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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Sport
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Professional golfers get in final preparations before PGA Tour Champions Dick's Open
ENDICOTT — The Dick's Open is circled on calendars by golfers and golf fans near and far every year. The PGA Tour Champions has made a stop in Endicott nearly every summer since changing from the BC Open. In fact, most golfers participating in the Dick's Open played at En-Joie Golf Club when it was the traditional PGA Tour stop. Advertisement 'I remember everything about that year,' Willie Wood, who won the Dick's Open in 2012, said. But it's not just the memories of winning the Open that makes this particular tournament so special to these golfers. Going to the 2025 Dick's Open Maroon 5? What to know before you go It's the giant 'Welcome Champions' sign displayed on the deck of a house overlooking the 11th tee. It's the hundreds of people coming to the Pro-Am, either to watch or to play a round of golf. It's the gaggle of fans watching the pros at the practice tee, hoping to say hello once the golfers wrap up. It's the familiar feeling, a safe space, that has layers of nostalgia intertwined in every blade of grass. Jerry Kelly smiles on on the sixth hole during the third and final round of the Constellation Furyk & Friends PGA Tour Champions golf tournament Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 at Timuquana Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla. Brett Quigley won at 11 under par, one stroke over Steven Alker. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] 'Very similar to the Greater Milwaukee open back in the day, when I was able to play in my home state,' Jerry Kelly said. 'So I love the neighborhood feel, of course, it feels like home.' Advertisement For the first time since 2021, there will be a new Dick's Open champion, too. Padraig Harrington, who's won the last three-straight years, is participating in the Genesis Scottish Open this weekend and won't defend his trophy for a fourth year. That leaves Cameron Beckman and Doug Barron as the two most recent winners competing. The idea of a new champion being named on the 18th Green adds just a touch of excitement that hasn't been here in the last few years. 'Play is pretty good here every year,' Barron said. 'So I'm just really looking forward to Friday.' Then of course, the familiarity of the course is a major advantage for the pros. Players like Barron, who've seen the course during his PGA Tour days and now, can remember how the course has changed over time. Lot V at the 2025 Dick's Sporting Goods Open at the 2025 Dick's Sporting Goods Open 'It's really fun to play the exact same golf course,' Kelly said. 'Not a whole lot has changed. Trees have gotten a little bit bigger, but we like that.' Advertisement Kelly also played in the BC Open while he was a part of the PGA Tour. It's been a long time since he's played this particular course, and even then, he admitted he only played the front nine during the practice rounds. His first time experiencing the back nine ahead of the first round was during the Pro-Am, playing alongside amateur golfers. 'I haven't played the backside yet for a really long time, so I'll have to get my driving lines,' Kelly said. 'But after that, it's all golf.' The pros get one final go-around on the course with the Pro-Am, but it's very rarely seen as practice. The golfers are trying to focus more on the amateurs who've come to play and their families. Advertisement Yes, there's the element of seeing the course one more time. Playing all 18 holes, even at a slower pace. But it's the fun, casual kind of golfing – without the constant checking of the leaderboard or the intense competition with other golf legends. Doug Barron tees off on 1 to start the final round of The Galleri Classic at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Sunday, March 30, 2025. The part of the preparation that requires the least bit of thinking, but allows the golfers to just be there. Be in the moment, and take a moment to enjoy the sport before the tournament begins Friday morning. 'During the Pro Am, it's not about me, it's about the people that you play with,' Barron said. 'So you just have to figure out their personalities and what works for them and to make sure they have a great day.' Advertisement These golfers have played this sport their entire life, and at their age are relishing the ability to still play. Their to-do list before every tournament rarely changes, but at least when they arrive in Endicott, they know there's a homecoming feeling waiting for them. 'It's kind of a hometown feel, and people really come out, the community really supports it well, and that's kind of nice to see,' Wood said. 'It's kind of throwback, if you will. It's really a great, great group of people to come out and watch and support and see every year after year after year.' This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Pro golfers get in final work before PGA Tour Champions Dick's Open
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 24 - Jerry Kelly (1946-47)
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. Advertisement With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover. Oct 18, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; The number 6 is seen on the Boston Celtics jersey honoring Celtic great Bill Russell during the third quarter of the game between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports And for today's article, we will continue with the first of four people to wear the No. 24, Boston forward alum Jerry Kelly. After ending his college career at Marshall, Kelly played in other domestic leagues until he signed with the Celtics in their (and the BAA's) first-ever season of existence in 1946. The New Yorker played a single season with Boston before joining the (defunct) Providence Steamrollers for the 1947-48 season. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Kelly wore only jersey Nos. 14 and 24, and put up 6.0 points per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference. This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 24 - Jerry Kelly (1946-47)
USA Today
30-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 24 - Jerry Kelly (1946-47)
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover. And for today's article, we will continue with the first of four people to wear the No. 24, Boston forward alum Jerry Kelly. After ending his college career at Marshall, Kelly played in other domestic leagues until he signed with the Celtics in their (and the BAA's) first-ever season of existence in 1946. The New Yorker played a single season with Boston before joining the (defunct) Providence Steamrollers for the 1947-48 season. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Kelly wore only jersey Nos. 14 and 24, and put up 6.0 points per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
RNZ News
19-05-2025
- Climate
- RNZ News
Golf: Steve Alker finishes fourth in weather-delayed Champions Tour major
New Zealand golfer Steven Alker. Photo: PHOTOSPORT New Zealand golfer Steve Alker has finished fourth in the Champions Tour's first major of the year. The Regions Tradition in Alabama went into a fifth day because of weather, with Argentinian Angel Cabrera winning. Cabrera was tied for the lead with three holes to play, and birdied the 16th and 18th to grab the win from American Jerry Kelly. Cabrera is a two-time major champion - the US Open at Oakmont in 2007 and the Masters in 2009. He joins Miguel Angel Jimenez as the only multiple winners on the PGA Tour Champions. Alker finished three shots behind Cabrera after playing his remaining holes on par. The tournament was hit by storms during the final round on Sunday, and bad light prevented those on the leaderboard from completing their rounds. The 53-year-old from Hamilton, who finished second in this tournament last year, remains second in Charles Schwab Cup standings. The Champions Tour has its PGA Championship this week.
Associated Press
19-05-2025
- Climate
- Associated Press
Angel Cabrera wins rain-delayed Traditions for first senior major title
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Angel Cabrera rolled in a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole Monday morning to complete an 8-under 64, and it proved to be a winner in the rain-delayed Regions Tradition that gave the Argentine his first senior major. Cabrera had to wait to see if 54-hole leader Jerry Kelly could force a playoff. Kelly fell two behind with a bogey on the 17th, and could only manage a birdie at the last for a 68. Storms interrupted the final round, and when the leaders finally began it was too late for them to finish. Kelly had completed 14 holes and Cabrera was though 15 holes when they returned to Greystone on Monday morning. Cabrera finished at 20-under 268 and won for the second time on the PGA Tour Champions in the last two months. He won in Florida, his first title since being released after two years in an Argentine prison for gender violence. Cabrera is a two-time major champion — the U.S. Open at Oakmont in 2007 and the Masters in 2009. He joins Miguel Angel Jimenez as the only multiple winners on the PGA Tour Champions. Y.E. Yang finished another shot back in third place. Most head north to Congressional for the Senior PGA Championship that starts Thursday. The Regions Tradition is the only one of five senior majors that does not provide entry to a similar tournament on the PGA Tour. Cabrera earned $390,000 for his second Champions title. ___ AP golf:
