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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Justin Rose pokes fun at pair of shanks during third round of 2025 British Open
Even the pros his shanks from time to time. In Justin Rose's case, it happened ... twice ... in a major championship. Rosie found himself in precarious situations twice Saturday during the third round of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal first came on the par-4 eighth when he was attempting to hit his approach shot and shanked his shot into an adjacent fairway. "Oh my God," Rose said as he immediately started to check on the fans who got a little closer to the action than they thought they would. Then, it happened again on the par-4 11th hole. Same situation, hitting his approach from the rough, and voila, he send it fore right." "I've shanked it again," he said within an instant of making contact. "Shanks for coming! Crowds were incredible… Even came to say hi on a few occasions!" Rose said on X, formerly known as Twitter, after the round. The shanks weren't detrimental to his round, as Rose shot 3-under 68 on Moving Day and is T-14 heading into the final round.
The 42
3 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
McIlroy charge electrifies Portrush but Scottie Scheffler remains as in-control as ever before
ON TUESDAY SCOTTIE Scheffler looked coolly down on all of our silly little het-up emotions and excitements and told us that none of it really matters because, when you think about it, what's the point? He did the same to us all today, but this time on the golf course. Rory McIlroy brought the spark plugs to ignite an electrifying Moving Day with a raucous, rollicking 66, but Scheffler eased to a 67 to leave everyone merely moving at a yawning distance below him. He takes a four-shot lead into Sunday. . . this Open looks done. For all of McIlroy's brilliance, he started the day seven from Scheffler and ended it six back, as Scheffler shot a bogey-free 67 to take a four-shot lead into the final day. Haotong Li has solo second at 10-under, while Matt Fitzpatrick is third, a single shot back. McIlroy, at minus-eight, is alongside Tyrrell Hatton, Chris Gotterup, and Harris English in a tie for fourth. 'He's playing like Scottie', said McIlroy. 'I don't think it's a surprise. He's just so solid. He doesn't make mistakes.' McIlroy was the energy's epicentre but the pulses thrummed out in all directions. Tyrrell Hatton holed out for eagle from the seventh fairway; Xander Schauffele eagled two of the par-fives; Matt Fitzpatrick chipped in for eagle on the second; John Parry made a hole-in-one on the 13th. But once again Scheffler remained exquisitely above the madding fray; standing at easy, phlegmatic distance from all this base human drama like some philosopher-king. Advertisement Scottie Scheffler. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo McIlroy didn't make the weekend here in 2019 and so he started like a man eager to make amends. He took a driving iron to safely find the first fairway and left himself 35 feet for birdie. . . which he poured right into the hole. The roar erupted and rumbled all the way back down the fairway to slam in the face of any wandering fans elsewhere. He then gave him an eagle look on the second hole, only to leave his putt agonisingly short. He nonetheless tapped in to open up with two-straight birdies. The crowds McIlroy magnetised were extraordinary, with great masses of people moving behind him, like mudslides flowing down the walkways. Keegan Bradley and Nicolai Højgaard were playing in the group behind and must have felt like they were consistently arriving in some suddenly-evacuated town, with the grandstands emptied and detritus drifting around trampled-down walkways. The Rory Run continued with a tidy par on the par-three third and then another birdie on four to fling him to within three of Scottie Scheffler's lead. Then, however, the momentum stalled for a while, with some terrific, arcing putts agonisingly skirting the hole. McIlroy also threw in a penchant for the utterly bizarre: when he went miles right on 11, the follow-through of his shot from the rough spat up a long-buried golf ball from some round in the mists of time. McIlroy beheld the ball like Yorick's Skull before tossing it away. Alas, he made bogey, and moments after Scottie Scheffler awoke with an eagle on the par-five seventh. This swing sent him back to seven shots off the lead. But we know Rory well. There immediately came another heady rush of adrenaline, as McIlroy trickled in an epic, 56-foot putt for eagle on the very next hole. He raised his arm aloft as the wreaths of greenside crowds erupted. It was, he said later, the loudest roar he's ever heard on a golf course. The frenzy was amped up and suddenly things were going well even when they were going badly. He took a driving iron off the 15th tee and still went left and into the rough, and then saw his second shot hit the pin and drop to within a couple of feet for a shot less gained than gifted. He went to Calamity – the par-three on which you cannot go right – and went right, but saved his par with a stunning pitch to four feet. He blew his tee shot on 17 miles to the right but got a friendly lie among the crowd to get down for par. But all the while Scheffler offered no encouragement. While he didn't roar away from the field across his back nine, he crushed the field with flashes of sorry hope. A missed iron into 11 was a kind of black swan event, but from a gnarly lie on a mound to the left of the green, he pitched himself into range to get up and down. He then left himself 10 feet for his par on 14. . . and made it. He then birdied 16 for the third-straight day, saw a birdie putt shave the hole on 17, Earlier, Shane Lowry's misery was somehow compounded even further en route to a three-over 74. Having lost two shots to a penalty ruling by the R&A last night, he awoke in the middle of the night with a vomiting bug. He thus visited almost as many bathrooms as fairways across a brutally draining round, and will be among the early starters on Sunday, at three-over for the tournament. But for all the anarchic energy around him, it was yet again Scottie Scheffler's day. But goodness, what a day all the same.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
