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Live Update: Romo misses out on local US Open qualifying

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-romo-misses-out-on-local-us-open-qualifying/21026/html [ad_1] PLANO, Texas (AP) Tony Romo didn’t get out of the opening stage in another failed attempt to play in the U.S. Open. Romo three-putted his opening hole at Gleneagles Country Club, made only two birdies and shot a 5-over 77 on Monday in the 18-hole local qualifier. The top eight finishers from Gleneagles advance to 36-hole sectional qualifying on June 4. Romo, the retired Dallas Cowboys quarterback and NFL analyst for CBS Sports, failed to get through local qualifying for the second straight year. Article continues below ... He was tied for 24th among the first half of the field, meaning he would miss advancing by at least five shots. Romo played his first PGA Tour event in March in the Dominican Republic and had rounds of 77-82, missing the cut. [ad_2] Source by [Anando] https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-romo-misses-out-on-local-us-open-qualifying...

Live Update: Lydia Ko wins at Lake Merced with playoff eagle

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-lydia-ko-wins-at-lake-merced-with-playoff-eagle/21025/html [ad_1] DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Lydia Ko hit a 3-wood to 3 feet for eagle to finish off Minjee Lee on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the chilly LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship Ko won her 15th LPGA Tour title and first since July 2016, a 43-event stretch marked by changes in instructors, caddies and equipment and a large weight loss. Five days after turning 21, the New Zealander won for the third time at Lake Merced after taking the Swinging Skirts LPGA at the tree-lined layout in 2014 and 2015. Twenty yards behind Lee in the fairway on the par-5 18th in the playoff, Ko hit a soaring 3-wood that cleared the tree limbs on the right, landed in front of the green and rolled inches by on the right side. Article continues below ... Lee, the 21-year-old Australian who won the 2012 U.S. Girls’ Junior winner at Lake Merced, hit her second shot into the rough near the right gre...

Live Update: Horschel, Piercy win Zurich Classic

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-horschel-piercy-win-zurich-classic-2/21024/html [ad_1] AVONDALE, La. (AP) Billy Horschel and Scott Piercy played bogey-free in the alternate-shot format and closed with a 5-under 67 to win the Zurich Classic. Horschel and Piercy surged into the lead with birdies on the 10th and 11th holes and finished with seven pars to hold off Jason Dufner and Pat Perez . Dufner missed a 14-foot birdie putt on the last hole at TPC Louisiana that would have forced a playoff. They finished at 22-under 266. Article continues below ... Horschel became a two-time winner at TPC Louisiana. He captured his maiden PGA Tour title at the 2013 Zurich Classic when it was an individual tournament. The victory was Horschel’s fifth and Piercy’s fourth. They each earned $1.04 million. The team event did not count toward the world ranking, nor did they earn an automatic invitation to the Masters. They are eligible for the Tournament of Champions next ...

Live Update: Horschel, Piercy win Zurich Classic team event

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-horschel-piercy-win-zurich-classic-team-event/21022/html [ad_1] AVONDALE, La. (AP) Billy Horschel and Scott Piercy won the Zurich Classic team event Sunday, closing with a bogey-free 5-under 67 in alternate-shot play. Horschel became a two-time winner at TPC Louisiana. He captured his maiden PGA Tour triumph at the 2013 Zurich Classic when it was a traditional every-man-for-himself event. Horschel and Piercy surged into the lead with birdies on the 10th and 11th holes. They followed that with seven pars to hold off Jason Dufner and Pat Perez by a stroke. Dufner had a 14-foot putt for the tie on 18, but left it a foot short. Article continues below ... This was the second year of the Zurich’s switch to a two-player team format. The victory was Horschel’s fifth and Piercy’s fourth. [ad_2] Source by [Anando] https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-horschel-piercy-win-zurich-classic-team-event/21022/h...

