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Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Cabot reveals stunning new Tom Doak-designed links course that will twin with Castle Stuart Golf Links at its Highlands resort
Designed and built to embrace the natural topography of its stunning location, golfers are in for a treat as Cabot is set to open their brand new Old Petty golf course in the Scottish highlands. Old Petty is set to open for preview play on August 1, with golfers able to book tee-off times to play this exceptional course. Situated just a five-minute drive from Inverness airport, this brand new track offers up stunning vistas across the Moray Firth and of the 400-year-old Castle Stuart, this is a golf trip you do not want to miss. Cabot is well known in the golfing world for its incredible range of golf resorts dotted around the world from Nova Scotia to Saint Lucia. The brand prides itself on its luxurious and incomparable golfing destinations and utilises its experience in the golf and hospitality industry to create unforgettable golfing experiences. Old Petty is the organisation's latest addition and is situated just down the road from the world-renowned Castle Stuart Golf Links, which played host to the Scottish Open multiple times, with Alex Noren most recently winning at this illustrious track back in 2016. The course has been designed by architect Tom Doak in association with Clyde Johnson. Designed and built to embrace the natural topography of its stunning location, golfers are in for a treat as Cabot is set to open their brand new Old Petty golf course in the Scottish highlands Doak, a student of the legendary designer Pete Dye, and has built illustrious tracks including Pacific Dunes at the Bandon Dunes resort in Oregon and Ballyneal in Colorado. Images released by Cabot show just how this partnership has blended this stunning course into the natural surroundings of the Scottish highlands. Players will traverse along their way along the Scottish coastline, navigating around large bunkers, protected greens and uneven lies. The course also features a unique criss-cross fairway start and finish as well as a short par three 17th hole and stunning views across the coastline on the 10th. 'We are so excited to be sharing this first glimpse of Old Petty,' Ben Cowan-Dewar, the CEO and co-founder of Cabot said. 'Old Petty is a course that will surprise, challenge and inspire, true to the spirit of the Highlands.' While the Cabot Highlands reopened for play in March, Players can now secure their place to play Old Petty during the course's preview window. Preview green fees are priced at £190. Images released by Cabot show just how this partnership has blended this stunning course into the natural surroundings of the Scottish highlands Cabot will be offering walking-only experiences on Old Petty during the preview window. Players can twin their trip to the highlands with a round at the iconic Castle Stuart Links, which is priced at £330 per round. 'From the outset, our vision has been to honour the land and its rich history while crafting an unforgettable golf experience that adds to the reputation of Castle Stuart,' Cowen-Dewar adds.
Daily Mail
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bryson DeChambeau is not just a golfer anymore... he's a showman and an entertainer, writes JAMES SHARPE
Bryson DeChambeau had already walked off the 18th green, shaken hands with playing partner Nathan Kimsey and thanked every marshal beside the putting surface when he turned and strolled back on to the dancefloor. He took off his cap and waved in turn to each side of the grandstand cheering and roaring his name. It was like watching a rock star return to the stage for one last song. Even Scottie Scheffler struggled to receive the same ovation when he was crowned Champion Golfer of the Year. The scavenging kids that hang over the railings behind the 18th green begging players to throw them their balls were in more of a frenzy than usual and many chased DeChambeau off the course pleading with him to throw them his cap too. DeChambeau had just rolled in a seventh birdie of the day to finish on nine-under and move briefly into a tie for second. This was a player, remember, who shot seven-over on the opening day and looked certain to miss the cut. In a way, though, none of that mattered. This wasn't adulation, really, for an incredible comeback and three rounds of scintillating golf. This was adoration of a celebrity. Harry Styles may as well have walked out in front of the gallery. Because that's what DeChambeau is these days. He's not just a golfer anymore. He's a YouTube star with more than two million followers and almost as many on TikTok. He played a round of golf on his channel with US president Donald Trump that racked up more than 15million views. He's a showman. He's an entertainer. Some of his recent YouTube videos include him trying to break par with a £90 set of clubs bought off Temu, hosting his own tournament to win $250,000, and inviting strangers to hit a hole in one over his house for $100,000. They all have millions of views. It wasn't always like this, of course. He used to be the pantomime villain, mocked for his slow play, feuding with Brooks Koepka, a chief defector to LIV, the Mad Scientist experimenting with his 3D-printed clubs, same-length irons and piling on nearly three stones of extra muscle to hit the ball even further into orbit. He didn't get these kinds of receptions back then but, boy, he does now. 'It's an honour, really,' said DeChambeau to the huddle of reporters hanging off his every word, including Mail Sport, after his final round at Royal Portrush. 'When I came on the scene, people had a perception of me. I knew who I was but it was difficult to express that. I was lucky to find YouTube and have that be the showcase for me, maturing a little bit and understanding how to learn and realising what this great game is all about. 'The only reason we're getting paid the numbers we're getting is because of those individuals out there in the stands. Once I started realising that, I started changing my mindset of what I needed to do to keep them coming back so they see trying to showcase this great game. 'There's value outside of tournament golf. I hope I can add to the game from outside – YouTube, content, entertainment. That's the stuff that excites me now. Not more than tournament golf, but almost as much as tournament golf. 'I think having another identity with that saying, hey, look, I'm not just a professional, but I'm an entertainer as well. That has shown people the true side of myself.' Like his presidential pal, he knows how to whip up a crowd. He knows what grabs headlines and what words will be clipped and cut for viral social media content. His performance at Portrush has all-but secured his place at the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in September and when asked what he could bring, he declared: 'I hope I can bring a lot of a tsunami of a crowd that's rooting for Team USA!' And will his mate Trump be there to cheer them on? 'I think he's got bigger problems on his hands right now,' he replied with a laugh.
