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Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest performance of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam. What should have been a coronation along the back nine at Augusta National turned into a heart-racing, lead-changing jaw-dropping finish at golf’s greatest theater that ended with McIlroy on his knees sobbing with joy and disbelief. Right when it looked as though he would blow another major, he delivered two majestic shots when nothing less would do.… Continue Reading

J.T. Poston ends long day in Las Vegas with 3rd career PGA Tour title

LAS VEGAS (AP) — J.T. Poston is a winner again on the PGA Tour after holding on at the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas. Poston built a three-shot lead Sunday morning to complete the third round in the wind-delayed tournament. He led by four shots with three holes to play. Doug Ghim made him sweat it out. Poston had to make a 4-foot par putt on the last hole for a 67 and his one-shot victory. Ghim had his best career finish on tour. The victory was the third of Poston’s career. He was playing for the first time since August.… Continue Reading

Jerry Kelly holds on for first PGA Tour Champions victory in 2 years

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Jerry Kelly is a winner on the PGA Tour Champions again. Kelly shot a 67 in the final round of the SAS Championship and survived a bogey on the final hole. He was leading by two shots until a three-putt from about 40 feet on the closing hole at Prestonwood Country Club. Padraig Harrington made birdie on the par-5 17th. Harrington was tied for the lead until missing the green from the fairway on the 18th hole. He chipped 8 feet by and missed the par putt to force a playoff. Kelly won for the first time in two years.… Continue Reading

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

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 as part of a renovation guided by golf course architect Gil Hanse. The renovations will allow the USGA to experiment with new pin placements when the men’s championship returns to Oakmont for the first time since 2016.… Continue Reading