It’s not often that a veteran professional golfer makes seven bogeys in the final round to win a tournament. But that’s exactly what LIVGolf pro Marc Leishman did it on Sunday.However, nerves aren’t to blame for Leishman’s struggles Sunday at 2025 Victorian PGA Championship. Instead, the culprit was brutal conditions brought on by high winds that caused scores to skyrocket.AdvertisementHere’s what you need to know.Marc Leishman battles high winds to triumph at Victorian PGALeishman, 42, has spent decades playing on the world’s top golf tours. A six-time PGA Tour winner, he joined LIV Golf in 2022 and his winning path…
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THE Investec Champions Cup The campaign continues with the second of two consecutive rounds of the prestigious rugby club competition.The tournament started in style with an action-packed opening weekend, with defending champions Bordeaux Begles up and running with an impressive, if slightly chaotic, victory over the Bulls in Pretoria. There were also fine wins for Northampton at Pau and Bath against Munster, the Prem champions underlining their status as possible contenders on a rainy night at The Rec.AdvertisementThe second round began at Welford Road, where Leinster beat Leicester, while Glasgow Warriors stunned Toulouse with a remarkable 21-0 comeback.On Sunday, Bath…
After seven days of wind, the morning is finally calm enough in New York’s East Moriches Bay for Sue Wicks to dock her boat to check on her oysters. Hundreds of cages jut out of their lines at odd angles, and a few move away.Retirees WNBA The star and Hall of Famer admits the fish farm she started at age 50 can be a source of anxiety and compared it to her basketball days.”Some days you ask yourself, ‘Why am I doing this?’ »You get hurt, you get hurt, you lose, things go bad. And then the next day you…
Participants in National Golf Day 2024 gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol ahead of legislative visits. Photo by Scott RamsayEditor’s Note: National Golf Day will take place April 30 – May 2, 2025. GCM is covering the GCSAA’s involvement in the event with stories throughout the week. To follow our complete coverage, Click here. As the golf industry heads to Washington, D.C., for National Golf Day, it’s important to remember that not all laws take place in the nation’s capital. Spring is also a busy time for state legislatures across the country, which year after year consider bills…
Although any changes would not come until after the 2026 season, preparation for the 2026 World Cup has been a priority for CONCACAF and MLS, with the tournament being hosted in the United States, Canada and Mexico.“We have this opportunity with our (USMNT) — as the women have managed to do with so many World Cup victories — for this to be all about sports,” Garber said. “You have to have that. If the U.S. team doesn’t do well, it will definitely be a disappointment because of the high expectations.”Montagliani, meanwhile, said CONCACAF as a whole expects to perform in…
Negotiations between the WNBA and WNBPA on the latest CBA were nothing controversial. After an initial deadline of October 30, both sides agreed to extend the date twice. It is now set for January 9, 2026, which threatens to delay the league’s expansion draft and standard season start date.WNBA faces disaster as collective bargaining continuesThe salaries proposed by the WNBA in its latest proposal look promising. The highest paid players in the league are expected to make a $1 million baselinewhile its lowest paid players would take home a minimum of $220,000. However, these figures are accompanied serious conditions are…
At 41 years old, with about half his life spent playing golf for money and precisely one victory in 408 PGA Tour sanctioned starts, Spencer Levin is often referred to as a “companion”.But in reality, he is an “ordinary man”.AdvertisementHe doesn’t go far. He waged war with his flatstick and tinkered with his move by adopting a technique used by Merry Gilmore. In his PGA Tour biography, he lists his greatest pleasure as “making a putt.” Levin has a sense of humor. He also has character. One day he overturned his own golf bag javelin throw the flag on it.In…
Arsenal find late escape against resilient WolvesArsenal left the match painfully late but emerged with three vital points as a Yerson Mosquera own goal in stoppage time sealed a dramatic 2-1 victory over Wolves at the Emirates Stadium. For long periods it felt like an afternoon slipping through their fingers, but it ended in relief and noise, the kind that only comes when tension has been pushed to its limit.AdvertisementWolves arrived bottom of the table but well organised, defending deep with a five-man back line which cluttered space and slowed the pace. Arsenal dominated territory but not their momentum, probing…
All Bill Laimbeer depicted as a symbol of 1980s culture Detroit Pistonsknown around the world as “Bad Boys”, he did not follow the same path in his coaching career. As a reminder, the two-time NBA champion took over the Detroit Shock at a time when the team was 0-10.Logically, one would have expected Laimbeer to transfer his aggressive style into his coaching work, especially with such an underperforming team, in order to increase motivation and emphasize the seriousness of the situation.AdvertisementHowever, despite being a very aggressive player, Laimbeer has always been known for his high basketball IQ, which was demonstrated…
The October 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture is now available! The cover of our latest issue features Rock golfa new nine-hole course just outside Helsinki, Finland, photographed by Jacob Sjoman. Adam Lawrence visited the site to see if the owners had achieved their goal of creating the best par three layout in the world. Lassi golf course architect Pekka Tilander and contractor David Nelson also give their views on the project. For our lead article in this issue, we ask: can collaboration work in golf course design? Tom Doak, Phillip Spogard, Kevin Ramsey, Jeremy Slessor and others give their…