Live Update: Zurich extends sponsorship of New Orleans PGA event to 2026

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https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-zurich-extends-sponsorship-of-new-orleans-pga-event-to-2026/21020/html [ad_1] AVONDALE, La. (AP) Zurich Insurance executives say they’re extending the company’s title sponsorship of the New Orleans-area PGA Tour event for seven years. The extension begins after next year’s Zurich Classic and runs through 2026. Zurich began its sponsorship of the event in 2005, just months before Hurricane Katrina devastated the area and damaged the host course, the TPC Louisiana. Article continues below ... PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says Zurich’s commitment to remain as sponsor for 20-plus years is ”extraordinary.” Monahan also complimented tournament organizers for their innovation, from the two-player team format to the first-tee ”walk-up” music chosen by each team. Steve Worthy heads the Fore! Kids Foundation, which serves as the tournament’s local host organization. He says the extensi...

Live Update: Alexander Bjork of Sweden wins European Tour's China Open

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-alexander-bjork-of-sweden-wins-european-tours-china-open/21018/html [ad_1] BEIJING (AP) Alexander Bjork of Sweden shot a final-round 65 to claim a one-stroke victory for his maiden win on the European Tour at the China Open. Bjork, who trailed by one stroke after three rounds, had a 72-hole total of 18-under 270 on the Topwin Golf and Country Club. Adrian Otaegui of Spain, who had moved into a share of the third-round lead with England’s Matt Wallace after shooting 67 on Saturday, matched that score on Sunday to finish in second. Article continues below ... Wallace finished tied for third with two others after a 68, two strokes behind. [ad_2] Source by [Anando] https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-alexander-bjork-of-sweden-wins-european-tours-china-open/21018/html

Live Update: Lydia Ko leads at Lake Merced, seeks first win since 2016

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-lydia-ko-leads-at-lake-merced-seeks-first-win-since-2016/21017/html [ad_1] DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Former No. 1 Lydia Ko moved into position for her first win in nearly two years, shooting a 5-under 67 at Lake Merced on Saturday for a one-shot lead over Jessica Korda at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship. Ko has two previous victories at Lake Merced among her 14 wins overall, but she hasn’t won since July 2016 and has changed instructors twice since then, along with switching caddies and equipment. The 22-year-old from New Zealand hit 14 greens in regulation to match the low round of the day in cool and breezy conditions just outside San Francisco. Her three-day total of 11-under 205 was enough to overtake Korda, who shot 71. Minjee Lee (68) was three shots back. Article continues below ... Ko followed up her lone bogey by holing a bunker shot for birdie on the par-4 11th. She got up-and-down from a greenside bunker for birdie on...

Live Update: Kevin Kisner, Scott Brown team for one-shot lead at Zurich

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-kevin-kisner-scott-brown-team-for-one-shot-lead-at-zurich/21016/html [ad_1] AVONDALE, La. (AP) Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown teamed to shoot an 8-under 64 in better ball on Saturday to take a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Zurich Classic. The duo lost on the fourth hole of a playoff to Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt last year, the first for the Zurich as a team event. They’re in contention once again atop a crowded leaderboard at 20-under 196. Tony Finau and Daniel Summerhays shot a bogey-free 63, and Michael Kim and Andrew Putnam teamed for a 66 to finish one shot behind Kisner and Brown. There were 13 teams within four shots of the lead. Article continues below ... Several teams went low in the easier better-ball format. The teams of Brice Garnett – Chesson Hadley , Billy Horschel – Scott Piercy and Jason Dufner – Pat Perez all shot 61s to jump into contention. The format switches to...

Live Update: Jessica Korda takes 1-shot lead at Lake Merced

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-jessica-korda-takes-1-shot-lead-at-lake-merced-2/21015/html [ad_1] DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Jessica Korda is trying to leave everyone else behind – and not get too far ahead of herself in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship. Korda shot a 5-under 67 on Friday afternoon in warmer-but-still-chilly conditions at Lake Merced to take a one-stroke into the weekend. ”It’s only Friday, still two more days to go,” Korda said. ”Play the same way I have been the last two days. Hopefully, some putts drop. Stay patient and stick with my process.” Article continues below ... The winner in Thailand in February in her return from reconstructive jaw surgery, the long-hitting Korda had six birdies – three on the first four holes – and a bogey to reach 9 under. ”Just staying calm,” the five-time LPGA Tour winner said. ”I knew I was going to get certain bounces that weren’t going to be sup...

