2023 Golf & Tennis News
- 1/8: Jon Rahm wins Sentry Tournament of Champions in comeback fashion He overcame a seven-shot deficit to win.
- 1/15-26: Australian Open
No. 1 Injured Rafael Nadal downed by American Mackenzie McDonald and No. 2 Casper Ruud is upset by American Jenson Brooksby.
- 1/28:
Hope springs Max Homa to new heights at Torrey
California native earns sixth TOUR title at Farmers Insurance Open
- 1/29:
Perfect 10: Djokovic Returns To No. 1 With 22nd Major At AO
- 2/6:
Justin Rose wins AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with a 269 (-18)
Gets first win on PGA Tour in four years, qualifies for 2023 Masters and 2023 PGA, and becomes first European to win this tournament.
- 3/12 Scottie Scheffler shoots 271 (-17) to win The Players Championship.
He also becomes #1 on the Offic1al World Golf Ranking (WGR)
- 3/26: Sam Burns defeats Cam Young 6&5 to win the final WGC-Dell Match Play at Austin CC.
Rory McIlroy defeats Scottie Scheffler 2&1 to win the Consolation Match.
- 4/9:
On Ballesteros' Birthday, Rahm Becomes the Fourth Champion From Spain [to win the Masters].
Jon Rahm shoots 276 (12) to defeat Brooks Koephka and 52-year-old Phil Mickelson by four strokes. He replaces Scottie Scheffler as number 1 on the OWGR.
- 4/16:
Matt Fitzpatrick comes full circle in RBC Heritage triumph
Grew up vacationing on Hilton Head, now a part of island lore with playoff win over Jordan Spieth. His approach shot on the second playoff hole comes to rest a couple of inches short of the hole.
- 5/21:
A look at some of the big stories from Sunday's fourth round of the PGA Championship
Brooks Koepka (-9) wins by 2 strokes over Victor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler. PGA club pro Michael Block gets a hole-in-one on the 15th green and then sinks putt on 18 to finish 15th and automatically qualify for 2024 PGA Championship.
- 6/10: The Pole learned a lot about herself during her successful title defence at Roland-Garros
Twenty-two years old Iga Swiatek wins 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 over Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic to become the youngest woman to win consecutive titles at Roland-Garros since 1992.
- 6/11:
Djokovic: I'm writing my own history
Novak Djokovic wins 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 over Norway's Casper Ruud for his 23rd Grand Slam title
- 6/11:
Nick Taylor becomes first Canadian since 1954 to win RBC Canadian Open
Nick Taylor sinks 72-foot putt for an eagle on the 4th playoff hole
to become the first Canadian-born champion since 1914. Tommy Fleetwood was second.
- 6/18:
A Star is Born: Clark Wins 123rd U.S. Open at LACC
Wyndham Clark overcame two late bogeys on Nos. 15 and 16 with a brilliant par save on the 71st hole, then two-putted from 60 feet on the 72nd hole to hold off world No. 3 Rory McIlroy by a stroke.
- 6/25:
New England's Keegan Bradley comes full circle with Travelers title
... it's worth wondering if he ever in his wildest dreams envisioned tens of thousands of fans chanting "Keegan, Keegan, Keegan" as they did Sunday at TPC River Highlands as this native New Englander closed out a victory at the Travelers Championship.
- 7/15:
Vondrousova shocks Jabeur to take Wimbledon title
Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic defeated Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 of Tunisia to become the first unseeded ladies' singles champion.
- 7/16:
Carlos Alcaraz wins 1-6, 7-6(8), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 over Novak Djokovic for his 1st Wimbledon title and his 2nd Grand Slam title
Djokovic was attempting to become only the third man in the Open era to win five consecutive Wimbledon titles and only the second to win eight in all.
- 7/16:
Genesis Scottish Open - The Debrief - Rory Wins in Scotland
Rory McIlroy produced a brilliant birdie-birdie finish to snuff out home hero Robert MacIntyre's potential fairytale win.
With his win, Rory became the first player in history to win the Scottish Open, The Open, and the Irish Open.
- 7/22:
Two American golfers Brian Harman (-12) and Cameron Young (-7) will be in the final twosome on Sunday
Seven twosomes preceding them off the first tee will include 14 golfers from Spain, Norway, France, Australia, Poland, England (3), India, Belgium, South, Korea, Denmark, Northern Ireland, and Argentina. Tied for 17th place will be the next closest Americans, Max Homa and Jordan Speith at 2 under par.
- 7/23:
The 151st Open / Brilliant Brian Harman becomes Champion Golfer
Brian Harmon wins with a score of 271 (-13) and six strokes ahead of Day, Kim, Rahm, and Straka. It is his first major and his first victory since he won in 2017.
