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Newsweek
4 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
US Women's Open: Charley Hull Shows Up Lexi Thompson's Slow Play
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Less than 10 days ago, Charley Hull revealed that she had started smoking as a way to pass the time on the golf course. As is well known, Hull quit smoking at the beginning of the current season, but at the US Women's Open she may have found a reason to return to it. The Englishwoman hasn't been seen smoking again at Erin Hills, but she has seemed to be very uncomfortable with the pace of play of her playing group. It seems Charley might be frustrated with Lexi's pace of play. A couple of deep breathes and muttering something. Oh, and this is the first hole. 👀👀👀 — Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) May 29, 2025 Hull, one of the fastest players in the world, is playing in the same group as World No. 1 Nelly Korda, another player who takes very little time to execute her shots. But the third member of the group is Lexi Thompson, who has a much, much slower pace of play than her two colleagues. Hull appeared to be rather annoyed with Thompson's time she took on the first green. But that was just the beginning. The 29-year-old Englishwoman was even seen sitting in one of the tee boxes, allegedly waiting for Thompson to complete her performance on the previous hole. Charley Hull was not thrilled with the pace of play today 💀 — Fore Play (@ForePlayPod) May 29, 2025 The LPGA Tour put in place a new pace of play policy at the beginning of the current season, which seeks to reduce playing times. Players flagged for slow play can expect penalty strokes and even fines. The new policy began to be implemented last March, so there isn't enough data yet to evaluate its effectiveness. Less than two weeks ago, Hull gave an interview to the popular podcast No Laying Up, in which she discussed what led her to smoke on the courses: "I found the golf rounds are sometimes way too slow," she said. "So, then you kind of, like, lose your momentum, and anything I do in life, I, like, get to be fast and just on the go all the time. That's one reason why I used to smoke, cuz it just used to kill a bit of time. Just, like, relax you." Charley Hull of England looks on from the 11th tee during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open presented by Ally 2025 at Erin Hills Golf Course on May 29, 2025 in Erin, Wisconsin. Charley Hull of England looks on from the 11th tee during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open presented by Ally 2025 at Erin Hills Golf Course on May 29, 2025 in Erin, you may recall, Hull announced in early 2025 that she had quit smoking. Her highly publicized $12,000 bet that she wouldn't relapse in the first month was also widely reported. Coincidentally, around that time, the two-time LPGA Tour winner gave an exclusive interview to Newsweek in which she confirmed her success in quitting smoking. "So far so good!" she told us back then. "I've got a good reason to stay off them as I had a bet with a friend of mine and don't want to lose." Hull finished the first round of the U.S. Women's Open with an even-par 72, carding four bogeys and four birdies. Korda finished with the same score, thanks to a birdie and a bogey. Thompson, meanwhile, finished the round at 1-over par, with three birdies and four bogeys. More Golf: Max Homa, Rickie Fowler get to work qualifying for US Open
Newsweek
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
LPGA Star Charley Hull Reveals Unbelievable Golf Reason She Started Smoking
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. One of the few stories of the 2024 season on the LPGA Tour to rival Nelly Korda's sensational performance was Charley Hull's on-course smoking. The Englishwoman made almost more headlines for ripping some darts than for her results in professional golf. However, a fitness role model like Hull was not destined to make smoking a part of her life for long, and she quit in early 2025. In fact, she made a much-publicized bet that she would not relapse in the first month after quitting. The 29-year-old spoke about the topic during a recent interview for the popular No Laying Up podcast, where she revealed what led her to start smoking: "I found the golf rounds are sometimes way too slow. So, then you kind of, like, lose your momentum, and anything I do in life, I, like, get to be fast and just on the go all the time," Hull said. "That's one reason why I used to smoke, cuz it just used to kill a bit of time. Just, like, relax you. But then I quit about two months ago." Charley Hull of England smokes a cigarette on the 9th tee during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open Presented by Ally at Lancaster Country Club on May 30, 2024 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Charley Hull of England smokes a cigarette on the 9th tee during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open Presented by Ally at Lancaster Country Club on May 30, 2024 in Lancaster, of play has long been a problem on the LPGA Tour. Recently, the organization implemented a new policy to better address the issue. During the interview, Hull assured that she remains smoke-free, although she admitted to still using nicotine patches to curb her cravings. Another topic the two-time LPGA Tour winner discussed was her stated goal of reducing her 5K race time to 20 minutes. She confirmed that her current record is 23 minutes