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CBS News
10 hours ago
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- CBS News
Here's who has qualified for next week's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club
The field is nearly set for next week's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. The best golfers in the world will be teeing it up next week for the 125th playing of the U.S. Open and from a Pittsburgh native to a number of past champions trying to win the championship again, there are plenty of big storylines to follow. The U.S. Open will tee off on June 12 and here are some of those big storylines to follow. Matt Vogt, a former Oakmont caddy qualifies for the U.S. Open Matt Vogt was among those who qualified for the upcoming U.S. Open during final qualifying on Monday. Final qualifying consisted of a grueling 36-hole competition known as "Golf's Longest Day." Vogt, who caddied at Oakmont for six years and now a dentist based out of Indianapolis, shot 68-68 at the Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Washington to earn medalist honors and a spot in the U.S. Open next week in his hometown. After qualifying for the U.S. Open, Vogt said Oakmont and the tournament being held in Pittsburgh means so much to him, but he tried to block out those thoughts while attempting to qualify. "It took every ounce of energy in my body to not think about that all day," Vogt said. A caddie turned dentist turned U.S. Open competitor! 👏 👏 👏 If you watch one Golf's Longest Day interview, make sure it's this one from Matthew Vogt. — U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 3, 2025 Vogt said he hasn't been at Oakmont since 2021 and hasn't seen the recent renovations at the course that have been implemented since then. "It was very hard then," Vogt said. "You know, I'm a different player. I'm a better player, I know that. But I'm playing with the best players in the world, so I will soak up every single second of that week and stay insanely present. It's just a dream come true." High School Junior Mason Howell qualifies for U.S. Open Another big storyline that came out of final qualifying on Monday happened at the Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta, Georgia as 17-year-old Mason Howell made big headlines. Howell, a high school junior who is committed to play college golf at the University of Georgia, qualified for the U.S. Open by shooting 63-63 and finishing 18-under par to earn his spot at Oakmont Country Club. "That was one of the greatest moments of my life," Howell said after qualifying. High school junior Mason Howell won the Atlanta U.S. Open qualifier with an incredible 18-under score over 36 holes. 😳🔥 📺 Golf Channel — Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) June 3, 2025 Howell, currently 8th in the American Junior Golf Association ranking list, earned his spot in the U.S. Open without making a single bogey across his 36 holes of final qualifying. Cameron Young qualifies for U.S. Open in playoff One of the higher profile final qualifying events was held at the Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club in Columbus, Ohio and featured some prominent PGA Tour names who were trying to earn a spot at next week's U.S. Open. Erik Van Rooyen earned medalist honors with a stunning 13-under par score, six shots better than the next player in the field, but the big storyline from the qualifier was the playoff for the final qualifying spot. Rickie Fowler and Max Homa, who was carrying his own bag, both shot 5-under par to earn their way into the playoff. This is what Golf's Longest Day is all about! 6x @PGATOUR winner Max Homa out here grinding 36 holes with his own bag on his back in an effort to play in his sixth-consecutive U.S. Open. — U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 2, 2025 Cameron Young also made the playoff, making a necessary birdie on the last of his 36 holes to move to 5-under as well. CAMERON YOUNG CLUTCH! A birdie on the first playoff hole and he's on to Oakmont! Homa, Fowler, Cole and Johnson are heading home. — U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 3, 2025 In the playoff, Young birdied the first hole, securing him a spot in the U.S. Open. Can Bryson DeChambeau go back-to-back? Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau, last year's winner at Pinehurst, is aiming to become just the second back-to-back champion of the last 75 years, a feat achieved by Brooks Koepka in 2017 and 2018 and by Ben Hogan in 1950 and 1951. PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 16: Bryson DeChambeau of the United States plays his third shot out of a greenside bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 16, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. / Getty Images Should DeChambeau be able to repeat, he'll join a relatively exclusive club of players to win the U.S. Open three or more times that includes Tiger Woods, Hale Irwin, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, and Willie Anderson. Phil Mickelson still chasing the career grand slam Can Phil Mickelson find lightning in a bottle to contend at this year's U.S. Open and complete the career grand slam? Mickelson would love to become the seventh all-time player to