Live Update: Jessica Korda takes 1-shot lead at Lake Merced (Apr 28, 2018)

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https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-jessica-korda-takes-1-shot-lead-at-lake-merced-apr-28-2018/21013/html [ad_1] DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Jessica Korda is trying to leave everyone else behind – and not get too far ahead of herself in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship. Korda shot a 5-under 67 on Friday afternoon in warmer-but-still-chilly conditions at Lake Merced to take a one-stroke into the weekend. ”It’s only Friday, still two more days to go,” Korda said. ”Play the same way I have been the last two days. Hopefully, some putts drop. Stay patient and stick with my process.” Article continues below ... The winner in Thailand in February in her return from reconstructive jaw surgery, the long-hitting Korda had six birdies – three on the first four holes – and a bogey to reach 9 under. ”Just staying calm,” the five-time LPGA Tour winner said. ”I knew I was going to get certain bounces that weren’t going...

Live Update: Michael Kim-Andrew Putnam lead Zurich Classic team event

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-michael-kim-andrew-putnam-lead-zurich-classic-team-event-2/21012/html [ad_1] AVONDALE, La. (AP) Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown nearly won the Zurich Classic last year after Kisner’s stunning chip shot forced a playoff that they eventually lost. Another good round Friday put the duo back in contention at TPC Louisiana. Kisner and Brown shot a 2-under 70 to pull within one shot of leaders Michael Kim and Andrew Putnam . The format switched to alternate shot for the second round, with one player hitting the tee shots on even-numbered holes and the other on odd numbers. Kim and Putnam made five birdies and were able to recover from a double bogey on No. 5 for a 69 and a 13-under 131 total. Article continues below ... Kisner and Brown are comfortable in the event that switched to a team format last year. Kisner made a 95-foot chip for eagle on the final hole last year, forcing a sudden-death playoff that they lost on the fourth hole...

Live Update: Michael Kim-Andrew Putnam lead Zurich Classic team event (Apr 28, 2018)

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-michael-kim-andrew-putnam-lead-zurich-classic-team-event-apr-28-2018/21011/html [ad_1] AVONDALE, La. (AP) Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown nearly won the Zurich Classic last year after Kisner’s stunning chip shot forced a playoff that they eventually lost. Another good round Friday put the duo back in contention at TPC Louisiana. Kisner and Brown shot a 2-under 70 to pull within one shot of leaders Michael Kim and Andrew Putnam . The format switched to alternate shot for the second round, with one player hitting the tee shots on even-numbered holes and the other on odd numbers. Kim and Putnam made five birdies and were able to recover from a double bogey on No. 5 for a 69 and a 13-under 131 total. Article continues below ... Kisner and Brown are comfortable in the event that switched to a team format last year. Kisner made a 95-foot chip for eagle on the final hole last year, forcing a sudden-death playoff that they lost on the f...

Live Update: Otaegui, Wallace share 3rd-round lead at China Open

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-otaegui-wallace-share-3rd-round-lead-at-china-open/21010/html [ad_1] BEIJING (AP) Adrian Otaegui of Spain moved into a share of the third-round lead with England’s Matt Wallace after shooting a 5-under 67 Saturday at the China Open. Otaegui and Wallace, who led by one stroke after the second round, had three-round totals of 12-under 204 on the Topwin Golf and Country Club course to lead by one stroke going into Sunday’s final round. Wallace had a 69 Saturday. Article continues below ... Sweden’s Alexander Bjork (67), Julien Guerrier of France (68) and Jorge Campillo of Spain (68) were tied for third in the European Tour event. [ad_2] Source by [Anando] https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-otaegui-wallace-share-3rd-round-lead-at-china-open/21010/html

Live Update: Jessica Korda takes 1-shot lead at Lake Merced

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-jessica-korda-takes-1-shot-lead-at-lake-merced/21009/html [ad_1] DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Jessica Korda shot a 5-under 67 on Friday in warmer-but-still-chilly conditions at Lake Merced to take a one-stroke into the weekend. The winner in Thailand in February in her return from reconstructive jaw surgery, the long-hitting Korda had six birdies – three on the first four holes – and a bogey to reach 9 under. Monday qualifier Annie Park was second after a 66 in the morning. Article continues below ... England’s Charley Hull was 7 under after a 68. Lydia Ko had a 70 to get to 6 under. She won the Swinging Skirts LPGA at Lake Merced in 2014 and 2015. [ad_2] Source by [Anando] https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-jessica-korda-takes-1-shot-lead-at-lake-merced/21009/html

