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USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
Team International runs away with 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup title at Congaree
Team International runs away with 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup title at Congaree For the second straight year, the team on foreign soil is heading home with the trophy. Team International got off to a slow start Saturday in singles, dropping the first four matches, but they won 15 of the final 20 to run away with the title at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup at Congaree Golf Club in South Carolina. The Internationals won 35-25, taking the title in the United States for the first time since 2020 and getting their first victory in the series since 2022. The Palmer Cup is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men's and women's university/college golfers matching the United States against a team of International players. The U.S. now leads the series, 15-13-1. Former Wake Forest star Carolina Chacarra closed a perfect 4-0 week with a 1-up win against Stanford's Megha Ganne. She was one of two International players to finish the week with an unblemished record, joining former San Diego State standout Justin Hastings, the first Caymanian to compete in the Arnold Palmer Cup. 'Representing Team International as well as my country Spain alongside such amazing golfers and people means the world to me,' Chacarra said. 'It's been such a fun and special week. The team chemistry was unbelievable, and I think the results really showed that. Match play is always a blast, and going 4-0 made it even sweeter. This is a great tournament with some of the best players in the world, and bringing the trophy back was our goal all week." It was a special week for Texas sophomore Daniel Bennett, the 2025 Phil Mickelson Award winner, and Arkansas junior Maria Jose Marin, who won the NCAA individual title last month at Omni La Costa. The duo each received exemptions into professional events, as voted on by their peers. Bennett will tee it up in the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, and Marin will play later this summer in the Amundi Evian Championship.
India Today
19-05-2025
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- India Today
SRH's Travis Head misses out, Will O'Rourke makes his IPL debut for LSG
SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) made two changes to their playing XI for their IPL 2025 clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), with opener Travis Head missing the match due to a delayed arrival in India after contracting COVID-19. Meanwhile, LSG handed a debut to New Zealand pacer Will O'Rourke, who replaced the injured Mayank arrived in India on Monday morning but was unavailable for selection as he continues to recover from the illness. The franchise has not disclosed when the Australian batter tested positive, and his availability for SRH's remaining two league matches remains currently placed eighth on the points table, are already out of playoff contention. Their final two fixtures are against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on May 23 and Kolkata Knight Riders on May 25. Lucknow, on the other hand, bolstered their pace attack by handing a debut to O'Rourke. The tall right-arm quick was signed at a base price of Rs 3 crore as a replacement for Mayank Yadav, who has been ruled out of the tournament due to 22-year-old O'Rourke has represented New Zealand in five T20 Internationals, picking up five wickets at an average of 28.60. In domestic T20s, he has taken 37 wickets from 38 matches at an average of 26.05. Known for his bounce and movement, he adds a fresh dimension to LSG's pace battery as the team pushes for a top-four also handed a debut to domestic star Harsh Dubey, who was brought in as a replacement for the injured Smaran Ravichandran. The 22-year-old all-rounder from Vidarbha joined the squad for the remainder of the season on a contract worth Rs 30 has been a standout performer in India's domestic circuit, recently setting a record for the most wickets in a single Ranji Trophy season. He claimed 69 wickets in 10 matches during the 2024-25 edition, including seven five-wicket hauls and two 10-wicket match hauls, at an economy rate of his recent outing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was modest-four wickets from six games at an economy of 7.50-his overall domestic record is impressive. Across formats, Dubey has taken 127 wickets and scored 941 runs, including nine half-centuries in first-class and List A Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Digvesh Singh Rathi, William ORourkeImpact Subs: Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahamad, M Siddharth, Shardul Thakur, David Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Harsh Dubey, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan MalingaImpact Subs: Mohammad Shami, Atharva Taide, Sachin Baby, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet In IN THIS STORY#IPL 2025
USA Today
17-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
What is the Green Mile? It's where evil and golf really do co-exist at Quail Hollow Club
What is the Green Mile? It's where evil and golf really do co-exist at Quail Hollow Club Show Caption Hide Caption The Green Mile at Quail Hollow threatens all contenders The Green Mile, the closing three holes at Quail Hollow Club, is one of the toughest finishing stretches on the PGA Tour. Quail Hollow Club's "Green Mile" (holes 16, 17, and 18) is considered one of the toughest stretches in golf. The Green Mile features water hazards, elevation changes, bunkers, and firm greens. For the Presidents Cup, the Green Mile will be played as holes 13-14-15 to ensure players reach it in the match-play format. The five-hole stretch leading up to the Green Mile includes two risk-reward holes also guarded by water. (Editor's note: This story was written in advance of the 2022 Presidents Cup by Golfweek/USA Today reporter Steve DiMeglio, who died from cancer at the age of 63 earlier this year.) If you've been named after a novel written by horror master Stephen King, there must be an abundance of chilling, eerie features associated with your existence. Even if the terror in question resides among the soft, rolling hills of a peaceful golf course in the Queen City. Seriously, can evil and golf really co-exist? At Quail Hollow Club they certainly do. During a 1,200-plus-yard stroll covering three holes – that would be the 16th, 17th and 18th – danger, horror and angst refuse to be disguised at the annual home of the PGA Tour's Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. While it is certainly not as fatal as depicted in the 1999 movie adaption of the same name starring Tom Hanks, where death row inmates take their final steps to the execution chamber on a floor painted a dull green, the dreaded emerald sweep of land at Quail Hollow leaves players gasping for air and heartily exhaling when all is said and done. In short, the journey is likely to be a good walk spoiled. That will surely be the case at the 14th edition of the Presidents Cup, where the U.S. will try to continue its dominance of the Internationals. And organizers of the biennial clash have tossed in a major kicker concerning the trifecta of terror. More on that later. 