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Shane Lowry shot a major record-equalling 62 as he moved into contention behind joint leaders Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele in the third round of the US PGA Championship in Kentucky. The 2019 Open champion holed nine birdies in a sublime bogey-free round to reach 13 under, two off the lead. Lowry was buoyed by ...
Kipp Popert underlined his status as the world’s leading golfer with a disability by holding off second-ranked Brendan Lawlor to win the G4D Open at Woburn. England’s Popert started the final round one behind defending champion Lawlor but his two-over 74 was enough to win by one stroke. “It’s great to win,” said Popert who ...
Scottie Scheffler warmed up for his second round at the US PGA Championship by “stretching in a jail cell” after being arrested on Friday morning. The world number one was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer following an incident outside Valhalla ...
Damp greens on Thursday had made for fine scoring conditions but with persistent rain falling, it was difficult for the early starters on Friday to make inroads into Schauffele’s advantage. However, after contending at the Masters in April, 2020 US PGA champion Morikawa again demonstrated his ability to produce his best form at the majors. ...
World number one Scottie Scheffler has been detained by police outside Valhalla Golf Club before the second round of the US PGA Championship. ESPN reported Scheffler was stopped by police after “a misunderstanding with traffic flow”. Videos of the scene outside the course in Louisville, Kentucky, showed him handcuffed and being guided into the back ...
Robert MacIntyre revealed a return home to Scotland brought out the form that saw him shoot an impressive five under par on day one of the US PGA Championship. The 27-year-old finished his round tied with Rory McIlroy, four shots behind early leader Xander Schauffele, as the action got under way at Valhalla. The Oban ...
Defending champion Brendan Lawlor and world number one Kipp Popert will again battle it out for the G4D Open in Friday’s final round. Irishman Lawlor hit a second successive 71 to move to two under and swap places with England’s Popert, the top-ranked disability golfer. Popert, who led overnight on four under, carded a 75 ...
McIlroy is once again in Schauffele’s rear-view mirror. The world number two, who won his fourth and final major to date at this venue in 2014, started brightly from the 10th with two birdies in his opening four holes. But a bogey on the 17th was followed by a wayward drive that found water on ...
The US were comprehensively beaten 16½-11½ by Europe in Rome last September and will be looking to avenge that defeat in New York in September 2025. However, the PGA of America is in no rush to appoint Zach Johnson’s successor, despite Europe already having Luke Donald in place as captain. “We have picked captains later ...
Popert, who has cerebral palsy, finished runner-up to Lawlor over the same course last year. “Four under par is super shooting from Kipp,” said Lawlor, who has a rare condition called Ellis-van Creveld syndrome that is characterised by a shorter stature and shorter limbs. “But I feel like I have that [score] in me. It’s ...