Live Update: Michael Kim-Andrew Putnam lead Zurich Classic team event

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-michael-kim-andrew-putnam-lead-zurich-classic-team-event/21008/html [ad_1] AVONDALE, La. (AP) Michael Kim and Andrew Putnam teamed to shoot a 3-under 69 on Friday to take the Zurich Classic lead into the weekend. The format switched to alternate shot for the second round, with one player hitting the tee shots on even-numbered holes and the other on odd numbers. Kim and Putnam made five birdies and were able to recover from a double bogey on No. 5 to reach 13-under 131. Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown, who lost in a playoff last year, were a stroke back after a 70. Article continues below ... Bubba Watson and Matt Kuchar shot a 67 at TPC Louisiana to pull within four shots of the lead. Jordan Spieth and Ryan Palmer missed the cut after making double bogey on the final two holes. After best-play play Saturday, the final round will be played in alternate shot. [ad_2] Source by [Anando] https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/liv...

Live Update: Englishman Wallace takes 2nd-round lead at China Open

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-englishman-wallace-takes-2nd-round-lead-at-china-open-2/21006/html [ad_1] BEIJING (AP) Matt Wallace shot a 2-under 70 Friday to take a one-stroke lead into the third round of the China Open golf tournament. The Englishman had a two-round total of 9-under 135 on the Topwin Golf and Country Club course. Tied for second in the European PGA Tour event were American Kim Sihwan (66), Nacho Elvira of Spain (67) and Australian Jason Scrivener (69). Article continues below ... [ad_2] Source by [Anando] https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-englishman-wallace-takes-2nd-round-lead-at-china-open-2/21006/html

Live Update: Lydia Ko tied for early lead at chilly Lake Merced

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https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-lydia-ko-tied-for-early-lead-at-chilly-lake-merced-2/21004/html [ad_1] DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Lydia Ko was back on top at Lake Merced. Ko shot a 4-under 68 on a chilly Thursday morning at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship for a share of the first-round lead. Jessica Korda , Caroline Hedwall , In-Kyung Kim and Su Oh joined Ko atop the leaderboard in the LPGA Tour’s return to Lake Merced after a year away. The Swinging Skirts LPGA winner at the course in 2014 and 2015, Ko eagled the par-5 fifth and had four birdies and a bogey. The 21-year-old from New Zealand has 14 LPGA Tour wins, the last in July 2016. Article continues below ... Korda, playing alongside Kim a group ahead of Ko, also eagled the fifth and had four birdies and a bogey. Korda won in Thailand in February in her return from reconstructive jaw surgery. Lexi Thompson , Sei Young Kim , Charley Hull and Celine Herbin shot 69. [ad_2] Source by [Anando] https:...

Live Update: Lydia Ko tied for LPGA Tour lead at chilly Lake Merced

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https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-lydia-ko-tied-for-lpga-tour-lead-at-chilly-lake-merced/21002/html [ad_1] DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Lydia Ko was back on top at Lake Merced. Ko shot a 4-under 68 on a chilly Thursday morning at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship for a share of the first-round lead. Jessica Korda , Caroline Hedwall , In-Kyung Kim and Su Oh joined Ko atop the leaderboard in the LPGA Tour’s return to Lake Merced after a year away. The Swinging Skirts LPGA winner at the course in 2014 and 2015, Ko eagled the par-5 fifth and had four birdies and a bogey. The 21-year-old from New Zealand has 14 LPGA Tour wins, the last in July 2016. Article continues below ... Korda, playing alongside Kim a group ahead of Ko, also eagled the fifth and had four birdies and a bogey. Korda won in Thailand in February in her return from reconstructive jaw surgery. Lexi Thompson , Sei Young Kim , Charley Hull and Celine Herbin shot 69. [ad_2] Source by [Anando] http...

