J.J. Spaun was starting to feel intimidated by Oakmont horror stories heading into his first experience of the iconic layout at this week’s US Open.Spaun, however, took his nervous energy and chaneled it into a bogey-free four-under-par 66 on Thursday to equal the best US Open first round ever fired at the famously challenging course.”I …
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Not many golfers take confidence from a double bogey but that’s exactly what Thriston Lawrence did to bolster himself in Thursday’s first round of the US Open at Oakmont.The 28-year-old South African made a double bogey at the par-four ninth hole, dropping him to level par and wiping out his front-nine work.”What gave me confidence is …
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Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, made only the fourth albatross in US Open history in Thursday’s first round at Oakmont, holing out from the fourth fairway from 286 yards.The 34-year-old American, who plays in the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League, fired his tee shot at the par-five fourth hole some 332 yards to the left …
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The Los Angeles leg of Michael Johnson’s inaugural Grand Slam Track athletics series has been cancelled for economic reasons, multiple sources confirmed to AFP on Thursday.The fourth and final stop on the new circuit had been due to take place at Los Angeles’ Drake Stadium from June 28-29.However sources with knowledge of the situation told …
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USA captain Christian Pulisic has hit back at former players who have criticised his decision to miss this month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament being held a year out from the World Cup.The USA will co-host the World Cup with Canada and Mexico but Pulisic, 26, opted to rest during June rather than play in two …
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Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler launches his bid for back-to-back major titles as the US Open gets under way on Thursday.The world’s top golfers face an ultimate challenge at Oakmont, where dense rough, sloped fast greens and tricky bunkers have Scheffler among many calling it the hardest course they might ever play.”This is probably the toughest golf …
The Indiana Pacers, fueled by a near triple-double from Tyrese Haliburton, out-dueled the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.Haliburton scored 22 points with nine rebounds and 11 assists to spearhead a tremendous collective effort that included a career playoff high 27 points from reserve Bennedict Mathurin.The …
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Summer McIntosh bagged her third world record in days on Wednesday, clocking 4min 23.65sec to better her own 400 medley record at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria.The 18-year-old Canadian prodigy, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, laid down another impressive marker ahead of next month’s World Championships in Singapore with a dominant performance.McIntosh’s blistering time …
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Referees at this month’s FIFA Club World Cup will wear ‘body cams’ with the footage used in broadcasts of the game — but only if the images are of non-controversial incidents, FIFA refereeing officials said on Wednesday.The match referees in the tournament will wear a small camera protruding from their earpiece which will be able …
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