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USA Today
7 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Slimmed-down Tommy Morrison makes Walker Cup statement after stroke play at 2025 U.S. Amateur
(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Olympic Club. Check out his updates from the first round here.) SAN FRANCISCO — It didn't take long for Tommy Morrison to notice the changes in his body. While competing in the Amateur Championship and European Amateur earlier this summer, Morrison thought he was eating cleaner while in Europe. He started losing weight and felt better than he has in some time. When he got home, he decided to go on a diet. He has stuck to it, and the results are showing on the golf course. Morrison, who held the co-lead after the opening round of the 2025 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club, followed his opening 66 with a 2-under 68 on the Lake Course, finishing at 6 under heading into the weekend. Morrison, the 6-foot-8 rising senior at Texas, trails only world No. 4 Preston Stout after the morning wave Tuesday and is safely into the match-play portion of the championship, which begins Wednesday. Maybe Tuesday night will bring a bit of celebration from the Morrisons, as on Monday, Morrison turned 21. What did he do in the short amount of time between his tee times? "My mom and I went to Outback and got a steak, went to bed, but probably 9:30," He said. "Was probably reallyboring." His play has been nothing but at Olympic Club, where less than 20 players are under par as the stroke-play portion of the championship progresses. Perhaps the most notable moment in his round happened after his final putt dropped. Morrison is the highest-ranked American in the World Amateur Golf Ranking not on the Walker Cup team. Captain Nathan Smith watched Morrison tee off Tuesday morning and watched numerous shots throughout the round. As Morrison scaled the hill behind the 18th green to sign his scorecard, Smith was lurking to give him a fist bump and congratulate him. "I don't think it was on my mind that much," Morrison said of trying to make the Walker Cup team. "I think just just wanted to have two really solid days. And that was probably a boring answer, but it wasn't on my mind too much." He gave Smith a good show through stroke play. In four weeks, the Walker Cup will commence at Cypress Point Club, the No. 1 course on Golfweek's Best Classic 200 list, which sits about two hours south of Olympic Club. While a good showing during match play would make him a shoo-in selection, Morrison didn't leave any doubt as to how he could help the Americans in a few weeks time. The slimmed-down Morrison still towers like the cypress trees lining the fairways at Olympic Club, but his game is beefed up to start the week. He said he's down about 25 pounds doing a carnivore diet consisting of a lot of protein and light dairy. "No carbs, no sugar. Just did it for like, a month and a half when I got back from Europe," Morrison said, "and I think I needed to lose some weight. I was getting pretty chubby." He said the weight started falling off fast after he changed his eating habits. His game, however, is shining at the biggest amateur event in the world.
The South African
11-08-2025
- Sport
- The South African
Dean Burmester wins BIG in Chicago
Home » LIV Golf | Dean Burmester wins BIG in Chicago Dean Burmester sank a birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Jon Rahm and Josele Ballester and win the LIV Golf Chicago title. Image: X @livgolf_league South Africa's Dean Burmester sank a six-foot birdie putt on Sunday's first playoff hole to beat Spaniards Jon Rahm and Josele Ballester and win the LIV Golf Chicago title. Burmester, who squandered a two-shot overnight lead with three bogeys to start his round, battled back to shoot a par-71 final round to match Rahm and Ballester on nine-under 204 for 54 holes at Bolingbrook Golf Club. 'This has been emotional,' Burmester said. 'Since before Virginia (in June) I've been going through a bit of a rough time, personal stuff. I've just been grinding and trying to get better, thinking about my wife and my kids back home, and I'm just trying to do the best I can for them.' At the par-four 18th hole in the playoff, Ballester landed 12 feet from the hole, but Burmester, who found the rough off the tee, dropped his approach six feet from the hole while 2024 Chicago winner Rahm's ball was 10 feet away. Ballester and Rahm missed their birdie putts and Burmester sank his for the victory. 'After three bogeys in a row to start I was like, fudge, I don't know where I'm going. My head was nowhere but I just kept at it,' said Burmester. 