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Rome, Italy – The 2023 Ryder Cup , the 44th biennial running of the Ryder Cup , is the upcoming team golf tournament which will be held in  Italy  from September 29 to October 1, 2023 at  Marco Simone Golf and Country Club  in  Guidonia Montecelio , northeast of  Rome . The United States team is the holder of the  Ryder Cup  after its 19–9 victory over Europe in  2021 at Whistling Straits . - Format The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format will be as follows: ● Day 1 (Friday) – 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches and 4 fourball (better ball) matches ● Day 2 (Saturday) – 4 foursome matches and 4 fourball matches ● Day 3 (Sunday) – 12 singles matches On the first two days there are 4 foursome matches and 4 fourball matches with the home captain choosing which are played in the morning and which in the afternoon. With a total of 28 points available, 141⁄2 points are required to wi...

Memphis, TN – This month, there have been two most compelling comeback stories from the two men who returned to the winning ways: Rey Mysterio won his third WWE United States Championship title after defeating Austin Theory on August 11 episode of WWE SmackDown, while Lucas Glover won back-to-back PGA Tour events at Wyndham Championship and FedEx St. Jude Championship. Here are the most compelling comeback stories from Rey Mysterio and Lucas Glover. 1. Rey Mysterio Rey Mysterio won his first WWE U.S. title at the 2019 Money In The Bank in May. That year, the championship was on the RAW brand. The Mexican relinqushed the title in June due to that controversial match against Samoa Joe. Mysterio regained the title five months later on a episode of Raw by defeating AJ Styles. His reign was lasted by one month following his loss to Andrade Cien, the future husband of 14-time WWE Women's Champion Charlotte Flair. Since then, Rey teamed up with his son Dominik to r...

Jakarta (Minggu) – Pegolf asal Thailand, Nitithorn Thippong tampil sebagai pemenang turnamen golf Mandiri Indonesia Open 2023 yang digelar pada 3-6 Agustus 2023 di Lapangan Golf Pondok Indah, Jakarta Selatan. Pegolf muda asal negeri gajah putih ini berhasil mengungguli pegolf Australia Scott Hend dengan keunggulan dua pukulan. Ini merupakan kemenangan profesional ketiga bagi pegolf thailand berusia 26 tahun ini. Dengan kemenangan ini, Nitithorn berhak membawa pulang uang tunai sebesar US$90,000 atau sekitar IDR 1,35 milyar. Nitithorn menjadi pegolf Thailand keempat yang menjuarai turnamen golf Indonesia Open sepanjang sejarah, setelah Thongchai Jaidee, Thaworn Wiratchant, dan Panuphol Pittiyarat. Nitithorn Thippong beberapa saat setelah menjuarai Indonesia Open 2023 . "Saya sangat senang dengan kemenangan ini" kata Thippong. "Saya tidak mengira, kalau sebenarnya saya ingin menang tahun ini, tapi saya tetap melakukan yang terbaik." Sementara i...

Greensboro, NC – Since the FedEx Cup era began in 2007 , the Wyndham Championship becomes the final tournament on the regular PGA Tour season, before heading to knock-out system playoff series of tournaments called the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The Wyndham Championship is the tournament that marks the final chance for players ranked below top-125 (for 2023 below top-seventy) in the current FedEx Cup standings (prior to the tournament) to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs. Players who ranked below top-125 after the end of final round of Wyndham Championship (for 2023 below top-70) will miss the chance to play in the FedEx Cup playoffs; otherwise, players who ranked below top-125 in the FedEx Cup standings after the conclusion of the final round of Wyndham Championship (below top-70 for 2023), still able to regain their PGA Tour cards respectively by competing in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals series. - Course info The Wyndham Championship is annually held at the Sedgef...

Merseyside, England – On Sunday, July 23, 36 year-old Georgia state native Brian Eric Harman captured his maiden major title at the 151st British Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. It was his first PGA Tour win since his last at 2017 Wells Fargo Championship. He first came to Royal Liverpool in 2014 fresh off his maiden PGA Tour win at John Deere Classic, he finished T26th. He then said that when Royal Liverpool hosting the British Open next time (in 2023), he will gonna win there. Brian Harman with the Claret Jug after his maiden major triumph at 2023 British Open Championship . And in the 2023 British Open at Royal Liverpool, Harman (the dad of three kids from his current marriage with Kelly Harman) shows his flawless golf by shooting 67 in the opening round, 65 in second round, 69 in third round and a final round seventy, to win his maiden major by six strokes over pre-tournament favorites Jon Rahm and Tom Kim. Thus, Brian became the third lef...