Times
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Times
The Open leaderboard 2025 live: scores, updates from round 4 at Portrush
The American, a signed-up member of the 'stop slow play' club and keen to time his fellow players with a stopwatch, is out on course following three rounds of 78, 65 and 68 respectively. An opening birdie is not out of the question here after he makes up for an errant tee shot into the rough by plopping his second on the green. The 2019 champion's (-1) run of birdies comes to an end on 10 with a par, though he wasn't far off with his first putt. He's four under for this round. Elsewhere, the wonderfully named Maverick McNealy is three under thru 3 and four under for the week — he's top of the players currently out there, tied for 22nd. Rickie Fowler picks up a birdie at the 2nd to move to three under. Please enable cookies and other technologies to view this content. You can update your cookies preferences any time using privacy manager. How about this for Shane Lowry, who reaches the turn in 32. He finds the green with his second shot on the 9th, around 20 feet away, and it's yet another birdie. That's three in a row and he's on one under. Right then, any early movers and shakers? Despite his illness, Shane Lowry has rediscovered some of that 2019-winning form to record his fourth birdie of the front nine. Phil Mickelson is two under for his round thru 10 while fellow Open winners Henrik Stenson, Jordan Spieth, and Franceso Molinari — who took the Claret Jug between 2016 and 2018 respectively — are all out on course. It's an unforgiving game, golf. You only have to go back three years to find someone overturning a four-shot Open deficit in the final round (Rick Broadbent writes at Portrush). Cam Smith won that year after reining in Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland. He was actually six strokes better than McIlroy and ten better than Hovland. Scottie Scheffler is a different proposition, though. He has had one bogey in his last 43 holes, has closed out his last nine 54-hole leads, has been showing exquisite distance control this week and his nearest challenger, Haotong Li, has just made an Open cut for the first time since 2018. 'Kind of like, play for second,' Li said of his plans. This is golf, though. If someone is four under thru six then it could at least get interesting. Smith, by the way, has missed the cut at all four majors in 2025. Please enable cookies and other technologies to view this content. You can update your cookies preferences any time using privacy manager. The fact that Sergio Garcia is playing at this early hour already indicates that it's not been his tournament, and now he's just broken his driver in anger after hooking left on the 2nd tee. Because he broke the club on purpose, he now can't replace it this round. It's very early doors on the final day at Portrush but that doesn't mean there aren't big names to watch out for — most pertinently the 2019 champion Shane Lowry, who has begun his round already. It's been a disappointing week, capped by a two-shot penalty on Friday for moving a ball with his practice swing. He has also struggled with illness, saying 'every bathroom I went in and tried to throw up, [but] I couldn't'. 'The annoying thing for me today is I didn't get to enjoy today as much as I would have liked,' Lowry added yesterday. 'Saturday at the Open in your home country, I should enjoy it a lot more than I did, just because of how I felt.' He's one under thru 6 so far today and two over for the week. • Michael Foley: Why Shane Lowry is running on empty at Portrush Hello and welcome to The Sunday Times' live coverage of the final round of the 153rd Open Championship from Royal Portrush. Scottie Scheffler holds a four-shot lead going into the fourth day, after another excellent performance yesterday when he carded a four-under 67. Rory McIlroy, Haotong Li, Tyrrell Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick are all in pursuit, and conditions look set to be fair. Be sure to follow along for updates, analysis and news from the Co Antrim coast as the final major of the year reaches its climax.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
There may be carnage at Calamity Corner, Royal Portrush's brutal but beautiful par 3
The hole features a steep ravine to the right of the green, making recovery difficult.
Washington Post
14-06-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
Oakmont remained pristine despite the rain at the US Open. Outside the ropes, it was squishier
OAKMONT, Pa. — There's no water at Oakmont, even when it pours. While the venerable and now nearly tree-less course carved out of the western Pennsylvania hills held up fine despite steady overnight rains ahead of Saturday's third round, things were a little squishier, a little soggier, a little dicier outside the ropes.
