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Telegraph
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Royal Portrush's opening hole is a potential card-wrecker
'Hughie'. It sounds like your pet dog, or your friendly Scottish cousin. It is in fact one of the hardest opening holes on the Open rota. Possibly the hardest, certainly in recent years. Six years ago, when the championship was last held here at Portrush, Hughie put paid to Rory McIlroy's hopes of home glory within minutes, the Northern Irishman infamously tugging his tee shot left out of bounds, taking an unplayable lie for another penalty stroke, before eventually having to put the dreaded 'snowman' on his scorecard. A quadruple-bogey eight, from which there was no return. McIlroy went on to miss the cut. For one terrible moment on Thursday, it looked as if McIlroy might repeat the trick. Having waited all day to get his Open under way, and with Wayne 'Radar' Riley having done his best to jinx his opening tee shot by declaring 'I can't see this going left', his tee shot, which he played with an iron to be safe, duly headed out left towards the out-of-bounds area (which to be fair is only a few yards off the fairway). Fortunately his ball stayed in bounds, nestled in the rough. Unfortunately, having managed to find the green with his approach, McIlroy then three-putted for a bogey. There was a lot of that going around on Hughie on Thursday. In total, there were 45 bogeys from a field of 156. There were also five double-bogeys and one triple, courtesy of the unfortunate Rikuya Hoshino. The Japanese then steadied himself beautifully and played the rest of the round in level par. But that is what Hughie can do to you. With only 12 birdies on the day, the hole played 4.29 shots on average. If it keeps that up, it will be the hardest opening hole on the Open rota for at least 10 years, which covers all the statistics kept by the R&A on its media website. The tricky thing about Hughie is not simply the fact that anything left is out of bounds. It is that anything right is, too. Having out of bounds on both sides of the fairway is actually pretty rare. Usually players have a bail-out option, particularly on the first tee of a championship, with heart rate going at 150bpm. But when they tee it up at Portrush, they know they are aiming for a small patch of fairway, no more than 70 yards wide, a good 250 yards away, with a strong breeze more than likely blowing in off the Atlantic, and the dreaded white stakes visible on both sides. Even if you keep it in bounds, there are a couple of fairway bunkers, nastily positioned, one left, one right, in the 250-300 yard landing zone. And if you avoid those, there is still a tricky uphill approach to an elevated two-tier green with a false front. 'With the boundary on both sides, it can really play on the players' minds when you're stood on the tee,' admits Gary McNeill, Royal Portrush's head professional since 1999. 'There are a couple of fairway bunkers and players tend to play quite conservatively from the tee, which leaves quite a long second shot uphill. The elevation change is quite steep and if you get caught on the wrong portion of that green, it can be quite a difficult two-putt, so I think getting through the first hole unscathed is very important.' The fact that Hughie tripped up McIlroy so publicly six years ago has only made the test of mettle more difficult. 'Rory has made that first shot a lot scarier,' admitted his fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin after his opening round 72 on Thursday, which included a bogey five on Hughie. 'That's all I could think about for the past three days. I wasn't too nervous, I just didn't want to hit that bad a shot and I was very happy to get under way.' Padraig Harrington, who hit the first tee shot in the 153rd Open at 6.35am on Thursday, confessed to being terrified. 'It's not a comfortable tee shot for anybody,' he said. In the end, his opening-hole bogey did not spell doom and gloom for McIlroy on Thursday. The local hero ended up posting a respectable one-under-par 70 to lie three shots off the overnight lead. But Hughie will be waiting to bare its teeth again on Friday.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
PGA Tour Golfer Abruptly Withdraws During First Round at Scottish Open