Live Update: LPGA Tour star Stacy Lewis expecting her first child

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-lpga-tour-star-stacy-lewis-expecting-her-first-child/21001/html [ad_1] DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Stacy Lewis is expecting her first child. The 33-year-old LPGA Tour star and husband Gerrod Chadwell announced the pregnancy and Nov. 3 due date in an interview with Golfweek. She plans to play through the Marathon Classic in July and return for a full season next year. ”Golf has never gotten in the way of anything in my personal life,” said Lewis. ”Family is important to me. It’s more important than any golf tournament I’m going to play in. I thought about it a little bit from the golf side, but on the other hand, it’s like what did we want for our family.” Article continues below ... Lewis opened play Thursday with a 2-over 74 in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship at chilly Lake Merced. The two-time major champion won the Portland Classic last year for her 12th LPGA Tour title. Chadwell is the women...

Live Update: Reavie-Glover, Xhang-Dou share Zurich Classic lead

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-reavie-glover-xhang-dou-share-zurich-classic-lead-2/21000/html [ad_1] AVONDALE, La. (AP) Chez Reavie had quite a few good moments at TPC Louisiana on Thursday. So did teammate Lucas Glover . In best-ball format, the most important thing was those moments came on different holes. Reavie and Glover teamed to shoot a 12-under 60 for a share of the Zurich Classic lead with China’s Zhang Xinjun and Dou Zecheng. Article continues below ... ”Chez started well and I picked it up in the middle of the back nine,” Glover said. ”He closed it off and then we both played really well on the front. Just kind of ham and egged it, I guess, as they would say.” Reavie and Glover each had six birdies in the best-ball format, pushing through soggy weather early in the round before conditions cleared at TPC Louisiana. Six teams are two shots back in a tie for third after shooting 62. ”We were just rolling,” Reavie...

Live Update: Reavie-Glover, Zhang-Dou share Zurich Classic lead

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-reavie-glover-zhang-dou-share-zurich-classic-lead/20999/html [ad_1] AVONDALE, La. (AP) Chez Reavie had quite a few good moments at TPC Louisiana on Thursday. So did teammate Lucas Glover . In best-ball format, the most important thing was those moments came on different holes. Reavie and Glover teamed to shoot a 12-under 60 for a share of the Zurich Classic lead with China’s Zhang Xinjun and Dou Zecheng. Article continues below ... ”Chez started well and I picked it up in the middle of the back nine,” Glover said. ”He closed it off and then we both played really well on the front. Just kind of ham and egged it, I guess, as they would say.” Reavie and Glover each had six birdies in the best-ball format, pushing through soggy weather early in the round before conditions cleared at TPC Louisiana. Six teams are two shots back in a tie for third after shooting 62. ”We were just rolling,” Reavie s...

Live Update: Reavie-Glover, Xhang-Dou share Zurich Classic lead

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-reavie-glover-xhang-dou-share-zurich-classic-lead/20998/html [ad_1] AVONDALE, La. (AP) Chez Reavie and Lucas Glover teamed to shoot a 12-under 60 on Thursday for a share of the Zurich Classic lead with China’s Zhang Xinjun and Dou Zecheng. Reavie and Glover each had six birdies in the best-ball format, pushing through soggy weather early in the round before conditions cleared at TPC Louisiana. Zhang and Dou birdied four of their final five holes. Tony Finau – Daniel Summerhays , Chris Paisley – Tommy Fleetwood , J.J. Henry – Tom Hoge , Michael Kim – Andrew Putnam , Kevin Kisner -Scott Brown and Troy Merritt -Brendon de Jonge were tied for third at 62. Article continues below ... Jason Day and Ryan Ruffels shot 64, Masters champion Patrick Reed and Patrick Cantlay had a 65, and Jordan Spieth and Ryan Palmer were at 66. This is the second year that two-player teams have competed at the Zurich Classi...