and 30 seconds. Hull also revealed the hilarious way she came up with that idea: "My nephew can do it in like 17 minutes. And like years ago, when we were like 17, 18, we all used to go out drinking together. And he was a little chubster and so was I. And I thought, if you can now do it in 17 minutes, I should easily be able to do it in under 20 minutes. So that's where my motivation has come from." Hull has played in just six LPGA Tour events this season, missing the cut five times. She has one top-10 finish, a tie for fourth at the HSBC Women's World Championship. She also played in the Ladies European Tour's PIF Saudi International, where she tied for eighth. In her seventh LPGA Tour start of the season at the Mexico Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba, Hull got off to a slow start, carding an even-par 72 in the first round. She will need a big improvement on day two to avoid missing the cut. More Golf: Collin Morikawa's Axed Caddie Lands on Ryder Cup Hopeful's Bag at Colonial
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
The Players Championship: Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele stage the kind of showdown golf needs
They arrived at the famed island green — No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass — at 10:30 a.m. ET, the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 ranked players in the world staging a head-to-head-to-head showdown at the so-called "fifth major." It was a rare must-see moment for a divided sport that has spent the last few years with its best players spread around the world, rarely getting together to stage what professional sports are really about — the best facing the best to see who's actually the best. But there was Scottie Scheffler (No. 1), Rory McIlroy (No. 2) and Xander Schauffele (No. 3) standing on a tee box together in the second round of The Players Championship, giving the thousands of fans surrounding them at 17 a glimpse of what golf should be on a week-in-week-out basis. First up was McIlroy, then Schauffele and then Scheffler. They would all leave with par, but not before McIlroy nearly holed his tee shot. Quite a scene for 10:30 AM on a Friday — No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) March 14, 2025 On the micro level, the three were battling in the biggest tournament outside of the four majors. McIlroy would take the solo lead one hole later — part of a five-birdie, no-bogey first nine that bested Scheffler and Schauffele by three strokes. On the macro, it was the one millionth reminder that golf needs to get its you-know-what together. Because while Scheffler, McIlroy and Schauffele are ranked 1-2-3, respectively, are they really the best three golfers in the world? Bryson DeChambeau or Jon Rahm might have something to say about that, were they a part of the 144-player field in Ponte Vedre, Fla., this weekend. But they're not because they're in Singapore about to tee it up in LIV Golf's fourth tournament of the season. Whose fault is that? Well, DeChambeau and Rahm did take the bag to leave, but they took it for a reason, and that reason prompted the PGA Tour to make some long overdue changes — namely increase its purses, particularly for "elevated" events. So they weren't all wrong. But the reality now is a sport that doesn't have its best players playing against one another outside of four times a year, and that's got to change, lest golf creep more and more into the "enduring but increasingly irrelevant" tier of sports. It's clear golf fans will tune in when the best players play together. This year's ratings for signature events are up dramatically year over year, per Nielsen. The Pro-Am at Pebble Beach was up 47%, the Genesis 6% and the Arnold Palmer 22%. The TPC should see a similar increase, especially if the current leaderboard holds. Sitting at the top with the clubhouse lead is Min Woo Lee, along with Akshay Bhatia, at 11-under. Lee represents golf's new-age, a 26-year-old who's grown up in the age of social media, an arena where golf is actually thriving, maybe more than any other sport in the world. Lee may not be on the popularity level of McIlory, but if you were betting on the futures market of golf, that's where the smart money would go. McIlroy, despite two bogeys in his final four holes, is just two back. He won Friday's three-player showdown, carding a 68 to Scheffler's 70 and Schauffele's 71. Scheffler, as always, is lurking at 5-under. Schaueffele, at 2-under, looks like he'll make the cut by a stroke. If you're a golf fan, this is what you want, though it would be even better if everyone were there. Maybe next year, though at the glacial pace reunification talks are moving, don't hold your breath. This story will be updated.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
YouTube is presenting sponsor of PGA Tour's Creator Classic Series, beginning at The Players
