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Friday, Jun 28

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Nelly Korda withdraws from event in England after being bitten by dog

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Nelly Korda has withdrawn from an upcoming Ladies European Tour golf tournament in England after being bitten by a dog in Seattle.

Monday, Jun 24

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Amy Yang claims first major at 75th attempt with victory in Women’s PGA

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South Korea’s Amy Yang survived a late stumble to claim her first major title in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Yang, who took a two-shot lead into the final round at Sahalee Country Club, carded a closing 72 to finish seven under par,…

Sunday, Jun 23

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Climate protesters storm 18th hole during final day of Travelers Championship

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A group of climate change protesters stormed as the leaders were lining up their putts on the final hole at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut on Sunday, delaying the finish for about five minutes.

Saturday, Jun 22

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Cameron Young posts 59 for lowest score on PGA Tour in four years

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Cameron Young made a par putt from just inside 10 feet for an 11-under 59 on Saturday in the Travelers Championship, the first sub-60 round on the PGA Tour in nearly four years.

Friday, Jun 21

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Sports quiz of the week: Euro 2024, Rory McIlroy and Copa América

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Have you been following the big stories in football, golf, rugby union, tennis, swimming, cycling and horse racing?

Thursday, Jun 20

02

Charlie Woods, son of Tiger, qualifies top for US Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills

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Charlie Woods earned his way into his first USGA championship on Wednesday when the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods had the leading score among qualifiers for the US Junior Amateur next month at Oakland Hills.

Tuesday, Jun 18

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Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry qualify to represent Ireland at Olympics

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Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are poised to represent Ireland in the Paris Olympic Games this summer at the former Ryder Cup venue Le Golf National.

Monday, Jun 17

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Rory McIlroy to take ‘a few weeks away’ from golf after US Open heartbreak

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Rory McIlroy will take “a few weeks away from the game to process everything” after his gut-wrenching final round of the US Open.

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Bryson 2.0: DeChambeau’s conversion from golfing pariah to fan favourite

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He remains a darling of the American right but the US Open champion has remade his image to match a retooled game

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Rory McIlroy faces huge challenge to overcome major US Open heartbreak | Ewan Murray

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Painful near miss at Pinehurst after letting a two-shot lead late in the final round slip away could take a while to recover from

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Golfing world fears Rory McIlroy will be haunted after US Open slips from grasp

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Rory McIlroy is likely to be haunted by letting the 2024 US Open slip through his fingers at Pinehurst, according to a number of high-profile pundits, with his own coach questioning how he can come back from such a devastating loss.

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Rory McIlroy reacts after watching Bryson DeChambeau win US Open – video

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A dejected Rory McIlroy walked out after watching on a clubhouse TV as Bryson DeChambeau clinched the 2024 US Open title. McIlroy lost a two-shot lead down the stretch then watched on a scoring room monitor as DeChambeau made an improbable…

03

Scottie Scheffler’s US Open nightmare raises questions about major planning

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World No 1 admits busy buildup cost him at Pinehurst and he may take a different approach at Royal Troon

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US Open: Bryson DeChambeau holds off Rory McIlroy to win title – as it happened

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The Texan won his second US Open title after Rory McIlroy missed two crucial short putts to extend his long wait for another major

Bryson DeChambeau wins thrilling US Open to leave Rory McIlroy in agony

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Bryson DeChambeau is a US Open champion for a second time after beating Rory McIlroy by one shot and prolonging the Northern ­Irishman’s decade-long wait for a fifth major title by at least another month in the most agonising fashion at…

Sunday, Jun 16

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Bryson DeChambeau takes control of US Open with 67 but McIlroy falters

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Bryson DeChambeau shot a three-under-par 67 to seize control of the US Open on a sweltering Saturday afternoon in the North Carolina sand hills, breaking free of a tightly packed cluster of leaders atop the leaderboard with a blistering…

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US Open golf 2024: third round – as it happened

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The former PGA and Open champion Collin Morikawa has made a significant move on a day when low scores are at a premium. The Californian steers in a right-to-left 20-footer on the last for birdie, and fist-pumps the air before signing for a…

Saturday, Jun 15

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US Open golf 2024: second round – as it happened

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Ludvig Åberg is the halfway leader at Pinehurst No.2 after adding a 69 to his opening 66 to end on 5-under, a shot clear

Rory McIlroy rides rocky road but stays in US Open hunt behind Åberg

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Rory McIlroy remained in the frame for a drought-busting fifth major title after staring down multiple moments of crisis on Friday as the 124th playing of the US Open reached the halfway mark amid oppressive North Carolina heat.

Friday, Jun 14

US Open golf 2024: first round – as it happened

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Rory McIlroy shares the first-round lead after a bogey-free 65 put him level with early pacesetter Patrick Cantlay

Rory McIlroy shares US Open lead after opening with a bogey-free 65

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They tried to tell us. That you don’t attack Pinehurst No 2 as much as survive it. That the signature slippery greens of this Donald Ross gem in the shape of inverted saucers are up against the outer limits of fairness. That there will be…

Wednesday, Jun 12

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US Golf Association ‘serious’ about letting more LIV rebels into US Open

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The United States Golf Association unveiled plans on Wednesday to discuss pathways for golfers signed with the rebel LIV Golf series into the US Open, acknowledging the permanence of the sport’s “new world order”.

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The hardest task at the US Open: figuring out how to beat Scottie Scheffler

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The world No 1 arrives at Pinehurst on a run of form rarely seen in golf. It has left his rivals shaking their heads with a mix of admiration and resignation

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Rahm out of US Open while McIlroy is grouped with Scheffler and Schauffele

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Jon Rahm withdrew from the 124th playing of the US Open on Tuesday afternoon citing the same infection in his left foot that forced him out of last week’s LIV Golf event in Houston.

Tuesday, Jun 11

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Rory McIlroy’s divorce off before US Open as couple resolve differences

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The confident demeanour of Rory McIlroy before this week’s US Open at Pinehurst has been further explained after it emerged the divorce petition he filed in a Florida court last month has been voluntarily dismissed.

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Shaken and stirred: Trump’s golf course liquor licenses at risk after conviction

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New Jersey attorney general looks into whether Trump is ineligible to hold licenses at three of his golf courses in state

Monday, Jun 10

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Linnea Ström shoots 60 to catapult from last place and win first LPGA Tour title

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Sweden’s Linnea Ström shot the lowest final round in LPGA Tour history to win the Shoprite Classic in New Jersey with a stunning comeback from last in the field.

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Pay-to-play golf for Rahm and Hatton goes to heart of Ryder Cup’s LIV dilemma | Ewan Murray

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Organisers are cashing in on defectors’ desperation to turn out for Europe but the ethics of doing so are open to question

Wednesday, Jun 5

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How Charley Hull’s viral cigarette lit up the golf world: ‘It’s a little surreal’

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England’s top golfer, a newly minted cult hero after being snapped smoking at the US Open, has the whole-mood swagger of John Daly by way of Kate Moss – and the game to back it up

Tuesday, Jun 4

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Scottie Scheffler in tears as golfers remember life of ‘kind’ Grayson Murray

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Dozens of golfers gathered on Tuesday for a solemn celebration of the life of Grayson Murray.