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Time Out
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
The best Father's Day meals in Singapore 2025
This burger and craft beer joint is the perfect spot for a Father's Day celebration if Dad's the laidback, chill type. This Father's Day weekend, Black Tap is bringing back the highly raved Boss Burger, available as a pairing with a pint of local brewery Brewlander's summer ale ($38). Expect a juicy double beef patty stack with bacon, topped with melted American cheese, crunchy lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and slathered with Black Tap's special homemade sauce – the perfect pairing with a swig of crisp craft beer. Other popular burgers include the classic All-American ($23) or the Greg Norman ($28). The latter features a wagyu patty with a sinful blue cheese spread. And for dads who are kids at heart, the joint's signature over-the-top milkshakes are sure to delight, but maybe a couple of sips will do, just to keep that sugar intake in check.
What's On
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- What's On
A guide to the best golf courses in the UAE
It's time to par-tee… The UAE's golf scene is unmatched – whether you're new to the sport or confident walking in the footsteps of golfing greats – there's a course for you. With summer fast approaching, book an early morning or nighttime tee (with some great discounted rates) and keep working on your swing all season long. The Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates One of Dubai's most iconic golf courses is found at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Designed by acclaimed golf course architect Greg Norman, the par 72 Earth Course is recognised for its perfectly manicured fairways, challenging bunkers and water hazards. It's the backdrop for one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the calendar – the DP World Tour Championship, and as such has been played by champions including Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton. Golfers make their way around an 18-hole course designed to challenge and delight golfers of all abilities, teeing off from and returning to the Clubhouse, where facilities include The Crafty Fox gastropub and refined Italian eatery, Bussola. Rates from Dhs1,050. Book via the Viya app The Majlis Course, Emirates Golf Club Emirates Golf Club set the gold standard for golfing in the UAE when it was established in 1988 as the first grass course in the Middle East. In the decades that have followed, it's drawn sporting elite from across the globe to try their hand at its challenging layout, backdropped by the iconic Marina skyline. The 18-hole Championship golf course is a firm favourite of those who come to the emirates to play golf, thanks to its world-class facilities, lush fairways and deliberately placed bunkers. Rates from Dhs1,500. Book via the Viya app Yas Links Abu Dhabi Adding to the thrilling array of attractions found on Yas Island – including Ferrari World, Yas Waterworld, Yas Marina Circuit and Warner Bros World – is Yas Links. Recognised as the first Links Golf Course in the Middle East, the Kyle Phillips-designed course is consistently regarded as one of the world's leading golf courses. Located on the island's west shores, its world-class facilities range from the floodlight practice ranges to the state-of-the-art Toptracer range technology. Then there's the course itself – fast fairways, challenging greens and scenic views that command your attention as much as the game. Rates from Dhs620. Book via the Viya app Al Hamra Golf Club, Ras Al Khaimah Lending itself well to golfers of all abilities, add a round on the par-72, 18 hole championship golf course at Al Hamra to your Ras Al Khaimah bucket list. Designed by Peter Harradine, the course centres scenically around four interconnected water lagoons, with a collection of villas dotting the edges. Each hole comes with five tee options, and the whole course features 5 million cubic metres of sand that have been expertly shaped to create gentle elevation that ranges from one to eight metres across the course. With the region's short daylight hours, Al Hamra has created a composite 9-hole course combining holes from the front and back nines designed for night golf, perfect for an after-work game or simply enjoying a challenging environment to hone your skills. Rates from Dhs265. Al Zorah Golf Club, Ajman Since opening in 2015, Al Zorah Golf Club has established itself as one of the most scenic spots for golf fans in the emirates, nestled within the verdant Ajman mangroves. Golf legend Jack Nicklaus' company Nicklaus Design are behind the 18-hole championship layout, which features two lakes and 88 bunkers. Water levels shift with the tides throughout the day, paired with the stretching views of the mangroves, provides a serene location for a game with your mates. The two-teed driving range is the perfect place to warm up, while the golf club restaurant is the perfect place to fuel up after your round. Rates from Dhs375. Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club A shooting range, archery, escape rooms and paintball – there are lots of exhilarating attractions to blow off some steam at with a visit to this emporium of active fun. But the golf course is arguably the jewel in the crown. Another Peter Harradine-designed course, the fully floodlight 9-hole course is described as a pleasure to play but a challenge to par. There's an array of water features, generous fairways, and large, challenging bunkers to put you through your paces. Through the summer, off-peak, mid-week rates start from just Dhs95, making it one of the most affordable rounds you'll find. Rates from Dhs95.