- 7/30:
The Amundi Evian Championship
Celine Boutier shoots 270 (-14) to become the first French woman to win this major tournament that is played at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France
- 8/6:
FREED GROUP Women's Scottish Open presented by Trust Golf
Celine Boutier wins back-to-back titles with a 273 (-15) at the Dundonald Links in Ayreshire, Scotland
- 8/6:
PGA Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, NC
Lucas Glover gets his 5th PGA Tour title with a score of 260 (-20) after recently switching to a long putter to overcome his battle with the yips.
- 8/13:
FedEX St. Jude Championship
Lucas Glover wins back-to-back titles with a 265 (-15) playoff win over Patrick Cantlay who shot a final round 64 (-6). He trailed Lucas by 5 shots at the start of the round. Lucas won $3.6 million.
- 8/20:
BMW Championship
Victor Hovland of Norway comes from 3 strokes behind to win 263 (-17) with an historic FedEx Cup and course record low round of 61 to edge out Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick by a stroke. Scheffler missed a 6-foot putt for par on 17. Victor won at the Memorial in May and has not missed a cut in 2023.
- 8/20:
Coco Gauff bests Muchova in Cincinnati to win first WTA 1000 title
No.7 Coco Gauff defeated No.17 Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Western & Southern Open to win her second hard-court title of the summer,
- 8/20:
Djokovic Saves MP, Stuns Alcaraz For Cincinnati Title
Novak Djokovic won one of the best matches in recent memory on Sunday when he saved one championship point en route to a 5-7, 7-6(7), 7-6(4) victory against Carlos Alcaraz for the Western & Southern Open title.
- 9/9:
19 year-old Coco Gauff wins U. S. Open (2-6) (6-3) (6-2) over Aryna Sabalenka
Sabalenka had too many unforced errors.
- 9/3
U.S. rallies to win Walker Cup over Great Britain & Ireland for fourth straight time
The final score was USA 14.5-11.5. The USA's No. 1 amateur in the world, Gordon Sargent won all four of his matches on the Old Course at St. Andrews.
- 9/3:
Omega European Masters: Ludvig Aberg claimed his first DP World Tour title in his ninth event as a professional with a stunning finish at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club
A few days later, Luke Donald selected Ludwig Aberg to join the European Ryder Cup team
- 8/27:
Viktor Hovland wins the Tour Championship by five shots to also claim the FedExCup title
Both he and Xander Schauffele shot 261 for the four rounds. Hovland won because he started the tournament with a 5 stroke advantage.
- 8/20:
BMW Championship
Victor Hovland of Norway comes from 3 strokes behind to win 263 (-17) with an historic FedEx Cup and course record low round of 61 to edge out Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick by a stroke. Scheffler missed a 6-foot putt for par on 17. Victor won at the Memorial in May and has not missed a cut in 2023.
- 8/20:
Coco Gauff bests Muchova in Cincinnati to win first WTA 1000 title
No.7 Coco Gauff defeated No.17 Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Western & Southern Open to win her second hard-court title of the summer,
- 8/20:
Djokovic Saves MP, Stuns Alcaraz For Cincinnati Title
Novak Djokovic won one of the best matches in recent memory on Sunday when he saved one championship point en route to a 5-7, 7-6(7), 7-6(4) victory against Carlos Alcaraz for the Western & Southern Open title.
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Solheim Cup: Sept 21-24 at Finca Cortesin Costa del Sol, Andalucia, Spain
Europe Retains Cup with a 14-14 tie.
Spain's Carlota Ciganda birdies 16 and 17 to win 2&1 to clinch the full point for the tie.
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Ryder Cup: Sept 28-Oct 1 at Marco Simone G&CC, near Rome, Italy
9/29
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AM Foursomes (alternate shot): Europe 4, USA 0
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PM Fourball (best ball): Europe 2 1/2, USA 1 1/2
Hovland, Rahm and Rose each sink putts on 18 to win the hole to tie their matches.
9/30
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AM Foursomes: Europe 3, USA 1
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PM Fourball: Europe 1, USA 3
Cantley birdies last 3 holes to defeat McIlroy/Fitzpatrick 1 up
10/1
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start: Europe 10 1/2; USA 5 1/2
Europe needs 4 points to win Cup.
USA needs 8 1/2 points to retain Cup.
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Singles: Europe 6, USA 6
Europe Wins The Ryder Cup - 16 1/2 - 11 1/2
Tommy Fleetwood clinches the cup on 17 with a 3&1 victory.
9/29-10/1
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Italian Pro golfer Edoardo Molinari used data analytics to help Europe win.
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