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• When Michael Jordan competed in Western Amateur, played with Phil Mickelson and got beat by 32

  25-07-2021 23:09
  
  The Western Amateur is considered one of the most prestigious tournaments in amateur golf, attracting the best amateur players in the world since 1899. Tiger Woods won it, in 1994. So, too, did Jack Nicklaus (1961), Francis Ouimet (1917) and Chick Evans (eight times). Even the list of players who haven’t lifted its trophy is impressive: Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Michael Jordan…Yes, even Air Jordan is a Western alum.The Western Amateur has a his
  
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• Cameron Champ is the 3M Open champ after fighting off dehydration on back-nine

  25-07-2021 21:50
  
  BLAINE, Minn. — Cameron Champ fended off dehydration and crisply putted his way to a 5-under 66 on Sunday, winning the 3M Open by two strokes for his third career victory.The 26-year-old Champ had five birdies in a bogey-free round to finish at 15-under 269 at TPC Twin Cities. Louis Oosthuizen, Jhonattan Vegas and Charl Schwartzel tied for second.Oosthuizen shot 66, too, in a much stronger finish than the previous weekend at the British Open, where his 54-hole lead turned into a tie f
  
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• Nacho Elvira overcomes collapse for playoff win at Cazoo Open, memorializes slain golfer

  25-07-2021 21:20
  
  NEWPORT, Wales — Nacho Elvira squandered a six-shot overnight lead in the Wales Open and bogeyed the 18th hole before rallying to beat Justin Harding in a playoff to win his first European Tour title on Sunday.Elvira dedicated his victory to Spanish golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena, who was murdered in 2018.Harding three-putted the first extra hole, the par-five 18th, to gift victory to Elvira, who had earlier made the same mistake when a closing par would have secured the title at Celt
  
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• Patrick Reed on last-minute Olympics call: 'A duty of mine to go'

  25-07-2021 18:41
  
  When Patrick Reed stepped into the scoring area Saturday afternoon at TPC Twin Cities, he was informed that he had a message waiting for him from Andy Levinson, executive director of the USA Golf Federation.Reed didn’t waste any time calling back.“I knew being first man up that I was going to have that potential of getting that call and go represent our country,” said Reed, who quickly accepted the invite onto Team USA’s four-player roster for Tokyo after Bryson DeCh
  
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• Stephen Dodd holds off Miguel Angel Jimenez and Darren Clarke to win The Senior Open

  25-07-2021 16:27
  
  SUNNINGDALE, England — Stephen Dodd birdied the final hole to win the Senior British Open by one stroke on Sunday, holding off challenges from Miguel Angel Jimenez and Darren Clarke to secure his first major title.The 55-year-old Welshman closed with a 2-under 68 at Sunningdale for a four-day total of 13-under 267.Jimenez, the 2018 winner, shot 65 to finish at 12 under, while Clarke (67) was another shot behind.Full-field scores from The Senior Open ChampionshipDodd equaled the low ro
  
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• 'Has a nice ring to it': Minjee Lee a major champion after Evian playoff victory

  25-07-2021 16:11
  
  As she raised the Amundi Evian Championship trophy, Minjee Lee was speechless. After seven years on the LPGA and five wins, she could finally call herself a major champion. “I been waiting for this for so long. It just feels unreal to have won,” said Lee, who started her round on Sunday seven shots behind leader Jeongeun Lee6.Eighteen holes and seven birdies later, Lee finished her round as the clubhouse leader by one shot at 18 under.“I played really well to get
  
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• Yealimi Noh draws positives from Evian Championship close-call

  25-07-2021 15:25
  
  When Yealimi Noh walked down the 18th fairway at the Amundi Evian Championship, she thought she would be nervous. Her drive had leaked right and ended up in thick rough with no chance to hit the green on the reachable par-5. A birdie for Noh on No. 18 would force a playoff with clubhouse leader Minjee Lee, who shot 7-under 64 to get in at 18 under.But during this time of intense pressure, Noh was calm as ever.“I'm really good at calming my heart down,” she said. “You can f
  
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• Congrats to Nicholas Dunlap!! 🔥🔥🔥 #USJuniorAm

  25-07-2021 14:00
  
  
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• Jon Rahm withdraws from Olympics after another COVID-19 positive test

  25-07-2021 10:18
  
  The field for the Olympic golf competition took another hit Sunday when the International Golf Federation announced that world No. 1 Jon Rahm had withdrawn from the event after testing positive for COVID-19.It was the second coronavirus-related withdrawal following Bryson DeChambeau’s positive test Saturday.Because of the limited time for a replacement to comply with the health protocols, the Spanish Olympic Committee did not name a replacement. Instead, the IGF will replace Rahm with the
  
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• Highlights: 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship Match

  25-07-2021 01:47
  
  
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