Merseyside, England – This week, the 151st annual British Open Championship will take place at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, England on July 20-23, 2023. The course had previously hosted 12 British Opens as well as other R&A championships such as Amateur Championship (North American known as British Amateur), and Women's British Open. Here are some history and moments at Royal Liverpool Golf Club! - History The third hole of Royal Liverpool Golf Club photographed in 2006 . Royal Liverpool was the inaugural men's amateur championship host in 1885, which became The Amateur Championship . It was host to the first ever international match between Scotland and England in 1902. It hosted the first Home International matches between Great Britain & Ireland and the United States in 1921, an event which became the Walker Cup. In fact, it is Royal Liverpool Golf Club's contribution to the amateur game that has set it apart from ...

Pebble Beach, CA – The 78th annual United States Women's Open will be held this week from July 6 to 9 at majestic  Pebble Beach Golf Links  in  Pebble Beach, California . Minjee Lee enters the championship as defending champion, but many names are poised to clinch this women's major title, including the returning Annika Sorenstam who's looking for her fourth title, and rising stars like Rose Zhang, Nelly Korda and many more. Here are some of top players to watch at 2023 U.S. Women's Open! 1. Annika Sorenstam The legendary Swedish golfer will make her return to the championship since she last played 15 years ago in 2008. Out of her ten major titles, Annika has won three U.S. Women's Open titles, the last in 2006 through a 18-hole playoff. Winning the title this year in 2023 will equal Mickey Wright and Betsy Rawls' four titles, and will also surpass Juli Inkster as the oldest ever champion in championship history. 2. Nelly Korda ...

Pebble Beach, CA – This week, the 78th annual United States Women's Open conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) will take place at the iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California on July 6-9, 2023. The course had previously hosted 13 previous USGA championships including the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur. In this article, we take a look at some history and some moments at Pebble Beach. - Course history The course began as part of the complex of the Hotel del Monte, a resort hotel in Monterey, California, built by Charles Crocker, one of California's Big Four railroad barons, through Southern Pacific Railroad's property division, Pacific Improvement Company. The hotel first opened on June 10, 1880. The famous 17-Mile Drive was originally designed as a local excursion route for visitors to the Del Monte to take in the historic sights of Monterey and Pacific Grove and the scenery of what would become Pebble Beach. The par-72 course ...

Los Angeles, CA and Springfield, NJ – This June, golfing world has once again produced two new major championship winners: Wyndham Clark in the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club in California, and recently Ruoning Yin in the 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at iconic Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey. Both players are also earned their own first tour wins respectively earlier this year: Clark won his first at Wells Fargo in May, while Yin's first win was at LA Open in April. The gratitude I feel for this moment will never be matched. Thank you to every person who has ever supported me and continues to support me. I am humbled and honored to be your United States Open Champion. #PLAYBIG pic.twitter.com/zU9MwTfXhg — Wyndham Clark (@Wyndham_Clark) June 20, 2023 For Clark, his win at U.S. Open on June 18th is perhaps more emotional since his mom's death in 2016. Clark dedicated his first major triumph to his late mother who died after fighting a...

Los Angeles, CA – The United States Open , men golf major championship conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) enters its 123rd edition and will take place at Los Angeles Country Club (LACC), in Los Angeles, California on June 15 to 18, 2023. The U.S. Open will be broadcast live on NBC Sports , which took its broadcasting rights from 1995 to 2014 and since 2020 onwards. In this article, we have a schedule of the 2023 U.S. Open golf coverage on NBC Sports. NBC Sports begins its comprehensive live coverage of the 123rd U.S. Open from The Los Angeles Country Club across NBC , Peacock, and USA Network, beginning Thursday, June 15 through Sunday, June 18 in what marks the championship’s first visit to Los Angeles in 75 years. Pre-championship coverage begins Monday, June 12, with Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open on GOLF Channel and Peacock. In total, NBC Sports will provide a staggering 200-plus hours of championship coverage surrounding the 2023 U.S. Open ...

AUGUSTA, GA – Since 1956, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) under its sister channel CBS Sports have broadcasted the annual Masters Tournament , even though live broadcasts started since 1960, when Arnold Palmer beats Ken Venturi by one stroke in a 18-hole playoff. It all began from CBS's agreement with Augusta National Golf Club in 1950. Today, CBS (acquired by Paramount-Viacom) has not only bring the tournament for TV viewers itself, but also for digital viewers as well through Paramount+ and Masters Tournament official website. Here are the current commentators for 2023 Masters Tournament: a. Butler Cabin and 18th hole: Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman Jim Nantz has been a lead commentator for CBS in both golf and NFL since 1988, succeeding Brent Musberger, Pat Summerall, Vin Scully and Ray Scott. 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman will accompany Nantz at 18th hole tower and Butler Cabin, where the green jacket is awarded to the winner on Sunday af...