Live Update: Lydia Ko tied for early lead at chilly Lake Merced

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https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-lydia-ko-tied-for-early-lead-at-chilly-lake-merced/20996/html [ad_1] DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Lydia Ko was back on top at Lake Merced. Ko shot a 4-under 68 on a chilly Thursday morning at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship for a share of the lead halfway through the first round. Jessica Korda , Caroline Hedwall and In-Kyung Kim joined Ko atop the leaderboard in the LPGA Tour’s return to Lake Merced after a year away. The Swinging Skirts LPGA winner at the course in 2014 and 2015, Ko eagled the par-5 fifth and had four birdies and a bogey. The 21-year-old from New Zealand has 14 LPGA Tour wins, the last in July 2016. Article continues below ... Korda, playing alongside Kim a group ahead of Ko, also eagled the fifth and had four birdies and a bogey. Korda won in Thailand in February in her return from reconstructive jaw surgery. Hedwall and Kim each had five birdies and a bogey. Sei Young Kim , Charley Hull and Celine Herbin shot ...

Live Update: Woods returns from post-Masters break to play Quail Hollow

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-woods-returns-from-post-masters-break-to-play-quail-hollow/20995/html [ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Tiger Woods is returning from his post-Masters break at the Wells Fargo Championship next week. It will be his first time playing at the Quail Hollow Club since he missed the cut in 2012. Woods won the tournament in 2007. Woods announced Thursday he will be playing consecutive weeks at the Wells Fargo Championship and The Players Championship. It will be the third time since returning from back surgery that he plays back-to-back weeks. Article continues below ... Woods tied for 32nd at the Masters, failing to break par until the final round. Since returning from a fourth back surgery, he has missed only one cut in the six tournaments he has played. Woods was runner-up by one shot at the Valspar Championship. [ad_2] Source by [Anando] https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-woods-returns-from-post-masters-break-to-play-qu...

Live Update: Jin Daxing shoots 64 to take 1-stroke lead at China Open

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-jin-daxing-shoots-64-to-take-1-stroke-lead-at-china-open/20994/html [ad_1] BEIJING (AP) Jin Daxing took a one-stroke lead at the China Open after shooting an 8-under 64 Thursday in the first round. Jin’s bogey-free round at the Topwin Golf and Country Club included six birdies and an eagle on the par-5 eighth. The 25-year-old Jin is playing in only his eighth European Tour event and has made the cut only once. Matt Wallace (65) had an eagle-birdie finish to move into a tie for second with Nino Bertasio, who also produced a bogey-free round. Alexander Bjork and Scott Vincent (66) were a further stroke back. Article continues below ... Defending champion Alexander Levy , who won last week’s Trophee Hassan II in Morocco, is in a large group five shots off the lead at 3 under. [ad_2] Source by [Anando] https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-jin-daxing-shoots-64-to-take-1-stroke-lead-at-china-open/20994/html

Live Update: Spieth seeks third straight strong finish at Zurich Classic

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https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-spieth-seeks-third-straight-strong-finish-at-zurich-classic-2/20992/html [ad_1] AVONDALE, La. (AP) Jordan Spieth suspects he could be on the cusp of a banner year. That’s why he’s trying to strike the right balance of fun and focus when he teams up with good friend Ryan Palmer in New Orleans this weekend for the Zurich Classic. Spieth said he might see some music, considering the city’s renowned Jazz and Heritage Festival also is this weekend. He’s certain he’ll have some memorable meals. He might even take Saints coach Sean Payton up on an invitation to be in New Orleans’ ”war room” during the NFL draft, as he did last year. But when he’s on the TPC Louisiana course, he also wants to capitalize on the momentum he gained with top-three finishes in his past two events, the Houston Open and the Masters. Article continues below ... ”I finally feel like I got the short game ba...

Live Update: FANTASY PLAYS: Daily fantasy strategies for baseball, golf

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-fantasy-plays-daily-fantasy-strategies-for-baseball-golf/20990/html [ad_1] If you are playing daily fantasy baseball tournaments with a top-heavy payout structure, you need to make sure to create lineups with the requisite upside. While that may seem obvious and a little bit vague, there is an easy way to increase your probabilities of making a lineup that can realize its upside: through stacking. Stacking refers to taking multiple hitters from the same team. The idea behind stacking is to make a lineup of hitters that are correlated to one another. This correlation creates a higher risk-higher reward type of lineup that is perfect for top heavy tournament structures. Stacking increases correlation in a couple of ways. First, hitters close to one another in the lineup can share in the same run-scoring plays that result in additional fantasy points for all players involved since both DraftKings and FanDuel award points for runs score...

