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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Championship Golf Network to livestream portions of final two rounds
Championship Golf Network (CGN) Network will livestream the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions via YouTube Friday and Saturday during portions of the third and fourth rounds, respectively. 'The Sunnehanna Amateur is more than a tournament. It's a proving ground for the game's future elite,' CGN Vice President Douglas Rios Ceballos said Wednesday. Advertisement 'CGN is proud to deliver on-site coverage of one of the most historic and talent-rich events in amateur golf, bringing fans closer to the action from Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.' Rios Ceballos and camera operator Beau Atwood spent much of Wednesday afternoon setting up a makeshift studio in the President's Room on the second floor of Sunnehanna Country Club. CGN will stream the Amateur from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at the 18th green. On Saturday, the network will cover the final group from No. 8 through the final hole. On-air coverage will be provided by Dave Marr, the voice of the Champions Tour on the Golf Channel for 17 years. Advertisement In addition to the on-site stream, CGN will provide real-time updates via X and Instagram as well as interviews and features on emerging amateur standouts. Leaderboard graphics and post-round recaps will be included. 'The Sunnehanna Amateur Committee felt working with CGN and streaming two days of the tournament was an important step in the tournament's evolution,' said John Yerger, Sunnehanna Amateur co-chairman. 'While great for the tournament and our players, it is also a way to highlight Sunnehanna Country Club and our community, which has been incredibly supportive for 84 years. 'Collectively, we all take pride in hosting the Sunnehanna Amateur. 'We want people across the country and internationally to watch the best players in amateur golf and see for themselves what makes our tournament and community special.' Advertisement Mountain Cats milestone: Pitt-Johnstown rising sophomore Lucas Smith, of Lynden, Ontario, tied for first place in the Sunnehanna Amateur qualifier held Sunday and Monday. Smith, whose 3-under 67 matched qualifier co-leader Zachary Radtke of Dublin, Ohio, was among six players who advanced to the 84th Sunnehanna Amateur. According to Mountain Cats golf coach Cody Trabert, Smith made history as the first active or alumni player in Pitt-Johnstown history to qualify for the Sunnehanna Amateur. He shot a 4-over-par 74 in Wednesday's opening round. 'Lucas is coming off an impressive freshman season where he garnered PSAC freshman player of the year and also second team all-conference honors,' Trabert said in an email. Advertisement 'He set a Pitt-Johnstown record for having the lowest freshman scoring average in program history and tied for fifth place individually at the PSAC championships in the fall.' Smith played at Ancaster High School in Ontario before joining the Pitt-Johnstown program. In Wednesday's first round, Smith had a challenging start, but recovered to shoot a respectable 74. He made bogey on No. 2 and had a double bogey on No. 3 before closing the front nine with another bogey to make the turn at 4-over 39. On the back nine, Smith made birdies on 11 and 13, but had two more bogeys on 14 and 17. Advancing through the 105-player Sunnehanna qualifier, which was extended a day due to wet weather, were Smith and Radtke as co-medalists; and a four-way tie for third place among Tyler Sabo, of Ashland, Ohio; Adam Horn, of Cincinnati; Ashton McArthur, of Rexburg, Indiana; and Areen Aggarwal, of Columbia, Missouri. Mike Mastovich is a sports reporter and columnist for The Tribune-Democrat. He can be reached at 814-532-5083. Follow him on Twitter @Masty81.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Golf Channel analyst Dave Marr provides voice of Sunnehanna Amateur livestream
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Dave Marr III stood amid a large television monitor, multiple laptops and other high-tech gadgets in a makeshift digital production room at Sunnehanna Country Club in Westmont. The respected former Golf Channel analyst watched as a group of eight young men and women maneuvered tripods and cameras, prepped a drone and reviewed the game plan for a livestream during the third round of the 84th Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions. Advertisement Marr smiled as the group buzzed around the room at a sometimes hectic pace Friday afternoon. The activity took him back to 1983 during another big golf tournament in western Pennsylvania. 'It's interesting to me because 42 years ago, I was working with ABC Sports at Oakmont for the U.S. Open,' said Marr, who will provide Championship Golf Network livestream, insight and commentary at Sunnehanna. 'They had three different mobile units, millions of dollars of technical equipment, different crews to do producing of the front nine and back nine, different broadcast teams. My dad was on the broadcast team and I was on the production team.' CGN will livestream portions of the final two rounds, adding another layer to the Sunnehanna Amateur's digital imprint. Advertisement The CGN team spent the past few days assembling a control room. The crew covered the course through two rounds, collecting player interviews, behind-the-scenes content and producing leaderboard graphics and recaps. 'We've got a group of golf-loving guys and gals coming together and doing what we did 42 years ago,' Marr said of the similarities between 1983 and 2025. 'It looks like it's out of the back of a van with unbelievably high-tech equipment. 