YouTube will be the presenting sponsor for the PGA Tour's Creator Classic Series, which will begin a three-tournament schedule on March 12 at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, the day before the first round of The Players Championship. The nine-hole events, which began at the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake, features YouTube golf "content creators," who have gained in popularity with the video presentations of their love of golf and their journeys within the game. The Creator Classic at The Players will begin at 4:15 p.m. at the 10th tee of the Stadium Course, with personalities such as the Bryan Brothers, "Fat Perez" from Bob Does Sports, Gabby Golf Girl, Roger Steele, Grant Horvat, Kyle Berkshire, Tisha Alyn, Soly from No Laying Up, and a Barstool personality who will be determined via qualifier. Each Creator Classic event will be streamed on the PGA Tour's YouTube channel and several other platforms. Additional Creator Classics will be held at the Philly Cricket Club on May 7 before the Truist Championship and then at East Lake on Aug. 20, the day before the FedEx Cup Championship begins at East Lake. The Creator Classic is open to any Wednesday ticket holders at The Players. The 2024 Creator Classic featured 16 YouTube creators and had more than 2.7 million views. It was the No. 2 trending video after the competition and engaged more than 60 million viewers across all social media platforms during a four-week period. Pro Shop Studios, the entertainment division of Pro Shop and the production company behind the Netflix hit series 'Full Swing' and 'Happy Gilmore 2,' will partner with PGA Tour Studios to run on-ground and broadcast production. In addition to the Tour's YouTube channel, the competitions will be streamed live channel on Golf Channel, ESPN+, the PGA Tour channel on Pluto TV, Roku, Samsung TV Plus, Prime Video, Fire TV, Tubi, Xumo Play and LG Channels. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: YouTube, PGA Tour partner in three-tournament Creator Classic series
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PGA Tour announces field, format for Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass
Some of the top content creators in the golf world will get to take on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass the day before the Players Championship begins. The Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass, the first of three in the season-long creator series announced in January, will be broadcast on the PGA Tour's YouTube channel and other media platforms. The competition will be nine holes and begin the afternoon of March 12 before the PGA Tour's flagship event. The field features returning participants from the inaugural 2024 event – the Bryan Bros, Fat Perez from Bob Does Sports, Gabby Golf Girl and Roger Steele – plus new participants Grant Horvat, Kyle Berkshire, Tisha Alyn, Chris Solomon from No Laying Up and a Barstool personality who will be determined via qualifier. The tournament will be eight holes of stroke play, beginning on the par-4 10th hole, and conclude on TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course's iconic island-green 17th, with the top-three finishers advancing to a one-hole sudden death playoff, again on the 17th. Introducing the full field for the 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘 @TPCSawgrass! 🤩🏌️♂️ Wesley Bryan (@WesleyBryanGolf)🏌️♂️ George Bryan (@BryanBrosGolf)🏌️♂️ Fat Perez (@FatPerez33)🏌️♀️ Gabby Golf Girl🏌️♂️ Roger Steele (@RogerSteeleJr)🏌️♂️ Grant Horvat (@GrantHorvatGolf)🏌️♀️ Tisha Alyn… — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 19, 2025 Pairings and tee times will be announced the day before the event. 'There is arguably no better place to kick off our season-long creator series than on The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, where the iconic 17th hole represents the culmination of this first competition,' Chris Wandell, the PGA Tour's Senior Vice President of Media, said in a release. 'The PGA Tour is intently focused on delivering unique, premium content and experiences like this to our diverse and growing fanbase, all while amplifying the voices of our participating creators.' Similar to the event in 2024 ahead of the Tour Championship, the competition will be streamed live via the PGA Tour's YouTube channel as well as GolfChannel, ESPN+ and other streaming platforms. The inaugural Creator Classic at East Lake Golf Club generated more than 2.7 million views on YouTube and was YouTube's No. 2 trending video after the competition, which engaged nearly 60 million golf fans across all social media platforms during a four-week period. The Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass will feature live ShotLink powered by CDW scoring/data, Trackman shot tracing – including tracing via drones – and on-screen graphics. The broadcast team will consist of golf media personalities Shane Bacon and Doug Smith, Skratch's Dan Rapaport and golf content creator and influencer Paige Spiranac. Pro Shop Studios, the production company behind the Netflix hit series 'Full Swing' and 'Happy Gilmore 2,' will partner with PGA Tour Studios to run on-ground and broadcast production. 'As the strongest field in golf prepares to compete at the Players Championship, it's surreal to know that a number of golf's most recognizable content creators will walk the same fairways of TPC Sawgrass just one day prior,' Pro Shop co-founder Chad Mumm said in a release. 'We appreciate the collaboration with the PGA Tour in bringing this creator series to life at one of golf's iconic courses to entertain and inspire our fans.' Fans should buy a Wednesday Stadium Pass if they want to attend The Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass. The field and competition format for the final two events in the creator series, which will be contested at the Truist Championship on the Wissahickon Course at The Philadelphia Cricket Club and the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, will be announced at a later date. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass: Field, format, how to watch