Live Update: Langer to miss Senior PGA title defense for son’s graduation

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https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-langer-to-miss-senior-pga-title-defense-for-sons-graduation/20988/html [ad_1] Bernhard Langer has compiled 36 victories and just over $25 million in earnings on the PGA Tour Champions, and he is a seven-time player of the year. It might help the others if the 60-year-old German takes a week off every now and then. ”Sometimes they say, `Why don’t you take a week off?’ I joke back and say, `If you pay me some disappearance fee, I might.’ But I haven’t received any yet,” Langer said Monday while previewing the Senior PGA Championship in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Leave it to Langer’s son to arrange that. Article continues below ... Langer revealed that he won’t be able to defend his title on May 24-27 because his youngest son, 18-year-old Jason, is graduating from high school that weekend. ”Family always comes first in my life, so I’ve got to be there to support him, to celebrat...

Live Update: Black woman golfer: It was like we had targets on our backs

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-black-woman-golfer-it-was-like-we-had-targets-on-our-backs/20984/html [ad_1] YORK, Pa. (AP) One of five black women golfers who say they were told to leave a Pennsylvania club says it felt like they were ”playing with targets on our backs.” Sandra Harrison says representatives of the Grandview Golf Club in York told the group at the second hole they were playing too slowly. After the ninth hole, an hour and a half later, she says they were told they took too long a break and needed to leave. Article continues below ... She says she and two other women left because they were so rattled by the treatment. The club called police on the two women who remained. No charges were filed. Club co-owner JJ Chronister has said she called the women personally to ”sincerely apologize.” Harrison says she’s still traumatized and hurt. [ad_2] Source by [Anando] https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-black-...

Live Update: Column: PGA Tour primed for big 2nd half of season

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https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-column-pga-tour-primed-for-big-2nd-half-of-season/20982/html [ad_1] The PGA Tour began the second half of the season at the Texas Open, with Andrew Landry becoming the seventh first-time winner. Never mind that it feels as though the season is just getting started. Still to come are three majors and The Players Championship. Not to be overlooked are the FedEx Cup playoffs. Quibble about points and prestige, but they deliver four tournaments over five weeks of the top available players. Article continues below ... Most sports prefer to become more relevant the closer they get to the finish line, so that’s one benefit of the PGA Tour’s wraparound season. The opening 22 weeks featured one major and three World Golf Championships, one of them in Shanghai last October, the other two in March separated by two weeks. Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson and Patton Kizzire are multiple winners. Dustin Johnson should be. Jordan Spieth ...

Live Update: Golf club apologizes for calling cops on black women members

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-golf-club-apologizes-for-calling-cops-on-black-women-members-2/20981/html [ad_1] YORK, Pa. (AP) A golf club in Pennsylvania has apologized for calling police on a group of black women after the co-owner and his father said they were playing too slowly and refused requests to leave the course. ”I felt we were discriminated against,” one of the women, Myneca Ojo, told the York Daily Record. ”It was a horrific experience.” Sandra Thompson and four friends met up Saturday to play a round of golf at the Grandview Golf Club, where they are all members, she told the newspaper. Article continues below ... At the second hole, a white man whose son co-owns the club came up to them twice to complain that they weren’t keeping up with the pace of play. Thompson, an attorney and the head of the York chapter of the NAACP, told the newspaper it was untrue. On the same hole, another member of the group, Sandra Harrison, ...

Live Update: Golf club apologizes for calling cops on black women members

https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-golf-club-apologizes-for-calling-cops-on-black-women-members/20980/html [ad_1] YORK, Pa. (AP) A golf club in Pennsylvania has apologized for calling police on a group of black women after the co-owner and his father said they were playing too slowly and refused requests to leave the course. ”I felt we were discriminated against,” one of the women, Myneca Ojo, told the York Daily Record. ”It was a horrific experience.” Sandra Thompson and four friends met up Saturday to play a round of golf at the Grandview Golf Club, where they are all members, she told the newspaper. Article continues below ... At the second hole, a white man whose son co-owns the club came up to them twice to complain that they weren’t keeping up with the pace of play. Thompson, an attorney and the head of the York chapter of the NAACP, told the newspaper it was untrue. On the same hole, another member of the group, Sandra Harrison, sa...