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Evan Beck wins US Mid-Amateur to earn spots in the Masters and US Open

Sep. 26, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

MANAKIN-SABOT, Va. (AP) — Evan Beck finally won a USGA title Thursday when he overwhelmed Bobby Massa, 9 and 8, to win the U.S. Mid-Amateur, earning a spot in the Masters and the U.S. Open next year. Beck was runner-up in the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur and last year in the U.S....

Oakmont's massive greens will be even bigger when the US Open returns next summer for a 10th time

Sep. 16, 2024 17:37 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oakmont's already massive greens will be even more daunting when the men's U.S. Open returns next summer for a record 10th time. The club situated in the northern Pittsburgh suburbs has restored more than 24,000 square feet of green surface over the last two years...

ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports

Sep. 01, 2024 21:37 PM EDT

ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football. Disney Entertainment channels went dark on DirecTV Sunday night after the sides were unable to reach a new...

Noah Kent, Jose Luis Ballester win matches to reach US Amateur title match

Aug. 17, 2024 19:58 PM EDT

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Noah Kent loves the high stakes of match play, and it has taken the Iowa sophomore all the way to the championship match of the U.S. Amateur. Kent was on the verge of his semifinal match going all square when Jackson Buchanan made an 18-foot birdie on the 15th...

Gutschewski outlasts Watts at Oakland Hills to win Junior Amateur, earns exemption to 2025 U.S. Open

Jul. 27, 2024 17:31 PM EDT

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Trevor Gutschewski outlasted Tyler Watts to win the U.S. Junior Amateur 4 and 3 Saturday, earning an exemption to the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont. The 17-year-old Gutschewski sealed the win with a short putt on the 33rd hole. He celebrated by hugging...

Thomas opens with 62 to lead Scottish Open by 1 with McIlroy 3 shots behind

Jul. 11, 2024 19:33 PM EDT

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Justin Thomas dressed in tartan-patterned trousers and played the part Thursday in the Scottish Open with an 8-under 62, his lowest opening round on the PGA Tour since his 59 in the Sony Open seven years ago. Rory McIlroy was three shots behind with a...

McIlroy trying to move on from devastating US Open loss

Jul. 10, 2024 07:58 AM EDT

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Rory McIlroy got back into his own little world a few days too late. The immediate aftermath of a U.S. Open he threw away — missing two putts in the 3-foot range — included a previously planned trip to Manhattan. McIlroy said he walked the High...