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National Post
22-07-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Tiger Woods watches son Charlie's tough start at US Junior Amateur
MIAMI — Tiger Woods, who has missed the 2025 golf season with a ruptured left Achilles tendon, walked around Brook Hollow Golf Club on Monday watching his son Charlie compete at the US Junior Amateur. Article content Woods, a 15-time major champion, underwent surgery in March. There has been no timetable for his return to competition, with Monday's appearance the first hint at his fitness. Article content Article content Charlie Woods fired an 11-over par 81 in the first round of the US Golf Association event at Dallas, with two birdies, five bogeys and four double bogeys to share 242nd place. Article content Tiger Woods withdrew from February's Genesis Invitational, saying he was not ready to compete in the wake of his mother Kultida's death. Article content Article content The elder Woods, who turns 50 in December, has not competed since missing the cut in last July's British Open at Royal Troon. Article content
New Straits Times
22-07-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Tiger watches son Charlie's tough start at US Junior Amateur
MIAMI: Tiger Woods, who has missed the 2025 golf season with a ruptured left Achilles tendon, walked around Brook Hollow Golf Club yesterday watching his son Charlie compete at the US Junior Amateur. Woods, a 15-time major champion, underwent surgery in March. There has been no timetable for his return to competition, with yesterday's appearance the first hint at his fitness. Charlie Woods fired an 11-over par 81 in the first round of the US Golf Association event at Dallas, with two birdies, five bogeys and four double bogeys to share 242nd place. Tiger Woods withdrew from February's Genesis Invitational, saying he was not ready to compete in the wake of his mother Kultida's death. The elder Woods, who turns 50 in December, has not competed since missing the cut in last July's British Open at Royal Troon. Woods, a three-time US Junior Amateur winner from 1991-1993, has won 82 career PGA Tour titles, level with Sam Snead for the all-time record. The US Junior Amateur features 36 holes of stroke play for a field of 264 players over two courses on July 21-22, with the field cut to the top 64 players, who will compete in match play to determine a champion. — AFP
Daily Mirror
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
The Open: People only now realise why golf scoring system goes albatross, eagle, birdie, par
Golf's historic scoring system has been in place for quite some time, and while for those who play the sport regularly know exactly what's what, it's not so easy for others Golf enthusiasts and casual spectators frequently encounter terms such as "birdie", "par" and "bogey". The dreaded "double bogey" and "triple bogey" will be regular for the casual player too. For the pros, "eagles" and the much-vaunted hole in one are far more difficult to come by. Then there's the rarely spotted "condor". Don't expect to see many of those at the 153rd Open Championship. You'll be lucky if you ever see one at all to be honest. For most, the phrases are well enough known, even if what their scoring actually equates too isn't necessarily. But what do they actually mean? And where do they actually come from? At the heart of golf scoring is par. It represents the number of shots that, in theory, you should be needing to finish a hole, so long as your play is of a competent standard. Originally borrowed from financial terminology - where "par value" meant face value, par was adopted by golf during the late 1800s. Around 1870, a golf correspondent employed par to characterise the perfect score at Prestwick. By 1911, the US Golf Association had established uniform distance-based standards: up to 225 yards represented par 3, 225–425 yards par 4, and 426–600 yards par 5. Pretty simple stuff. Then it gets weird. Like. Rory McIlroy probably doesn't know this stuff weird. Before the existence of par, golfers battled against a fictional adversary called Colonel Bogey. Yep, seriously. An idea stemming from an 1890s novelty song. Back then, bogey actually represented a decent score for a reasonably skilled player. But, of course, times change, standards improve, expectations rise. All that. So bogey evolved to signify one stroke over par. And if that's one over, then double bogey is two over, triple bogey three over, so on and so forth. On the other side comes the much more cheerful "birdie" which, it's claimed, originated in 1899 in at the Atlantic City Country Club. Supposedly one player's impressive shot prompted his companion to exclaim that it was a "bird of a shot." Holing out one stroke under par, it inspired the term birdie, which, by 1913 had made its way to the UK. Sticking with the bird-theme, eagle came to represent two under par, while three under then took up the moniker of albatross in Britain, emerging from the 1920s. They didn't like that in the US however, so went with "double eagle". Which doesn't really make sense, because if an eagle is two under, then surely a double eagle would be four, rather than three? Anyway, continuing with the correct lingo is the exceedingly uncommon condor. Four strokes under par - like a hole in one on a par 5. It is one of golf's rarest ever achievements, with only a handful having ever been recorded - making it one of sport's most extraordinary accomplishments. Golf's scoring lexicon draws from the worlds of finance, pop culture, and whimsical jargon. To those outside the sport, the system might appear odd, but within golf, these expressions are deeply embedded in its very essence, encapsulating the sport's storied traditions. But not double eagle. That's just wrong.
