23 Jun
POULTER PULLS OUT OVER CLUB THEFT
“It’s disappointing as I did not come all this way not to play,” the world number 25 said.
“But with so many world ranking points at stake, if I played badly I may have lost ground.”
22 Jun
GLOVER WINS U.S.OPEN, DUVAL-MICKELSON-BARNES TIED FOR SECOND
Lucas Glover has won the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black.
Getting only the second victory of his PGA Tour career, Glover finished a final round of 3-over 73 Monday afternoon to win by two strokes over Phil Mickelson, David Duval and Ricky Barnes.
22 Jun
GOLF PRO, CHRIS SMITH’S WIFE KILLED IN CRASH
ANGOLA, Ind. (AP)—A coroner said Monday he was still trying to identify the person killed in a fiery weekend crash that critically injured two children of PGA Tour golfer Chris Smith and hurt several members of the London (Ontario) Silverbacks football team, including its owner.
Smith’s wife, Beth Smith, was killed in Sunday’s crash, according to The News-Sentinel newspaper in nearby Fort Wayne. Authorities said Monday they could not immediately confirm the report.
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