'That is going to allow this – one of the most important amateur events in the game anywhere, not just this country – to be broadcasted and enjoyed by people all over the world,' Marr said. Advertisement Marr spent 17 years at the Golf Channel, filling roles such as tower announcer, interviewer and play-by-play host for the network's PGA Tour Champions coverage from 2000-17. He also hosted PGA Tour Champions Learning Center, a weekly 30-minute series. A native New Yorker who now resides in Florida, Marr is the son of the late Dave Marr, who won the 1965 PGA Championship at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier. Dave Marr III's father also was a respected broadcaster. 'My perspective on Sunnehanna has changed since I got here,' Marr said. 'I went to school at Bucknell University right here in central Pa., so I always knew what Sunnehanna was all about. 'My dad was pals with Jay Sigel,' Marr said of the former three-time Sunnehanna champion who died in April. 'Jay was always nice to me and always talked highly about Sunnehanna.' Advertisement This year's Sunnehanna Amateur is dedicated to Sigel's memory. 'Many of my friends who played amateur golf highly competitively, this event, the U.S. Amateur, the North and South, the Western, those are the tournaments they all wanted to win, all the time,' Marr said. 'My dad played professional golf from an early age so he never got a chance to play, but he always missed coming here.' The rolling hills and the layout of the historic Sunnehanna course impressed Marr. 'I knew it was a Tillinghast design, so I knew it was going to be a beautiful place,' Marr said of golf course architect A.W. Tillinghast. 'But are you kidding me? Up here on this hilltop, this mountaintop. It's such a beautiful location to have such a fantastic course and a great event. It all dovetails together and makes sense.' Advertisement His role on the livestream will have Marr looking both to the future and the past. 'I'm more of a historian,' Marr said. 'A lot of times, people focus in amateur golf on who's going to be on the PGA Tour in the future. If you look back just a decade ago, all four major championship winners from last year were in the (Sunnehanna Amateur) field a decade prior (in 2014). 'There are some great up-and-comers. 'The overall amateur game is focusing a little bit more toward college golf, the PGA U program, all of those things that are gearing those rare few to the tour, but there is a lot to be celebrated about amateur golf in general.' Advertisement Marr pointed to an interview PGA Tour winner Collin Morikawa did earlier this week on the eve of this year's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh. The 2016 Sunnehanna Amateur champion, Morikawa reflected on his time in the Westmont tournament. 'Collin Morikawa just this week called it pure golf,' Marr said. 'To celebrate pure golf for all of those others in the field that are not going to play the PGA Tour or win major championships, I think it's an important thing for the overall strength and soul of the game. Sunnehanna is right in the middle of all of that.' Mike Mastovich is a sports reporter and columnist for The Tribune-Democrat. He can be reached at 814-532-5083. Follow him on Twitter @Masty81.
Khaleej Times
10-06-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
UK to pump £14b into new nuclear plant on path to net zero
The UK government Tuesday said it will invest billions of pounds in the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant as it strives to meet its net zero and energy security targets. The £14.2 billion ($19 billion) investment will end "years of delay and uncertainty", the UK Treasury said in a press release, adding it would unlock a "golden age" of nuclear to "boost the UK's energy security". The UK is the majority shareholder in the plant being built in eastern England, after Chinese company CGN left the project and the other partner, French energy giant EDF, scaled back its involvement. The plant, which comprises two EPR nuclear reactors each with 1.6 gigawatts capacity, could cost a whopping total of £20-30 billion to build. The sum could be even higher, according to some estimates which are disputed by the government and EDF, and it is not expected to start generating electricity until 2035. "The government's decision to move ahead with Sizewell C is fantastic news for Britain, its energy security and economic growth," EDF Energy CEO Simone Rossi said. The latest injection is part of budget announcements by Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves, who is due to detail her spending and investment priorities for the coming years on Wednesday, with defence and health as key areas. The UK is now the majority shareholder in Sizewell C, EDF said in January. With a fleet of ageing nuclear power stations managed by the French energy company, the UK has refocused on shoring up nuclear power since the start of the war in Ukraine, in the name of energy security. The Labour government, which took over from the Conservatives in July, is following the same line, and says it wants to implement "the biggest nuclear rollout program for a generation". It also announced on Tuesday in its press release "record investment" in research and development into nuclear fusion of more than £2.5 billion over five years. But the announcement has been met with anger by some local residents worried about the impact of the new plant on the local town of Leiston in Suffolk. Nearby is also the single water pressurised Sizewell B nuclear power station which is currently is due to close in 2035, and Sizewell A which is in the process of being decommissioned.