achieve the grand slam, already having won the Masters, the PGA Championship, and the Open Championship. CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 15: Phil Mickelson of the United States hits out of a greenside bunker on the fourth hole during the first round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 15, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. / Getty Images Six times a runner up at the U.S. Open, Mickelson has struggled as of late at major championships. Since winning the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island in 2021, Mickelson has missed the cut in 10 of his 14 appearances at majors. In the four times he made the cut, he had a 2nd place and 43rd place finish at the Masters, 58th place finish at the PGA Championship, and 60th place finish at the Open Championship. Is Scottie Scheffler the favorite to win at Oakmont? When the players tee off at Oakmont next week, Scottie Scheffler will likely be the favorite to win the tournament. Scheffler, the world's No. 1 ranked player, is on a hot streak currently, having won three of the last four competitions he has played in. With wins at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, the PGA Championship, and the Memorial, Scheffler has now been victorious 16 times on the PGA Tour since winning the 2022 WM Phoenix Open. DUBLIN, OHIO - JUNE 01: Scottie Scheffler of the United States acknowledges the crowd on the 18th green during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 01, 2025 in Dublin, Ohio. / Getty Images In seven U.S. Open appearances, Scheffler has posted three top 10 finishes, including a tied for second place result in 2022 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Scheffler competed in the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont as an amateur, but missed the cut. Former champions in the field at Oakmont Along with defending champion Bryson DeChambeau (2024 and 2020), a number of past U.S. Open champions will be in the field at Oakmont last week. Past champions in the field include: Wyndham Clark, 2023 at Los Angeles Country Club Matt Fitzpatrick, 2022 at The Country Club Jon Rahm, 2021 at Torrey Pines Gary Woodland, 2019 at Pebble Beach Brooks Koepka, 2018 and 2017 at Shinnecock Hills and Erin Hills Dustin Johnson, 2016 at Oakmont Jordan Spieth, 2015 at Chambers Bay Justin Rose, 2013 at Merion Rory McIlroy, 2011 at Congressional Lucas Glover, 2009 at Bethpage Black A full list of players who will be competing in next week's U.S. Open can be found here.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
I dropped seven dress sizes on Mounjaro...but then 7 of my teeth fell out - and that wasn't the only unsightly side effect
A 42 year-old woman who took a weight loss jab was horrified when she looked in the mirror and saw she had developed two rows of jagged broken teeth. Hope Lancaster Colquhoun said while the injection led to her losing nine stone, which helped her drop seven dress sizes, it came at a shocking cost. 'The weight just slipped off me, but sadly, so did my teeth,' she told The Sun. The content creator, from Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, said her natural smile had always been a source of personal pride despite being mocked for her weight. But she claims taking Mounjaro, dubbed the King Kong of weight loss jabs, resulted in her teeth snapping in half. 'As I ran my tongue against the top of my mouth, I noticed a sharp, jagged edge,' she said. 'I looked in the mirror and was left horrified as not one, but multiple, of my teeth had completely snapped in half.' Seeking medical help the mother, once cruelly called the 'whale' because of her size, was told the damage to her teeth was likely due her rapid weight-loss. 'While I had lost weight, I had also lost such an important part of me,' she said. Later a dentist told her at least seven of her teeth would have to immediately be pulled out. 'I sat in the chair, feeling sick to my stomach, as they yanked my natural teeth away,' she recalled. She was eventually given a partial denture fitted which she said made her 'feel like a granny'. Ms Lancaster Colquhoun also needed four fillings and has now spent over £3,700 on fixing her teeth. Despite now needing dentures for life, she insists the taking the weight loss jab has saved her life. 'I'd encourage people to consider the jab because of how life-changing it's been for me,' she said. Experts warn weight loss jabs can increase a patient's risk of dehydration, which as a consequence can reduce saliva production in the mouth. This in turn can increase the risk of tooth decay and gum disease, as saliva plays a vital role in washing away food particles and neutralizing acids produced by bacteria. The loss of her teeth wasn't the only negative side effect Ms Lancaster Colquhoun claims to have experienced from taking Mounjaro. She also said that as she slimmed down she was left with large quantities of excess skin, she compared her stomach to 'a bulldog's face'. Mounjaro is the brand name for tirzepatide, a weight loss injection which works by suppressing your appetite, making you feel fuller for longer. Ms Lancaster Colquhoun, originally from Texas in the US, said she was prescribed the drug after battling with her weight for years. She weighed more than 18 stone at her heaviest, wearing size 22 clothes, which left her in fear of being stared at or judged even at celebratory occasions like her sister's wedding. 