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The Herald Scotland
12 minutes ago
- The Herald Scotland
Lydia Ko set for defence of her AIG Women's Open title
Winning back-to-back crowns – it was last achieved by Yani Tseng in 2011 – may be an easier task for Ko than getting her tongue around the Welsh lingo. 'There are some words that just look like a bunch of consonants,' added the New Zealander as she mulled over a variety of phrases that requires the lexical dexterity of a Countdown contestant. Royal Porthcawl is staging the women's showpiece for the first time and Ko is relishing this step into the unknown. 'Not many people in the field have played here before so it's like a clean slate, and nobody really has an advantage,' said Ko, who claimed a thrilling victory over the Old Course in St Andrews 12 months ago. 'It's going to be a challenge.' Porthcawl, of course, always provides a terrific test. A quick keek at the weather forecast suggests there's nothing too boisterous heading the championship's way. Whatever Mother Nature has in store, it will take something to top the engrossingly awful conditions that she conjured in this neck of the woods for the men's Senior Open in 2023. With lashing rain and 40mph cross winds, it was links golf in all its grisly glory. Alex Cejka's five-over winning tally was the highest in the event for 30 years, Colin Montgomerie was blown away with a closing 88 and the prize giving ceremony resembled a roll call on the deck of a galleon in the midst of a raging tempest. 'As much as I love sunny weather, when I'm coming to play the Women's Open, I expect it to be rainy and windy, and that's what I really enjoy about this championship,' said Ko. 'I hope it brings all those elements. I would rather it be tough than calm. Maybe not as crazy as what the seniors had, though.' Porthcawl has a fine pedigree in hosting various events down the seasons. As well as three Senior Opens, it has staged seven Amateur Championships, the British Masters and a Curtis Cup. Thirty years ago, in 1995, it was the scene of GB&I's victory over the USA in the Walker Cup when Gary Wolstenholme beat a young whippersnapper by the name of Tiger Woods in the Saturday singles. This week's affair will be the biggest women's sporting event to be held in Wales. And the AIG Women's Open continues to get bigger and bigger. The prize fund has been increased again and now sits at a mighty $9.75 million, with the winner carting off a record first prize of $1,462,500. Much of the attention over the next few days will be on the rising Surrey star Lottie Woad, who won on her professional debut in the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open last weekend. Woad has been grouped with Ko for the opening two rounds. Ko herself is looking forward to getting a glimpse of Woad's talents at close quarters. Ko may have seen it, done and acquired an attic load of t-shirts along the way but you never stop learning in this game. 'She (Woad) is coming in with a ton of momentum,' said the world No 3. 'It's going to be really cool for me to see things that I could possibly learn from her. "Just because I'm a higher ranked player, it doesn't mean that there's something that I can't learn from somebody else. 'She's obviously playing great golf. I've seen her swing, and my coach has sent me a video of her swing as well because there are aspects that I'm kind of going for that she has. I'll pick her brain a little bit.' Ko's AIG Women's Open success in 2024 ended her eight-year major drought. 'I don't think there is more pressure just because I am the defending champion,' said the 28-year-old, who has been winning on the LPGA Tour since the age of 15 and knows how to handle expectation. 'It's not something that can be taken away from me. I don't have to prove to anybody that I can win the AIG Women's Open.' As for settling into the Welsh way of life for a week? 'I've heard there's a lot of sheep here and that's what New Zealand is known for,' smiled Ko. 'It feels somewhat like home.' At this rate, she'll be speaking the language come Sunday.
Daily Mail
13 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Tiger Woods' son Charlie, 16, explodes into form with stunning round that echoes his legendary dad
Tiger Woods ' son Charlie has immediately bounced back from disappointment at the US Junior Amateur Championship with an impressive performance at the Junior PGA Championships. The 16-year-old is competing against some of the brightest young talents in golf at Purdue University this week in a bid to claim the first big title of his junior career. And the youngster's game was trending in the right direction through the first two rounds of the tournament, as he showed flashes of his father's fighting spirit. After shooting an opening one-under 70 to sit 43rd out of 156 competitors on Tuesday, Charlie rocketed up the leaderboard Wednesday. Charlie was six-under for his round, which saw him climb his way up into tied-fourth at seven-under for the tournament - six shots back of leader Lunden Esterline from Kansas. After opening with a birdie at the par-four first, Charlie immediately dropped the shot at the second. However, he didn't card another bogey until the 16th, followed swiftly by another at the 17th. He sank an astonishing nine birdies across the course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in Indiana. His explosive display was reminiscent of his 15-time major winning dad, who surprisingly failed to ever win the tournament. In 1990, the golfing icon finished runner-up to Fort Lauderdale's Chris Couch at the Junior PGA Championship. The impressive round all but guarantees to see Charlie through to the final two rounds of the championship, which comes as an encouraging bounceback after he missed the cut last week. With dad Tiger watching on, Charlie struggled at the US Junior Amateur. Despite a rallying effort during the second round, his comeback fell short, leaving him to miss the cut. Playing at Trinity Forest Golf Club and Brook Hollow Golf Club in Dallas, Charlie had a rough first day at the tournament but hoped to bounce back in the second round. Unfortunately, that didn't happen as Charlie's 11-over first round and 3-over second round led to him missing the cut by a massive 12-stroke margin. He had tried to muster a bounce-back during round two, playing the first nine in an even-par 36, and had the chance to finish under par after the back nine. However, he bogeyed the 17th hole and then double-bogeyed the final hole to arrive at his 3-over 74. It meant that Charlie will not be able to match the result that his father accomplished back in 1991 - when Tiger became the youngest US Junior Amateur champion at the time. Tiger also won the Junior Amateur in 1992 and 1993. Charlie played in the tournament last year and suffered a similar fate - carding rounds of 82 and 80 at Oakland Hills in 2024.
BBC News
13 minutes ago
- BBC News
Treat in store for Chicago's Man Utd fans
Tonight promises to be a big night at Soldier Field for one particular set of Manchester United of the club's Chicago Supporters Group will be out in force to see their heroes at close quarters when they take on Bournemouth in the Premier League's Summer the group has to meet at the Theory bar in the city – lunchtime kick-offs are at 0630 in Chicago – to see Ruben Amorim's side in the past week, they have been able to wait outside the team hotel to get selfies and autographs from United players and some were allowed full access to training on Friday and were introduced to Amorim and some of his president, Jason, is initially from West Yorkshire but moved to the United States seven years ago."There are a growing number of United fans in Chicago," he said."For the Europa League final in May, both floors of the bar were packed even though the game started early afternoon our time."It's not just about the history, people are genuinely interested. Some people didn't see us in the glory days."It would be nice if we were better at the moment but even in our darkest times we have won trophies and reached finals. And the fans are so excited to see the team in Chicago."
