For the third consecutive time since September’s Ryder Cup, Rory McIlroy is threatening to win a golf tournament. McIlroy won the CJ Cup in October and nearly pulled off the DP World Tour Championship Dubai in November. Now he shares the Hero World Challenge lead at 6 under alongside Abraham …
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Getty Images This week’s Hero World Challenge, which began Thursday, marks the final time most of the best golfers in the world will tee it up in 2021. Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau headline one of the best small-field events of the entire …
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PUNE: Rookie Kartik Sharma returned a sizzling nine-under 60 to take a two-shot lead on day two of the Pune Open Golf Championship here on Thursday. Gurugram’s left-handed 21-year-old Kartik (66-60), lying tied second and three shots off the lead after round one, moved his total to 13-under 126 after …
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Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Golf: McIlroy defends players’ right to compete in Saudi Arabia Rory McIlroy said he viewed golfers as “independent contractors” and that the PGA and European tours should allow players to compete in the Saudi International in February. The Saudi International, which …
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The Northern Texas PGA Foundation was a big winner Monday at the Ewing Charity Classic, and Dean Larsson was the biggest individual winner when he drove home in a Mercedes Benz GLA 250.The 16th edition of the fundraising golf tournament featuring 22 teams of PGA club professional members and members …
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How do we measure athletic greatness? By the number of big wins and unforgettable championships?Or by something less obvious but perhaps more profound: an athlete’s resolve to go against the grain and upend the status quo in both sport and society, even at the risk of personal harm?If the latter …
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