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• Deere win propels DeChambeau to Open at Birkdale

  16-07-2017 21:19
  
  A whirlwind back nine at the John Deere Classic transformed Bryson DeChambeau from a much-discussed prospect into a PGA Tour winner.
  DeChambeau started the day four shots behind Patrick Rodgers, but he closed with a back-nine 30 to put a charge into the crowds at TPC Deere Run. His 14-foot birdie on the final hole gave him a share of the lead, but when Rodgers bogeyed No. 17 and failed to chip in for birdie at the last it meant DeChambeau would be lifting the trophy after a final-round 65.
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• Park tops amateur Choi to win U.S. Women's Open

  16-07-2017 20:49
  
  With a round of 5-under 67, Sung-Hyun Park rallied to win the U.S. Women’s Open by two over 17-year-old amateur Hye-Jin Choi. Here’s how Park won her first major title at Trump National Bedminster:
  Leaderboard: Park (-11), Choi (-9), M.J Hur (-7), So Yeon Ryu (-7), Carlota Ciganda (-6), Shanshan Feng (-6)
  What it means: A five-time winner in Asia, this is Park’s first victory in the United States. In less than two full LPGA seasons, she had already racked up nine top-10 finishe
  
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• UltraViolet takes protest inside Trump National

  16-07-2017 19:34
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. – UltraViolet took its protest inside the gates of Trump National in Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Women’s Open.
  Four UltraViolet protesters moved as close as they could beneath President Donald Trump’s private box shortly after he arrived at 3:15 p.m. and then removed their outer garments, revealing purple T-shirts with the words: “USGA: Dump Sexist Trump.” They formed a line and quietly stared up at the box until Trump walked to the windo
  
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• 1929 U.S. Open Vignette

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• Watch: Fox makes hole-in-three in Scottish Open

  16-07-2017 17:34
  
  When is a hole-in-one not a hole-in-one? When it's a hole-in-three.Sunday in the Scottish Open, after Ryan Fox hit his tee shot on the 169-yard sixth hole into some bushes, he teed up a provisional ball in case he was unable to find his first.That provisional found the bottom of the cup and saved his par.
  
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• Shinkwin, two more qualify for Open at Birkdale

  16-07-2017 17:26
  
  Three players - Callum Shinkwin, Matthieu Pavon and Andrew Dodt - qualified for this week's Open Championship by virtue of their finishes at the Scottish Open, the last European Tour event in the Open Qualifying Series.
  England’s Shinkwin, 24, gave away the tournament Sunday when he bogeyed the 72nd hole in regulation and then lost the ensuing playoff to Rafa Cabrera Bello, who made birdie on the first extra hole
  This is the second year in a row Shinkwin has earned an Open exemption via th
  
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• Trump supporters, protesters clash near Women's Open

  16-07-2017 14:02
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. – President Donald Trump has been showered with fanfare since he stepped on his property at Trump National Friday for the U.S. Women’s Open, but his arrival has been more contentious at the protest site set up by Somerset County officials four miles down the road.
  NJ.com reported anti-Trump activists and Trump supporters “clashed” on Saturday, with about 150 people gathered.
  The president himself acknowledged the face-off going on at Bedminster’s Cl
  
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• McIlroy gets in early Birkdale prep after missed cuts

  16-07-2017 11:44
  
  SOUTHPORT, England - An early exit from the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open didn't have much upside, but at least it afforded Rory McIlroy an opportunity to get in some extra prep for The Open.
  McIlroy went straight from Dundonald to Royal Birkdale, playing practice rounds on both Saturday and Sunday. After missing the cut in two straight events and three of his last four dating back to the U.S. Open, McIlroy has spent much of his practice time adjusting his alignment and ball position,
  
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• Watch: JT, Romo, Curry team up for alley-oop at ACC

  16-07-2017 11:27
  
  The American Century Championship is all about having fun, and from the looks of things, no group is doing that better than the threesome of Justin Timberlake, Stephen Curry and Tony Romo.On Saturday, the mega-star trio teamed up for what could turn out to be the highlight of the tournament, a Timberlake to Romo to Curry alley-oop. Check it out below:.@jtimberlake@tonyromo@StephenCurry30:Mama there goes that man! pic.twitter.com/JxgDegj3Ho— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 15, 2017
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• Watch: Player, 81, does backflip into water

  16-07-2017 10:25
  
  Gary Player is always finding ways to defy his age. This weekend, it came in the form of a backflip into a body of water.Player, 81, uploaded the backflip to his Instagram and Twitter pages with the caption "‪Age is just a number," and while it certainly wouldn't have scored him a 10/10 in the Olympics, it wasn't bad for a man who's been on this earth for the better part of a century.‪Age is just a number & we are only as old as those surrounding you #grandchildrenschallenge #pla
  
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• Watch: Girl holes incredible off-the-wall trick shot

  16-07-2017 09:00
  
  Sophie Godley is a former collegiate golfer who last played for the FIU Panthers in 2015-16. From a quick look at her Instagram page, she's still got it.Godley has become quite the trick-shot artist, but her latest trick might be the most impressive one yet. Just in time for Open week, she found the bottom of the cup after bouncing one off a brick wall (à la Miguel Angel Jimenez).There's no pictures on a scorecard, so here's a video A post shared by Sophie Godley (@sophie_godley) on Jul 1
  
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• Naked Norman using nature as therapy

  16-07-2017 08:20
  
  At this point in his life, we're not sure that Greg Norman owns a shirt, but it appears he also misplaced his pants on a recent trip into the Colorado wilderness.The Shark posed for a tasteful nude photo on his Instagram over the weekend, and in all honesty, there are worse looking 62-year-olds out there.Not too many options here at 11,850 ft in the Colorado Flat Top Wilderness after 2 days in the saddle!!!! #chilly A post shared by Greg Norman (@shark_gregnorman) on Jul 14, 2017 at 4:30pm PDT T
  
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• Lewis implodes, finishes back-nine 44 with a 10

  16-07-2017 00:09
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. – Stacy Lewis made a bold charge Saturday at the U.S. Women’s Open before enduring an uncharacteristic meltdown on the back nine.
  After making birdies at four consecutive holes, Lewis stumbled with a triple-bogey 7 and a quintuple-bogey 10 on the back nine.
  The two-time major championship charged to within one shot of the lead before tumbling back into a tie for 36th.
  Lewis shot 32 on the front nine and 44 on the back nine.
  Afterward, Lewis waved off an LPGA official
  
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• South Koreans eyeing yet another U.S. Women's Open

  16-07-2017 00:07
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. – If a South Korean wins the U.S. Women’s Open again, the USGA might want to consider staging the event in Seoul once in a while.
  That said, the South Koreans wouldn’t feel any more at home than they do now.
  China’s Shanshan Feng looks like she is all that stands between the South Koreans claiming their fifth U.S. Women’s Open title in the last seven years, their seventh in the last 10 years.
  South Koreans hold six of the top seven spots going into
  
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• Choi could be second amateur to win Women's Open

  16-07-2017 00:07
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. – Hye-Jin Choi is looking to make history Sunday in a bid to become just the second amateur to win the U.S. Women’s Open since the championship began in 1946.
  The 17-year-old from Osan, South Korea, shot a 2-under-par 70 at Trump National on Saturday to move into a tie for second, two shots behind Shanshan Feng.
  Catherine Lacoste of France won the U.S. Women’s Open as an amateur in 1967.
  Choi is a member of the Korean national team and is No. 2 in the World Ama
  
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