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Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
After 'stupidest' penalty, Shane Lowry among those exiting U.S. Open early
OAKMONT, Pa. – All Shane Lowry could do was laugh. Battered, bruised and by this point, probably a little loopy, Lowry was well on his way to missing this U.S. Open cut by a mile Friday evening when he picked up his ball on Oakmont's 14th green with his ball marker still tucked away in his pocket. Advertisement 'Probably one of the stupidest things I've ever done,' Lowry said, still laughing. 'I picked the ball up, had the ball in my hand, turned around to Darren (Reynolds, his caddie) and he basically said to me, 'What the f--- are you doing?' … By then maybe my mind was somewhere else.' The blunder resulted in a one-stroke penalty, and Lowry, after replacing his ball and barely missing his 55-footer for bogey, walked toward the next hole at 16 over. He'd end the round a shot worse thanks to a bogey at the par-4 15th, where Lowry's laugh turned into a few expletives as he tapped in his putt, and with scores of 79-78, Lowry missed just his second cut in his past seven U.S. Open starts. 'I don't know to be honest,' Lowry said when asked what happened. 'I drove it in play a lot yesterday, did what I was supposed to do off the tee, and then just didn't have my game that I've had for the last while. And then I really struggled on the greens yesterday, and the round got away from me out here, and that was it. 'They let it sort of do what they said it wouldn't do, but that's all fine, that's the U.S. Open. I just made obviously too many doubles, too many big mistakes, and then when I got a couple chances, I didn't convert them. I didn't really do much right to be honest, other than I drove the ball as good as I've probably driven the ball in a long time. So, yeah, weird couple of days.' Advertisement The 36-hole cut wasn't finalized on rainy Friday thanks the the skies opening up with a few groups still finishing up, but it was assuredly to fall at 7 over. Patrick Reed, Hideki Matsuyama and Matt Fitzpatrick will be among those sneaking into the weekend on the number. Just below them, though, were notable names such as Ludvig Aberg, who was 2 under after two holes Thursday before he shot 72-76; Patrick Cantlay, who went 76-72; Wyndham Clark, who matched 74s both days; and Phil Mickelson, who doubled two of his last four holes to join the unfortunate group at 8 over. LIV's points leader Joaquin Niemann was 10 over, as was Dustin Johnson, who won at Oakmont nine years ago, and Bryson DeChambeau, the actual defending champion this week who backed up his opening 73 with a 77 and wasted no time bolting the property. Justin Thomas, at 12 over, has now missed three straight U.S. Open cuts. And though Lowry's 17-over score was easily the most shocking, he wasn't the only potential European Ryder Cupper who is headed home early. Aberg will certainly be on Luke Donald's team at Bethpage later this year, as will Tommy Fleetwood, who missed at 9 over. Sepp Straka (11 over) and Justin Rose (14 over) also didn't come close to sticking around two more days.
NBC Sports
14-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
After 'stupidest' penalty, Shane Lowry among those exiting U.S. Open early
OAKMONT, Pa. – All Shane Lowry could do was laugh. Battered, bruised and by this point, probably a little loopy, Lowry was well on his way to missing this U.S. Open cut by a mile Friday evening when he picked up his ball on Oakmont's 14th green with his ball marker still tucked away in his pocket. 'Probably one of the stupidest things I've ever done,' Lowry said, still laughing. 'I picked the ball up, had the ball in my hand, turned around to Darren (Reynolds, his caddie) and he basically said to me, 'What the f--- are you doing?' … By then maybe my mind was somewhere else.' The blunder resulted in a one-stroke penalty, and Lowry, after replacing his ball and barely missing his 55-footer for bogey, walked toward the next hole at 16 over. He'd end the round a shot worse thanks to a bogey at the par-4 15th, where Lowry's laugh turned into a few expletives as he tapped in his putt, and with scores of 79-78, Lowry missed just his second cut in his past seven U.S. Open starts. 