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USA Today
18-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Golfweek Father of the Year list of winners through the year
Golfweek Father of the Year list of winners through the year Other than Santas 'nice' list for those youngsters who have been well-behaved — avoid the naughty list at all cost — there may be no better list to be a part of than the winners of Golfweek's Father of the Year. The latest recipient of the award, which has been honored since 1983 annually at the Golfweek Father-Son championship (with a few years off due to COVID-19), is Murli Theegala, father of PGA TOUR winner Sahith Theegale. You can read all about him here. Here's the full list of winners of this prestigious award: Golfweek Father of the Year honorees 2025: Murli Theegala 2024: Ernie Els 2023: Gary Finau 2022: Mike Keiser 2019: Joe Bockerstette 2018: Kevin McKinley 2017: Dale Armstrong 2016: Johan Immelman 2015: Don Padgett II 2014: Craig Dolch 2013: Jackie Seawell 2012: Jerry Cozby 2011: Cliff Kresge 2010: Tom Nieporte 2009: Peter Compton 2008: Dave Adamonis 2007: Bob Nye 2006: Percy Hall 2005: Merle Marting Sr. 2004: Ken Morton Sr. 2003: Brian Code 2002: Carson Herron 2001: Earl Woods 2000: Fred Klauk 1999: Jay Loar 1998: King Martin 1997: Joe Jemsek 1996: Billy Casper 1995: Digger Smith 1994: Karsten Solheim 1993: Robert Trent Jones 1992: Robert MacNally 1991: Jesse Haddock 1990: Tony Gamez 1989: L.B. Floyd 1988: Jack Nicklaus 1987: Nick Beucher 1986: Laine Rinker 1985: Lacy McCumber 1984: Bill Hayes 1983: Bucky Walters
USA Today
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Sahith Theegala surprises dad Murli at Golfweek Father of the Year ceremony
Sahith Theegala surprises dad Murli at Golfweek Father of the Year ceremony Golfweek's Father of the Year got his award on Saturday and a special pre-Father's Day surprise to go with it. Muralidhar (Murli) Theegala, father of PGA Tour pro Sahith, was this year's recipient and was honored June 14 during a luncheon at the Golfweek Father-Son played at Cabot Citrus Farms in Brooksville, Florida. As Murli was called up to receive his crystal trophy and make his acceptance speech, he noticed a special guest among the attendees. 'Sahith showed up from the left. I had no idea. Karuna kept it a surprise,' Murli said. Indeed, Murli's wife had asked her two boys – Sahith has a younger brother, Sahan, who is a pre-med student at Seton Hall University – what they planned to do for dear, old dad for Father's Day. Sahith had shot a video congratulating his father on the award but due to an injury that forced him to withdraw from the U.S. Open, he was home in Florida and able to make the 3 ½-hour drive to share in his father's special moment. 'Tiny surprises,' said Karuna, who kept it a secret from Murli. Those are the best. For the full profile of Murli as Golfweek's Father of the Year, click here.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kelsey Grammer Confesses to 'Trying to Make Up' for Neglecting His Older Kids When They Were Little
Nobody would ever give Kelsey Grammer a Father of the Year award for the way he raised his oldest kids. That's because the 70-year-old said that he was never there for his first two children. But, the good news is that he's willing to try and make up for his absence all these years later, and he has some advice for other fathers who may be in the same boat. Related: Ben Affleck Says His Kids Hate His Movies Grammer has seven children, three that he shares with his wife Kayte Walsh, and then four adult children from past relationships. "I have neglected a couple of the kids in my life, especially the first two," Grammer told People magazine. "I'm trying to make up for a little of it now. I'm still their dad, so you can always have [a] chance to show up." The father of seven reveals that he didn't have much patience for his older kids when they were younger, and he never really communicated what he wanted from them while they were growing up. "I probably should have been a little more clear and maybe less tolerant with the older ones," he recalled. "I'm pretty tolerant with the young ones, but I'm clear about how there's certain expectations and certain ways to navigate through a social situation: keep it close to the vest and play it straight, and you're going to be well-served in your life." These days, Grammer says he's a little more specific with them about doing their homework and being ready for whatever life has to throw at them. "[I tell them], 'What's your job in life? Showing up.'" Another lesson he's trying to instill in his children? Letting go of the past. That's something Grammer himself struggled with after his then 18-year-old sister was raped and murdered by Freddie Glenn. "They say stuff all the time, like, 'I want to kill [Freddie],'" he revealed. "I tell them, 'I understand it and respect you for it, but you're going to want more from life than that.'" His new approach to fatherhood appears to be working, too. That's because four of his seven kids seem to be following in their father's footsteps by entering the entertainment business. "I know it was tough sometimes and maybe I wasn't around all the time, but you're doing what your dad loves doing, and that's a cool thing," Grammer said of his kids. Well, it's never too late to start over, and it seems like that's exactly what Grammer is trying to do with his kiddos these days. Kudos to him! Up Next:
San Francisco Chronicle
06-05-2025
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
On the attack: Trump's media response in Abrego Garcia story is notably vigorous
NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation, the Trump administration has called journalists 'despicable,' questioned CNN's patriotism, scolded Fox News and even admitted to a mistake — in admitting to a mistake in the first place. The vigorous reaction was noteworthy even in service to a president known for never backing down and a hostility toward the press. 'The song is the same,' said former CNN Washington bureau chief Frank Sesno, 'but the volume is a lot louder.' President Donald Trump has fought the press on several fronts since returning to office in January. His team is battling The Associated Press in court over White House access, has sought to close Voice of America and launched FCC investigations into ABC News, CBS News, PBS and NPR, among others. In the Abrego Garcia case, the White House took a situation that may have knocked predecessors on their heels and used it as an opportunity. An immigrant in the U.S. illegally from El Salvador, the 29-year-old has lived in the United States for 14 years, married and is raising three children, and a judge shielded him from deportation in the first Trump term. In what Justice Department officials called an 'administrative error,' he was sent last month to a Salvadoran prison. His case has come to symbolize concerns over whether people are being expelled legally. 'I have to correct you on every single thing that you said' Trump deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller wasn't interested in those questions during an interview with Fox News' Bill Hemmer. 'I hate to do it, Bill, but I have to correct you on every single thing that you said, because it was all wrong,' Miller said, interpreting a U.S. Supreme Court order that the administration facilitate Abrego Garcia's return as a victory. 'Why don't you just say, 'Isn't it wonderful that we're keeping criminals out of our country?' Trump responded. 'Why can't you say that? Why do you go over and over — and that's why nobody watches you anymore, you know. You have no credibility.' From the briefing room, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said 'outrage' about the case by Democrats and the media "has been nothing short of despicable. 'Based on the sensationalism of many of the people in this room, you would have thought we had deported a candidate for Father of the Year,' she said. She called Abrego Garcia 'an illegal alien MS-13 gang member and foreign terrorist who was deported back to his home country.' Abrego Garcia has denied being part of the El Salvadoran gang. To Trump's team, calling it an 'administrative error' was an error She later told Fox News that the official who labeled Abrego Garcia's deportation an 'administrative error' was himself mistaken. The immigrant, she promised, wouldn't be returning to his old life in the United States. Trump and his team are banking on his immigration stance being among his most popular, and that many of his followers dislike journalists, said Sean Spicer, White House press secretary during the president's first term. 'If the roles were reversed and the Trump administration had been referring to Abrego Garcia as a 'Maryland family man,' the media would have gone nuts claiming he was spreading misinformation,' Spicer said in an interview. Matt Margolis, a columnist for PJMedia, told The Associated Press that 'when the media won't report the facts, it's on the Trump administration to bring the facts directly to the public, and I think they've done so effectively. That's why he has solid approval ratings on immigration. The public knows the media is lying — and they know Trump isn't.' Nonetheless, Abrego Garcia put a human face to an issue and an effort frequently happening in the shadows. Recognizing the potency of government by anecdote, the administration produced its own face — inviting Patty Morin to meet Trump in the White House and address reporters. The Maryland woman's daughter, Rachel, was raped and killed in 2023 and a jury on April 14 convicted an immigrant from El Salvador in the U.S. illegally, Victor Martinez-Hernandez, of the crime. Trump aide Steven Cheung called it a 'media outrage' that CNN and MSNBC did not carry 'angel mom' Patty Morin's recounting of the tragedy live on the air. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr criticized the same two networks for 'news distortion' in their coverage of Abrego Garcia. A conservative media watchdog, the Media Research Center, produced a report that Martinez-Hernandez's trial received 12 seconds of coverage on the ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening newscasts. The Abrego Garcia case got 143 minutes in total on the broadcasts between April 1 and 23, enabling them to 'berate' the Trump administration, they said. 'Disgusting,' Donald Trump Jr. said in a social media posting. The Morin murder trial did receive extensive local news coverage. Nationally, ABC News covered the case in 2024 when Martinez-Henderson was arrested and when Morin's brother spoke before the Republican national convention. What is the case about, and what does Trump want it to be about? The tactic — don't look here, look there! — is familiar in politics and propaganda, said Mark Lukasiewicz, a former NBC News executive who is now dean of the Hofstra University school of communication. 'It seems to me that what the White House would like the Abrego Garcia case to be about is whether this individual should be in the United States,' Lukasiewicz said. 'Their clear view is that he should not, and that should be the story. From a news perspective, that's not what the story is about. The story is about the absence of due process.' Attacking the news media is also not unique or new; ask your grandparents who former Vice President Spiro Agnew was referring to when he coined the phrase 'nattering nabobs of negativism.' Trump's defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has bitterly denounced the press for a series of tough stories on his leadership. Yet the Abrego Garcia case is worth examining; the media strategy followed by the White House is likely to be repeated, especially since the president has a strong cadre of loyalists to follow his lead, said Sesno, professor at George Washington University's school of media and public affairs. 'Does any of this ever get old?' he asked. 'That is the question.'
Winnipeg Free Press
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
On the attack: Trump's media response in Abrego Garcia story is notably vigorous
NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation, the Trump administration has called journalists 'despicable,' questioned CNN's patriotism, scolded Fox News and even admitted to a mistake — in admitting to a mistake in the first place. The vigorous reaction was noteworthy even in service to a president known for never backing down and a hostility toward the press. 'The song is the same,' said former CNN Washington bureau chief Frank Sesno, 'but the volume is a lot louder.' President Donald Trump has fought the press on several fronts since returning to office in January. His team is battling The Associated Press in court over White House access, has sought to close Voice of America and launched FCC investigations into ABC News, CBS News, PBS and NPR, among others. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) In the Abrego Garcia case, the White House took a situation that may have knocked predecessors on their heels and used it as an opportunity. An immigrant in the U.S. illegally from El Salvador, the 29-year-old has lived in the United States for 14 years, married and is raising three children, and a judge shielded him from deportation in the first Trump term. In what Justice Department officials called an 'administrative error,' he was sent last month to a Salvadoran prison. His case has come to symbolize concerns over whether people are being expelled legally. 'I have to correct you on every single thing that you said' Trump deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller wasn't interested in those questions during an interview with Fox News' Bill Hemmer. 'I hate to do it, Bill, but I have to correct you on every single thing that you said, because it was all wrong,' Miller said, interpreting a U.S. Supreme Court order that the administration facilitate Abrego Garcia's return as a victory. Similarly, Trump said that people at CNN 'hate our country' and objected when the network's Kaitlan Collins asked about Abrego Garcia in an Oval Office news conference. 'Why don't you just say, 'Isn't it wonderful that we're keeping criminals out of our country?' Trump responded. 