British Open Round 3 live updates, leaderboard: Rory McIlroy is on the hunt to chase down Scottie Scheffler
Round 3 is called Moving Day, and so far there has been a ton of movement at the 153rd British Open. With scoring conditions ideal, birdies and eagles are dropping everywhere around Royal Portrush, with the entire field coming for World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who took a 1-stroke lead into the weekend after a near-perfect 64 on Friday. Scheffler has already won three times on the PGA Tour this season, including at the PGA Championship in May. A win this week would give him his fourth major championship title, and move him just a U.S. Open win away from the career grand slam. [Watch British Open Round 3 on NBC Peacock] But, with scoring conditions ideal, Scheffler will need to match the birdie-barrage in front of him. Already Rory McIlroy is making a run up the leaderboard to the delight of the Northern Ireland crowd. How to watch (All times ET) Live stream: 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. on PeacockFeatured Group 1: Bryson DeChambeau, Nathan KimseyFeatured Group 2: Shane Lowry, Jon RahmFeatured Group 3: Ludvig Åberg, Justin RoseFeatured Group 4: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Smith TV coverage: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on NBC Stick with Yahoo Sports for updates throughout all of the third round action at the British Open:
Irish Examiner
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
'Moving Day' at Royal Portrush: the players to watch as Open leaders tee off
Saturday afternoon at the 153rd Open and the leaders are poised to get their rounds underway. This is 'Moving Day' but the hope will be that Scottie Scheffler doesn't move any further into the distance after his brilliance on Friday. It's still all to play for. Here we run the rule over some of the main ones to watch Scottie Scheffler: Understated on and off the course, the world number one took everyone by surprise earlier in the week by questioning the fulfilment that comes with striking a small dimpled ball around a few thousand yards of grass. Welcome to our world, Scottie. Less remarked upon was the fact that he had been asked about a slump. A slump! This just two months after his last win at the Byron Nelson in his home state of Texas and the fact that he had posted three top tens since. Still, there was no question that he was a smidgen off his imperious best. That changed on Friday here as he was inches away on the 18th from matching Shane Lowry's course record of 63 here from 2019. If he plays as he can he won't be beaten. Matt Fitzpatrick: US Open champion three years ago, the Sheffield man hasn't been able to follow that up. His tie for eighth at this year's US PGA was his first top-ten since the 2023 Masters, but there had been signs lately of a return to form. A good showing at the Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club last week served notice and rounds of 67 and 66 – the latter bringing three straight birdies and then another run of four-in-a-row – leave him just a shot off Scheffler and in the final group. Brian Harman: The 2023 champion golfer of the year at Royal Liverpool, with a dominant six-shot lead on the final leaderboard, Harman knows what Fitzpatrick has gone through in trying to rediscover that sort of high. The American's best major effort since has been a tie for 21st at last year's US Open but there was a first win since that Hoylake high with his victory at the Valero Texas Open back in April. A superb putter, Harman has the game and the experience to do this. Haotong Li: A Chinese trailblazer who became the first man from his country to lead a major at the halfway stage at the 2020 US PGA. It's eight years since he shot a closing 63 and finished third at The Open in what was only his third major. A four-time winner on the DP World Tour, he wasn't even ranked inside the top 500 in the world last year and Royal Portrush marks his first major appearance since 2022. He has dropped just one shot in 36 holes so far, on the tough par-four 14th on Friday. The Hojgaards: Apologies to Nicolai and Rasmus for lumping them in together but there is no getting away from the remarkable fact that two twin brothers start round three of an Open Championship inside the top ten. Rasmus, who saw off Rory McIlroy to claim the Irish Open at Royal County Down last year, is five shots off Scheffler after rounds of 69 and 68. 'Hopefully we'll have a good weekend,' Nicolai said, 'and maybe battle it out on Sunday.' Tyrrell Hatton: The foul-mouthed, combustible Englishman has the game to win a major and he is decently placed to do that this weekend. He sits on five-under par, five adrift of the leader, and he is giving himself plenty of chances with a high percentage of greens hit in regulation. One of 19 LIV Tour competitors this week, Hatton has been enjoying the odd pint of Guinness after work hours. A man with seven top-tens in the majors, he posted his best yet with a tie for fourth at the brutally tough Oakmont at the recent US Open. Robert MacIntrye: Another player who tends to wear his emotions on his sleeve, MacIntyre had a club bent over his knee and about to break already this week. That was on Thursday when he posted an even-par 72 having reached three-under through eight holes. He recovered in round two with a brilliant 66 and explained afterwards how he is comfortable with a course that he has always loved and with what he has to do. Came desperately close to winning his first major at the US Open this year. Rory McIlroy: Well, we couldn't very well leave him out, could we? Tied for 13th alongside reigning champion Xander Schauffele and more, the current Masters champion has acres of ground to make up on Svheffler and many more besides. Friday brought signs of improvement with his wayward driving and there have been some signs of the familiar McIlroy magic across the opening two days. Needs to go very low in round three to give himself a shot come Sunday.
