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Yahoo
9 hours ago
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Scottie Scheffler ally insists he'll never be the same as Tiger Woods because he's missing one thing
Jordan Spieth insists Scottie Scheffler will never be the same as Tiger Woods. The World No.1 is racking-up milestones to match the 15-times major winner and drawing big comparisons from his peers. Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry were amongst those who talked about the historical context and sizzling nature of Scheffler's blistering current run. READ MORE: Scottie Scheffler kills Rory McIlroy battle cry stone dead as world's best brutally underlines his brilliance READ MORE: Ianis Hagi shows true colours as Rangers hero gives ex SPFL rival priceless words of advice after box office transfer The 29-year-old was quick to cast aside any Woods comparisons in the wake of his Royal Portrush romp and Spieth has given an astounding insight into the mindset of golf's king. Spieth says his fellow Texan's his very differing traits and explained: "I think more so maybe it's less the golf swing and maybe more of his personality. He doesn't care to be a superstar. He's not transcending the game like Tiger did. He's not bringing it to a non-golf audience necessarily. 'He doesn't want to go do the stuff that a lot of us go do, corporately, anything like that. He just wants to get away from the game and separate the two because I know at one time, he felt it was too much, that he was taking it with him and, whenever he made that switch, I don't know what it was, but he has hobbies. 'He's always with his family. They're always doing stuff. I think it's more so the difference in personality from any other superstar that you've seen in the modern era and maybe in any sport. I don't think anybody is like him. 'He has that unique ability, from best I can tell, to separate. But again, when I see him, I'm at the golf course. I see him here and there off the course, but when we're playing on the course at home, he sh*t talks. He's very witty. You can't really go at him because he's smart and he's got good bulls***. 'I mean, it's not necessarily just to me. It's normally the other people that we're playing with. But not that I want to say it, I'm not going to quote him on that kind of stuff. 'But then when a tournament starts, he's incredibly competitive, as you see. He's kind of plotting along. You won't see that much emotion as he continues to strike it like this because the only time you're going to see it is when he's on the greens if he misses putts because he's not missing many shots. 'I wouldn't necessarily think that the golf swing makes as much of a difference as the personality match. I'm thinking about so many other sports. Nikola Jokic is the only guy I can think of that's a superstar that's equally unassuming in any sport in the modern era and I'm happy if anybody else can find another example, but it's very rare. Most people lean into it and take advantage of it. 'Roger Federer, he's maybe the same kind of demeanor and person. As a person he's different, but he made more off the court than he did on all the time and he cared to. When Scottie is done playing, he's not going to show back up at tournaments. I can promise you that.' Spieth and Scheffler came up through the ranks at roughly the same time in Texas and the 2017 Open champion, who will go back to the scene of his Birkdale triumph next year, said: 'Obviously he won a US Junior, like he was a great junior, but I think maybe after the Ryder Cup, watching him when he beat Jon [Rahm] and then when he came and won in that playoff in Phoenix, it's like, now he knows he didn't have to do anything different and he's good enough to win any week. 'He's obviously well-deserving of it, probably the most deserving player of it {The Open]. And I've thought the way that his game is the last few years, the harder the conditions, the better for him over here. "If there's ever a chance for someone to take him down, it's when it's benign. But he's been putting so well, I have a hard time thinking anybody else would get it done.'
Irish Independent
a day ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Donald Trump's Doonbeg links an Irish Open candidate
A deal is believed to be close, though the DP World Tour had no advance on its stance in May. 'We are looking at a number of venues for the 2026 Amgen Irish Open and will make any announcement on that in due course,' a spokesperson reiterated. Doonbeg is understood to be making plans to build several new tees over the winter that would add yardage to the links. The DP World Tour is on a two-week break before returning for the Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeen from August 7-10. US President Trump is making a private trip to Scotland on Friday to visit Trump Turnberry and his Aberdeenshire course. Doonbeg is just 20 miles from Lahinch, where Royal Portrush's Adam Buchanan and Royal Dublin's Seán Downes opened with six-under par 66s to lead the Pierse Motor Group South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship. They lead by a shot from Westport's Conor Stapleton and Castleknock's Quentin Carew in the battle to make the top 64 who qualify for the matchplay stages from tomorrow. On the PGA Tour, Séamus Power tees it up in the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota, looking to move closer to the top 100 in the FedEx Cup standings who will have full membership for 2026. Power is ranked 133rd after picking up points in just two of his last seven starts. He will be making just his third appearance at TPC Twin Cities, where he was tied 37th last year, and faces stiff opposition from Chris Gotterup and Wyndham Clark, third and tied fourth in The Open, for his third PGA Tour victory. There's just a week to go before the AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl, and Leona Maguire and Lauren Walsh will be looking to hone their games for that test in the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. The Scottish event marks the professional debut of England's Lottie Woad, the former world amateur No 1 who won the KPMG Women's Irish Open by six shots at Carton House before going to finish third in the Amundi Evian Championship. 'I am obviously very excited,' she said. 'I have been thinking about making my professional debut for a long time. Excited to do it more on home soil, as well. It's going to be really fun.' It's also a Major week for Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley and Pádraig Harrington, who play the ISPS HANDA Senior Open at Sunningdale.
