Viktor Hovland replays the hits in Kapalua.Specifically, Hovland dusted off his double backswing with the driver, something he did for his tournament debut at the 2018 Porsche European Open while still an amateur.While Saturday’s PGA Tour live stream at The Sentry explained that Hovland uses the two-stroke backswing to gain distance, that’s not the whole story. Back at the 2018 US Amateur, which Hovland would go on to win, Hovland explained to this scribe that the double pump began as an exercise designed to shorten his backswing; Hovland had a tendency to go too far at the top, causing uncontrollable…
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Should young footballers be banned from heading the ball? The Guardian
It was quite a sight for a man walking his dog near a golf course in England.According to a Facebook post from Northenden Golf Club, an 18-hole course near Manchester, England, a frozen Porsche Taycan was found on the course covered in debris after “the River Mersey overflowed and caused widespread flooding,” according to an article in the Manchester Evening News“with more than 400 people rescued on boats from their homes and a nearby hotel.”The sticker price for the base model of this vehicle is just under $100,000.Russell Miller told Manchester Evening News:”We have a dog, and he’s just a…
Man United make transfer U-turn as problems mount for Ruben Amorim’s sideManchester United have identified their transfer targets as they look to strengthen the squad under Ruben Amorim this year.They have struggled mightily this season and their latest defeat against Newcastle United at Old Trafford showed that they are far behind the top teams in the Premier League and need some higher quality additions to the squad to change that.The Red Devils have shortlisted their transfer targets and one of the areas they are focusing on is the midfield position.Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has reported that Man United ready…
Matsuyama was the first Japanese player to win a major men’s title (Getty Images)The Sentry Round 2 Rankings-16 H Matsuyama (Jpn); -15 C Morikawa (United States); -14 C Conners (Can), M McNealy (USA), T Hoge (USA), T Detry (Bel); -13 K Bradley (US), H Hall (English), C Young (US), W Clark (US)Others selected: -10 R MacIntyre (Scotland); -9 A Scott (Aus); -8 M Fitzpatrick (English), P Cantlay (United States); -7 A Rai (English); -4 X Schauffele (United States)Complete rankingFormer Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama carded a second straight 65 to take a one-shot lead midway through the PGA Tour’s season-opening event…
African clubs’ semi-final does not take place following dispute over Moroccan club’s jersey Reuters
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Collin Morikawa played enough against Kapalua to know that trailing Hideki Matsuyama by seven shots early in the second round was no reason to panic. Sure enough, he almost caught up with the Japanese star on Friday at The Sentry.Matsuyama played bogey-free on another stunning day in Maui with moderate wind, making seven birdies over a 10-hole stretch in the middle of his round and posting an 8-under 65 for a one-shot lead heading into the weekend -end of the PGA. Opening of the touring season.Morikawa made five consecutive birdies in the scoring streak late – only…
Tottenham and England midfielder James Maddison is a big fan of darts (Getty Images)Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says he has “no problem” with James Maddison going to watch darts despite being unable to start a match due to illness.The England midfielder was due to start last Sunday’s home game against Wolves at 15:00 GMT, but was only deemed well enough to be on the bench.He came on as a substitute in the 64th minute in the 2-2 draw.Hours later, he was pictured at the World Darts Championship match between Luke Humphries and Peter Wright at Alexandra Palace in London, alongside…
The PGA Tour travels from Maui to Honolulu for the Sony Open in Hawaii.The Tour kicked off 2025 with The Sentry, open to winners of 24 and players who finished in the top 50 in FedExCup points. The Sony is the first full event of the season, with 144 players competing for a purse of $8.7 million.While seven Korn Ferry Tour and Q-School graduates are currently on the alternate roster, this is a marked improvement from last year, when 21 of those players from the reorganization category were off of the initial platoon. KFT graduates Noah Goodwin and Aldrich Potgieter…
I thought the main problem in women’s sports was equal pay. I was wrong The Guardian