisers announced that it would continue to be held at the course it was conceived on every year. Fast forward to 2025, and it's a tradition that still rings true, with professional golfers from all walks of life dreaming of playing at the famed course and acquiring the coveted Green Jacket which is awarded to winners. Rory McIlroy famously won this year's event at Augusta, doing so in historic fashion. After sweeping up titles at the PGA Championship, the US Open and the Open, the Green Jacket was the only major accolade that had eluded him through the course of his career. And after a nail-biting play-off of the 18th against Justin Rose, McIlroy etched his name into the annals of history by completing the career Grand Slam by finally earning his win on the 17th time of asking. For his efforts, he joined an incredibly exclusive club made up of just Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods in completing the career Grand Slam - a feat that many professional golfers will only ever dream of given the stiff competition surrounding them week in, week out. It comes as McIlroy will hope to double down in terms of majors at this week's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, after seeing success on the very same course at last year's Wells Fargo Championship (renamed as the Truist Championship this year). There, he ran out victorious after registering a total score of 17-under-par – five strokes clear of Xander Schauffele. Last year's PGA Championship, of course, was played at Kentucky's Valhalla Golf Club, while it was contested at the Oak Hill Country Club in New York the year prior. The last time the event was played at Quail Hollow came in 2017, when Justin Thomas clinched a win with a margin of two strokes over Francesco Molinari, Louis Oosthuizen, and Patrick Reed.
