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Khaleej Times
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
This Week in Golf: Spotlight shifts to women and seniors as summer golf season builds
After all the excitement and drama of The Open and Scottie Scheffler's landmark victory, the attention of the golfing world now moves to both the women and the seniors. Women's golf now has three big weeks on its calendar, starting this week with the LET's $2 million ISPS Handa Scottish Women's Open at Dundonald Links, followed by the AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl in Wales, boasting a $9.5 million purse, and then the $2 million PIF London Championship at Centurion Club. If players on the LET and from elsewhere are looking for a run of form, this is the time of year to find it. Senior golf is also being prominently showcased this week, co-sanctioned by both the Legends Tour and PGA Champions Tour, with the ISPS Handa Senior Open at Sunningdale Golf Club over the Old Course, Berkshire, England. All the legends of the game are in the field – last year's edition in 2024 was won by KJ Choi at Carnoustie Golf Links. One of our favourite events of the season at a most appropriate venue. It is certainly worth a visit or watch if you can. The total yardage of the golf course, with so much history, is this week being played at 6,682 yards. It sadly seems to be one of the golf courses that has perhaps been overtaken by its lack of length for modern men's professional golf. However, it remains a wonderful golf course for top amateur events as well as women's and senior golf—and, of course, the club golfer. If you ever get an opportunity to play there, do not decline the invite; you will not be disappointed. LIV Golf returns to the schedule with LIV Golf UK at JCB Golf & Country Club in England. Out of the 19 LIV Golf players in last week's Open field, 11 made the cut. Congratulations to all, especially Bryson DeChambeau, who opened with a 78 but still made it into the top 10 with some impressive golf over the last three rounds. Let's just hope that the weather remains kind in the UK – it does make a huge difference to all involved: players, caddies, spectators and organisers. But it has to break sometime. It is interesting to note that two of the main golf tournaments being played this week are sponsored and supported by ISPS Handa. What is ISPS Handa? It is a Japanese non-profit organisation, the International Sports Promotion Society, founded in 2006 by Japanese philanthropist Dr Haruhisa Handa. It aims to focus on the power of sport to promote hope, break down barriers and, overall, inspire people globally. ISPS Handa is a generous sponsor of many sports, especially golf, as well as archery, bowling, boxing, football, polo, rowing, rugby and swimming, with a strong focus on promoting blind and disabled golf. Sponsors and supporters are often not always given the recognition they rightly deserve. This week seems appropriate to thank ISPS Handa – well done to them and all other sponsors this week and every week – who make the game of golf and tournaments both sustainable and so special. This Week's Golf Schedule LIV Golf Event: LIV Golf UK Dates: Friday 25th – Sunday 27th July, 2025 Venue: JCB Golf & Country Club, England Purse: $25 million PGA Tour Event: 3M Open Dates: Thursday 24th – Sunday 27th July, 2025 Venue: TPC Twin Cities, Minnesota, US Purse: $8.4 million Ladies European Tour Event: ISPS Handa Scottish Women's Open Dates: Thursday 24th – Sunday 27th July, 2025 Venue: Dundonald Links, Scotland Purse: $2 million Legends Tour & Champions Tour Event: ISPS Handa Senior Open Dates: Thursday 24th – Sunday 27th July, 2025 Venue: Sunningdale Golf Club, London, England Purse: $2.85 million
CBS News
30-06-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Padraig Harrington hangs on, wins head-to-head showdown with Stewart Cink at U.S. Senior Open
Padraig Harrington's decision when he walked down the 18th fairway Sunday was whether to play a safe approach and take a chance with the Broadmoor's curling, curving greens, or be aggressive and not leave the putting to chance. He picked the second option, knocked his shot to 8 feet, and the only big decision over the next few minutes was whether he should wait for the man he beat by one, Stewart Cink, to putt out before he tapped in to claim his second U.S. Senior Open title. Harrington came out on top in a major that felt more like match play, parlaying the approach into an easy two-putt par to seal his second title over the last four years in senior golf's most prestigous event. Harrington shot 3-under 67 to finish at 11-under 209, edging Cink, who shot 68, on their fourth straight round in the same group. "Sometimes playing it safe is not the right option," said Harrington, who recalled advice Hale Irwin gave him years back when Irwin suggested that, when in doubt, it's always better to play the shot you'd play if you were losing by a stroke. After watching Harrington's shot, Cink — trailing by one and playing 30 yards in front of him on the fairway — had to be perfect. But his approach landed on the precipice of a ledge, then spun backward toward the middle of the green. It was exactly the kind of result Harrington had been hoping to avoid moments earlier. Cink's ball didn't come to rest until it was 35 feet away and his desperation birdie try missed to the right. With both players within tap-in range of pars that would close the tournament, there were some awkward pauses and laughter as Harrington marked from about 3 inches so Cink could putt out and the Irishman could be the last to tap in on 18. "It kind of validates your career," said Harrington, whose majors came at the 2007 British Open and PGA, then the '08 PGA. "It validates the past in a lot of ways. You're reliving the past glories, hitting shots, waving at the crowds. People are coming out because they know you from the past." It doesn't make losing any easier, though, and this was a heartbreaker for the 52-year-old Cink, whose major championship came at the 2009 British Open. On a closing day that featured a basketball-like five lead changes and three ties, Cink had a pair of looks inside of 6 feet to even things on Nos. 16 and 17. The one on 16 slid to the left, the one on 17 burned the edge and stayed right. Cink, who