'I don't know to be honest,' Lowry said when asked what happened. 'I drove it in play a lot yesterday, did what I was supposed to do off the tee, and then just didn't have my game that I've had for the last while. And then I really struggled on the greens yesterday, and the round got away from me out here, and that was it. 'They let it sort of do what they said it wouldn't do, but that's all fine, that's the U.S. Open. I just made obviously too many doubles, too many big mistakes, and then when I got a couple chances, I didn't convert them. I didn't really do much right to be honest, other than I drove the ball as good as I've probably driven the ball in a long time. So, yeah, weird couple of days.' The 36-hole cut wasn't finalized on rainy Friday thanks the the skies opening up with a few groups still finishing up, but it was assuredly to fall at 7 over. Patrick Reed, Hideki Matsuyama and Matt Fitzpatrick will be among those sneaking into the weekend on the number. Just below them, though, were notable names such as Ludvig Aberg, who was 2 under after two holes Thursday before he shot 72-76; Patrick Cantlay, who went 76-72; Wyndham Clark, who matched 74s both days; and Phil Mickelson, who doubled two of his last four holes to join the unfortunate group at 8 over. LIV's points leader Joaquin Niemann was 10 over, as was Dustin Johnson, who won at Oakmont nine years ago, and Bryson DeChambeau, the actual defending champion this week who backed up his opening 73 with a 77 and wasted no time bolting the property. Justin Thomas, at 12 over, has now missed three straight U.S. Open cuts. And though Lowry's 17-over score was easily the most shocking, he wasn't the only potential European Ryder Cupper who is headed home early. Aberg will certainly be on Luke Donald's team at Bethpage later this year, as will Tommy Fleetwood, who missed at 9 over. Sepp Straka (11 over) and Justin Rose (14 over) also didn't come close to sticking around two more days.
USA Today
02-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Son of a PGA Tour winner, Canadian teen and investment banker qualify for RBC Canadian Open
Son of a PGA Tour winner, Canadian teen and investment banker qualify for RBC Canadian Open Just a couple weeks after making his Korn Ferry Tour debut, Cristian DiMarco is moving on up to the big time. The 29-year-old son of three-time PGA Tour winner and former U.S. Ryder Cupper Chris DiMarco, carded five birdies and two bogeys and shot 3-under 68 at The Pulpit Club on Sunday to take medalist honors at the RBC Canadian Open qualifier. In doing so, he earned one of four open spots into the field of 156 and secured his first start at a PGA Tour event. [It was held on Sunday rather than Monday to make way for U.S. Open Final Qualifying.] DiMarco, who played his college golf at University of South Florida and remains a Tampa resident, previously played on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica in 2019 and 2022, making just one cut each year, and PGA Tour Canada in 2023, where he also managed to make just one cut in five starts. But he recently Monday qualified for the KFT's AdventHealth Championship and made the cut, finishing T-45. A southpaw who putts right-handed, DiMarco earned a spot in the field at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course) in Caledon, Ontario. DiMarco's father, 56, who lost to Tiger Woods in a playoff at the 2005 Masters and to Vijay Singh at the 2004 PGA Championship, played in the RBC Canadian Open 17 times, including recording a T-9 in 1998. Yi Cao and Josh Goldenberg both made five birdies and three bogeys and tied for second at 2-under 69. Like DiMarco, Goldenberg had never made a start even in a KFT event and started a job in March at investment bank Goldman Sachs. But with the qualifier being held on Sunday, he decided to give it a go. 'A dream come true,' he told Moday Q Info's Ryan French. Eighteen-year-old Canadian amateur Matthew Javier, a Team Canada NextGen member, overcame a double bogey to shoot 70 and won a two-for-one playoff for the final spot over Toronto's Mark Hoffman. The RBC Canadian Open begins on Thursday. Robert MacIntyre is the defending champion.