'To hit that out of the rough and get the right bounce and roll it in – I watched Jon's go left and I knew I hard to right line – to roll it in in front of everybody that's here is amazing.' It was Burmester's second LIV title after last year in Miami. Ballester, the 2023 European Amateur and 2024 US Amateur champion who turned professional in June, was in only his seventh pro event at age 21. Rahm, Ballester, Burmester and Mexico's Carlos Ortiz, who finished fourth, shared the lead at eight-under with three holes remaining. Burmester birdied the 16th from four feet to seize the solo lead but Ballester sank a four-foot birdie putt at 18 and Rahm made his birdie putt from five feet to force the playoff. Burmester's horrid start signaled a final-round shootout, although his birdie at the fifth hole put him one ahead of Rahm at the turn. Ballester birdied the par-four 10th to match Burmester for the lead and they both birdied the par-five 12th. Ortiz joined the co-leaders with birdies at the par-three 13th and par-five 14th. Ballester birdied 14 to seize the lead alone but Rahm birdied 15 to pull within one and when Ballester made bogey there moments later, the Spaniards shared the lead with Ortiz and Burmester. Chile's Joaquin Niemann, a five-time winner this season, finished on 211 to share 17th but still led the season points standings ahead of defending season champion Rahm entering next week's final individual event at Indianapolis. Burmester's Stinger GC team beat Niemann and Ortiz's Torque in a playoff for the team title. It was a very lucrative three days for the all-South African Stinger GC team. Burmester pocketed $4 million (R70.8 million) plus $750 000 (R13.3 million) for his share of the team prize for a total of $4.75 million (R84.1 million). Brandon Grace finished in a tie for fifth place and banked $700 000 plus $750 000 for a total of $1.45 million (R25.7 million). Charl Schwartzel was next best in a tie for 25th place which was good enough for a $187 500 pay cheque along with his $750 000 team share for an overall pay day of $937 500 (R16.6 million). Stinger GC team captain Louis Oosthuizen ended in a share of 29th place which earned him $165 000 plus $750 000 for a total of $915 000 (R16.2 million). Position Player Score Earnings 1* Dean Burmester (Stinger GC) -9 $4,000,000 T2 Josele Ballester (Fireballs GC) -9 $1,875,000 T2 Jon Rahm (Legion XIII) -9 $1,875,000 4 Carlos Ortiz (Torque GC) -8 $1,000,000 T5 Harold Varner III (4Aces GC) -7 $700,000 T5 Branden Grace (Stinger GC) -7 $700,000 T5 Paul Casey (Crushers GC) -7 $700,000 T8 Thomas Pieters (4Aces GC) -5 $483,750 T8 Talor Gooch (Smash GC) -5 $483,750 T10 Peter Uihlein (RangeGoats GC) -4 $381,667 T10 Sebastian Munoz (Torque GC) -4 $381,667 T10 Richard Bland (Cleeks GC) -4 $381,667 T13 Mito Pereira (Torque GC) -3 $311,250 T13 Chieh-Po Lee -3 $311,250 T13 Marc Leishman (Ripper GC) -3 $311,250 T13 Bryson DeChambeau (Crushers GC) -3 $311,250 T17 Joaquin Niemann (Torque GC) -2 $235,000 T17 Bubba Watson (RangeGoats GC) -2 $235,000 T17 Cameron Tringale (HyFlyers GC) -2 $235,000 T17 Patrick Reed (4Aces GC) -2 $235,000 T17 Jason Kokrak (Smash GC) -2 $235,000 T17 Abraham Ancer (Fireballs GC) -2 $235,000 T17 David Puig (Fireballs GC) -2 $235,000 T17 Sergio Garcia (Fireballs GC) -2 $235,000 T25 Dustin Johnson (4Aces GC) -1 $187,500 T25 Lucas Herbert (Ripper GC) -1 $187,500 T25 Charl Schwartzel (Stinger GC) -1 $187,500 T25 Phil Mickelson (HyFlyers GC) -1 $187,500 T29 Caleb Surratt (Legion XIII) E $165,000 T29 Louis Oosthuizen (Stinger GC) E $165,000 T29 Brooks Koepka (Smash GC) E $165,000 T29 Cameron Smith (Ripper GC) E $165,000 T29 Matthew Wolff (RangeGoats GC) E $165,000 T34 Tom McKibbin (Legion XIII) 1 $145,200 T34 Martin Kaymer (Cleeks GC) 1 $145,200 T34 Andy Ogletree (HyFlyers GC) 1 $145,200 T34 Tyrrell Hatton (Legion XIII) 1 $145,200 T34 Anirban Lahiri (Crushers GC) 1 $145,200 T39 Lee Westwood (Majesticks GC) 2 $132,800 T39 Charles Howell III (Crushers GC) 2 $132,800 T39 Henrik Stenson (Majesticks GC) 2 $132,800 T39 Ian Poulter (Majesticks GC) 2 $132,800 T39 Yubin Jang (Iron Heads GC) 2 $132,800 T44 Anthony Kim 3 $126,000 T44 Adrian Meronk (Cleeks GC) 3 $126,000 T44 Sam Horsfield (Majesticks GC) 3 $126,000 T47 Jinichiro Kozuma (Iron Heads GC) 4 $121,500 T47 Ben Campbell (RangeGoats GC) 4 $121,500 T49 Kevin Na (Iron Heads GC) 5 $60,000 T49 Matt Jones (Ripper GC) 5 $60,000 51 Danny Lee (Iron Heads GC) 6 $60,000 T52 Brendan Steele (HyFlyers GC) 8 $50,000 T52 Graeme McDowell (Smash GC) 8 $50,000 54 Frederik Kjettrup (Cleeks GC) 14 $50,000 Position Team Score Earnings 1* Stinger GC -17 $3,000,000 2 Torque GC -17 $1,500,000 T3 4Aces GC -15 $250,000 T3 Fireballs GC -15 $250,000 *denotes won in a playoff Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Hindustan Times
10-08-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Burmester wins playoff to capture LIV Golf Chicago crown
