Golf notebook: Penn-Trafford grad Nick Turowski qualifies for US Amateur; Neal Shipley leads again
West Virginia sophomore and 2024 Penn-Trafford graduate Nick Turowski qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship in San Francisco by placing third in the final local qualifying at The Club at P.B. Dye in Ijamsville, Md., on Thursday. The U.S. Amateur will be played Aug. 11-17 at the Olympic Club. Turowski...
McIlroy makes amends in Portrush homecoming with first-round 70 at British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Rory McIlroy was experiencing that sinking feeling again on the first hole at Royal Portrush. OK, the returning hometown hero hadn’t hit his drive out-of-bounds this time. No spectator’s phone had been smashed. He hadn’t made a quadruple bogey, either. So, for sure, this wasn’t as...
British Open brings rain, sun, wind and Scottie Scheffler in range of the lead
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The British Open had a little bit of everything Thursday, from sunshine to rain, a breeze to strong gusts. And no surprise, it had Scottie Scheffler right in the mix. Former U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick handled the notorious “Calamity Corner” par-3 16th by chipping in...
Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood lead surprising days of the ‘older gentlemen’ at British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Phil Mickelson delivered more magic Thursday in the British Open, leaving one shot in a bunker and holing the next one from 75 feet away for an unlikely par. He tipped his cap. He gave a thumbs-up to the crowd. It looked like the Mickelson of...
Justin Rose, nearly 45, not yet wilting in quest for dream win at British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Justin Rose has been dreaming of winning the British Open since the age of 8. He is approaching 45 now and has yet to lift the claret jug. He knows the clock is ticking. “Obviously, later in your career, you’re never quite sure how many chances...
Oakmont suspends pro Wyndham Clark from club for damaging lockers during U.S. Open
Wyndham Clark is paying the price for his actions after a U.S. Open round at Oakmont Country Club last month. Clark is not permitted to be on the grounds of Oakmont Country Club after he damaged lockers at the club out of frustration following the second round during the recent...
Fox Chapel’s David Fuhrer II birdies final hole to win 125th West Penn Amateur
JOHNSTOWN — Chalk up another golfing victory for the Fuhrer family. David Fuhrer II, the youngest in a line of successful golfers to hit the region’s storied golf scene, sank a short birdie putt on the final hole Tuesday to break a three-way tie and capture the championship of the...
Golf in a hangar? Bryson DeChambeau’s woes at the British Open get ‘The Scientist’ thinking
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — As a popular YouTuber and golfing enigma, Bryson DeChambeau is known for coming up with some wacky, radical ideas. “The Scientist” might have another one in the pipeline. “This is going to be wild,” DeChambeau proffered at the British Open on Tuesday, “but imagine a scenario...
Scottie Scheffler is chasing the claret jug at the British Open and searching for what it all means
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Scottie Scheffler has won more tournaments and majors than anyone over the last three years. He is No. 1 in the world and no one is close to him. Nothing would mean more to him than leaving Royal Portrush with the silver claret jug. And then?...
Fox Chapel’s David Fuhrer II gets off to blistering start at WPGA Amateur
Fox Chapel graduate David Fuhrer II got off to a blistering start to his opening round, making birdie on five of the first eight holes, to take the lead after the first day of the WPGA Amateur Championship on Monday at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. Fuhrer went out in...
Neal Shipley closing in on PGA Tour card
Neal Shipley has almost secured a spot on the PGA Tour in 2026. Another win for the Mr. Lebanon native on the Korn Ferry Tour this season would earn him an automatic promotion to the PGA Tour, effective for the next full-field event. Shipley shot an 8-under par 64 on...
Rory McIlroy returns home for the British Open ready to embrace the love
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Rory McIlroy practically had Royal Portrush all to himself Monday morning, but not for long. By the time he finished his first practice round for the British Open — his first time back on these links in 2,187 days — there was a big crowd that...