'While everyone was getting their glam done, I was helping set up because, at that point, my looks didn't matter,' she said. She also recalled being cruelly shamed on social media by total strangers. 'Once, I got a call from my niece saying someone took a photo of me at our local grocery store and captioned it, "Whales shouldn't be put in clothes",' she said. Eventually the mental toll of fearing judgement over her weight left her afraid to leave the house. Despite trying to lose weight by going to the gym, consulting with a dietitian, and other weight loss medications, she had little to no success. It was only after she was rushed to hospital with 'dangerously high' blood sugar levels and was diagnosed with diabetes, that her doctor suggested Mounjaro. Ms Lancaster Colquhoun described the positive effects of the Mounjaro jab which she was prescribed by private provider as 'life changing'. She also shared she 'never felt more beautiful' when she got married to her now husband Dean Colquhoun on April 17, 2024. Eli Lilly, the manufacturer of Mounjaro responding to Ms Lancaster Colquhoun's story, said: 'Patient safety is Lilly's top priority, and we take any reports regarding patient safety extremely seriously. 'Regulatory agencies conduct extensive independent assessments of the benefits and risks of every new medicine. 'Lilly is committed to continually monitoring, evaluating, and reporting safety data to ensure the latest information is available for regulators and prescribers.' To ensure you are getting 'genuine Lilly medicine' they advised patients consult their doctor or other health care professionals about any side effects.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
British dentist's cosmetics tycoon wife faces his patients' fury after he killed himself in Australia with £1.1m missing from his accounts
A British dentist's cosmetics tycoon wife has been left to face his fury after he killed himself with £1.1million missing from his accounts. Dr David Hurst, who was originally from Glamorgan, Wales, left the UK for Australia after admitting 69 counts of theft from the NHS - receiving a suspended jail term in 2012. Cardiff Crown Court heard he had submitted claims with forged patient declarations to steal £15,584 while he was working at Bridgend Dental Centre But after leaving the UK in 2013 he was able to set up his own luxury dental practice in the west of the country - Perth Dental Rooms. This was despite being barred from practicing as a dentist in the UK in 2014, WalesOnline reports. And when he died by suicide, aged 43, 132 horrified customers were left 'in limbo', after he insisted they paid upfront for their treatments but had yet to deliver on their procedures. Hurst is alleged to have taken £1.1million out of the company before his death - while untreated patients were owed a total of £1.6million. Now the dentist's widow has been left to step into his role as director and deal with the furious patients after the practice fell into liquidation shortly after his suicide on December 10 last year Clara, a 43-year-old mother of two, is herself a former dentist whose soaring success in cosmetic injectables has seen her become a high society figure in the Australian city. She owns the high-end Cottesloe salon Blanc and also co-founded prescription skincare brand The Secret, which offers customers medical-strength skincare by filling out a questionnaire of their skin type. The Secret hit $1million in sales in six months and net sales of $2.65million by 2021. Earlier predictions indicated the business would reach $7million in revenue by 2023. His widow has not publicly commented on her husband's criminal past nor the circumstances surrounding the collapse of his business - and there is no suggestion that she knew anything about his illegal activities. Taking to social media in December, Perth Dental Rooms paid tribute to their former director in a post where the comments have been turned off. Alongside assuring waiting patients that they would still be treated, they said: 'It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of our beloved principal dentist and owner, David Hurst. 'His unwavering dedication to our patients and the practice has left a lasting impact, and he will be profoundly missed by all who knew him.' Hurst insisted all of his patients paid up front, Australia's Sunday Times reported, with some forking out tens of thousands for expensive procedures. They now face losing their money after the company collapsed - leaving several with severe pain as they remain untreated. 'There are just victims everywhere you look in this horrible mess,' liquidator Bryan Hughes told the outlet. 'Drawing on patient prepayments in advance of earning them has left a very large financial deficit. That financial deficit is causing enormous personal suffering for many patients.' Cardiff Crown Court heard that Hurst had fraudulently made a series of the highest value NHS claims between 2006 and 2007. He paid back the full £15,584 to the NHS, alongside a further £12,991 in costs, WalesOnline reports.
