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Winnipeg Free Press
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn team to win the American Family Insurance Championship
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — European Ryder Cup captains and teammates Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn won the American Family Insurance Championship on Sunday, shooting a 7-under 64 in better-ball play for a four-stroke victory over four teams. The tournament hosted by Steve Stricker — who tied for second with brother-in-law Mario Tiziani — switched to the team format this year, giving the PGA Tour Champions its only team event. Clarke and Bjorn finished at 32-under 181 at TPC Wisconsin. They opened with a better-ball 59 and shot a 58 on Saturday in a scramble round. The 56-year-old Clarke, from Northern Ireland, won for the fifth time on the 59-and-over tour. The 54-year-old Bjorn, from Denmark, won his first Champions title. Striker and Tiziani closed with a 65 to match the teams of Alex Cejka-Soren Kjeldsen (59), Doug Barron-Dicky Pride (69) and Steve Flesch-Paul Goydos (64) at 28 under. Bernhard Langer and Steven Alker were another stroke back after a 63. Ernie Els, the winner last year in individual play, teamed with Tim Herron for a 66 that left them 26 under. ___ AP golf:
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Aussie twosome hot on leaders' heels in Champions Tour
Thomas Bjorn and Darren Clarke have combined to shoot a 12-under-par 59 to grab the early advantage at the American Family Insurance Championship in Madison. Friday's four ball (best ball) format, which takes the lower score of a pairing of two golfers on each hole, is predisposed to the proliferation of lower scores, and indeed, every coupling of golfers competing was under par on the day. Clarke, of Northern Ireland, and Denmark's Bjorn were a dynamic duo on the first day of the tournament's debut at TPC Wisconsin, with each accounting for seven birdies across 12 different holes. But they have Australian twosome Richard Green and Mark Hensby in hot pursuit, just two behind them. "Certainly for me knowing Thomas's game so well made it so much easier for me to go out there and free it up today," Clarke said. "I really enjoy playing with him because I know he's there if I mess up, and likewise I try to be there for him. "We have, it's like a 'no sorry' policy. We're both trying as hard as we can and we both hit a lot of really good shots today and made the most of our opportunities." Each got on individual hot streaks, nabbing birdies on four straight holes. Overall, Clarke pocketed birdies on Nos.2, 4-7, 9 and 14. Bjorn had birdies at Nos.4-5, 11 and 15-18. "I think we were tactically very, very sound today and did the right things when we had to," Bjorn said. "When we had two balls in the fairway or two balls on the green, we could be aggressive and that's why we holed more putts than we probably normally would, and we could take on a little bit more flags." "You feel the consequences in a different way."@thomasbjorngolf on team format with @DarrenClarke60 as they lead @amfamchamp by 2. — PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) June 6, 2025 Seven duos are within four strokes of the leaders. Green and Hensby at 10-under 61, were good for second place. Hensby had the rougher day of the two with a pair of bogeys, but six birdies by Green kept them in contention. "I think we just both really enjoy the golf course, and the conditions are beautiful," Green said. "It's a lot of fun to play and hit the right shots required on this golf course. I felt comfortable out there." Defending champion Ernie Els of South Africa and his partner Tim Herron are tied for third at nine under alongside Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee and Australia's Brendan Jones. Tied for fifth at eight under are Australians Cameron Percy and David Bransdon, fellow Australians Stuart Appleby and Michael Wright, South Korea's K.J. Choi and Japan's Hiroyuki Fujita and Americans Gene Sauers and Glen Day. Saturday will switch things up with a scramble format - golfers choose the best lie of the two shoots they take from each location along the hole until the hole is completed - before reverting to best ball format on championship Sunday.
USA Today
06-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Steve Stricker's PGA Tour Champions event has a new golf course and new team format
Steve Stricker's PGA Tour Champions event has a new golf course and new team format Show Caption Hide Caption Drone view of Erin Hills Golf, the site of the 2025 U.S. Women's Open Check out a drone view of Erin Hills Golf Course, the site of the 2025 U.S. Women's Open May 29-June 1 Wisconsin might not have any more major tournaments on the horizon after the U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills, but there is still some high-level golf coming to the state. That includes the American Family Insurance Championship, the annual stop on the PGA Tour Champions circuit hosted by state legend Steve Stricker, which runs this weekend in Madison. But there is a lot different about the tournament this year. Here's what to know: When is the 2025 AmFam Championship? June 6-8. What course is hosting the AmFam Championship? Here's a big change. After being at University Ridge for its first eight years, the tournament is moving to TPC Wisconsin, a course that was co-designed by Stricker. What is the format this year? Also a big change. For the first time in a Champions tour event, there will be a team format. The field has 38 two-man teams. Friday and Sunday will be a best-ball competitio s, switching to a scramble in the second round on Saturday. Are Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker playing again this year? You betcha. The two most prominent pro golfers from Wisconsin are in the field, but they aren't paired together. Kelly will play with Justin Leonard, while Stricker's partner is brother-in-law Mario Tiziani. Who's leading the 2025 AmFam Championship? The duo of Thomas Bjorn and Darren Clarke teamed up for a12-under 59 on Friday and lead by two over the Aussie duo of Richard Green and Mark Hensby. Stricker and Tiziani are tied for ninth after a 7-under 64. What is the prize money? The purse is $3 million. The winning team will share $600,000. Will the tournament be on TV? Yes, the Golf Channel will broadcast all three