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Fox News
21 hours ago
- Climate
- Fox News
Q & Trey: Things Aren't Always As They Seem
Why does it seem like a lot of court verdicts are being overturned lately? And what exactly does it mean to be a 'sanctuary city'? Trey tackles these questions and more on today's Q & Trey (and maybe forgets a question, but it happens to the best of us!). He also breaks down how heavy rain can affect golf play and whether he believes Sam Burns should have been granted relief at the U.S. Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
New York Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
2025 Travelers Championship picks, odds: Sam Burns, Brian Harman among names to watch
After a U.S. Open that literally saw only its winner, J.J. Spaun, finish under par, the PGA Tour resumes with the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut. While this tournament should challenge its competitors, it certainly won't be the test the Oakmont Country Club put players through last weekend. And this weekend's field features several of the tour's stars, who'll be anxious to put tough performances past them, as well as other who are hoping the U.S. Open was beginning of a run. Advertisement With that in mind here are some picks for this weekend (Odds are from BetMGM): Scottie Scheffler (+300): Oakmont saw the most inaccurate drives, statistically, from Scheffler this year and the No. 1 ranked player didn't lose any strokes from the the tee, according to Even if Scheffler, isn't using the long club as well as we've come to expect, he's still playing great golf. He hasn't finished worse than T8 in a tournament since mid-March and has won three out of his last five starts. Sam Burns (+3000): Burns was leading the field heading into the final round of the U.S. Open. He had a tough back nine including a controversial ruling on 15 that denied him relief from a water soaked area. Save for that half of the round, he was playing Oakmont as well as he had been leading up to the major. Since the Masters, he's only finished outside of the top 20 in one of his seven starts. Burns brings it back close on 14. He'll have that left to tie Spaun for the lead. — U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 15, 2025 Cameron Young (+4000): Young is another golfer that came into the U.S. Open with a lot of momentum and carried it through. He picked up 2.03 true strokes on the greens, according to while also striking the ball well off the tee. Ben Griffin (+5000): Griffin has been on quite the run over the last month. His last four starts were T10, second, a win and T8. He's picking up strokes all over the course and is in great form. Brian Harman (+6600): Harman historically plays well at this course and tournament. In 14 career starts he's finished in the top 10 seven times, including his last four appearances. It also doesn't seem to matter what sort of form he's in heading into the Travelers making him player to watch in this week's field. Advertisement Sam Burns — Top 5 (+500): Burns has been terrific putting the ball. This course features some challenging greens where' that skill could come in handy. These odds also feel like a good value for a player with Burns' momentum. Brian Harman – Top 10 (+450): As noted earlier, he's finished in the top 10 in half of his starts at this event. These are great odds for what has historically been a coin flip. That's a ⭕ on the card. It's early, but Brian Harman is the only player currently on the course in red figures for the day. — U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 14, 2025 Tommy Fleetwood — Top 20 (+110): Fleetwood missed a cut for the first time this year at the U.S. Open. In his 13 other starts he's finished in the top 20 eight times. Harry Hall — Top 30 (+130): Hall is playing better than his rank (84), especially over the last month. His last four finishes starting with his most recent were T24, T6, T19 and T20. Betting/odds links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo of Sam Burns: Andrew Redington / Getty Images)
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Sam Burns odds to win the 2025 Travelers Championship
Sam Burns odds to win the 2025 Travelers Championship Travelers Championship details and info Date: June 19-22, 2025 June 19-22, 2025 Course: TPC River Highlands TPC River Highlands Location: Cromwell, CT Cromwell, CT Previous Winner: Scottie Scheffler How to watch the Travelers Championship Thursday: The Golf Channel The Golf Channel Friday: The Golf Channel The Golf Channel Saturday: CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), The Golf Channel CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), The Golf Channel Sunday: CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), The Golf Channel Watch golf on Fubo! Burns odds to win the Travelers Championship PGA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 2:56 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Burns odds to finish in the top 5 at the Travelers Championship Burns odds to finish in the top 10 at the Travelers Championship Other betting markets for Burns at the Travelers Championship Burns recent performances While Burns has not won any of the 17 tournaments he has participated in this season, he has secured two top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes. Burns has posted one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes in his past four events. Burns has finished in the top 20 in each of his last four events. Burns has qualified for the weekend eight times in a row and will look to continue his streak this week. Burns has one top-20 finish in his last five trips to this tournament. His average finishing position over that span is 34th.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
JJ Spaun's US Open win a tale of finding resilience and belief
