WOMEN’S GOLF UALR wins first golf title since 2016 The University of Arkansas at Little Rock earned its first team tournament championship since 2016, winning the Oral Roberts Spring Break Invitational on Tuesday at the Club at Indian Springs in Broken Arrow, Okla. The Trojans, led by second-year Coach Jenna …
Read More »PGA Tour will no longer require COVID-19 testing for vaccinated golfers at tournaments, per reports
A year after the PGA Tour shut down for three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, protocol seems to be easing a bit internally. According to a memo obtained by both Golf Digest and ESPN, the PGA Tour will no longer test golfers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. Currently, golfers …
Read More »Monday Sports Notes: Bulldog hoops lands Pac-12 guard; Sutherland wins first college golf title
Arizona’s Baker Jr. commits to Fresno State It looks like the Fresno State men’s basketball program has added a graduate transfer, who could end up making an immediate impact next season.On his twitter account Monday, Arizona guard Jemarl Baker Jr. committed to the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-5 Baker is a former …
Read More »Ready or Not, Hideki Matsuyama Is Now a National Hero in Japan
TOKYO — Hideki Matsuyama has never been a fan of the spotlight. Even as he rose to become Japan’s most successful male golfer, he did his best to avoid the attention lavished on the every move of other Japanese athletes who have shined on the global stage.But with his win …
Read More »2021 RBC Heritage odds: Surprising PGA picks, predictions from proven model that nailed six golf majors
The post-Masters tour tees off on Thursday when the 2021 RBC Heritage gets underway from Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C. This has traditionally been one of the most competitive tournaments on the PGA Tour as only two events over the last decade have been won by more …
Read More »Hideki Matsuyama is Golf’s Quiet Superstar
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama stood on the 18th green at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday evening, a winner of the Masters Tournament. There had been no skyward leap, no cathartic, celebratory climb into his caddie’s arms.Just a hat tip and some hugs — an understated, in-the-moment recognition of …
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