British Open joins U.S. Open in leaving prize fund at same level
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The British Open is leaving the total prize money at $17 million, the first time since 2012 the R&A has chosen not to increase the purse. The U.S. Open also did not boost its purse this year at Oakmont. The winner this week at Royal Portrush...
Chris Gotterup outlasts Rory McIlroy to win Scottish Open and head to Portrush
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Chris Gotterup came up with the clutch shots on the biggest stage he has faced Sunday, taking down crowd favorite Rory McIlroy with a 4-under 66 and a two-shot victory in the Scottish Open that gives him another week of links golf. Gotterup was one shot...
Cara Gainer, Gabriela Ruffels battling for Evian Championship
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Golf wasn’t the first love of Cara Gainer or Gabriela Ruffels, who grew up wanting to be professional tennis players and came close to making it. Now they’re in sight of becoming an unlikely major winner in their adopted sport. Gainer, a No. 129-ranked Englishwoman, and Ruffels,...
Rory McIlroy hitting his stride and shares Scottish Open lead with Chris Gotterup
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Masters champion Rory McIlroy took another step toward emerging out of the doldrums with two big shots at the end of his round Saturday that led to a 4-under-par 66 and gave him a share of the lead with Chris Gotterup in the Scottish Open. McIlroy...
Amateur star Woad keeps pace with Korda and in contention at Evian Championship
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Top-ranked amateur Lottie Woad is living up to her pre-tournament billing and in contention at the halfway point of the Evian Championship. Keeping pace with world No. 1 Nelly Korda, Woad — coming off a remarkable six-stroke win on the Ladies European Tour — shot 2-under-par 69...
LIV Golf tries again to get world ranking points
LIV Golf has applied again to be included in the Official World Golf Ranking, without any indication how it will operate differently from when its first application was rejected nearly two years ago. The OWGR said in a statement Friday it had received the application and has started the review...
Chris Gotterup pounds his way to a 61 and leads the Scottish Open
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — The hardest task for Chris Gotterup was waking up Friday. Once he got going, he never really stopped until he tied the course record with a 9-under-par 61 and wound up with a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Scottish Open. Gotterup rolled in...
Chan Kim shoots 9-under 61 to take the 1st-round lead in the ISCO Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chan Kim shot a 9-under-par 61 on Thursday at Hurstbourne Country Club to take the first-round lead in the ISCO Championship, the opposite-field PGA Tour event also sanctioned by the European tour. Kim holed out from 123 yards for eagle on the par-4 fourth hole and had...
Jake Knapp shares Scottish Open lead with 64 as McIlroy shakes off rust and salvages 68
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Jake Knapp is loving links golf so much he would like to extend his stay another week, and he took a step toward that Thursday with a 6-under-par 64 that put him in a four-way share of the lead after the opening round of the Scottish...
Roush wins Falling Rock Classic; Hansberry, Severns win match play titles
West Virginian Ty Roush posted an even par during the second round Tuesday at Nemacolin Woodland Resort’s Mystic Rock to win the Falling Rock Classic. Roush finished with an even par 144. He won by two strokes over John Aber, Easton Renwick and first round leader Devin Gee of Oakmont...
Xander Schauffele is trying to flush what feels like his worst season
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — The best thing Xander Schauffele has going for him in the worst season of his career is a good attitude. That much was evident Tuesday when he walked into the media center at the Scottish Open and saw his picture. It was on a wall beneath...
Palmer Jackson has great start in Austria, cools off
Palmer Jackson could not have asked for a better start in the HotelPlanner Tour Interwetten Open at Oberhaus, Austria. Jackson began the tournament by shooting an 8-under-par 61 during Round 1, which was held over two days. The first round was delayed by weather forcing Jackson to play six holes...
Brian Campbell wins John Deere Classic for 2nd playoff victory this year
SILVIS, Ill. — Brian Campbell won for the second time this year on the PGA Tour, both in a playoff, when he closed with a 4-under-par 67 and beat Emiliano Grillo with a par on the first extra hole Sunday in the John Deere Classic. It extended the win-or-bust season...
