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Cameron Young shoots 59 in Round 3 of Travelers Championship for first sub-60 score on PGA Tour since 2020

[ad_1] Getty Images A fast start and a fast finish saw Cameron Young join an elusive club Saturday at TPC River Highlands. Carding an 11-under 59 in Round 3 of the 2024 Travelers, Young became just the 13th player in PGA Tour history to sign for a sub-60 round and the first since Scottie Scheffler did so at TPC Boston in 2020. Young's 59 is the second sub-60 round to
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Tom Kim clings to 1-shot lead in rain-delayed Travelers

[ad_1] Jun 22, 2024, 09:45 PM ETCROMWELL, Conn. -- Tom Kim made enough birdies on a soft, vulnerable course to stay in front Saturday during the rain-delayed Travelers Championship, getting up-and-down for par on the last hole in near darkness for a 5-under 65 and a 1-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and Akshay Bhatia.The tone of this pitch-and-putt day at the TPC River Highlands was set long before thunderstorms halted
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Euro 2024 France Kylian Mbappe returns practice game

[ad_1] Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJun 22, 2024, 03:46 PM ETFrance captain Kylian Mbappé made his return to the pitch on Saturday playing 60 minutes in a game behind closed doors after breaking his nose against Austria on Monday.Mbappé and his teammates who didn't start the goalless draw against the Netherlands on Friday played two halves of 30 minutes in teams mixed with Paderborn U21 players.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMbappé, 25, was on the
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Canada’s Stephen Ames takes early lead at Dick’s Sporting Goods Open

[ad_1] Charles Schwab Cup money leader Stephen Ames fired an 8-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open on Friday in Endicott, N.Y.The Canadian continued his strong season with Friday's round, in which he birdied four of the final six holes at the En-Joie Golf Club to earn a one-shot edge over Steve Allan of Australia. Rocco Mediate is in third at 6-under 66.One of
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Cameron Young shoots the 13th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history at the Travelers Championship

[ad_1] The first one came in 1977.It was another 14 years before someone did it again.It was then eight years after that before it happened a third time.Breaking 60 has always held mythical status in golf.Al Geiberger (1977), Chip Beck (1991) and David Duval (1999) were the first three to pull it off.Since 2010, there have been eight more PGA Tour golfers who shot a 59, including Jim Furyk, who
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Aditi Ashok makes cut at Women’s PGA Championship

[ad_1] Aditi Ashok managed to squeeze inside the cut line despite three bogeys in the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship here.The Indian, who is playing a record 30th Major in women’s golf, had five bogeys and no birdies in her round of 77 as she totalled 5-over 149 after a first round of even par 72 at Sahalee Country Club.At 149, she is tied 64th and right
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2024 Travelers Championship scores, takeaways: Tom Kim leads Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler after Round 2

[ad_1] If you're playing well, then why not just keep on playing? That's the attitude Tom Kim has taken, and it has proven effective through two rounds of the 2024 Travelers Championship as the 22-year-old stands at 13 under and two clear of Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler and Akshay Bhatia. Teeing it up for the eighth consecutive week, Kim will take the lead into the weekend at TPC River Highlands
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Nelly Korda misses cut again after shooting 81 at Women’s PGA

[ad_1] Jun 22, 2024, 12:01 AM ETSAMMAMISH, Wash. -- Nelly Korda was sent packing early again Friday in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, another shocking downfall after a dominating run.A stroke behind first-round leader Lexi Thompson after an opening 3-under 69, the top-ranked Korda shot an 81 in the second round to miss the weekend cut by a stroke. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, it was Korda's worst
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Barry Sanders says he experienced heart-related health scare

[ad_1] Jun 21, 2024, 06:09 PM ETHall of Fame running back Barry Sanders experienced a heart-related health scare last weekend, he said in a statement posted to social media Friday.Sanders did not offer details on the exact nature of his condition, but described the experience as "unexpected" and "a reminder of the importance of staying vigilant about our physical well-being, even when we are feeling fine."In his statement, the Detroit
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Schmelzel claims share of lead at Women’s PGA Championship as Korda misses cut again

[ad_1] Sarah Schmelzel, who has never won an LPGA event nor finished in the top 10 at a major, shares the lead midway through the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Sammamish, Wash.The 30-year-old Phoenix native shot a 5-under-par 67 on Friday at Sahalee Country Club to move to 6-under 138, leaving her atop the leaderboard alongside South Korea's Amy Yang, who carded a second-round 68.Brooke Henderson, of Smiths Falls, Ont.,