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Kurt Kitayama parlays red-hot weekend into 3M Open victory
Kurt Kitayama shot 6-under-par 65 and held on to win the 3M Open by one stroke Sunday in Blaine, Minn., for his second PGA Tour victory.,Kitayama finished at 23-under 261 at TPC Twin Cities for a one-stroke decision on Sam Stevens, who posted 66. Kitayama made a total of 20 birdies in the two weeken...

FlyQuest starts strong with win at LTA North 2025 Split 3
FlyQuest opened Week 1 of the LTA North Split 3 with a 2-0 sweep of Disguised on Saturday in Los Angeles.,The wins came in 28 minutes on blue and 31 minutes on red. Fahad "Massu" Abdulmalek, who is Canadian and Iraqi, had a kill-death-assist ratio of 7-2-6 in Game 1 and 9-0-6 in Game 2 for FlyQuest,...

Thorbjorn Olesen, Akshay Bhatia deadlocked at 3M Open; Kurt Kitayama shines with 60
Akshay Bhatita's putter helped him enough to make a big difference during Saturday's third round of the 3M Open.,That was a boost because Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen, with a hole-in-one on the eighth hole, didn't need a putter all the time.,The duo co-leads the tournament through 54 holes at Blaine, ...

Thorbjorn Olesen, Akshay Bhatia deadlocked at 3M Open; Kurt Kitayama’s 60 keeps pressure on
Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen, with a hole-in-one on the eighth hole, and Akshay Bhatia co-lead the 3M Open after the third round Saturday in Blaine, Minn.,Bhatia shot 8-under-par 63 to surge into the lead before Olesen, who was the second-round leader, caught up and posted 67. They're at 18-under 195 ...

Kurt Kitayama scares 59, ties course record at 3M Open
Kurt Kitayama narrowly missed out on posting a 59 during the third round of the 3M Open on Sunday, settling for a tie of the TPC Twin Cities course record with a 60.,Kitayama was 11 under through 16 holes, needing a birdie on each of the final two holes to card a 59 in Blaine, Minn. However, he sent...

FURIA, Team Liquid among 5 to advance at IEM Cologne
FURIA, Astralis, HEROIC, 3DMAX and Team Liquid grabbed the final five berths into the group stage of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne event as the play-in stage wrapped up Friday in Germany.,FURIA swept Astralis 2-0 in the last of the upper-bracket matches where the winner advanced to the next stag...

Thorbjorn Olesen moves in front at 3M Open
Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen overcame a double bogey and took over the lead at the 3M Open by posting a 5-under-par 66 Friday at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn.,Olesen was 1 over par six holes into his round after hitting his tee shot out of bounds at the par-4 15th and hitting a poor shot off his dr...

Adam Svensson fires 60 to set course record at 3M Open
Canada's Adam Svensson took advantage of ideal scoring conditions Thursday morning to shoot a course-record 60 at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn.,Svensson reached the par-5 18th hole in two shots and had two putts to break the course record. He only needed one.,Svensson's eagle attempt from just ov...

Chris Gotterup doesn’t know about ‘heaters,’ even if he’s on one
The past two weeks for Chris Gotterup have been nothing short of incredible. And everyone wants to know why.,After winning the Genesis Scottish Open and following that up with a third-place finish at The Open, Gotterup -- set to compete at the 3M Open in Blahine, Minn. this weekend -- doesn't have m...

Players angle for FedEx Cup points at 3M Open
Most of the world's elite golfers are taking the week off after the Open Championship, but for the second tier of PGA Tour players, it's time to lock in and bolster their resumes.,With two weeks to go in the regular season, players will be all business at the 3M Open, beginning Thursday at TPC Twin ...

Golf Glance: Race for FedExCup points hits Twin Cities
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: The Open Championship (Scottie Scheffler); Barracuda Championship (Ryan Gerard),THIS WEEK: 3M Open, Blaine, Minn., July 24-27,Course: TPC Twin Cities (Par 7...

Qatar bids to become first Gulf state to host Olympics
The Qatar Olympic Committee announced a bid Tuesday to host the 2036 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.,If successful, the oil-rich Gulf state would become the first country from the Middle East and North Africa region to host the event.,Qatar hosted the men's FIFA World Cup in 2022 and already has...

Ryder Cup officially returning to Spain in 2031
Ryder Cup Europe confirmed on Tuesday that the biennial event will return to Spain in 2031 and be played at the Camiral Golf and Wellness Resort in Caldes de Malavella.,Located in the northeastern part of Spain near Barcelona, the resort was formerly known as PGA Catalunya. It will be the second cou...

Max Holloway spoils Dustin Poirier’s retirement sendoff with decision win
The trilogy fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier may not have been a microcosm of their first two encounters, but it delivered an electrifying final 15 seconds when Holloway and the retiring Poirier traded blows in Round 5.,The result was a victory for lightweight Holloway by unanimous deci...

Denny Hamlin: ‘All will be exposed’ in 23XI trial
23XI co-owner Denny Hamlin is exuding confidence over his team's antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, so much so that he wasn't showing any outward concern over potential negative consequences Saturday.,Hamlin announced to reporters at Dover Motor Speedway that "all will be exposed" when the parties' t...

Sabrina Ionescu wins WNBA 3-point Contest
New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu won her second WNBA 3-point Contest on Friday in Indianapolis as part of All-Star weekend festivities.,Natasha Cloud made it a clean sweep for the Liberty, as Ionescu's first-year teammate won the skills competition.,Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was set to c...

Fever's Lexie Hull to replace Caitlin Clark in 3-point competition
Lexie Hull will replace Indiana Fever teammate Caitlin Clark in the WNBA 3-point shooting contest Friday night in Indianapolis, the league announced.,Clark said Thursday that she would not participate in the WNBA skills competition and All-Star Game due to a right groin injury.,Clark, 23, aggravated...

Crowd will be behind retiring Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway at UFC 318
UFC 318 will culminate with the trilogy fight between Max Holloway and the retiring Dustin Poirier for Holloway's "BMF" title on Saturday in New Orleans.,Holloway (26-8 MMA) and Poirier (30-9, 1 NC) previously fought in 2012 and 2019, with Poirier winning both fights. The most recent meeting saw Poi...

Fever's Caitlin Clark to miss All-Star Game, 3-point competition
Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark has opted out of participating in the WNBA's All-Star festivities while she recovers from a right groin injury.,Clark had been named a starter and team captain for Saturday's All-Star Game in Indianapolis after receiving the most fan votes. She also planned to ...

Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu headline WNBA All-Star 3-point contest
The Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark and the New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu highlight the field for the 3-point contest that will take place Friday on the opening day of WNBA All-Star weekend.,The All-Star festivities are taking place in Clark's home arena at Indianapolis. There also will be a skil...