hit more greens over 72 holes than anyone (64), but downplayed the importance of that on this course, turned out to be right. It really is putts that matter. Cink needed two more than Harrington on the fourth day of their showdown — the difference between winning and losing. "It's frustrating because I hit really good iron shots there to put myself in position to get up there and force Harrington to make a little bit more of a heroic finish than just pars," Cink said. "But it wasn't to be. I don't know, that's Broadmoor for you. I wish I could have those two putts over." Harrington finished with seven straight pars and added this to the U.S. Senior Open title he won in 2022. The only player who became part of Sunday's show was Miguel Angel Jimenez. After opening with bogey, Jimenez made eight bridies to pull within a shot of the lead. But he yanked his tee shot well left on No. 18, had to punch out and made bogey. He still shot the best round of the tournament, a 6-under 64, and finished in third, two shots back. "We are human," said Jimenez, who won a senior major last week at the Kaulig Companies Championship. "Just made a couple of mistakes." The other player in the Cink-Harrington group — players teed off in threesomes to beat the weather — was Mark Hensby. Celebrating his 54th birthday, Hensby couldn't conjure any of the magic that led to 19 birdies over the first three days and a share of the lead. He only made two Sunday and shot 3-over 73 to tie for fourth at 5 under with Thomas Bjorn. Harrington's tight approach on No. 18 cemented that green as the easiest he dealt with all week. The day before the simple two-putt that wrapped up the tournament, Harrington chipped in for a birdie from about 20 yards out, and when Cink missed a good look at birdie of his own, Harrington was tied for the lead and set up with Cink for the fourth straight day. "It did change things, there's no doubt about it," Harrington said. "I got into the last group and I slept soundly last night. I was in a nice place going to bed last night." Sunday night for Harrington figured to be even better. ___
RNZ News
23-06-2025
- Business
- RNZ News
Steven Alker pipped for second major title
Steven Alker of New Zealand during the Kaulig Companies Championship 2025 at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Photo: David Berding / Getty Images / AFP New Zealand golfer Steven Alker has missed out on a second senior major title. Alker has been beaten by Spaniard Maguel Angel Jimenez in a play-off at the Kaulig Companies Championship in Ohio. Alker was chasing his second major title on the over-50 tour after winning the Senior PGA Championship in 2022. Alker and Jimenez started the final round in a tie for the lead, holding a two shot lead. The pair had a couple of early birdies each with Alker then taking the lead with a third at the sixth. Alker was two ahead during the back nine, but that lead was back to one as they went to the 18th. Alker parred the last, while Jimenez birdied to force a play-off. The first play-off hole was parred, however the 53-year-old Kiwi put his tee shot wide on the second hole allowing Jimenez to win with a birdie. Alker pockets NZ$518,000 for his second place. Jimenez has won for the fourth time this year and today's victory was his third senior major. Meanwhile, in a major tournament on the LPGA Tour, Dame Lydia Ko finished in a tie for 12th at the PGA Championship in Texas. Australian Minjee Lee won for her third major title. And Ryan Fox finished tied for 17th at the latest PGA Tour event in Connecticut. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Top seniors head to Grandover for Golfweek Senior National Championship
Grandover Resort has a rich history when it comes to hosting college golf events. The Greensboro, North Carolina, resort has welcomed everything from the NCAA Division III National Championship to NCAA Division I Men's Regionals to the ACC Women's Golf Championship. And now, once again, it's the seniors' turn. Two years after extensive course renovations, Grandover will welcome a national field of senior amateurs for the Golfweek Senior National Championship. The 54-hole tournament will be played June 9-11 and players will compete in the usual four age divisions: Senior (ages 55-64), Super Senior (65-69), Legends (70-74) and Super Legends (75 and over). Grandover Resort ( The tournament will take place on Grandover's East Course, which features many tree-lined fairways as well as several holes that have a 'stadium-type effect.' The East, as well as Grandover's neighboring West Course, was designed by David Graham and Gary Panks. Advertisement A year ago, Trent Gregory won the senior division title after making birdie on the first extra hole against Michael Arasin. But neither Gregory nor Arasin will not be in the field this week, clearing the way for a new Senior Division winner. Undoubtedly, the favorite entering the event is Bryan Hoops, a Tempe, Arizona, resident who turned 56 in February and made his debut on the Golfweek senior circuit the same month. Hoops lost to Bob Royak, a former U.S. Senior Amateur champion, after a lengthy playoff at the Golfweek Pirates Classic but then won back-to-back Golfweek senior events in the Southern California desert in April. After that he just kept on winning, claiming the Society of Seniors' Senior Masters trophy days after his Golfweek wins. Hoops also won the Trans-Mississippi Senior Championship in Rancho Mirage, California, and the Huddleston Cup in Carrollton, Texas, earlier this year. The senior division, however, also includes two-time defending Golfweek Senior Player of the Year Kevin VandenBerg, who won this event in 2022. VandenBerg and Hoops are Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the Golfweek National Senior Amateur Rankings. Advertisement In the Super Senior division, the top four players in the Golfweek rankings will all tee it up: Marcus Beck, Greg Goode, James Starnes and Stevie Cannady. That division also includes 2023 champion Bob Edens. Golfweek's top-ranked Legends player, Greg Osborne, is among the field in that division at Grandover and so is No. 2-ranked Jeff Knox. Defending champion George Owens is back in the Super Legends division. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Golfweek Senior National Championship at Grandover Resort