South Africa's Dean Burmester sank a six-foot birdie putt on Sunday's first playoff hole to beat Spaniards Jon Rahm and Josele Ballester and win the LIV Golf Chicago title. HT Image Burmester, who squandered a two-shot overnight lead with three bogeys to start his round, battled back to shoot a par-71 final round to match Rahm and Ballester on nine-under 204 for 54 holes at Bolingbrook Golf Club. "This has been emotional," Burmester said. "Since before Virginia (in June) I've been going through a bit of a rough time, personal stuff. I've just been grinding and trying to get better, thinking about my wife and my kids back home, and I'm just trying to do the best I can for them." At the par-four 18th hole in the playoff, Ballester landed 12 feet from the hole but Burmester, who found the rough off the tee, dropped his approach six feet from the hole while 2024 Chicago winner Rahm's ball was 10 feet away. Ballester and Rahm missed their birdie putts and Burmester sank his for the victory. "After three bogeys in a row to start I was like, fudge, I don't know where I'm going. My head was nowhere but I just kept at it," said Burmester. "To hit that out of the rough and get the right bounce and roll it in -- I watched Jon's go left and I knew I hard to right line -- to roll it in in front of everybody that's here is amazing." It was Burmester's second LIV title after last year in Miami. Ballester, the 2023 European Amateur and 2024 US Amateur champion who turned professional in June, was in only his seventh pro event at age 21. Rahm, Ballester, Burmester and Mexico's Carlos Ortiz, who finished fourth, shared the lead at eight-under with three holes remaining. Burmester birdied the 16th from four feet to seize the solo lead but Ballester sank a four-foot birdie putt at 18 and Rahm made his birdie putt from five feet to force the playoff. Burmester's horrid start signaled a final-round shootout, although his birdie at the fifth hole put him one ahead of Rahm at the turn. Ballester birdied the par-four 10th to match Burmester for the lead and they both birdied the par-five 12th. Ortiz joined the co-leaders with birdies at the par-three 13th and par-five 14th. Ballester birdied 14 to seize the lead alone but Rahm birdied 15 to pull within one and when Ballester made bogey there moments later, the Spaniards shared the lead with Ortiz and Burmester. Chile's Joaquin Niemann, a five-time winner this season, finished on 211 to share 17th but still led the season points standings ahead of defending season champion Rahm entering next week's final individual event at Indianapolis. Burmester's Stinger beat Niemann and Ortiz's Torque in a playoff for the team title. js/bb
USA Today
10-08-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
10 players to watch in the 2025 U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club
It's time for the most grueling men's amateur championship in the world. The 2025 U.S. Amateur gets underway Monday at Olympic Club in San Francisco. Stroke play will be contested on both the Lake Course and Ocean Course, with match play moving to the Lake Course on Wednesday. The field consists of 312 of the best amateurs in the world, including 19 of the top 20 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and 47 of the top 50. Here's a look at 10 must-watch players during the 2025 U.S. Amateur: 10 players to watch at U.S. Amateur 2025 The winner of the U.S. Junior Amateur, Coleman, a Georgia commit, will try to see if he can make match play against some of the nation's best. Fang has been arguably the hottest amateur this summer. He won the British Amateur at Royal St. George's, was named to the U.S. Walker Cup team and finished runner-up at the Western Amateur. Jakubcik won the European Amateur this summer, earning his spot in the field at the Open Championship, where he missed the cut. Another member of the U.S. Walker Cup team, James is ranked second in WAGR and made the quarterfinals at the Western Amateur, falling to Fang. Koivun is the top-ranked amateur in the world, and for good reason. In his last three starts on the PGA Tour, he has finished T-11, T-6 and T-5. La Sasso, a rising senior at Ole Miss, is a member of the U.S. Walker Cup team and won the NCAA individual title in May at Omni La Costa. Morrison, who's in contention for one of the final five spots on the U.S. Walker Cup team, made match play at the Western Amateur and European Amateur this summer. The 16-year-old is the top-ranked junior in the world, and he has an outside shot at making the Walker Cup team, but he'll likely need a win to solidify his spot. Stout, another member of the U.S. Walker Cup team, won the Northeast Amateur earlier this summer and helped Oklahoma State win the national title in May. Summy, who's virtually a lock for the Walker Cup team, won the Western Amateur a couple weeks ago, topping Fang by a record margin.