'It's got to be one of the toughest stretches in golf,' Brandt Snedeker said. 'There's no way to miss them. There's no bail-out on any of the holes really. 'You just have to suck it up and get through it.' Or as Quail Hollow member and 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson said: 'I've thought about this many times. I can't think of a three-hole stretch, including the major championships, that is tougher than the Green Mile.' How tough is it? Let's add another movie reference and call on Clubber Lang's prediction in Rocky II: Pain. Consider: Each hole of the white-knuckle stretch features dangerous water hazards, potentially puzzling elevation changes, strategically placed bunkers and Bermuda greens that are not to be messed with. This was the result of a major renovation completed ahead of the 2016 Wells Fargo Championship, which included all 18 greens being rebuilt, greens and tee boxes shifted, more than 100 trees removed and length added to the layout. In five editions of the Wells Fargo Championship since the makeover, the 494-yard, par-4 18th has ranked as the toughest hole in the tournament three times and second once, while the 217-yard, par-3 17th was the toughest hole in 2019 and was never worse than sixth on the list of menacing holes. The par-4 506-yard 16th? It was the third toughest hole in three of those contests. And yes, the field average for each hole was over-par each tournament, including in 2021 when the 18th played to a 4.456 average, making it the second toughest par-4 on the PGA Tour that year. 'Those are three really brutal finishing holes,' Aussie Adam Scott said. 'If you can survive those holes and win, you've certainly proved that to yourself because they're so demanding. There is no breather.' With that, here's a quick snapshot of each hole: 16th hole: Par 4 The 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow | Hole 16 Take a bird's-eye view of hole 16 at Quail Hollow, the iconic course set to host the 2025 PGA Championship. The hole could be tipped out to around 530 yards. The green was shifted 80 yards to the left, right smack up against a large lake. A sizeable, deep fairway bunker on the right must be avoided on the downhill tee shot. Bunkers fronting the green are best to be avoided. 'The tee shot isn't overly difficult, but then you get to your second shot and see a lot of water. In the right conditions, you can sort of attack. But it's rarely the right conditions,' said Justin Thomas, who won the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club. 17th hole: par 3 The 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow | Hole 17 Take a bird's-eye view of hole 17 at Quail Hollow, the iconic course set to host the 2025 PGA Championship. The hole could be stretched to 235 yards. The tee shot is over water, with only land to the right side of the green offering you safety from the H2O. The green is usually firm – OK, it's nearly concrete at times – which means even well-struck shots to back pins can bounce and then roll into the water. 'Even hitting a fairly good shot at 17, you can still hit it in the water. All you're trying to do when it's playing long is hit the green. And if the wind is blowing, you have to make sure to hit land,' Spain's Sergio Garcia said. (Side note: Thomas' better-than-good 7-iron in the final round of the PGA Championship basically sealed his victory). 18th hole: par 4 The 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow | Hole 18 Take a bird's-eye view of hole 18 at Quail Hollow, the iconic course set to host the 2025 PGA Championship. A creek and heavy rough runs down the entire left side of the hole while a dense collection of trees and problematic bunkers protect the right side of the fairway. The tee shot is downhill and the green is slightly raised. 'There's no bailout on the hole and you just have to come up with your best. You can't ease up after a great drive. It's just one tough hole,' said Aussie Jason Day, the victor of the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship. In summation of the stretch, we offer USA's Rickie Fowler's take (he won his first PGA Tour title in the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship): 'You just have to buckle up and survive.' That's what Rory McIlroy did in 2021, the most recent time the club played host to the Wells Fargo Championship. In the final round, McIlroy birdied the 14th and 15th holes to take a two-stroke advantage to the start of the Green Mile. He made a big mistake as he started to think how great it would be to see his wife, Erica, and 8-month-old daughter, Poppy, behind the 18th green and celebrate with them on their first Mother's Day. He survived the 16th and 17th with textbook pars to maintain a two-shot lead. But then he set off alarm bells when he pulled his tee shot on the 18th just to the left of the creek and onto a sidehill of nasty rough. He was going to try and slash the ball to safety with a lob wedge but his caddie, Harry Diamond, talked him into taking a penalty drop. McIlroy did and from 200 yards found the green with an 8-iron and two-putted for the one-shot win. It was his first triumph in 553 days. And McIlroy, who won his first PGA Tour title at Quail Hollow in 2010, became the only three-time winner of the event. 'Those closing three holes are pretty tough, especially with the crosswinds out there,' McIlroy said. 'I made it hard for myself, but hit a great third shot into the 18th there and was able to two-putt and get the job done. 'It's a tough stretch, one of the toughest stretches that we play all year. I think 17 is the most difficult of the closing stretch. Especially off that back tee, you're raised up and you've got that very skinny green. On 16, you have to be aggressive off the tee. You have to take on that bunker on the right and try to get it down there as far as you can. It's a long enough hole. And the same thing on 18. I think aggressiveness off the tee; you can reward yourself with a little shorter iron shot in and be able to take on something a little bit more on the green. 'I've had my fair share of good runs on that stretch and bad runs.' The Green Mile that will shine the brightest – for the good or bad. 'A lot happens on those three holes,' USA's Jordan Spieth said. 'That is where you go to see some triumph and disaster.'
