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Winless Indian launches into LIV Golf Virginia lead
Winless Indian launches into LIV Golf Virginia lead

Yahoo

time13 hours ago

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Winless Indian launches into LIV Golf Virginia lead

Pursuing his first individual LIV Golf win, India's Anirban Lahiri has recorded a bogey-free second round at seven-under 64 to hold a two-shot lead in Virginia. A runner-up on the breakaway circuit four times, Lahiri sank seven birdies and made a 39-foot par putt on No.16 on Saturday, then finished strong with a par on No.18 after landing in the rough. On the last, he had to get up and down from a distance of more than 100 yards. "Yeah, those felt like birdies as well," Lahiri said of his impressive finish to the day at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. "I think the first 15 holes was about as solid as I could have played. I missed a few putts and I still made quite a lot of birdies. "Then 16, I was trying to hit like an in-between 9-iron and I tried to compress it a little bit too much, and everyone else saw what happened. It was nice to make that putt." He saved Par from here... 😱Unbelievable save from @anirbangolf on the 16th hole 😮#LIVGolfVirginia @crushers_gc — LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) June 7, 2025 Veterans Bubba Watson, Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell - who are also chasing their first individual LIV Golf win - are at nine under entering Sunday's final round, just two shots behind the leader. "It's always good to be close to the lead, have a chance on the last day," Watson said. "Looking forward to it. Looking forward to the challenge of this golf course ... You hit your driver good, you hit your irons in the right spots, you have a chance to play this golf course." RangeGoats GC captain Watson birdied the 17th and 18th, then closed his round with pars on the first and second en route to a six-under 65. Kaymer, who shared the first-round lead with Crushers GC captain Bryson DeChambeau, shot a four-under 67. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) McDowell notched three straight birdies on Nos. 15-17 to put himself in contention with a five-under 66. Joaquin Niemann, DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, the top three in the individual standings, are tied for fifth at seven under, four shots off top spot. Marc Leishman (71) is the leading Australian at four under and in joint 14th, with Cameron Smith (70) two under, Lucas Herbert (73) six over and Matt Jones (75) eight over. With AAP.

Bryson DeChambeau chips his way into tie for lead at LIV Golf Virginia
Bryson DeChambeau chips his way into tie for lead at LIV Golf Virginia

Arab News

time2 days ago

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  • Arab News

Bryson DeChambeau chips his way into tie for lead at LIV Golf Virginia

GAINESVILLE, Virginia.: Bryson DeChambeau chipped in for an eagle and a birdie on his way to a 5-under par 66, and he shares the first-round lead with Germany's Martin Kaymer at LIV Golf Virginia on Friday in Gainesville, Virginia DeChambeau shot up the leaderboard after a brief weather delay, eagling the par-5 14th and birdieing each of the next two holes at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. His chip at No. 14 was a soft placement next to a slope, and his ball rolled from right to left right into the cup. At the par-4 16th, he missed the green and chopped his third shot out of some thick rough, only to watch his ball head straight to the pin and disappear again. 'Man, what's nice is coming out into some soft conditions,' DeChambeau said. 'That little chip shot became a hell of a lot easier for me. So I just chipped it out to the right exactly what I saw. I don't know if you saw, but I was studying it before I left. I was like this looks perfect, came out, still looks perfect, hit it exactly where I wanted it to land, and it went right in the frickin' hole.' DeChambeau is tuning up to defend his title at the US Open next week at Oakmont Country Club. He is one of several LIV members who either were invited by the USGA or qualified for the third major of the year the old-fashioned way. Marc Leishman of Australia tied for third at the qualifying site in nearby Rockville, Md., on Monday, grabbing one of four spots available there. Leishman turned around and shot a 67 on Friday. Leishman is tied for third with Phil Mickelson, who may play in his final US Open next week; Jon Rahm of Spain, who will search for his third career major win; Joaquin Niemann of Chile, who received the USGA's first special invite based on LIV performance; Anirban Lahiri of India; and Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland. RangeGoats GC teammates Bubba Watson and Peter Uihlein are tied at 3 under with Patrick Reed and Belgium's Thomas Pieters, both of 4Aces. RangeGoats lead the team competition at 9 under par, two shots better than 4Aces and DeChambeau's team, Crushers GC.

