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After a brief two-week break following the Tour Championship, the PGA Tour is back in action with a new season. The 2022-23 season, the final to feature a wraparound schedule, teed off on Thursday with the 2022 Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California. The event was formerly known as the Safeway Open. Max Homa is off to a great start trying to defend his title. Danny Willett fired an 8-under 64 on Friday to tie Homa at 12 under for the lead. On the other foot, some… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Golf series. Fortinet Championship Napa, CaliforniaSilverado Resort & Spa (North Course) – Par 72 – 7,123 yardsField – 156 entrantsPurse – $8M The Preview Upon the announcement of scheduling changes beyond the upcoming 2022-23 season, the PGA Tour’s final traditional fall series commences this week in wine country as Napa Valley’s Silverado Resort plays host to the Fortinet Championship for the ninth consecutive year. The 7,123-yard, par-72 layout… Source link

MADEIRA, Ohio ‒ Nine birdies, one bogey and an opening round 64 for Xiyu Lin were good for the lead on Thursday in the inaugural Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G at Kenwood Country Club. Lin, who started her tournament on the back nine, birdied five of the first six holes she played to shoot 30 on that side. The 26-year-old’s 8-under round was one shot off her career-low of 63. “It’s nice to start with three birdies in a row,” Lin said. “The first hole, the approach… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Golf series. TOUR Championship Atlanta, GeorgiaEast Lake Golf Club – Par 70 – 7,346 yardsField – 29 entrantsPurse – $75M The Preview The stage is set for the grand finale of the PGA Tour’s 2021-22 season as East Lake Golf Club once again plays host to the TOUR Championship, inviting those among the top 30 in the eligibility points list after advancing through the first two legs of the FedExCup Playoffs. The field in Atlanta is limited to just 29… Source link

The BIG3 is going big. As part of the league’s championship weekend, it will hold its first-ever All-Star Game and a Celebrity Game benefiting underprivileged youth. Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Chris Haynes will participate in the Celebrity Game at 2 p.m. ET Sunday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The game will air on CBS on Sept. 4. The two Celebrity Game teams will be coached by Ice Cube (captain, Rob Gronkowski) and Clyde Drexler (captain, Nelly). Haynes will be joined by other Celebrity… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Golf series. BMW Championship Wilmington, DelawareWilmington Country Club – Par 71 – 7,534 yardsField – 68 entrantsPurse – $15M The Preview A dramatic ending to the first leg of the FedExCup Playoffs produced a worthy champion as Will Zalatoris finally emerged victorious at TPC Southwind for his maiden win on the PGA Tour, defeating a previously slumping Sepp Straka in what became quite a memorable three-hole playoff. Those positioned inside the top… Source link

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Ryan Palmer could feel Cam Smith’s footsteps approaching from behind the microphone. After an entire round playing together, he wanted to get in one last shot. “That’s what I love about what we do out here, there’s always somewhere to go up and there’s always something to play for,” Palmer said, intentionally framing a question about the BMW Championship within the larger narrative that has consumed golf this season, a narrative in which Smith has become a… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Golf series. FedEx St. Jude Championship Memphis, TennesseeTPC Southwind – Par 70 – 7,243 yardsField – 121 entrantsPurse – $15M The Preview Transitioning from a WGC event to its new position as the first leg of the FedExCup Playoffs, the St. Jude Championship invites those within the top 125 of the Eligibility Points List to extend their 2021-22 campaign in Memphis with a trip to the BMW Championship on the line. The strongest field since the Open… Source link

Justin Lower was all set to not only make it into the FedExCup Playoffs on Sunday afternoon, but also secure his PGA Tour card for the second straight year. Yet on the 72nd green at the Wyndham Championship, Lower slipped. Lower, after reaching the par-4 18th green in regulation, three-putted from 61 feet for a bogey — which officially knocked him outside of the top 125 in the FedExCup standings and took his Tour card away. Lower’s face walking off the 18th green said it all. “I don’t… Source link

Two-time NBA champion Slava Medvedenko is auctioning his championship rings to support Ukraine in its war against Russia. A Ukraine native, Medvedenko played seven seasons in the NBA, winning two championships alongside Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers. He joined the Lakers as an NBA rookie in 2000 to win the last two titles of a three-peat secured by the Bryant-O’Neal core. Medvedenko, 43, lives in Kyiv. He told the Associated Press on Sunday that he decided to… Source link