The Sun
10-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
UK to pump £14 bn into new nuclear plant on path to net zero
LONDON: The UK government Tuesday said it will invest billions of pounds in the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant as it strives to meet its net zero and energy security targets. The £14.2 billion ($19 billion) investment will end 'years of delay and uncertainty', the UK Treasury said in a press release, adding it would unlock a 'golden age' of nuclear to 'boost the UK's energy security'. The UK is the majority shareholder in the plant being built in eastern England, after Chinese company CGN left the project and the other partner, French energy giant EDF, scaled back its involvement. The plant, which comprises two EPR nuclear reactors each with 1.6 gigawatts capacity, could cost a whopping total of £20-30 billion to build. The sum could be even higher, according to some estimates which are disputed by the government and EDF, and it is not expected to start generating electricity until 2035. 'The government's decision to move ahead with Sizewell C is fantastic news for Britain, its energy security and economic growth,' EDF Energy CEO Simone Rossi said. The latest injection is part of budget announcements by Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves, who is due to detail her spending and investment priorities for the coming years on Wednesday, with defence and health as key areas. The UK is now the majority shareholder in Sizewell C, EDF said in January. With a fleet of ageing nuclear power stations managed by the French energy company, the UK has refocused on shoring up nuclear power since the start of the war in Ukraine, in the name of energy security. The Labour government, which took over from the Conservatives in July, is following the same line, and says it wants to implement 'the biggest nuclear rollout program for a generation'. It also announced on Tuesday in its press release 'record investment' in research and development into nuclear fusion of more than £2.5 billion over five years. But the announcement has been met with anger by some local residents worried about the impact of the new plant on the local town of Leiston in Suffolk. Nearby is also the single water pressurised Sizewell B nuclear power station which is currently is due to close in 2035, and Sizewell A which is in the process of being decommissioned.
Metro
30-04-2025
- Business
- Metro
How China is using the UK to protect its nuclear designs
Chinese nuclear power giants are using the British Intellectual Property Office to protect their advanced designs (Picture: Getty Images/Science Photo Libra) Chinese firms are using the UK to protect their nuclear blueprints — despite being sanctioned in the US over fears of military activity. The state-owned companies are using the British patenting office as Beijing forges ahead with new reactors to power its own country while targeting the West with espionage and cyber-attacks. Documents show how the energy giants are drawing up designs for advanced fuel technology and 'in-depth' protection of plants. The applications have emerged as the government seeks to keep the Scunthorpe steel plant running after using emergency legislation to take over the running of British Steel from its Chinese owners. The crisis followed GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler warning that Beijing 'is looking to shape global technology' in its favour and the agency now devotes 'more resources to China than any other single mission.' The latest patent has been filed by state-owned companies China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN), China Nuclear Power Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd and CGN Power Co. Ltd. Published in the official journal, the blueprint shows a 3D simulation system helping to improve safety and performance at plants. Another application by China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. Ltd concerns a method for evaluating safety at a power plant. The US Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce says that CGN and the research institute have been involved in 'efforts to acquire advanced US nuclear technology and material for diversion to military uses in China.' Risk management expert Dr Simon Bennett, author of the book 'Atomic Blackmail?', highlighted China's stake in the UK's nuclear industry. He said: 'Chinese involvement in Britain's critical national infrastructure, for example, nuclear and steel, provides the context to China's access to the UK patent system. For better or worse, the government is in bed with China, which gives Beijing traction over British interests. 'The patents filed by the Chinese companies reflect this background of co-operation between the two countries, which is induced by the policy straitjacket that is the Climate Change Act and its net-zero ambition. 'It is hard to overstate how much this legislation shapes, or distorts, depending on your point of view, British policy-making.' The dome for Hinkley Point C's first reactor building is shown being lifted into place in December 2023 (Picture: EDF/SWNS) Dr Bennett, of the University of Leicester, believes the Climate Change Act, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, has led to the UK making unfavourable deals with Chinese firms. He said: 'The Act has led to the UK courting the Chinese state, including through the Hinkley Point C venture. 