The Independent
4 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Made-to-order ‘before midnight' transfusion helps save mother's life
A woman saved by a 'fake immune system' blood donation has described how her treatment has given her a 'lifeline' as she urged people to sign up to become blood donors. Fahreen Virani, 42, said her life came 'crashing down' when she was diagnosed with leukaemia last year. After chemotherapy she needed a stem cell transplant but was struck down by pneumonia which was not responding to usual treatments. As a result, Mrs Virani was told she needed a special 'before midnight' transplant of components taken from blood. Granulocytes are white blood cells which attack and break down bacteria, fungi and viruses. But they have a short shelf life and have to be given to a recipient before midnight the day after donation. Transfusions of granulocytes are made using normal blood donations but have to be quickly tested and processed before being rushed to hospital. Mrs Virani, a dentist from Waltham Forest in north-east London, said: 'I remember waking up early every day thinking 'are they here, are they here?' 'If you go past midnight, they have to dispose of them, they expire, that's why I was always so eager. 'I knew this would lessen the fungal pneumonia and that then I would be fitter and healthier so I could have the stem cell transplant. 'They drastically helped me to be ready for the transplant, they were a lifeline.' Mrs Virani, who has a son, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in February 2024 after noticing symptoms of tiredness, backache and low haemoglobin counts. 'I was terrified. I had a boy who was going to turn four two days later,' she said. 'We had a young family, we had just moved house, and everything came crashing down.' She had chemotherapy so her body would accept a stem cell transplant but the chemotherapy also prevented her bone marrow from making enough white blood cells, making her vulnerable to the fungal pneumonia. 'The doctors said that when someone has a stem cell transplant there's a 10% chance it will result in death but with the fungal pneumonia it was 30%,' Mrs Virani said. 'They treated me with antifungals but that didn't fully work, so that's why they started the granulocytes – it would give me a fake immune system.' Each granulocytes transfusion is made for a single patient. A standard transfusion is two packs, with each pack made from 10 blood donations. Fewer than 2,000 packs are sent to hospitals each year, NHS Blood and Transplant said. As a result of the treatment, Mrs Virani received her stem cell transplant in July last year. 'I can walk my son to school every day,' she said. 'We can go to Hyde Park and hire a bike. A few months ago, I never dreamed I would be able to do that. 'The donors whose blood was used for the granulocytes are in my prayers every night. I am so immensely grateful. I don't know where I would be without them.' NHS Blood and Transplant has highlighted low blood stocks in England and concerns have been raised over a dip in donors over the summer. Gerry Gogarty, director of blood supply at NHS Blood and Transplant, said: 'Your blood contains all kinds of components such as red blood cells, plasma, platelets, and white blood cells, which can all be separated out to save or improve several lives. 'So as well helping people with your red cells, the same donation could give someone like Fahreen a potentially lifesaving immune system boost. 'But to keep supplying hospitals this summer we need more donors. 'We hope Fahreen's story shows the unusual and unexpected ways that blood is so vital to the wider NHS. 'Our stocks are low and we need people to register and book appointments at
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Celebrity dentist kills himself at a casino - leaving his widow with a shocking burden... Plus, the secret past of new society queen bee - and a missing socialite rocks up at The Royal: THE GROUP CHAT
Widow's burden after dentist kills himself at Crown Her reputation as the go-to injector for Perth 's social elite means she has clients reaching as far afield as Sydney's eastern suburbs.