New Delhi: American JJ Spaun's victory on Sunday at the US Open, the year's third golf major that is invariably played on brutal courses meant to push the game's elite to the limit, shines as a great underdog story and demonstrates what resilience can help achieve. The 34-year-old from California achieved a two-shot victory at Oakmont, arguably the world's most unforgiving course that caused further mayhem in the final round following rain – it led to a 90-minute stoppage. The soaked fairways, wind, thick roughs and deep bunkers demanded patience and character above skill. Spaun though hit arguably two of the greatest shots to win a major, the first driver off the tee to reach the green on the 309-yard, par-4 17th hole where he two-putted for birdie to take a decisive one-shot lead. And amid anxiety of what final havoc the steady drizzle could do with shot judgement, Spaun, needing only to two-putt on the last hole to win, produced a stunning 64 feet, five inch birdie, the longest putt made in the tournament. It sealed a two-shot win over Scotland's Robert MacIntyre. The conditions and his own putting even left world No.1 Scottie Scheffler humbled at tied 7th with Spanish former winner Jon Rahm, at four-over. Spaun, one shot off the lead overnight, was the only player to finish under-par for the tournament (1-under 279) after a final round two-over 72. Overnight leader Sam Burns (8-over 78) and Australia's Adam Scott, at 44 chasing a major after 12 years and in the final pairing (9-over 79) fell away. Having watched intently the line Norway's Viktor Hovland took for his putt from a similar lie before cashing in, an ecstatic Spaun jumped into the arms of his caddie before celebrating with his wife and two young daughters. The reward for winning the national championship was a $4.3 million cheque, the Jack Nicklaus gold medal, and a world ranking bump to No.8. 'I didn't look at the scoreboard,' said Spaun on staying in the moment. 'I didn't know if I had a two-shot lead. I didn't want to do anything dumb trying to protect a three-putt or something.' It was a final round of two parts for Spaun. One off overnight leader Sam Burns, Spaun was five over for the first six holes when heavy rain forced the long stoppage. His short game coach Josh Gregory and swing coach Josh Schriber gave him pep talk, boosted his confidence and focus. It worked like magic as Spaun went three-under in the last seven holes, sealed with two winning birdies, for a life-changing victory. 'It just felt like, as bad as things were going, I still tried to just commit to every shot. I tried to just continue to dig deep,' Spaun said. 'I've been doing it my whole life.' Forget the win, even the 2025 season may not have happened. Having turned pro in 2017, Spaun had struggled with a lack of belief in his own game. Despite his first PGA Tour win at the 2022 Texas Open, the mental blues meant he wanted to walk away whenever in contention. Late last year, with his PGA Tour ranking down to 119 – only the top 125 retained their card – Spaun even inquired if he could quit playing and join any club as a golf pro. The turning point came in March at The Players Championship, where he finished runner-up. He lost a three-hole playoff with Rory McIlroy after finding water on the iconic par-3 17th hole of Florida's TPC Sawgrass course, but it boosted his esteem. 'That made him believe 'I can be one of the best in the world'. That validated it and this will take him over the hump,' quoted Gregory as saying. There was also inspiration watching the 2004 film Wimbledon, a story of a tennis player's resurgence and Slam victory after nearly giving up playing. The PGA Tour recently produced another heartwarming story. US golfer Ben Griffin, 29, won last month's Charles Schwab Challenge – The Colonial is one of the five big-money invitational events – for his first individual title on the PGA Tour. A bright talent, Griffin left playing in 2021 after he lost the Korn Ferry Tour (feeder series) card, due to financial pressures and burnout. He worked as a mortgage loan officer before being persuaded to return to golf. He finished T10 on Sunday.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rory McIlroy becomes first player to automatically qualify for 2025 European Ryder Cup team
One of the stalwarts of the European Ryder Cup team is officially locked in for the 2025 competition at Bethpage Black. Rory McIlroy, the No. 2 golfer in the world and Masters champion, became the first golfer to automatically earn a spot for captain Luke Donald's Team Europe, it was announced Monday. He will make his eighth consecutive Ryder Cup appearance at the biennial competition, scheduled Sept. 26-28 in New York. Advertisement McIlroy locked up his spot with two months of the qualification period left thanks to four wins since the European points list began last August. "It's always a huge honor to represent Europe in the Ryder Cup, so it means a great deal to have qualified for my eighth in a row and to be part of Luke's team again at Bethpage," McIlroy said. 'Rome was such an incredible week with the environment Luke created, and I can't wait to be back in the team room. Team Europe golfer Rory McIlroy celebrates with captain Luke Donald after beating Sam Burns during the final day of the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. 'Winning a Ryder Cup away from home is one of the biggest challenges there is in golf. We know it is going to be tough in New York, but we are all looking forward to that challenge in September and the opportunity to potentially do something special.' Advertisement McIlroy, 36, has won 18 points in his seven Ryder Cup appearances. The automatic qualification period for Team Europe ends Sunday, Aug. 24. The top-six players on the European rankings at the conclusion of the Betfred British Masters will secure their spots automatically on Donald's 12-man team for the 2025 Ryder Cup, with Donald's captain's picks coming Monday, Sept. 1. 'Rory has once again been in superb form this year and I'm really pleased to welcome him to Team Europe as our first automatic qualifier for Bethpage," Donald said. "Clearly it is great to have the reigning Masters champion on your team, but Rory also has a wealth of Ryder Cup experience, and that is going to be important for us as we know how tough the challenge is going to be in New York." As it stands now, the other automatic qualifiers for Team Europe would be Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre, Sepp Straka and Rasmus Hojgaard. Advertisement 'I'm now looking forward to seeing how the other players perform over the next two months and seeing who joins Rory in the other automatic qualification spots," Donald said. Two weeks ago, Scottie Scheffler became the first automatic qualifier for Team USA. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Ryder Cup 2025: Rory McIlroy becomes first qualifier for Team Europe
