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USA Today
17-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
With a bunker hole-out, Phil Mickelson had a 'lot of fun' during first round of 2025 Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Phil Mickelson was flying high on Thursday at Royal Portrush, posting a solid 1-under 70 at the opening round of the 153rd British Open. Having missed the cut at all three majors so far this year, the captain of LIV Golf's High Flyers was pleased to have beaten most of the rain that began to fall early in the afternoon and to be in the clubhouse in red figures. 'I really enjoy playing these conditions and playing this tournament. It's just a lot of fun,' he said. 'I really hit a lot of good shots today, and it wasn't too stressful.' Phil Mickelson has struggled at recent Opens Mickelson, 55, is the 2013 champion at Muirfield, one of his six majors he's won, tabbed winning the Claret Jug as his greatest accomplishment in his career. 'Because I had to learn a style of golf that I didn't grow up playing,' he explained. 'It's kind of the greatest source of pride for me as a player to overcome those obstacles. Now I've come to really love it, enjoy it, and I seem to play well in some of the adverse conditions too.' But Mickelson, who nearly won a second Open title in 2016 when he lost a duel with Henrik Stenson, has struggled on this side of the pond in recent years. He's missed the cut in five of the last seven years, and finished T-60th at the 2024 Open Championship. Bunker shot was a highlight for Mickelson Mickelson did have one truly highlight-reel moment. At the third hole, his approach caught the greenside bunker and he left his first shot in the bunker. In danger of making a big number, Mickelson proved he still is a magician with a wedge in his hand. On his second attempt, he splashed out and holed the shot for another routine par. 'That was a crazy one. It was really one of maybe two poor shots I hit, I felt. That bunker shot buried in the lip, and then to make it, it was obviously a lot of luck. It was crazy,' he said. 'I was just trying to save bogey, and I got lucky and it went in.' Mickelson tacked on a birdie at the par-5 seventh and toured the first nine in 34. He made his first bogey of the championship at No. 11 and another at No. 14, but added a birdie at 17 to get in at 1 under. Playing in his 31st Open Championship, Mickelson relied on years of knowledge and avoided pressing when the longer birdie putts weren't dropping. 'I made a lot of short ones and a lot of good up-and-downs and lag putting,' he said. 'You find that going back on past experience, you don't have to press it. You don't have to force it.'
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Air ambulance launches new fundraising campaign
Critical care paramedics working for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) have described their work as "fulfilling and emotional". The charity serves six million people across Worcestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and the West Midlands. "Whether it be day, night, sunshine, minus six or 30 degrees - you have to give everything for that person to have a chance of walking out the other side, and to be a part of that is just extremely emotional," said paramedic Fay Pollock. The charity receives no government funding, and now for the first time ever, MAAC is offering the public a chance to have their name on a helicopter for a donation fee. The new campaign is called High Flyers, and for a donation of £150, people can have their names featured on the chevrons on the underside of a new H145 helicopter. Every name will represent a story, tribute and connection to the charity - while the charity continues to save lives. Each year it costs £16 million to maintain the three aircraft, critical care cars and the provision of a lifesaving service. Each air ambulance mission costs an average of £2,950. Each critical care car mission costs £288 on average. Since 1991, MAAC has completed 78,365 missions, 263 of those were last month. It is one of the longest established and busiest air ambulance organisations in the UK. Tom Hillidge is also a critical care paramedic and has described his job as "the most satisfying in the world". "The majority of work we go to are cardiac arrests, road traffic collisions, serious falls from heights and other traumatic injuries," he told the BBC. "Our exposure, experience and education means we can correctly assess and diagnose critically unwell patients at the roadside." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. New air ambulance a major milestone, bosses say Thousands to support charity motorbike convoy Midlands Air Ambulance
BBC News
24-02-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Midlands Air Ambulance launches new fundraising campaign
Critical care paramedics working for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) have described their work as "fulfilling and emotional".The charity serves six million people across Worcestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and the West Midlands."Whether it be day, night, sunshine, minus six or 30 degrees - you have to give everything for that person to have a chance of walking out the other side, and to be a part of that is just extremely emotional," said paramedic Fay charity receives no government funding, and now for the first time ever, MAAC is offering the public a chance to have their name on a helicopter for a donation fee. The new campaign is called High Flyers, and for a donation of £150, people can have their names featured on the chevrons on the underside of a new H145 helicopter. Every name will represent a story, tribute and connection to the charity - while the charity continues to save lives. Each year it costs £16 million to maintain the three aircraft, critical care cars and the provision of a lifesaving air ambulance mission costs an average of £2,950. Each critical care car mission costs £288 on 1991, MAAC has completed 78,365 missions, 263 of those were last is one of the longest established and busiest air ambulance organisations in the Hillidge is also a critical care paramedic and has described his job as "the most satisfying in the world"."The majority of work we go to are cardiac arrests, road traffic collisions, serious falls from heights and other traumatic injuries," he told the BBC."Our exposure, experience and education means we can correctly assess and diagnose critically unwell patients at the roadside." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