Irish Examiner
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Leona Maguire confident game is "trending" ahead of major test
Leona Maguire feels her game is trending in the right direction as she looks to build momentum for next week's Evian Championship. The Solheim Cup star carded a three-under 70 to move up the leaderboard in the KPMG Women's Irish Open at Carton House. She had to dig deep just to make the cut in Friday's high winds, carding a two-over 75 thanks to two birdies in her last seven holes to make it with a shot to spare on one-over. She continued in that vein today when she birdied the second, fourth, eighth and ninth to turn in four-under 33. But while she found it tougher going on the back nine, sandwiching a birdie two at the 14th between bogeys at the 12th and 15th, she was happy to see good signs in her game as the fourth women's major approaches. 'I played really nicely,' Maguire said after moving into the top 30 on two-under. 'It was nice to not have the real severe cross winds and everything that we had yesterday so I tried to take advantage as much as I could early on. 'I got on a nice run on the front, holed a few nice putts, and didn't quite keep it going on the back nine. But overall, it was a pretty, solid day.' Making the cut was important for Maguire, who has shown signs lately that her best form is not far away. 'I'm the kind of player, I'm never going to give up,' she said. 'It would have been a very easy to give up yesterday on the kind of fairly miserable day it was out there, but I hung in as best I could.' While winning is out of reach, keeping her swing ticking over is the goal now for Maguire heading into Sunday. 'Obviously it's very different weather here than we're going to get at the Evian so the priority is to get out of here with my swing intact in these winds,' she explained before heading to the practice ground with coach Shane O'Grady. Read More Ciara Mageean reveals she has been diagnosed with cancer 'So we make sure we reset after these rounds and just keep it dialled in. Putting was was nice again today, which is good heading into a major so,, overall, I feel like I'm trending in the right direction heading into next week. 'I think (my game) it's really close and all the aspects are there. I didn't quite drive it as well as I would have liked today, but for the most part, the pieces are there. 'It's just tricky to know where it's at in these kind of winds. But for the most part, I felt like I executed some nice shots.' Elm Park amateur Emma Fleming carded a level par 73 alongside European Solheim Cup captain Anna Nordqvist to remain on level par. "I think Anna brought the crowd so they were probably there more for her than me but it was good,' said Fleming, who is going into her third year of Economics and Finance studies at UCD. "When I saw the draw last night I was very excited just to see how she played. Her strategy was really impressive, laying up and things like that, she chose the smart shot so that was interesting to see.' As for her game, she was happy with it as she looks forward to next week's European Amateur Team Championships in France, 'I'm happy with how I'm hitting it. My driver is better so that's why I was happy with my scoring with how windy it was. My driver is more reliable which takes the big numbers out of play. "My putting was good the first two days, I struggled today. I was putting it nice but they just weren't dropping.' Read More Leinster make history while Ulster bounce back Rookie Canice Screene, who was born in England to Irish parents, shot a 76 to share 65th on five over as she looks to improve her status on tour and clinch a full LET card. 'It's such a learning experience,' said the 23-year-old, who is 140th in the Order of Merit from seven starts with the top 100 exempt next year. 'The last five weeks have been like insane, because it's been five weeks back to back, and because of my status, I've kind of felt like I have to play in everything. 'You just don't know, especially towards the end of the season, how many starts you're going to get. But I've learned so much, and if I take something away from it, then it's like a success. 'Obviously making the cut this week is the best thing because that's the one that matters the most to me.' Winner of the AIG Irish Women's Close last year, Londoner Screene says she's always felt 100 percent Irish. 'So my Mum is from Belmullet in Mayo, and my dad, he's half Galway, half Tipperary,' she said with a grin. 'I've got aunt and uncle who live, like, half an hour away from here in Firhouse. So they're all here today. 'I was born in England because my parents have lived over in England for my whole life. But I've got no English blood, so I've never been interested in England.'