'Countries such as China and India must be laughing at us as they file plans and forge ahead with their own power industries, including through coal-fired plants, while our government desperately tries to meet its over-ambitious commitments.' While the designs make no reference to military uses, they have been filed at a time of heightened concern in the West about China's covert activities, including espionage and cyber-hacking. Outwardly, Beijing has made no secret of its nuclear ambitions, either for defence or energy purposes. On its website, the China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. carries an article outlining the country's aim to become a 'nuclear industrial power' by 2035 and describes all-round uses for the industry, including defence and the provision of 'strong nuclear weapons'. Detailed plans reveal nuclear ambitions The latest plan filed by Chinese nuclear power firms, published on February 25, is for a 'three-dimensional test system, and three-dimensional test device' for simulating the workings of the critical reactor pressure vessel in a nuclear power plant. The plan was filed by the China General Nuclear Power Corporation, China Nuclear Power Technlogy Research Institute Co. Ltd and the CGN Power Co L. Another design by the China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. Ltd, which does not appear on the US sanctions list but is a 'brother' company of the other firms, has filed a safety plan for 'in-depth' defence at a power plant. Both blueprints have been granted. The scope of the ambitions can also be seen in China's plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon in order to fuel a research station it intends to open with Russia there. Beijing plans to have the permanent lunar base in operation within 10 years. On home soil, China approved 10 new reactors this week, the fourth year running that it has commissioned the building of at least that number. Xi Jinping's nuclear ramp-up is in contrast to the Chinese involvement in Britain's power sector, which has been thrown into the spotlight by the Scunthorpe crisis, where the government has secured raw materials to keep the plant going for the next few months. Opinions differ on the risks posed by Chinese involvement in the UK's critical infrastructure, but there is no doubt that successive governments have cooled on the source of investment. CGN had a stake in Sizewell C before being bought out by the UK government in 2022 (Picture: Chris Radburn/AFP via Getty) R 'Ray' Wang, principal analyst and founder at Constellation Research, a technology research and advisory company based in Silicon Valley, said: 'China likes to play both sides. They are bad actors in world trade and they are bad actors in the patenting world. 'They like to go in and file patents to protect their IP while stealing everyone else's IP and claiming it as their own. 'This is essentially what the challenge is. 'With the overall energy industry, whether it be a small modular reactor, the EV side or nuclear energy, they are trying to socialise and then make their corporate espionage their own IP. 'Essentially, they are stealing the IP and then applying for a patent so that no one will steal from them. They are doing the same thing across the world with critical infrastructure technology but it's a little more blatant in the UK and a little less so here in the US. 'Part of it is because of the UK's relationships with China starting with power, whether it be solar panels or EVs including the electric black cabs, which are made in China. 'Another part is the push back from President Trump, who is the one spotlighting this overarching issue, which is going to continue amid the trade war. The question for the UK is who it trusts more; whether it be a US firm like Cisco or a Chinese firm like Huawei?' China's ability to reach and intimidate its targets in the UK has alarmed activists (Picture: File image by Getty Images/Science Photo Libra) China has been involved in the UK's civil nuclear industry over the last decade but the working relationship has taken a downwards turn in recent years. CGN's one-third stake in Hinkley Point C, which may not open until 2031, is one of the deals in question. As Western-Chinese relations have deteriorated, the firm has reportedly ruled out any further investment in what was intended to be the first new nuclear power plant to be built in the UK in nearly 30 years. CGN also had a 20% stake in the Sizewell C nuclear reactor power venture in Suffolk before being bought out by the government in 2022. Earlier this month, it was reported that the company will no longer build a nuclear power station named Bradwell B in Essex in conjunction with French-owned EDF. The corporation is not expected to submit planning applications for the site, according to government and industry sources who spoke to the Times. An Intellectual Property Office spokesperson said: 'Overseas companies, including from China, can register patents in the UK through the IPO – just as we expect UK companies to be able to register patents overseas. 'The process of obtaining a patent requires that the details of the innovation are published on a publicly accessible register of patents, ensuring transparency. 'Separate powers enable the government to restrict overseas involvement in sensitive sectors where necessary for national security reasons.' The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero also maintained that safeguards are in place to protect British interests. A spokesperson told Metro: 'Through the National Security and Investment Act, we have a robust set of powers to restrict overseas involvement within the civil nuclear sector and sensitive nuclear information is protected by the Office for Nuclear Regulation.' In relation to Scunthorpe, the Chinese embassy in the UK has said that British Steel was 'loss-making' before private firm Jingye kept it afloat and attacked the 'anti-China rhetoric of some individual British politicians.' A spokesperson said: 'Generally speaking, Chinese companies in the UK have operated in compliance with law and achieved steady progress. 'They have made positive contributions to the local economy. 'According to statistics available, Chinese companies in the UK have contributed over 115 billion pounds to the UK economy and created nearly 60,000 jobs.' Metro has attempted to reach the Chinese companies and the country's UK Embassy for comment. Do you have a story you would like to share? Contact Arrow MORE: Ominous warning over when China could invade Taiwan issued by ex-intelligence boss Arrow MORE: The devious method used by Chinese spies to track a US general's every move Arrow MORE: Activists warn of China's 'terrifying' reach into the UK after parliament alert