The Advertiser
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Pakistan name Hesson as white-ball coach
Former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson will take charge of Pakistan's limited-overs sides from May 26, the Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed. Hesson led New Zealand to the 50-overs World Cup final in 2015 during his six-year spell as head coach and also coached Kenya and Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The 50-year-old is currently head coach of Pakistan Super League defending champions Islamabad United. "Mike brings with him a wealth of international experience and a proven track record of developing competitive sides," PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi said in a statement. "We look forward to his expertise and leadership in shaping the future of Pakistan's white-ball cricket." Hesson takes over from Aqib Javed who was appointed on an interim basis in November, a month after Gary Kirsten resigned barely six months after taking the job. Javed, who also took over as Pakistan's interim red-ball coach after Jason Gillespie resigned in December, has been appointed director of high performance, the PCB said. It did not provide details on who would take over as Test coach on a full-time basis. Pakistan host Bangladesh in five T20 Internationals later this month. Former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson will take charge of Pakistan's limited-overs sides from May 26, the Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed. Hesson led New Zealand to the 50-overs World Cup final in 2015 during his six-year spell as head coach and also coached Kenya and Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The 50-year-old is currently head coach of Pakistan Super League defending champions Islamabad United. "Mike brings with him a wealth of international experience and a proven track record of developing competitive sides," PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi said in a statement. "We look forward to his expertise and leadership in shaping the future of Pakistan's white-ball cricket." Hesson takes over from Aqib Javed who was appointed on an interim basis in November, a month after Gary Kirsten resigned barely six months after taking the job. Javed, who also took over as Pakistan's interim red-ball coach after Jason Gillespie resigned in December, has been appointed director of high performance, the PCB said. It did not provide details on who would take over as Test coach on a full-time basis. Pakistan host Bangladesh in five T20 Internationals later this month. Former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson will take charge of Pakistan's limited-overs sides from May 26, the Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed. Hesson led New Zealand to the 50-overs World Cup final in 2015 during his six-year spell as head coach and also coached Kenya and Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The 50-year-old is currently head coach of Pakistan Super League defending champions Islamabad United. "Mike brings with him a wealth of international experience and a proven track record of developing competitive sides," PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi said in a statement. "We look forward to his expertise and leadership in shaping the future of Pakistan's white-ball cricket." Hesson takes over from Aqib Javed who was appointed on an interim basis in November, a month after Gary Kirsten resigned barely six months after taking the job. Javed, who also took over as Pakistan's interim red-ball coach after Jason Gillespie resigned in December, has been appointed director of high performance, the PCB said. It did not provide details on who would take over as Test coach on a full-time basis. Pakistan host Bangladesh in five T20 Internationals later this month.
India.com
05-05-2025
- Sport
- India.com
Litton Das appointed Bangladesh T20I captain till 2026 T20 World Cup
Litton Das. Bangladesh Cricket has appointed Litton Das as the new T20I captain for the upcoming series against the UAE and Pakistan. He succeeds Najmul Hossain Shanto, who resigned from the position earlier this year. Mahedi Hasan will serve as the vice-captain. Bangladesh has recalled Towhid Hridoy, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, and Shoriful Islam to its 16-member squad for the upcoming series against the UAE and Pakistan. These players replace Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ripon Mondol, and Taskin Ahmed in the team. Shanto is also included in the squad. Shakib Al Hasan's absence allowed Liton Das to lead Bangladesh to a 3-0 series victory over the West Indies. Das's leadership experience encompasses various formats, including one Test, seven ODIs, and four T20Is. Thirty-year-old Das, sidelined from the Karachi Kings PSL 2025 team due to a finger injury incurred during training, has reportedly recovered and is now fit to captain a sixteen-member Bangladesh squad. Bangladesh's upcoming cricket schedule includes two T20 Internationals against the UAE in Sharjah on May 17th and 19th, followed by a five-match T20I series against Pakistan from May 25th to June 3rd. The first two matches of the series will be played at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, followed by three matches at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. These games will serve as preparation for Bangladesh's participation in the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh squad: Litton Das (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan (vice-captain), Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam
