The BetMGM bonus code SBWIRE for new customers has you covered if you want to make a bet on Tuesday afternoon’s Olympic men’s quarterfinal match between Team USA and Brazil. When you use the code to create a new account, you will get the first-bet … [Read more...]
Five things to know about Nelly Korda’s chase for a second gold medal at Paris Olympics
Like most of the athletes in this week’s Olympic field, Nelly Korda grew up dreaming of winning major championship titles. She watched both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games with her uber-talented and tight-knit family, but never thought she’d be … [Read more...]
2024 Portland Classic prize money payouts for every LPGA player at Columbia Edgewater Country Club
Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn earned $262,500 at the Portland Classic, her third career LPGA victory. The 30-year-old’s most recent LPGA title came in 2021 at the Dow Championship, a team event. The Jutanugarn sisters have combined for 15 LPGA … [Read more...]
Moriya Jutanugarn claims 2024 Portland Classic to become fourth Thai player to win this season
Moriya Jutanugarn almost went the entire week without a bogey at the 2024 Portland Classic. Alas, she dropped a shot on the 72nd hole, but it didn’t matter as the Thai player clinched her first individual title in six years. Jutanugarn’s most recent … [Read more...]
Karl Vilips wins Korn Ferry Tour stop in Utah in his sixth pro start
The ascension of the professional career of Karl Vilips has been quick and in just his sixth event, he’s found the winner’s circle. Vilips shot a final-round 5-under 66 to win the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship by two shots. His previous starts … [Read more...]
‘Underdog’ Leta Lindley rides hot putter to U.S. Senior Women’s Open title with record final round
Leta Lindley left the LPGA at age 40 to spend more time with her two small children, 8-year-old Cole and 6-year-old Reese. That was a dozen years ago. On Sunday at Fox Chapel Golf Club, Lindley’s now adult son Cole broke down in tears, overcome with … [Read more...]
Olympics food still a talking point in Paris; golfer notes ‘biggest restaurant I’ve ever seen in my entire life’
PARIS — Asher Hong has liked freshly baked bread in the mornings at the Olympic Village. He’s loved the fruit. And the cheeseburgers are pretty good, too, he said. “It’s not terrible,” said Hong, an American gymnast. “It’s just not what you would … [Read more...]
Check out these (depressing yet fascinating) photos of golf courses that closed
Like many other businesses, sometimes golf courses don’t make it. Be it poor management, a shift in demographics, a lack of play or an owner’s decision to turn the land into homes or a shopping center, some layouts have simply run their course. Often … [Read more...]
An Olympic medal would drastically change the lives of Tom Kim, Byeong Hun An. Here’s why
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — No matter your interest in Sunday’s final round of the Olympic men’s golf tournament, root for South Korea’s Tom Kim and Byeong Hun An to win medals. It’d change their lives. Really. We often talk about the … [Read more...]
Olympic men’s golf 2024 Sunday tee times, pairings and how to watch
American Xander Schauffele and Spaniard Jon Rahm are tied for the lead at 14 under after three rounds of the 2024 Olympic men’s golf competition at Le Golf National in Paris. However, there is plenty of star power within shouting distance that could … [Read more...]