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Scottie Scheffler wins PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament to claim fifth title of 2024
On a tough day for scoring at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village, Ohio, Scheffler’s advantage was down to two after nine holes.
But while Hadwin, who had started the strongest with three birdies in his opening seven holes, fell away with five bogeys in his final 11 holes to finish third on four under, Morikawa continued to press.
The lead was down to one when two-time major winner Morikawa rolled in a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-three 12th, while Scheffler missed his attempt from a third of that distance.
The advantage was back to two when Morikawa bogeyed the 16th, but Scheffler dropped a shot on the 17th to leave him with a one-shot lead with one to play.
Both players overhit their approaches to the final green but both then chipped out to around five feet. Scheffler was up first and rolled his effort into the middle of the cup to seal the win and $4m (£3.14m) first prize.
Amid the celebrations Morikawa knocked in his par putt to close with a one-under 71 and seven under total.
Straka, who had been level with Morikawa on six under at the start of the day, fell away with a run of four bogeys in five holes from the 10th, but a chip-in birdie at the last saw him finish with a 76 to end joint fifth on two under.
England’s Matt Fitzpatrick, who won the 2022 US Open, holed six birdies as he shot the joint lowest final round – a three-under 69 – to also finish on two under, alongside Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg (74).
Rory McIlroy closed with a 76 to end two over, one ahead of England’s Tommy Fleetwood who also shot a 76.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry, who was playing with Northern Ireland’s McIlroy, had a disastrous round which included seven bogeys, two doubles and a triple-bogey seven on the 17th as he shot a 13-over-par 85 to finish 12 over.
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Sonay Kartal: British number four reaches first WTA semi-final at Jasmin Open
Britain’s Sonay Kartal is set for a new career-high ranking after reaching her first WTA Tour semi-final.
The 22-year-old beat Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 at the Jasmin Open in Tunisia to set up a meeting with Germany’s Eva Lys in the last four.
Kartal was a break down in the opening set before winning on a tie-break and then took control of the match.
It meant she was able to get past an opponent who had beaten her in the final round of US Open qualifying just a few weeks ago.
Brighton’s Kartal, the British number four, reached the third round of Wimbledon earlier this year and her run in Monastir means she will move inside the world’s top 130.
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Solheim Cup 2024: US lead Europe 6-2 after sensational opening day in Virginia
Europe came into the contest looking to become the first side to lift the Solheim Cup for a fourth successive time.
But their underdog status was underlined on a day in which the US side, stronger on paper in terms of world ranking positions, asserted their superiority as they chase a first win since 2017.
The whole US mantra this week has been “unfinished business” after Europe fought back from 4-0 down to draw 14-14 in Spain last year and retain the trophy.
And Lewis sent Korda and Corpuz out first in the morning as a statement of intent, given they won both their foursomes matches in Spain. Once again they delivered a red point, finishing strongly to beat England’s Charley Hull and Germany’s Esther Henseleit 3&2 in a see-saw match.
Korda then returned with Khang, dancing on to the first tee for the afternoon fourballs in front of former US president Barack Obama, who is a member at the exclusive course about an hour west of Washington DC.
They waltzed to a 6&4 victory over England’s Georgia Hall and Ireland’s Leona Maguire, winning five of the first seven holes to set the platform for a comfortable point. Big-hitting Korda was particularly dominant on the par-five holes, winning all eight across her two rounds.
Andrea Lee and Rose Zhang were also big winners, 5&4 over Hull and Linn Grant. The match had been finely poised when Lee birdied the ninth to put the Americans one clear and they won four of the next five to clinch another point.
Rookie pairing Lauren Coughlin and Sarah Schmelzel then rounded off a sensational day for the US with a 3&2 victory over Maja Stark and Emily Pedersen.
Stark and Pedersen had picked up Europe’s solitary point in the morning with a nervy victory that went down to the 18th hole, despite them being four up after five holes.
And the afternoon point came from veteran Anna Nordqvist, playing in her ninth Solheim Cup, alongside her good friend and fellow Swede Madelene Sagstrom.
They won six successive holes from the eighth as they demolished the retiring Lexi Thompson and Alison Lee 6&5.
“I don’t feel like we’re playing poorly,” insisted captain Pettersen.
“The Americans played great and I feel like they had all the putts rolling their way and I don’t feel like we’ve had any momentum.
“Everything’s possible though. Last year was a good example of it. There are so many points left to play for and we come back ready to fight again.”
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Solheim Cup 2024: US lead Europe 6-2 after sensational opening day in Virginia
Europe came into the contest looking to become the first side to lift the Solheim Cup for a fourth successive time.
But their underdog status was underlined on a day in which the US side, stronger on paper in terms of world ranking positions, asserted their superiority as they chase a first win since 2017.
The whole US mantra this week has been “unfinished business” after Europe fought back from 4-0 down to draw 14-14 in Spain last year and retain the trophy.
And Lewis sent Korda and Corpuz out first in the morning as a statement of intent, given they won both their foursomes matches in Spain. Once again they delivered a red point, finishing strongly to beat England’s Charley Hull and Germany’s Esther Henseleit 3&2 in a see-saw match.
Korda then returned with Khang, dancing on to the first tee for the afternoon fourballs in front of former US president Barack Obama, who is a member at the exclusive course about an hour west of Washington DC.
They waltzed to a 6&4 victory over England’s Georgia Hall and Ireland’s Leona Maguire, winning five of the first seven holes to set the platform for a comfortable point. Big-hitting Korda was particularly dominant on the par-five holes, winning all eight across her two rounds.
Andrea Lee and Rose Zhang were also big winners, 5&4 over Hull and Linn Grant. The match had been finely poised when Lee birdied the ninth to put the Americans one clear and they won four of the next five to clinch another point.
Rookie pairing Lauren Coughlin and Sarah Schmelzel then rounded off a sensational day for the US with a 3&2 victory over Maja Stark and Emily Pedersen.
Stark and Pedersen had picked up Europe’s solitary point in the morning with a nervy victory that went down to the 18th hole, despite them being four up after five holes.
And the afternoon point came from veteran Anna Nordqvist, playing in her ninth Solheim Cup, alongside her good friend and fellow Swede Madelene Sagstrom.
They won six successive holes from the eighth as they demolished the retiring Lexi Thompson and Alison Lee 6&5.
“I don’t feel like we’re playing poorly,” insisted captain Pettersen.
“The Americans played great and I feel like they had all the putts rolling their way and I don’t feel like we’ve had any momentum.
“Everything’s possible though. Last year was a good example of it. There are so many points left to play for and we come back ready to fight again.”
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