PGA Tour Golfer Abruptly Withdraws During First Round at Scottish Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Through the opening round of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club, Sepp Straka, Nico Echavarria and Jake Knapp share a one-shot lead at 6‑under par, each carding a 65 in benign morning conditions. Advertisement World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, making his fifth Scottish Open start, battled gusting links winds in the afternoon and posted a 3‑under 67, sitting three strokes back in a tie for 8th. Scheffler opened with an eagle and birdied thrice but bogeyed twice in the front nine. The smooth flow of the event however, soon faltered. Just past the halfway point of Thursday's play, Japan's Rikuya Hoshino was forced to retire due to a neck injury. Having teed off alongside Joe Dean and Ryggs Johnston, Hoshino completed sixteen holes before his neck gave out. He bogeyed four times in the back nine and birdied once, along with one bogey and one birdie in the front seven. Rikuya Hoshino (JPN) hits on the first hole during round one of the men's individual stroke play.© Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Prior to his Scottish Open appearance, Hoshino played the John Deere Classic, carding rounds of 65-72-74-64 to finish tied in 41st with a score of 9-under. Advertisement Defending champion Robert MacIntyre finished with a score of 2-under, paired with Scheffler and Adam Scott who finished with a score 1-under. Rory McIlroy has brought in quite the crowd as this is his first appearance in an event in Europe after the Grand Slam. He is also sporting a new look in the tournament. "I think I do feel a little clearer. It's amazing what ten days or two weeks of just a little bit of detachment can do for you, and sitting there being with your own thoughts for a while." McIlroy expressed on Wednesday. Related: Scottie Scheffler's Guest Ahead of Scottish Open Is Turning Heads This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
03-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Rikuya Hoshino odds to win the 2025 John Deere Classic
Rikuya Hoshino will be among the golfers hitting the links at TPC Deere Run from July 3-6 for the John Deere Classic. There are a multitude of betting markets to choose from, if you're looking to bet on Hoshino in this week's event. John Deere Classic details and info Watch golf on Fubo! Hoshino odds to win the John Deere Classic Hoshino is +80000 to win the John Deere Classic. If you bet $10 on Hoshino to win, you'd get $8,010.00 in return. PGA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 8:57 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Hoshino odds to finish in the top 5 at the John Deere Classic Hoshino does not yet have odds to finish in the top five at the John Deere Classic. But if his odds were +400, that means a $10 bet would result in a $40 profit. Hoshino odds to finish in the top 10 at the John Deere Classic Other betting markets for Hoshino at the John Deere Classic You can also bet on which golfer will be the leader at the conclusion of the first round, or whether a player makes the cut or misses it. You can also narrow it down to wagering on 3-ball matchups (three players grouped together) and one-on-one matchups. Simply choose who will shoot the top score on that particular day, and you're a winner. Hoshino recent performances Hoshino, who has participated in 13 tournaments this season, is still looking for his first top-10 finish. In his past four tournaments, Hoshino has an average finish of 33rd.
USA Today
26-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Rikuya Hoshino Tee Times, Live Stream, TV Coverage
Rikuya Hoshino Tee Times, Live Stream, TV Coverage | Texas Children's Houston Open, March 27-30, 2025 Rikuya Hoshino heads into the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course with +35000 odds after missing the cut at the Valspar Championship, his most recent event. Below, we'll analyze his recent form to help you make your best bets on Hoshino before he takes to the course in Houston, TX. How to watch Rikuya Hoshino at the Texas Children's Houston Open Date: March 27-30, 2025 March 27-30, 2025 TV: Golf Channel Golf Channel Location: Houston, TX Houston, TX Course: Memorial Park Golf Course Memorial Park Golf Course Live Stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! What time does Rikuya Hoshino tee off? Round 1 Tee Time: 3:09 PM ET 3:09 PM ET Round 2 Tee Time: 9:59 AM ET ESPN+ is the new home of PGA TOUR LIVE. Sign up now to access 4,300+ hours of live coverage from 35 PGA TOUR tournaments this year. Rikuya Hoshino's last five tournaments Recent stats for Hoshino Hoshino has headed to the clubhouse below par six times, completed his day without a bogey once and finished four rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 12 rounds played. He has carded a top-five score once and a top-10 score twice in his last 12 rounds played. Hoshino has recorded a score within three shots of the day's best in two of his last 12 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day three times. Rikuya Hoshino odds to win Golf odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 5:18 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
