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Aldrich Potgieter, 20, wins Rocket Classic in five-hole playoff
South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter drained an 18-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole to secure his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club.,Potgieter outlasted Max Greyserman in an extended playoff that began with three golfers. Chris Kirk's ...
Aldrich Potgieter takes two-stroke advantage at Rocket Classic
Aldrich Potgieter birdied five holes in a row to break away from the pack and grabbed a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Rocket Classic on Saturday at Detroit Golf Club.,The 20-year-old from South Africa posted a 7-under-par 65, tied for the best round of the day, to get to 19-under 197....
Chris Kirk among trio in lead at Rocket Classic
Chris Kirk, Philip Knowles and Andrew Putnam share the lead after two rounds of the Rocket Classic, while the course record fell for the second straight day Friday at Detroit Golf Club.,Kirk posted a 65 Friday, Knowles a 64 and Putnam a 66. They sit at 14-under-par 130 halfway through the tournament...
Gemma Dryburgh, Cassie Porter lead Dow Championship team event
Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland and Cassie Porter of Australia teamed up to shoot a 4-under-par 66 on Thursday, enough for a one-shot lead at the Dow Championship in Midland, Mich.,The LPGA's only team event of the year pits 72 twosomes in foursomes (alternate shot) on Thursday and Saturday, and four-bal...
Aldrich Potgieter, Kevin Roy break course record at Rocket Classic
The course record at Detroit Golf Club was threatened, tied and then finally toppled on Thursday at the Rocket Classic.,After budding Australian star Min Woo Lee carded a 9-under-par 63 to match the course record, it came down when Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa wrapped up a 10-under 62.,Just min...
Kevin Roy, Aldrich Potgieter shoot 62s to open Rocket Classic
Kevin Roy and South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter each shot 10-under-par 62 to break the single-round scoring record at Detroit Golf Club and take the first-round lead at the Rocket Classic on Thursday.,Roy and Potgieter only have a one-shot edge over Mark Hubbard, Max Greyserman and Australia's Min Wo...
Wander Franco found guilty of sexually abusing minor
Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic and sentenced to a two-year suspended prison sentence on Thursday. ,Franco, 24, and the mother of the victim were sentenced nearly two years after investigators opened the case into his illegal relationship with a th...
Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. to play for Team USA in 2026 WBC
Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. said Thursday that he will suit up for Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.,Witt, 25, joins New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes as MLB players announced so far as participants on Team USA manager Mark DeRosa'...
Min Woo Lee (63) ties course record at Rocket Classic
Min Woo Lee carded a 9-under 63 in the first round of the Rocket Classic on Thursday, tying a course record at the Detroit Golf Club.,Starting on the back nine, the 26-year-old Australian opened birdie-bogey, then rattled off nine birdies over the next 16 holes. He closed with three consecutive bird...
Keegan Bradley ready to set aside distractions at Rocket Classic
With his stunning win Sunday at the Travelers Championship, Keegan Bradley played his way into contention for an automatic spot on the Ryder Cup team that he captains.,The win also brought out a lot of chatter about how the 39-year-old will balance his United States captaincy role with the opportuni...
Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley looks to continue momentum into Rocket Classic
Keegan Bradley is getting used to hearing "U-S-A!" chants everywhere he goes.,After his stunning victory this past Sunday -- and the ensuing Ryder Cup chatter that followed -- Bradley will be the center of attention at the Rocket Classic, which begins Thursday at Detroit Golf Club.,Bradley, who will...
Cam Davis hopes to regain championship form at Rocket Classic
After a strong start to the season, Cam Davis has cooled considerably with seven missed cuts since February.,The two-time Rocket Classic champion hopes a return to the Motor City can restart his engines when the action begins Thursday at the Detroit Golf Club.,"I would say an event like this definit...
Carlota Ciganda finishes strong to win Meijer LPGA Classic
Spain's Carlota Ciganda shot a 5-under-par 67 Sunday to finish 16-under 272 and win the Meijer LPGA Classic in Belmont, Mich.,Ciganda came into the event with two previous LPGA tour victories under her belt, having won the KEB Hana Bank Championship and Lorena Ochoa Invitational in 2016.,But it had ...
Lexi Thompson, 5 others tied atop Meijer LPGA Classic
Six players, including Lexi Thompson, are tied at the top of the leaderboard on Saturday after three rounds of the Meijer LPGA Classic in Belmont, Mich.,Thompson carded a 4-under 68, as did co-leaders Nanna Koerstz Madsen of Denmark and Paraguay's Sofia Garcia. Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom tied for th...
Mi Hyang Lee cards 64; field flourishes at Meijer LPGA Classic
South Korea's Mi Hyang Lee carded an 8-under round of 64 on Thursday and owns a one-stroke lead over Australia's Grace Kim after one round of the Meijer LPGA Classic in Belmont, Mich.,Twenty-three golfers are within four strokes of Lee on the par-72 layout at Blythefield Country Club.,After parring ...
Adam 'Pacman' Jones pleads not guilty in officer assault case
Former NFL defensive back Adam "Pacman" Jones pleaded not guilty to multiple charges on Wednesday following his weekend arrest, according to multiple reports.,Accused of assaulting a police officer, disorderly conduct and alcohol intoxication in a public place, Jones was arrested in Kentucky on Satu...
Jennifer Kupcho wins ShopRite LPGA Classic
Jennifer Kupcho sank a birdie putt at the final hole to end a three-year drought and win the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Sunday in Galloway, N.J.,Kupcho shot a 5-under-par 66 at the Bay Course at Seaview to finish 15-under 198. She balanced two bogeys with seven birdies, allowing her to finish a stroke...
Ilhee Lee leads in N.J.; Jennifer Kupcho among 4 one shot back
South Korea's Ilhee Lee, who shared the first-round lead, is alone in first place by one stroke after a second-round 3-under 68 on Saturday at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, N.J.,Seeking her second LPGA Tour title in her 200th event, Lee birdied two of her first three holes while starting on...
Ryan Fox, Matteo Manassero share Canadian Open lead
New Zealand's Ryan Fox and Italy's Matteo Manassero shot 6-under-par 64s on Saturday in the third round of the RBC Canadian Open to share the lead at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley's North Course in Caledon, Ontario.,Fox and Manassero are at 14-under 196, holding a one-shot lead on the trio of Matt Mc...
Elizabeth Szokol shoots 63, shares ShopRite LPGA Classic lead
Elizabeth Szokol birdied her first five holes and seven of her first nine en route to an 8-under 63 and a share of the first-round lead on Friday at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, N.J.,Seeking her first solo title on the LPGA Tour, Szokol is joined atop the leaderboard by South Korea's Ilhee...