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Europe Grabs Solheim Cup Back Like It Owes Them Money
The Solheim Cup, bless its dramatic little heart, really outdid itself this year. It was less a golf tournament and more a full-blown streaming series, complete with cliffhangers and last-minute plot twists.
Read the originalWentworth Woes and Wonders: Rai and Lagergren Keep it Together, Rory's Front Nine Flops
The BMW Championship at Wentworth, which purports to be a grand stage for golf’s most profound declarations, kicked off with a bit of a shrug. Aaron Rai and Joakim Lagergren, displaying a level of calm that would make a Zen master sweat, ended up sharing the early lead with a solid 6-under 66.
Read the originalMax Greyserman's "Nap and Win" Strategy Dominates Biltmore Championship
In a sport that treats practice ranges like sacred temples and obsesses over every microscopic swing adjustment, Max Greyserman has apparently discovered golf's ultimate cheat code: just don't.
Read the originalAsian Tour Dumps LIV Like A Bad Drive, Runs Back To DP World Tour
Apparently, even golf tours can get themselves into a bit of a bind, much like that weekend warrior who keeps slicing into the woods. The Asian Tour, which was once basking in the considerable, albeit slightly dodgy, glow of LIV Golf's cash, has done a spectacular U-turn.
Read the originalThe Case of the Missing Monterey Cypress: Golf's Latest Teacup Tempest
Justin Thomas, apparently, has a thing for trees. Not just any trees, mind you, but *specific* trees on golf courses. His recent outcry over a vanishing cypress at the hallowed Pebble Beach Golf Links has the golf-chat circuits buzzing, mostly with that peculiar blend of outrage and mild bewilderment they reserve for anything more complex than a perfectly executed chip shot.
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