USA Today
22-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
What's the deal with that giant hole in the middle of the fairway for LPGA tournament?
What's the deal with that giant hole in the middle of the fairway for LPGA tournament? The LPGA will be the third pro golf circuit to tackle the El Camaleon Golf Course Mayakoba and those stunning visuals that are called cenotes (see-NO-tays). These large sinkholes, or cave bunkers, are common along the eastern edge of the Yucatan Peninsula near Cancun. The LPGA's tournament in this part of the world is called the Mexico Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, May 22-25, 2025. It's the circuit's first visit to Mexico in eight seasons. El Camaleon was the first official event on the PGA Tour schedule outside of the United States and Canada. That run ended in 2022 and then LIV Golf played two events on the golf course in 2023 and 2024. Now it's the LPGA's turn. About that giant hole on the golf course in Mexico The much-talked-about and often photographed cenote at El Camaleon is smack dab in the middle of the fairway on the course's par-5 seventh hole. Cenotes are giant natural sink holes, often filled with fresh water. They are mostly found on the Yucatan Peninsula. According to These wells owe their name to the Mayans, who baptized them with the word Dz'onot, which means 'cavern with water', and from there it derived its current name: cenotes. The cenotes for the Maya culture have been a symbol of duality since they represented life and death. They were a water source for the Maya cities and represented the gateway to the world of the dead: the Xibalbá. Course designer Greg Norman built around the cenotes Norman's course, which opened in 2004, features a cenote that is not water-filled. It looks like a giant cave with a sandy bottom and you can actually play out of there, if you wanted to try. You won't see too many pros end up in there during tournament week, however. The hole played 554 yards for the PGA Tour. It'll measure 532 yards for the LPGA tournament. The cenote will be about 300 yards off the tee. Over the course of 18 holes, golfers will intertact with three distinct landscapes: mangrove jungles, limestone canals and holes along the ocean. As for the cenotes, there's two on the course, with another one near the 10th hole. What they're saying about the cave bunker on No. 7 Isabella Fierro, who grew up in Playa del Carmen: "The cenote, it's around 315 [yards], so some of the longer hitters, if you have downwind, you can get it down there but if you're going on your second shot, you kind of have a downhill lie actually, so you have to be careful not to be too deep because you're hitting a 3-wood to get close to the green or like a 5-wood. It does get into play if you get too close. It's nice. The group I was playing with today went inside and took some pictures. I was like, 'This is awesome.'" Linn Grant: "It looks really nice. I'm just happy that I at least can hit a shot short of that. I don't have to think too much about it. I hit like a thin 3-wood into the green the other day and it was just above that edge there. Yeah, it's fun. It's nothing like anything else." Maria Fassi, who is from Mexico and played the course often for junior events: "I'm actually not carrying driver in the bag this week so I can't reach it. I have mini driver in the bag. I can't reach with it mini driver unless the wind really goes down, which it shouldn't on this hole. But, yeah, you just got to stay away from that. Take a photo and go on to the next. It's actually very cool down there as well. With how hot it is, it's kind of nice and refreshing to get away from the heat for a second." Lindy Duncan: "You can see the cave from the tee. I'm not sure to hit driver or 3-wood there. I went back and played it again today and I just hit a couple drives and my caddie went down there to see kind of where the driver ended up. We were questioning whether it night get too close to the cave downwind, and I'm not sure where it actually went because he went to go get the ball and I came here [to the media center]. I'm going to talk to him about it, but it's either a driver over 3-wood." Where does the course rank in Golfweek's Best? El Camaleon checks in at No. 24 in the Golfweek's Best: Top 50 courses in Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands, Central America. The course includes many features and facilities including one of the eight Jim McLean golf schools. Visitors can practice on the range, work on their short game or take advantage of TrackMan technology with the help of a certified instructor.