'Why can't you say that? Why do you go over and over — and that's why nobody watches you anymore, you know. You have no credibility.' From the briefing room, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said 'outrage' about the case by Democrats and the media 'has been nothing short of despicable. 'Based on the sensationalism of many of the people in this room, you would have thought we had deported a candidate for Father of the Year,' she said. She called Abrego Garcia 'an illegal alien MS-13 gang member and foreign terrorist who was deported back to his home country.' Abrego Garcia has denied being part of the El Salvadoran gang. To Trump's team, calling it an 'administrative error' was an error She later told Fox News that the official who labeled Abrego Garcia's deportation an 'administrative error' was himself mistaken. The immigrant, she promised, wouldn't be returning to his old life in the United States. Trump and his team are banking on his immigration stance being among his most popular, and that many of his followers dislike journalists, said Sean Spicer, White House press secretary during the president's first term. 'If the roles were reversed and the Trump administration had been referring to Abrego Garcia as a 'Maryland family man,' the media would have gone nuts claiming he was spreading misinformation,' Spicer said in an interview. Matt Margolis, a columnist for PJMedia, told The Associated Press that 'when the media won't report the facts, it's on the Trump administration to bring the facts directly to the public, and I think they've done so effectively. That's why he has solid approval ratings on immigration. The public knows the media is lying — and they know Trump isn't.' Nonetheless, Abrego Garcia put a human face to an issue and an effort frequently happening in the shadows. Recognizing the potency of government by anecdote, the administration produced its own face — inviting Patty Morin to meet Trump in the White House and address reporters. The Maryland woman's daughter, Rachel, was raped and killed in 2023 and a jury on April 14 convicted an immigrant from El Salvador in the U.S. illegally, Victor Martinez-Hernandez, of the crime. Trump aide Steven Cheung called it a 'media outrage' that CNN and MSNBC did not carry 'angel mom' Patty Morin's recounting of the tragedy live on the air. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr criticized the same two networks for 'news distortion' in their coverage of Abrego Garcia. A conservative media watchdog, the Media Research Center, produced a report that Martinez-Hernandez's trial received 12 seconds of coverage on the ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening newscasts. The Abrego Garcia case got 143 minutes in total on the broadcasts between April 1 and 23, enabling them to 'berate' the Trump administration, they said. 'Disgusting,' Donald Trump Jr. said in a social media posting. The Morin murder trial did receive extensive local news coverage. Nationally, ABC News covered the case in 2024 when Martinez-Henderson was arrested and when Morin's brother spoke before the Republican national convention. What is the case about, and what does Trump want it to be about? The tactic — don't look here, look there! — is familiar in politics and propaganda, said Mark Lukasiewicz, a former NBC News executive who is now dean of the Hofstra University school of communication. 'It seems to me that what the White House would like the Abrego Garcia case to be about is whether this individual should be in the United States,' Lukasiewicz said. 'Their clear view is that he should not, and that should be the story. From a news perspective, that's not what the story is about. The story is about the absence of due process.' Winnipeg Free Press | Newsletter Business Weekly Monday Mornings The latest local business news and a lookahead to the coming week. Sign Up I agree to the Terms and Conditions, Cookie and Privacy Policies, and CASL agreement. Attacking the news media is also not unique or new; ask your grandparents who former Vice President Spiro Agnew was referring to when he coined the phrase 'nattering nabobs of negativism.' Trump's defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has bitterly denounced the press for a series of tough stories on his leadership. Yet the Abrego Garcia case is worth examining; the media strategy followed by the White House is likely to be repeated, especially since the president has a strong cadre of loyalists to follow his lead, said Sesno, professor at George Washington University's school of media and public affairs. 'Does any of this ever get old?' he asked. 'That is the question.' ___ David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP. Follow him at and