Fox News
a day ago
- Sport
- Fox News
Lee Westwood blasts Official World Golf Ranking after jumping 3,759 spots with Open Championship finish
Lee Westwood is certainly happy to crack the top 40 at The Open Championship this past weekend, but he took that moment to blast the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). Westwood, the veteran golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour, now sits No. 930 on the OWGR list after being tied 34th at Royal Portrush shot him up 3,759 spots. Westwood can now say that he is finally back ahead of his son, Sam, who sits 2,759th on the list as he plays on a mini-tour. But that right there is exactly why Westwood has qualms with the OWGR's way of ranking golfers. "I think that just proves that without world ranking points it makes a bit of a mockery of the system," Westwood said on Wednesday at LIV Golf's UK event, per ESPN. Westwood is among many LIV Golf stars who believe their events should be included within the OWGR. However, the league's latest application is currently under review. They had initially tried to get accreditation when the league began in 2022, but it was denied. As a result, LIV golfers cannot earn themselves OWGR points unless they play in major championships or international tour events. Take Dustin Johnson, for example. He is only 571st on the list, but that's due to finishing tied 23rd at The Open. Johnson was once the world's number one golfer for 135 weeks, but since joining LIV, he has plummeted in standings. Only Bryson DeChambeau (16th) and Tyrrell Hatton (21st) are in the top 50 in the OWGR rankings. Other LIV Golf stars like Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed don't crack that upper echelon despite their solid play. "I think mainly it relates back to wanting the best players in the major championships, not wanting this conversation where there's a few people missing out because we don't get world ranking points on LIV," Westwood said as he loved seeing LIV Golf submit another application. Hatton has been vocal about his fellow LIV Golf players getting credited for their work in the league, especially when it comes to qualifying for major tournaments. "I think there's a lot of guys out here that you certainly want to be playing in majors. If there's a better pathway for that for us, then that's brilliant," Hatton said.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bryson DeChambeau's ‘uncomfortable exchange' with British Open ball spotter divides fans
Bryson DeChambeau is catching heat from some on social media after his exchange with a ball spotter at last week's British Open went viral. In a video shared Tuesday by Golf on CBS — that was titled 'An uncomfortable exchange between Bryson DeChambeau and a ball spotter at The Open' — the LIV Golf star asked the spotter where his ball landed in the rough at Royal Portrush, with the staffer pointing to the area. Before DeChambeau, 31, lined up to take the shot, the two-time major champion appeared to say 'thank you' and told the spotter, 'You can move out of the way.' Some golf fans took exception to the conversation and chided DeChambeau's actions in the post's comments. 'Come on Bryson, this is pathetic behavior, no matter how rich and good at golf you are,' one fan wrote. 'That was rude yo. Did you just exposed true self as a fake???' another posted. DeChambeau rallied to a 10th-place finish at the final major of the year after carding an ugly 7-over 78 in the opening round. As the DeChambeau pile-on continued in the comments, with some likening the behavior to 'childish' and a 'lack of class,' others spoke out in defense of the former U.S. Open champion following a seemingly innocuous exchange. 'That wasn't so bad. People just being their typical judgmental selves when they're not in the situation,' a fan posted. 'People overreacting on what he said. Nothing to see here,' another expressed. DeChambeau has evolved from one of golf's most polarizing figures to a fan favorite in recent years, curating a monster YouTube following with his 'Can I Break 50' series featuring the likes of Tom Brady, Phil Mickelson and President Trump, among others. He opened the major season on a high note in April when he sealed his best Masters finish with a tie for fifth. He followed up that performance a month later with a tie for second at the PGA Championship. Although DeChambeau failed to defend his 2024 U.S. Open title after missing the cut in June, he played his way through the weekend in Northern Ireland after a bumpy British Open start. 'I was able to hold myself together under the pressure and fight for every shot,' DeChambeau said after shooting a 7-under 64 in Sunday's final round for a 9-under par total. 'I'm super proud of the round I played today. Just wish I could have that 78 back.' Scottie Scheffler went on to capture his second major of the year with an overall score of 17-under. He won the PGA Championship in May.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Announcers 'attacked' by a bat in the booth at British Open. They survived
A pair of veteran announcers somehow survived what they seemed to believe was an attack from a wandering bat July 18 during the USA Network broadcast of the British Open. Dan Hicks and Kevin Kisner spent more than 30 seconds waving the bat away (Hicks) and hiding beneath a suit jacket (Kisner). Neither were reported to have suffered any injuries. The tournament, being held at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland, is the fourth of golf's four annual majors and is often subject to dramatic weather changes. Heavy rains had just begun when the bat (allegedly) began its attack. Hicks later said the creature had been circling their tower. He did not offer an opinion on whether the bat had bad intentions. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Announcers Dan Hicks, Kevin Kisner 'attacked' by bat at British Open