rounds, though on tape delay in the evenings. June 6: 6-8 p.m. 6-8 p.m. June 7: 7-9 p.m. 7-9 p.m. June 8: 7-9 p.m. Who are the other famous golfers? John Daly? Ernie Els? Fred Couples? Yes, perennial crowd favorite John Daly will be in Madison. Els and Couples will be, too. They are among five former No. 1 golfers in the world in the field, along with Bernhard Langer, Vijay Singh and David Duval. Has Steve Stricker ever won his own event? Yes, after several near-misses, Stricker broke through in 2023. Kelly won back-to-back titles in 2019 and 2021 (there was no 2020 event because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Els won last year in a thrilling playoff with Stricker. Other past winners include Thongchai Jaidee (2022), Scott McCarron (2018), Couples (2017) and Kirk Triplett (2016). Who is in the celebrity foursome this year? Two-time U.S. Open champion Andy North will be joined in the annual celebrity foursome by Hall of Famer and former Green Bay Packers great Charles Woodson, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time World Cup champion Mia Hamm and 2020 NFL rookie of the year Justin Herbert, quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers. The quartet will play a nine-hole exhibition beginning about 2 p.m. on Satuday off the first tee following the final groups of the PGA Tour Champions
NBC Sports
04-06-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
PGA TOUR RBC CANADIAN OPEN AND SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC HEADLINE LIVE TOURNAMENT COVERAGE THIS WEEK ON GOLF CHANNEL
Rory McIlroy Headlines Field at PGA TOUR RBC Canadian Open on GOLF Channel – Thursday-Friday at 3 p.m. ET, Saturday-Sunday at 1 p.m. ET ShopRite LPGA Classic at Seaview in Atlantic City, N.J., Begins Friday at 12 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel GOLF Channel Also Presents PGA TOUR Champions American Family Insurance Championship at TPC Wisconsin, DP World Tour KLM Open, and Korn Ferry Tour BMW Charity Pro-Am Good Good Lonestar Shootout – Featuring Former NFL Players and Good Good Golf Members – Tonight at 5 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel STAMFORD, Conn. – June 4, 2025 – NBC Sports presents more than 60 hours of live golf coverage this week on GOLF Channel, highlighted by the PGA TOUR RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley and the LPGA Tour ShopRite LPGA Classic at the Bay Course at Seaview outside of Atlantic City, N.J. PGA TOUR: RBC CANADIAN OPEN Rory McIlroy headlines the field at this week's RBC Canadian Open, which is being held for the first time at the North Course at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. Robert MacIntyre is the defending champion of the event. Nick Taylor beat Tommy Fleetwood in a playoff in 2023 to become the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national championship. Coverage airs on GOLF Channel on Thursday-Friday at 3 p.m. ET, with Saturday-Sunday lead-in coverage on GOLF Channel at 1 p.m. ET. GOLF Channel Broadcast Team Play by Play: Steve Sands Analyst: Graham DeLaet Holes: George Savaricas On-Course: Billy Ray Brown / Colt Knost Interviews: Kira K. Dixon Notable Players This Week Rory McIlroy Robert MacIntyre Nick Taylor Corey Conners Shane Lowry Tom Kim Justin Rose LPGA TOUR: SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC Last year, Linnea Strom made the cut on the number and stormed back on Sunday with a final-round 60 to win for the first time in her LPGA career at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. This week's field includes Maja Stark, who won last week's U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills, as well as runner up Nelly Korda. First round coverage on Friday begins at noon ET on GOLF Channel. Saturday's coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET and shifts to the NBC Sports app at 5 p.m. ET. Sunday's final round coverage begins at 2 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports app and shifts to GOLF Channel at 3 p.m. ET. Play by Play: Grant Boone Analyst: Mel Reid On-Course: Karen Stupples / Jim Gallagher Jr. Maja Stark Nelly Korda Brooke Henderson Allisen Corpuz Jennifer Kupcho Jeeno Thitikul Rio Takeda PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP The American Family Insurance Championship at TPC Wisconsin is a three-day team format competition with a field of 76 players in two-man teams utilizing team best-ball on Friday and Sunday and a scramble on Saturday. Coverage on GOLF Channel airs in primetime on Friday at 7 p.m. ET and Saturday-Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. Live coverage streams on the NBC Sports app Friday at 2 p.m. ET and Saturday-Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. Notable Teams This Week Steven Alker-Bernard Langer Fred Couples-Jay Haas Stewart Cink-David Toms Ernie Els-Tim Herron Miguel Angel Jimenez-Jose Maria Olazabal GOOD GOOD LONESTAR SHOOTOUT – TONIGHT AT 5 P.M. ET ON GOLF CHANNEL Members of the mega-popular Good Good Golf and former NFL stars will team up to compete at the Good Good Lonestar Shootout – in partnership with Good Good Golf, GOLF Channel, and GolfNow – at Horseshoe Bay Resort's Apple Rock Course outside of Austin, Texas, today at 5 p.m. ET live on GOLF Channel. Coverage will begin on Good Good Golf's YouTube channel exclusively at 4 p.m. ET. Teams Garrett Clark – Matt Leinart Tom 'Bubbie' Broders – Matt Ryan Brad Dalke – Joe Haden Sean Walsh – Jamaal Charles Stephen Castaneda – Patrick Peterson Matt Scharff – Golden Tate DP WORLD TOUR: KLM OPEN Formerly known as the Dutch Open, the tournament has been a part of the DP World Tour schedule since 1972. Guido Migliozzi won last year's event in a playoff over Joe Dean and Marcus Kinhult. Notable past champs include Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Payne Stewart, and Sergio Garcia. Coverage on GOLF Channel begins at 7 a.m. ET Thursday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, and 6:30 a.m. ET on Sunday. KORN FERRY TOUR: BMW CHARITY PRO-AM BROADCAST NOTES Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Wednesday-Sunday. Golf Central and Golf Today coverage is anchored by George Savaricas, Steve Burkowski, Brendon de Jonge, and Kira K. Dixon. Note: all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on and the NBC Sports app via authentication, giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. --NBC SPORTS--
