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JJ Spaun leads by one after opening round at US Open

June 13, 2025 admin 0 Comments 125th US Open, 125th US Open Championship, 2025 US Open, Golf, Golf major, Golf Major Championships, Golf major news, Golf majors, Golf news, Golf tournaments, Golf tours, golf updates, Im Sung-jae, JJ Spaun, Major Championship, Major golf, Matthieu Pavon, Oakmont, Oakmont Country Club, PGA, PGA leaderboard, PGA tour, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Rory McIlroy, Round 1, round one recap, Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry, Sung-jae Im, The US Open, Thriston Lawrence, US Open, US Open 2025, US Open Championship, US Open Championship Round 1, US Open highlights, US Open Round 1, US Open scores

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy – the world’s top two – found Oakmont Country Club a bruising challenge on a first day at the US Open when only 10 of the 156 players ended under par. Masters champion McIlroy had started well and was two under after nine holes, but then unravelled with four bogeys and a double bogey as he posted a four-over 74. Out in front on four under is JJ Spaun, who McIlroy beat in a play-off to win The Players Championship in March.

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Xander Schauffele wins The Open to claim second major title

July 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments Adam Scott, Alex Noren, Billy Horschel, British Open, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Chris Kirk, Daniel Brown, DP World Tour, European Tour, European Tour and PGA Tour, Golf, Golf major, Golf Major Championships, Golf major news, Golf majors, Golf news, Joe Dean, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, LIV Golf, Mackenzie Hughes, Matt Fitzpatrick, Matt Wallace, Nicolai Højgaard, PGA tour, PGA Tour golf, Rory McIlroy, Royal Troon, Russell Henely, Russell Henley, Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry, The 152nd Open, The 152nd Open Championship, The British Open, The Open, The Open 2024, The Open Championship, The Open Championship 2024, Thriston Lawrence, Tiger Woods, Troon, Xander Schauffele, Xander Schauffele wins The Open

Xander Schauffele held off the challenge of Justin Rose to win the 152nd Open Championship at the end of a captivating week at Royal Troon. The American hit a stunning bogey-free six-under 65 to finish on nine under, two clear of his playing partner Rose, who shot a 67 in a fascinating duel in breezy conditions. It is a second major title in three months for 30-year-old Schauffele, who becomes the first player to win The Open and US PGA Championship in the same year since Rory McIlroy in 2014.

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Billy Horschel moves one clear as Lowry tumbles at The Open

July 20, 2024 admin 0 Comments Adam Scott, Alex Noren, Billy Horschel, British Open, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Chris Kirk, Daniel Brown, DP World Tour, European Tour, European Tour and PGA Tour, Golf, Golf major, Golf Major Championships, Golf major news, Golf majors, Golf news, Joe Dean, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, LIV Golf, Mackenzie Hughes, Matt Fitzpatrick, Matt Wallace, Nicolai Højgaard, PGA tour, PGA Tour golf, Rory McIlroy, Royal Troon, Russell Henely, Russell Henley, Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry, The 152nd Open, The 152nd Open Championship, The British Open, The Open, The Open 2024, The Open Championship, The Open Championship 2024, Thriston Lawrence, Tiger Woods, Troon, Xander Schauffele

Shane Lowry will go into the final round of The Open just three shots off the lead held by American Billy Horschel. Lowry he was bitterly disappointed to card a six-over 77 in brutal conditions. Horschel is one clear of a group of six players including former major champions Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele.

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