Montreal Gazette
5 days ago
- Business
- Montreal Gazette
Neal: Finally bought a house — 15 years and 3 displacements later
Columnists Like many families in Montreal, mine is still unpacking — digging through boxes to find the tools and utensils we need to make summer meals special. The difference is, our last move was over a year ago. Moving Day might be a Montreal tradition, but behind the bustle lies a deeper reality: Housing has become a business that leaves some families in limbo, and the ripple effects last long after the rental truck pulls away. When a move is unexpected or leaves families stretching every dollar to secure their next place, the aftermath can mean months — sometimes years — of re-establishing routines, personal networks and support systems, and that's if you end up with an address of your own. In Quebec, homelessness rose 44 per cent between 2018 and 2022, with nearly 4,700 people in Montreal living without a stable home. Montrealers aren't alone in this challenge. Across Canada during that same time, nearly one in nine households were living in homes that were unaffordable or inadequate, according to the C.D. Howe Institute. Families with young children are being pushed out of stable housing faster than they can recover, and they're staying longer in shelters because the pathway to a permanent home keeps narrowing. The challenge is echoed in the U.S., where nearly half of all renters are considered 'cost-burdened' with millions of households spending more than half of their income just to keep a roof over their heads. Whether north or south of the border, families are becoming casualties of a system that treats housing as an asset class and not a public good. In my family's case, it took 15 years of saving and three displacements before we finally bought a place of our own. The first unexpected move happened in Los Angeles when the owner of our Koreatown condo defaulted, and the unit was sold to investors at auction. We had 30 days to leave, and I was seven months pregnant. The next two occurred in Montreal, first in the Plateau and then on the South Shore, one year apart, when the owners returned to reclaim their home. When we finally found a place to buy, we had to compete with 11 other offers within 48 hours of it hitting the market. Today, home prices are at an all-time high — 60 per cent higher in Montreal, according to a housing market report from — putting ownership increasingly out of reach. Families are being funnelled into a rental market where supply is tight and average rents could rise at least five per cent higher than they were a year ago, thanks to the latest guidance from Quebec's housing tribunal. Meanwhile, a growing share of housing is being bought by investors and corporations. As reported by Canadian Dimension magazine, Canada's top 25 landlords held more than 300,000 rental units in 2020. These corporate landlords can profit by maximizing rents and minimizing operating costs, like maintenance, repairs and tenant services. They reshape neighbourhoods as homes are treated as revenue streams rather than shelters. And while housing costs and everyday expenses keep bubbling up, wages barely keep pace. Statistics Canada data shows that earnings have increased, but with slower hiring and some salaries frozen, many families are left stuck in place as their grocery bills climb. During my recent trip to the U.S. Midwest, a local driver shared that Kringles — a flaky Danish pastry — cost just 90 cents when he was younger. I paid $12 for the cinnamon-flavoured one I brought home to share with my family. Different commodity, same price problem. Solving the housing crisis will require building more units and rebalancing power through rent controls with teeth, reforms that prioritize affordability and safeguards that prevent families from being displaced. Public investment should make housing stable, not just profitable. Because when homes are treated as assets instead of essentials, even those who manage to hang on are often just one crisis away from falling through the cracks.
