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Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
2 Shore golfers qualify to play in next week's U.S. Open
Not one but two former Shore Conference high school golf stars have punched their tickets to the U.S. Open. Middletown's Ryan McCormick, the Mater Dei Prep star who won a Big East title at St. John's, and Little Silver's Chris Gotterup, the former CBA standout who was Big Ten Player of the Year at Rutgers, excelled Monday, June 2 on Golf's Longest Day - the final round of U.S. Open qualifying. Ryan McCormick of Middletown, N.J. stretches before teeing off on the 10th hole during the second round of the Sanderson Farms Championship at the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Apr 26, 2024; Avondale, Louisiana, USA; Chris Gotterup lines up his shot o the 18th fairway during the second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports McCormick earned medalist honors at the Maryland qualifier with a powerful 10-under day, beating the runner-up by five strokes by shooting a pair of 66 rounds. Advertisement Gotterup was closer to home at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit where he went 6-under (71-65). PREVIOUSLY: Ex-Shore golf stars headed to PGA Tour, as Chris Gotterup, Ryan McCormick break through This will be McCormick's U.S. Open debut. Gotterup also qualified in 2022. The 125th U.S. Open is set for June 12–15 at Oakmont Country Club - the 10th time the major will be played at the Pennsylvania course. This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: NJ Shore golfers Ryan McCormick, Chris Gotterup qualify for U.S. Open
USA Today
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Peter Malnati seeks to find last year's winning mojo at the 2025 Valspar Championship
Peter Malnati seeks to find last year's winning mojo at the 2025 Valspar Championship PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Valspar Championship tournament director Tracy West remembers the purple cape of Hatcher Malnati flying in the air as he ran on to the 18th green at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort to celebrate after his father, Peter, tapped in for victory at the 2024 Valspar Championship. With a manufacturer of paint and coatings as its title sponsor, the longtime Tampa stop on the circuit dubs itself as 'the most colorful stop on Tour' and sends 20 'color scouts' around the venue to hand out 2,500 prizes to fans who dress colorfully. 'The champ's kid has one of our prizes on and it wasn't staged,' West recalled. Malnati, who had gone more than eight years and four months between his only other victory, snatched up his four-year-old son in his arms and broke into tears while giving one of the most heartfelt victory interviews anyone can remember. 'Even I teared up and I'm not a crying person,' West said. Malnati birdied the 17th hole in the final round for a 4-under 67 and a two-shot victory, his first since the 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship, that validated all his hard work and guaranteed two years of job security. 'Playing on the PGA Tour was just a dream. It wasn't even a realistic goal. I was a very mediocre college player at a very mediocre college. Great college, mediocre golf program,' he said of his alma mater, the University of Missouri, where he met his wife Alicia. 'So I was still that kid. I would go out to practice and every 6-footer at the end of my practice session was to win the tournament. And even at that point in my life, I imagined that moment when I would be married to the love of my life and she would come running out and we would have our family. Like, that's something that I wanted.' Malnati, 37, won the Valspar last year three weeks after taking his first lesson with Bradley Hughes, a former player, who gave him a swing thought of trying to feel as if the clubhead exits the hit with the club on the same path as at address. It worked but when Malnati watched highlights of his victory he noticed that he didn't come close to achieving his desired swing plane. 'It was a powerful thought for me and it must have helped,' he said. But it didn't last long. Malnati has been mired in a slump for the last seven months, failing to record a top-30 finish since hoisting the Valspar trophy and missing the cut in seven of his last eight starts last season. 'When you win you can't help but feel like, 'Hey, I've got something, something's clicked, I figured something out.' And then the game is so humbling. I've been in this rut and I was kind of approaching that definition of insanity where I was working really hard, I figured the stuff that I did to help me win must be the right stuff, so I just did it over and over and over and over and over again. And I just wasn't getting any results.' On the one-year anniversary of his fruitful lesson with Hughes, he made the difficult decision to part ways and began working with Liam James, an Englishman who works with several Tour pros and was introduced to Malnati by his longtime trainer. It's the first time Malnati hasn't received instruction from a former player. 'He has studied the swing; he's studied the mechanics. So it's a different perspective for me. He's taken me on a little bit of a different kind of route to understanding what I do. I think just having that different voice, that different perspective I'm learning, I'm growing,' he said. Malnati hasn't finished better than T-49 this season and last week he missed his fifth cut in eight starts this season. He did so in excruciating fashion, making a triple bogey on the final hole at TPC Sawgrass to miss the cut at the Players Championship by one stroke. But Malnati returns to a place with good vibes and where the pieces to the puzzle all fit in place. He will be honored at Innisbrook Resort during a ceremony at the end of play on Thursday at Peter Malnati Appreciation Day, and he remains as upbeat as ever that he is on the verge of turning a corner. 'We're all just a hot streak and a little bit of confidence away from crushing it,' he said, and of his swing changes added, 'I have that feeling that the sky's the limit. Obviously, it's all happening below the surface right now, we haven't seen anything come to fruition in this short three-week time yet, but under the circumstances I feel really, really good.'
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
J.Lindeberg Signs PGA Pro Kevin Yu as Newest Ambassador
has added another PGA Tour pro to its roster. Kevin Yu, a 26-year-old Taiwanese golfer who won his first PGA Tour victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship in October 2024, has signed on as an ambassador and will wear the brand at The Players Championship running Thursday to Sunday at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Verde, Fla. More from WWD Golfer Ludvig Aberg Wins $4 Million Genesis Invitational Prize Wearing Rolex Watch and Adidas, Girlfriend Olivia Peet and Tiger Woods Celebrate Greyson Clothiers Completes $20M Capital Raise Greyson to Dress Jon Rahm and Legion XIII Team at LIV Golf League Events 'Joining feels like a natural fit for me and I'm excited for what we can achieve together,' said Yu. 'To succeed in this sport, you have to be willing to push limits, challenge expectations and continuously evolve both on and off the course — and shares that same drive.' Yu will join other high-profile male and female golfers including Matthieu Pavon, Niklas Nørgaard, Yealimi Noh, Mia Baker and Kathryn Newton. 'Kevin's dedication and performance really align with our ethos of bridging sport and fashion,' said Hans-Christian Meyer, chief executive officer of 'We're thrilled to welcome him to our ambassador family during this exciting time of expansion.' A native of Taoyuan, Taiwan, Yu's golf skills became evident at an early age when he won a gold medal at the 2013 Asian Youth Games. He then left Taiwan and attended Arizona State University, where he won three individual collegiate titles before turning pro in 2021. which is based in Sweden, has a long history in the golf business and was the official outfitter of Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024. It will also outfit the men's and women's teams at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. Best of WWD John Travolta's Daughter Ella Bleu Travolta's Style Through the Years: From Lagerfeld Model to Red Carpet Fixture, Photos Every Celebrity Skims Campaign: Kim Kardashian, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and More [PHOTOS] Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost's Red Carpet Couple Style Through the Years: Photos
