Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.Golf-Johnson withdraws from Byron Nelson with knee discomfortDustin Johnson has withdrawn from the final warm-up event ahead of next week’s PGA Championship with knee discomfort, the world number one said on Monday. Johnson, whose Masters title defence ended in a missed cut …
Read More »Golf-Kerr accepts special exemption to play in U.S. Women’s Open
Cristie Kerr’s decades-long streak of competing in the U.S. Women’s Open will stretch to a 24th year next month in San Francisco as the former champion accepted a special exemption to play in the tournament, the USGA said on Monday. Kerr, who counts two major victories among her 20 wins …
Read More »Vote for Jackson-area spring sports Player of the Week for May 3-8
Follow Josh VanDyke on Twitter 26Jackson County Golf MeetJACKSON – We’ve highlighted 15 local student-athletes among a long list of deserving performers and tasked the readers of MLive and the Jackson Citizen Patriot with deciding who deserves top billing in this week’s Player of the Week poll for the spring …
Read More »Utah men’s golf team preparing for the NCAA West Regional
May 9, 2021 — (KUTV) – The Utah Men’s Golf team is in the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 1992. The regional is scheduled for May 17-19 at Tumble Creek Golf & Country Club in Cle Elum, Washington. Coach Garrett Clegg made his second appearance on Talkin’ Sports, …
Read More »New Braunfels Davenport’s first-year golf program ready for state
NEW BRAUNFELS — Some things defy explanation.Count New Braunfels Davenport’s qualification to the UIL Class 4A state girls golf championships among them. Davenport, Comal ISD’s fourth high school that opened last fall, advanced to the state tournament following a resounding 51-stroke victory at the Region IV-4A championship April 19-20 at …
Read More »A look at some of the state of Texas’ newest golf courses, including one that could be hosting PGA Tour events soon
Much of the attention in North Texas has been on the $500 million PGA Frisco development with two new golf courses in the grow-in stage for a planned 2022 debut. But there are a smattering of other courses throughout the state under construction or having opened in the last year. …
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