US PGA Championship: Backed by a swing that gets stronger with age, Pádraig Harrington still believes he can beat the best
US PGA Championship: Backed by a swing that gets stronger with age, Pádraig Harrington still believes he can beat the best

Irish Times

time15-05-2025

  • Sport
  • Irish Times

US PGA Championship: Backed by a swing that gets stronger with age, Pádraig Harrington still believes he can beat the best

At three minutes past seven Pádraig Harrington pinched his tee into the turf, swished his driver three times in brisk rehearsals and launched a drive down the middle of the fairway. Luke Donald's ball finished 15 yards behind him; Martin Kaymer was twice as far back. Harrington was giving Kaymer 13 years. 'I did it,' the tee box announcer said to a man in a PGA blazer, as the players walked away. 'That's the one I was worried about. Paawdrig.' There is a so-called major on the PGA Champions Tour this week, but Harrington gave it a swerve to test his mettle against the greatest players in the world at the US PGA Championship, on a wet beastly course with greens as hard as a nut. He has no other way of thinking. 'They have their silliest major this week [on the Champions Tour],' he said. 'I believe my limited chance of winning this event is much more important than my good chance of winning that event.' READ MORE Because he has been around for so long, we take Harrington for granted. His career has been one of the greatest stories in Irish sport. This is his 86th appearance in a major tournament and in the field this week, only Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia have played in more. In the context of Irish golf, Harrington's endurance is peerless. Christy O'Connor snr made his last appearance in a major at 54, the age that Harrington will reach in August. But O'Connor snr only appeared in 26 Majors because in his era, European players were rarely invited to tournaments in the United States. Pádraig Harrington finished round one at Quail Hollow on one over, along with fellow Irishman Shane Lowry. Photograph:Darren Clarke, a contemporary of Harrington's, appeared in 43 majors and he is third on Ireland's all-time list of major appearances. McIlroy won't pass Harrington's number for at least another seven years. On weeks such as this, Harrington is the Daddy Bear. On Tuesday and Wednesday he practised with McIlroy and Shane Lowry, hitting it past the Offaly man and straining to keep up with one of the longest drivers in the world. They listen to him. When he won this tournament in 2008, he was the first European to do so in 68 years. For the most glorious era in Irish golf, he lit the fire. [ After reaching paradise, Rory McIlroy must now find a new dream to dream Opens in new window ] [ US PGA Digest: Scheduling clash deprives Quail Hollow of John Daly, but golf's 'Lazarus' will be back next year Opens in new window ] Harrington's pursuit of improvement is relentless, even still. He drives the ball nearly 10 yards further, on average, than he did 10 years ago. As he got older, he chased more speed in his swing. To keep up. To stay young. Playing together, the top three players in the world rankings – Scottie Scheffler, McIlroy and Xander Schauffele – double-bogeyed the monstrous 16th hole in round one. Harrington reduced it to a drive, a five iron and two putts. 'Sixteen? No, not an issue at all,' he said after the round. 'It (his drive) went a long way. Big holes don't scare us.' Harrington has a lifetime exemption to play in this tournament, but you couldn't imagine him coming back year after year if he didn't think he could compete. He shot two over par in round one, the same as Lowry and one better than McIlroy, and yet he couldn't disguise his disappointment. 'I was good yesterday,' he said. 'I did some good work with Bob Rotella (sports psychologist) but it was hard to do today. It's harder to bring it to the golf course. A few bad holes around the turn, a couple of three-putts. It was a strong finish. It was disappointing to drive it on [to the green at] 14 and three-putt it. I needed a break at that stage. It was certainly a difficult test.' But that's why he came here. He won't change now.

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