Time of India
16-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
US Open 2025 payout: total purse, winner's share and full prize money breakdown
The 2025 US Open at Oakmont features a $21.5 million purse, with $4.3 million awarded to the champion. This payout equals the largest first-place check in major golf history. See the full payout breakdown, including prize money for the top 66 finishers in this year's tournament The 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont features a $21.5 million purse, with the champion earning $4.3 million—matching the highest-ever payout in major championship history Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads $4,300,000 $2,322,000 $1,459,284 $1,023,014 $852,073 $755,520 $681,131 $610,034 $552,103 $507,118 $462,792 $427,901 $398,716 $367,995 $341,663 $319,719 $302,164 $284,609 $267,054 $249,499 $234,358 $219,217 $204,515 $190,910 $179,060 $168,966 $161,286 $154,483 $147,900 $141,317 $134,734 $128,151 $121,567 $115,643 $110,815 $105,987 $101,379 $96,991 $92,602 $88,213 $83,824 $79,436 $75,047 $70,658 $66,269 $62,320 $58,370 $54,639 $52,445 $50,251 $48,934 $47,837 $46,959 $46,520 $46,081 $45,642 $45,203 $44,765 $44,326 $43,887 $43,448 $43,009 $42,570 $42,131 $41,692 $41,254 The 2025 US Open purse totals $21.5 million, with the winner set to receive $4.3 million. This figure matches the highest first-place prize in major championship golf history. The final round will decide who claims the record-tying payout as contenders Sam Burns, Adam Scott, J.J. Spaun, and Viktor Hovland remain in contention at four players enter Sunday's, June 15, round under par. Burns leads at four under, followed closely by Scott and Spaun. Hovland, three shots back, is the highest-ranked player in the Official World Golf Ranking's top 15 in the final group. Despite five PGA Tour wins, Burns has struggled to close in majors, including a final-round 80 at last year's Open read: What is the US Open golf playoff format and how is it used to decide the winner? all you need to know The US Golf Association confirmed the runner-up will take home $2.322 million. Third place earns $1.459 million, while the fourth-place finisher collects $1.023 million. All players finishing in the top four receive at least $1 major winners have earned comparable payouts. Scottie Scheffler claimed $3.42 million at the 2025 PGA Championship, and Rory McIlroy received $4.2 million for his victory at the 2025 is the full prize money breakdown for the top 66 finishers at the 2025 US Open:
New Straits Times
15-06-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Canada's Conners withdraws from US Open due to injury
OAKMONT, United States: Corey Conners withdrew from the US Open just before Sunday's final round at Oakmont due to injury, the US Golf Association said. The 33-year-old Canadian stood on eight-over par 218 after 54 holes, 12 strokes off the lead, and was to have played alongside New Zealand's Ryan Fox. Conners hurt his right arm hacking out of the rough on the 11th hole in Saturday's third round. The world number 21 is listed as playing in next week's PGA Tour signature event, the Travelers Championship. Conners had his best US Open finish last year at Pinehurst when he shared ninth. His only other major top-10 efforts include four over the past six years at the Masters, where he shared eighth in April. — AFP