AUGUSTA, GA and PONTE VEDRA, FL – We're just about less than a month away from golf's first major championship, the Masters Tournament , and the world's top 3 players are on the big battle for the green jacket: Rory McIlroy , Jon Rahm and the current world number one Scottie Scheffler , who has just won two events including PGA Tour's flagship The Players Championship on March 12. The Texan also won the Phoenix Open for two consecutive years. But there's one more tournament he will have to defend at his home state, WGC-Dell Matchplay, where last year he defeated Kevin Kisner for the title. The last player to win The Players and The Masters at the same year was Tiger Woods in 2001. Tiger went on to win his 2nd green jacket by two strokes over his arch-rivals Phil Mickelson and David Duval . Last year in 2022 , Scheffler battled the likes of Cameron Smith , Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa and Sungjae Im to capture his first green jacket. If Scottie defen...

JAKARTA – Turnamen golf BNI Indonesian Masters kembali digelar pada tanggal 1-4 Desember 2022 di Lapangan Golf Royale Jakarta Golf Club, Jakarta Selatan, setelah dua tahun tidak digelar akibat pandemi COVID-19. Pada turnamen tersebut, pegolf Thailand, Sarit Suwanarut, tampil sebagai pemenang turnamen dengan skor total -20. Sarit menjadi pegolf negeri gajah putih Thailand ketiga yang menjuarai turnamen BNI Indonesian Masters, setelah Poom Saksansin pada tahun 2016 dan Jazz Janewattanannond pada tahun 2019.  Pegolf unggulan lainnya seperti juara Indonesian Masters tahun 2011 dan 2012 Lee Westwood asal Inggris juga turut memeriahkan turnamen yang berlangsung selama empat hari itu. - Penampilan pegolf tuan rumah Sementara itu, 40% pegolf yang mengikuti turnamen BNI Indonesian Masters 2022 adalah pegolf tuan rumah yang bermain di Indonesian Golf Tour musim 2022, diantaranya: Rory Hie, Benita Kasiadi, Danny Masrin, Rinaldi Adiyandono, Almay R. Yaqutah, Kevin Cesario Akbar dan...

CHARLOTTE, NC – The  2022 Presidents Cup  will be the 14th edition of the  Presidents Cup  golf competition, held at  Quail Hollow Club  in  Charlotte, North Carolina , from September 22–25, 2022. This will be Quail Hollow's first time hosting the Presidents Cup. The matches were originally scheduled for fall 2021. - About the Presidents Cup The  Presidents Cup  is a series of men's  golf  matches between a team representing the  United States  and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus  Europe . Europe competes against the United States in a similar but considerably older event, the  Ryder Cup . The Presidents Cup has been held biennially since 1994 . Initially it was held in even-numbered years, with the Ryder Cup being held in odd numbered years. However, the cancellation of the 2001 Ryder Cup due to the September 11 attacks pushed both tournaments back a year, and the Pres...

Hi guys! We're back with sports news from around the world! So here's some of the news from sports happened on August 28, 2022! Check this out! 1. 2022 Belgian Grand Prix results: Verstappen's continuous dominance from 14th on the grid SPA FRANCORCHAMPS – The 2022 Formula 1 world championship season resumes after a summer break, where reigning world champion Max Verstappen held an healthy eighty points lead ahead of his rival Charles Leclerc. Prior to the start of the Belgian Grand Prix, both Verstappen and Leclerc recieved grid penalties for converting new engines and power units respectively. Started 14th and 15th, both Verstappen and Leclerc were stuck by drivers and incidents ahead of them, but the Dutchman's Red Bull Racing RB18 jumps more multiple positions than Leclerc's Ferrari F1-75. Safety car deployed due to seperate incidents involving seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and former two-time world champion Ferna...

PONTE VEDRA, FL – On June 9, 2022, the golfing world was shocked with the inauguration of LIV Golf series , an unofficial golf league founded by former PGA Tour legend Greg 'Shark' Norman, in conjunction with Saudi Arabian Public Investments Fund . Top and elite pros including Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed, Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Paul Casey, Graeme McDowell and 2023 European Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson were instantly signed into LIV Golf. The LIV Golf had different formats from PGA and DP World Tour; whereas the regular PGA and DP World Tour tournament has no shotgun starts (instead of the honorary starts in some tournaments including the Memorial Tournament, etc.) and a 72-hole stroke play format (with 36-hole cutline system), the LIV Golf has shotgun starts and a 54-hole stroke play format (without cutline system). However, players who joined LIV Golf will lost their own PGA Tour or DP Wor...

ST. ANDREWS – The  2022 Open Championship , officially the 150th   Open Championship , is a  golf  tournament to be played 14–17 July on the  Old Course at St Andrews ,  Scotland . Collin Morikawa will defend the Claret Jug he won last year at Royal St. Georges . The Open Championship is organized by  the R&A , and is included in the  PGA Tour ,  European Tour/DP World Tour , and  Japan Golf Tour  calendars under the  major championships  category. The tournament is a 72-hole (4 rounds)  stroke play  competition held over 4 days, with 18 holes played each day. Play is in groups of three for the first two days, and groups of two in the final two days. Groupings for the first two days are decided by the organisers, with each group having one morning, and one afternoon tee time. On the final two days, players tee off in reverse order of aggregate score, with the leaders last. After 36 holes there wa...