Toronto Sun
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Former Ryder Cup golfer compares Quail Hollow to a Kardashian
'Quail Hollow is like a Kardashian ... It's very modern, beautiful and well-kept. But it lacks a soul or character.' Get the latest from Jon McCarthy straight to your inbox Former golfer Hunter Mahan and reality TV star Kim Kardashian. Postmedia files, AP Photo CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This week's PGA Championship venue Quail Hollow has faced plenty of criticism from golf design nerds over the years, but golfer Hunter Mahan took things to a different level. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Speaking to The Athletic's Gabby Herzig, the former American Ryder Cupper had this to say of the picture-perfect, but perhaps uninspiring championship layout in Charlotte: 'I guess I would say Quail Hollow is like a Kardashian,' Mahan said. 'It's very modern, beautiful and well-kept. But it lacks a soul or character.' Oof. It's hard to say who should be more insulted: The Kardashians or Quail Hollow members? The general criticism of Quail Hollow is that, despite being a wonderful property and an immaculate course, many of the holes are very similar and golfers leaving the course might be hard-pressed to pick out one or two that stood out from the rest. It simply wears you down with long, nice par 4 after long, nice par 4, after long, nice par 4. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Quail Hollow is one of the only major championship venues that also hosts an annual PGA tour event, meaning players don't need to do much course preparation this week. 'I thought it was going to feel different just because it was a major championship and I got out on the golf course yesterday, and it felt no different than last year at the Wells Fargo,' Rory McIlroy said Wednesday. Read More This isn't necessarily a bad thing for keeping the game's best players comfortable. And with the course playing a very long — and wet — 7,626 yards, there is a great chance the game's longest hitters and top players will be battling for a major on Sunday afternoon. 'That's the one thing about this place. I feel like you kind of always know relatively what you're going to get. It's just figuring out how the golf course is playing and then going from there type thing,' Justin Thomas said. 'By the looks of it, it's pristine as always.' Maybe it doesn't matter what the mansion looks like because, if you throw enough Kardashians inside, something entertaining is bound to happen. Celebrity Columnists NHL Sunshine Girls Editorial Cartoons
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Ryder Cupper, who went 'through hell,' emotional as he records first DPWT top-10 in 7 years
Former Ryder Cupper, who went 'through hell,' emotional as he records first DPWT top-10 in 7 years Could Chris Wood's nightmare finally be over? The 37-year-old Wood, a former European Ryder Cupper and top-25 player in the world, has spent the last six years battling not only anxiety and burnout but also the frustrating golf results that come from it. He's lost all status, relegated now to being at the mercy of sponsor invites. Advertisement That's how he managed his way into this week's Turkish Airlines Open, just his second DP World Tour start of the year following a missed cut in Qatar. Wood hadn't made a cut on this circuit in nearly three years. His last top-10 finish came at the 2018 KLM Open, where he posted his last of three runner-up showings that season. He hasn't won since capturing his third DPWT title, at the 2016 BMW PGA, which came just a few months before he qualified for his first – and still only – Ryder Cup. He plummeted outside the top 2,000 in the Official World Golf Ranking two years ago and entered this week still at just No. 1,472. 'It's been horrendous to be honest,' Wood said. 'It's been – since 2019 really – I just feel like I've been going through hell.' But alas, a few shots of hope: Not only did Wood make the weekend at Regnum Carya in Antalya, but he closed in a dazzling 7-under 64 on Sunday to tie for seventh, ending his top-10 drought as well. Advertisement 'I want to feel like I know my game's there, not just put a score on one day, and I genuinely feel like I'm starting to do that now,' Wood said. 'I've been working so hard at home just quietly with a great team. and it's been a long, old road to be honest.' While his mental struggles have been forefront, Wood also has dealt with serious neck and back injuries. He described a few years back how an 'unplayable swing' had crept in during his successful run before his game completely fell apart in 2019, the same year that he walked off the course during a tournament in Morocco because he couldn't take the stress anymore and was berated by the tournament official; he'd take 10 weeks off after that. He lost his DPWT card three years ago. He then played on the Challenge Tour last year before losing that card, too. He's has kept one thing, though. Advertisement 'I never lost belief in myself,' Wood said. 'You obviously have days where it feels harder than some. The fire in my belly has always been there. I'm relying on invites this year. I'm ready. I'm practicing so well at home that a call last minute is not a problem. I'm ready to go. I played with Oli[ver] Wilson the first couple of days, and he asked how I'm doing it, how I'm practicing at home to be match ready – they're my secrets. The Tour have been good. The medical team have really helped me. 'Hopefully this is a first little step forward, and anyone who wants me at their event, please pick up the phone because I need a few starts this year.' You heard the man.