Fox News
21-05-2025
- Health
- Fox News
Israel encircles 2 of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals, groups say
Print Close By Greg Norman Published May 21, 2025 Israel's military encircled two of the last functioning hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip, staff and aid groups say, as the World Health Organization is warning that the activity is "stretching the health system beyond the breaking point." The development comes as an Israeli military spokesperson said Wednesday that "We are entering a new phase, different in size and strength, to achieve the war's objectives of returning the kidnapped soldiers and defeating the terrorist [group] Hamas. "Forces from the 401st Brigade and the Givati Brigade, under the command of the 162nd Division, began operating in the northern Gaza Strip, where they identified and destroyed suspicious buildings in the area and eliminated dozens of Hamas terrorists," IDF Col. Avichay Adraee wrote on X. The Indonesian hospital and al-Awda hospital are among northern Gaza's only surviving medical centers, according to the Associated Press. ISRAEL FIRES BACK AT UK OVER SUSPENDED TRADE TALKS, REJECTS 'EXTERNAL' PRESSURE Israeli authorities issued evacuation orders Friday for large parts of northern Gaza ahead of military activity intended to pressure Hamas to release more hostages. Both hospitals as well as another and three primary health care centers are within the evacuation zone, though Israel has not ordered the evacuation of the facilities themselves. Another two hospitals and four primary care centers are within 1,000 yards of the zone, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization. Israeli military operations and evacuation orders "are stretching the health system beyond the breaking point," he said. Israeli drones have been hovering around the Indonesian hospital since Sunday, an aid group that supports the hospital told the AP. The Israeli military said its forces were operating around the hospital and targeting Hamas infrastructure but that troops had not entered the facility and ambulances were allowed to move. However, Israeli bulldozers demolished a perimeter wall of the hospital, according to the aid group MERC-Indonesia and a hospital staff member who had since evacuated. Then on Tuesday, airstrikes reportedly targeted the hospital's generators, sparking a fire and damaging its main power supply. TRUMP HOSTAGE ENVOY DISMISSES REPORT OF ISRAEL HOSTAGE ABANDONMENT AS 'FAKE NEWS' At least one staff member was killed, according to WHO, which said those who remained in the hospital were in urgent need of water and food. The U.N. said it was working to transfer remaining patients to other facilities. Nearly a half a mile away, Israeli drones fired Monday into the al-Awda hospital courtyard, preventing movement, Rami Shurafi, a board member of that hospital, told the AP. On Tuesday, Israeli drones fired at two ambulances that transferred three patients to Gaza City as the crews tried to return to the hospital, spokesperson Khaled Alhelo reportedly added. "Anyone moving in the hospital is fired at. They are all keeping low inside the hospital," he said. About 47 patients, including nearly 20 children and several pregnant women, and some 140 doctors and medical staff members are still at the hospital, according to Shurafi. Israel has also begun allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after sealing the territory's 2 million Palestinians off from all imports for more than 2 1/2 months. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP A few dozen trucks have entered since Monday, but none of the aid has been distributed because of delays caused by Israeli military procedures, the U.N. said. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Print Close URL
USA Today
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
LPGA becomes third major golf circuit to tackle El Camaleon at Playa del Carmen
LPGA becomes third major golf circuit to tackle El Camaleon at Playa del Carmen El Camaleon Golf Course Mayakoba was the first official venue to host a PGA Tour event outside of the United States and Canada, but it's 16-year run as a PGA Tour stop ended in November 2022. The tournament had a few names over that stretch but the World Wide Technology Championship moved to Tiger Woods' golf course in Cabos San Lucas, El Cardonal at Diamante, at the same time that El Camaleon decided to welcome LIV Golf. In 2023 and 2024, LIV hosted events at El Camaleon but then that circuit moved on to a different Mexican golf course, Club de Golf Chapultepec, which is another former home for the PGA Tour. Here in 2025, it's the LPGA's turn to take up tournament residence in Playa del Carmen, about 35 miles south of Cancun on the eastern side of Mexico on the Yucatan peninsula. It's the first LPGA event in the country since 2017. Many of the world's best women's golfers will use the event as final prep for the 2025 U.S. Women's Open. While doing so, they'll have to navigate one of the more unique features to be found anywhere in competitive golf. El Camaleon is famous for a cave bunker in the fairway You'll hear the term cave bunker or perhaps sinkhole, but that large opening in the fairway at El Camaleon is called a cenote (pronounced see-NOTE-ay), and it is indeed a giant natural sink hole. These are mostly found on the Yucatan Peninsula. Course designer Greg Norman, who designed the layout and opened it in 2004, built the golf course with these cenotes in mind. How does the El Camaleon Golf Course rank? According to the 2025 Golfweek's Best: Top 50 courses in Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands, Central America, El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba ranks 24th. Who's in the field for the LPGA's Mexico Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba? There are 136 golfers in the field, headlined by Sei Young Kim, Linn Grant, Charley Hull, Leona Maguire, Gaby Lopez, Ruixun Liu, In Gee Chun, Sophia Popov, Yani Tseng and Albane Valenzuela. New title sponsor of LPGA Mayakoba event has signed on According to a news release:
