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Women's PGA Championship: Australian Minjee Lee one stroke back after first round of third major of 2025
Minjee Lee has matched the searing heat with a sizzling start to the PGA Championship in Texas, women's golf's third major of the year. Drinking litres and litres of water and taking refuge under an umbrella, Lee collected seven birdies in a first-round three-under-par 69 at PGA Frisco. Australia's dual major winner is just one shot behind Thai superstar Jeeno Thitikul and one ahead of American Yealimi Noh, Japan's Rio Takeda and South Koreans Somi Lee and Haeran Ryu, who share third at two under. "I putted really great today. I made a lot of birdie putts and a whole bunch of up-and-down par putts as well," Lee said. "My iron game was pretty solid as well, but I think I need to sharpen up my drives a little bit. But I felt quite good today. "I was clutch under, like, 14 feet." Lee at one point reached five under for a two-stroke buffer following back-to-back birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, but dropped shots on 16 and 18 to open the door for Thitikul to snare the first-round lead. The Perth ace was nevertheless happy to just be back in the clubhouse after a gruelling morning battling the conditions. "I just kept telling my caddie, 'Can you give me another water, can you give me another water?' So, I don't know. I don't think we could have enough out there. It's really hot," Lee said. "It's the same for everyone. I mean, if it's tough for me, it's going to be tough for pretty much the whole field. "Just try and use my umbrella to shade the sun and the more wind we have, it's a little bit cooler, so just try and hydrate and eat well on the course." Thitikul started slowly, slipping to two over with a double-bogey six on the fifth hole. Do you have a story idea about women in sport? Email us abcsport5050@ But that was her lone blemish before reeling off six birdies in her last 13 holes to sit pretty atop the leaderboard. Nine players shot one under to be tied for seventh, with Steph Kyriacou the next best of the Australians after opening with an even-par 72 to be well-placed in joint-16th position. Grace Kim is one shot further back after starting with a 73, with Karis Davidson (74), 2019 PGA champion Hannah Green (74), Robyn Choi (74) and Hira Naveed (75) also inside the cut line. But Gabriela Ruffels (77) and Cassie Porter (78) have ground to make up to play the weekend. World number one Nelly Korda posted a first-round 72, three days after aggravating a neck injury during a practice round. While Korda said it did not hurt hitting shots, the two-time majors champ felt pain "just with rotation" of her neck and that it was hard to get comfortable sleeping at night. "It's better, yeah. Getting better every day, which is nice," she said. "Just because I injured it last year, whenever I do injure my neck, it takes a little bit longer than normal. "I kind of tweaked it before my round with Ariya [Jutanugarn] in Vegas this year, during the night I couldn't move then, so thankfully it wasn't as bad as that day … Just takes me like a week to kind of recover when I tweak my neck now." AAP
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a day ago
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Midday Sports News for 19 June 2025
Golfer Dame Lydia Ko needs just one more major victory to complete a career grand slam and feels the PGA Championship is one that she could win. Tags: To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
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2 days ago
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Dame Lydia Ko says another Olympics is not on her radar
New Zealand golfer Dame Lydia Ko. Photo: CARMEN MANDATO / AFP Dame Lydia Ko has again hinted that retirement may not to be too far away with the 2028 LA Olympics not on her radar. Ko lines up in this week's PGA Championship in Texas hoping to fulfil one of her dreams, completing a career Grand Slam. She won the British Open two week's after her Olympic success last year to add her third major title. Victory at either the PGA Championship or the US Open would give her that honour. The 28-year-old said after her golden run in 2024 that her plan remains to retire within three years. Following the recent success of Ryan Fox on the PGA Tour, Ko was this week asked if she would like to team up with him in the new mixed-team competition at the Los Angeles Olympics. "In Paris we were both like this is probably our last Olympics," Ko said. "I think it's a really fun format to have, but I think it's very unlikely that I will be competing in that one." Ko, who completed her Olympic set of medals with gold in Paris last year, thinks that golf has been on the Olympic programme long enough now for it to be changed up. "I think it's a great way to integrate the sport. "I'm excited to see it (mixed teams), whether I play in it or not is not really the big thing." The big thing now for Ko though is another major title. She feels that she has a PGA Championship victory in her. "The PGA Championship is the one that I could-should win, like the type of golf courses we play." Seven women have completed career grand slam, the last was Inbee Park in 2015. New Zealand golfer Dame Lydia Ko. Photo: Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire/Photosport Ko admitted she probably shouldn't have won the British Open last year, so to do that means anything is possible. "That is where I had not the best record going into St Andrews last year and especially coming off the Olympics, so if I made the impossible possible. "I feel like if I'm playing good golf and I'm smart and committed then hopefully I can give myself opportunities. "I'm enjoying playing a lot more these days and that just puts me in a better mindset." Ko became the youngest player to win on the LPGA Tour claiming the Canadian Open as a 15-year-old amateur in 2012. She turned pro in 2014 and has now won 23 times on the LPGA Tour and 15 times in other parts of the world. Her major victories were the 2015 Evian Championship, the 2016 Chevron Championship and the 2024 British Open. She finished second at the 2016 PGA Championships and tied for third at the 2016 US Open. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
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6 days ago
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How to Watch the 2025 PGA Championship Golf Tournament Online
Rolling Stone and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The PGA Championship is back at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, for its 107th meeting. The winner will earn 750 FedExCup points and take home the coveted Wanamaker Trophy. This year's favorites, as of writing, are Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and last year's winner Xander Schauffele. Hopefully, Scheffler won't get arrested the night before this year's PGA Championship. Advertisement More from Rolling Stone At a Glance: How to Watch the PGA Championship get free trial at directv If you're looking to watch the 2025 PGA Championship, read on. Below is a quick guide on the best ways to livestream the PGA Championship without cable, plus a schedule of this weekend's action at Quail Hollow. How to Watch the 2025 PGA Championship Online Broadcasts of the 2025 PGA Championship are split between ESPN and CBS. ESPN will handle Thursday, Friday, and the first part of Saturday and Sunday play. CBS will take over after 1 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday. ESPN+ will simulcast the parts of the golf tournament shown on ESPN, and Paramount+ will simulcast CBS' broadcasts. Advertisement But, if you're a cord-cutter and don't want to bounce between streaming services, we recommend getting a live TV streaming service that carries both CBS and ESPN. Below are three of our favorites: How to Watch the 2025 PGA Championship Golf Tournament Online EDITOR'S PICK DirecTV Pros: Free trial, focused packages, bonus streaming services Cons: Lots of plans to choose from get free trial DirecTV's focused MySports streaming plan is our favorite way to watch the PGA Championship this year. The package carries 20+ key sports channels, including ESPN, CBS, TNT, Fox, and others. It costs $69.99 a month, but you get a five-day free trial to start. As a bonus, you also get ESPN+ included with the MySports plan. How to Watch the 2025 PGA Championship Golf Tournament Online BEST FOR SPORTS Fubo Pros: Free trial, huge channel lineup Cons: Pricey Advertisement get free trial Another streaming service that will let you watch the entire PGA Championship online is Fubo. This one carries CBS and ESPN in its Pro plan, which costs $84.99 a month. However, Fubo offers a seven-day free trial to start and $20 off your first month of service after the free trial. The streaming package carries more than 150 channels in total, making it a comprehensive cable streaming solution. How to Watch the 2025 PGA Championship Golf Tournament Online Hulu + Live TV Pros: Free trial, bonus streaming services Cons: Pricey get free trial Hulu + Live TV also carries CBS and ESPN for PGA Championship livestreams. Hulu + Live TV starts with a three-day free trial and costs $82.99 a month after the trial. One of the best things about Hulu + Live TV is that it also includes free subscriptions to Hulu (on-demand), Disney+, and ESPN+. This, plus its robust 100-channel lineup, makes Hulu + Live TV a great all-in-one streamer. 2025 PGA Championship Schedule The 2025 PGA Championship starts on Thursday, May 15, and runs through Sunday, May 18. Here's the tournament's schedule, including broadcast information: Advertisement Thursday, May 15 12-7 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+) Friday, May 16 12-7 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+) Saturday, May 17 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+) 1-7 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+) Sunday, May 18 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+) 1-7 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+) Best of Rolling Stone Sign up for RollingStone's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Washington Post
12-06-2025
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- Washington Post
As the U.S. Open begins, Scottie Scheffler is on a different level
OAKMONT, Pa. — The shot doesn't matter. It could be on the driving range, the first tee box or the 18th fairway — a quiet practice round at home or the Sunday of a major championship. Scottie Scheffler doesn't go off-script. Those 15-20 seconds before he approaches the ball are always the same. He fiddles with his grip, until the club settles properly into the grooves of his hands. He locks eyes on the ball. Everything else disappears as he plants his feet in the ground. 'He has the most intense concentration that I've ever seen on every shot,' says fellow tour pro Kevin Kisner, 'and he makes sure that he's in the zone on every shot. That's something that, in my eyes, I always look back at Tiger Woods in his heyday, and that's what he did as well.' The Tiger comparisons have increased, because nothing else is analogous. Scheffler keeps showing that he's a generational star. The only question that follows him these days: What exactly is his ceiling? Scheffler won three of the past four tournaments he entered, including last month's PGA Championship. He's the overwhelming favorite in this week's U.S. Open, and the chatter around Oakmont Country Club isn't whether Scheffler might win his fourth career major; it's how much he could win by. His game seems tailored for this burly course, and the golf literati have already noted that Scheffler could complete a career Grand Slam with wins here and at the British Open next month. Just listen to his fellow competitors, their words tinged with a mix of awe and resignation, wondering whether the best they can hope for is second place when the 28-year old Texan is on his game. 'It's effortless,' said Justin Thomas, a two-time major champion. 'Every single aspect of his game is unbelievable. I think his mental game is better than anybody out here. To be able to play with those expectations and to stay present as often as he has, to me, is maybe more impressive than even the golf he's playing.' 'What impresses me the most is his club face control is elite,' said Jordan Spieth, who has won three major titles. 'It's maybe the best there's ever been as far as club face control. So his consistency is ridiculous. And then that just leads to his distance control being phenomenal.' Every part of Scheffler's game is suddenly elite. Even the critics who moaned about his putting not long ago have been silenced. The two-time Masters champion leads the tour this season in both strokes gained off the tee and strokes gained approach. He's 25th in strokes gained putting — up from 77th last season. Overall, Scheffler is gaining an average of 2.687 strokes per round over his competitors, the best mark by anyone not named Tiger since 2000. Smylie Kaufman, the golfer turned NBC analyst, said Scheffler enters this U.S. Open with 'no weaknesses in his game.' 'What Scottie does an incredible job of doing is his bad days, he shoots 70,' Kaufman said. 'And Tiger Woods used to do the exact same thing. … When you look at all the top players in the game right now, how many times have you seen Rory McIlroy or Xander Schauffele or Justin Thomas shoot rounds of 76 or higher on major championship Thursday rounds and all of a sudden they're out of it? Scottie Scheffler doesn't do that.' The separation from the field is hard to ignore, but Scheffler sometimes still talks like the wide-eyed amateur who first played the U.S. Open as a 19-year old qualifier in 2016. The event was staged at Oakmont that year, too, and with his sister, Callie, carrying his bag, Scheffler posted an opening-round 69 and actually held the overnight lead after play was suspended because of rain. (He shot a 78 the next day to miss the cut.) Count Jack Nicklaus among those most impressed with the way Scheffler carries himself on and off the course. He watched him again up close last month when Scheffler defended his title at Nicklaus's Memorial Tournament in Ohio. 'He reminds me so much of the way I like to play,' Nicklaus said. 'I don't think I played nearly as well as he played. He's playing better than I played and more consistent.' Scheffler is consistent from shot to shot, hole to hole and tournament to tournament. He hasn't finished outside the top 10 in three months. A hand injury from a Christmas Day kitchen accident resulted in a relatively slow start to the year, but now Scheffler is only gaining momentum. Sportsbook odds have pegged him as a +280 favorite this week — meaning a $100 bet would pay out $280 — making him the shortest U.S. Open favorite since Woods was +175 in 2009. Not surprisingly, Scheffler hasn't noticed. He's already locked in on his first tee shot Thursday afternoon. 'I don't pay attention to the favorite stuff or anything like that,' he said this week. 'Starting Thursday morning we're at even par and it's up to me to go out there and play against the golf course and see what I can do.' Matt Bonesteel contributed to this report.
