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Hamm, Mott finish near top at qualifier

1 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

Brandonites Brayden Hamm of the Wheat City Golf Course and Spence Mott of EVO Golf both finished in the top 10 at the 18-hole Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship qualifier at Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club on Friday.

Hamm carded a 1-over 72 to tie for fifth place, while Mott shot a 73 to tie for seventh.

Cash McCallum of Gilbert Plains Country Club shot a 6-over 77 to tie for 25th, Brad Pardy of Brandon shot 78 to tie for 29th, William Kinsman of the Shilo Country Club tied for 39th with a score of 79 and Kolby Lavich of Brandon’s EVO Golf missed the cut at 81.

Patrick Perrin of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club recorded nine birdies for a 5-under par 66 to win the event, three strokes better than Jack Moro of Whitewater Golf Club and Elmhurst’s Jordy Lutz and Adam Ingram.

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A tale of two tours: PGA Tour approves two-tiered system in 2028 with expanded fields

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A tale of two tours: PGA Tour approves two-tiered system in 2028 with expanded fields

Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press 5 minute read Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2026

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Tiger Woods said the objective was to create the best version of the PGA Tour. The answer Tuesday was a major shakeup to its model that effectively creates two tours, expanding the field for the elite tier and cutting in half prize money for the secondary tier.

The new system is to start in 2028, and the Future Competition Committee that Woods leads still has work left on key details. Chief among them is which of the roughly 15 tournaments will be part of the “Championship Series,” and the 20 events on the lesser “Challenger Series.”

Other details involve bringing a form of match play to the postseason and creating a rotation of prestigious courses instead of going to East Lake in Atlanta every year.

“This work was never about any one player or person,” Woods said in his first public appearance since his arrest on a DUI charges on March 27. “It was about bringing together different perspectives, having honest, hard conversations, and thinking boldly about what is best for the game that we all love.”

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Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2026

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McLeods finish near top on junior tour

1 minute read Monday, Jun. 22, 2026

A pair of young Brandonites posted top five finishes at Southside Golf Course in Grande Pointe on Saturday in the latest stop of the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour.

Eight-year-old Makayla McLeod of Brandon carded a round of 107 to finish third in the girls 9-10 division, 22 shots back of 10-year-old winner Paulina Brunner of Winnipeg.

Meanwhile, 10-year-old Mason McLeod of Brandon shot 96 to tie for fourth in the boys 9-10 division, nine shots back of 10-year-old winner Levi Penner of Oakbank

The best round of the tournament came from eight-year-old Neven Childerhouse of Winnipeg, who fired a 76 to win the boys U8 division.

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Yamashita wins Meijer LPGA Classic playoff after Woad misses 3-footer in regulation

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Yamashita wins Meijer LPGA Classic playoff after Woad misses 3-footer in regulation

The Associated Press 2 minute read Sunday, Jun. 21, 2026

BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Miyu Yamashita got into a playoff Sunday in the Meijer LPGA Classic when Lottie Woad's three-foot par attempt lipped out to close regulation, then won with a three-footer of her own on the first extra hole.

Five strokes behind third-round leader Jing Yan and four back of Woad going into the day, the 4-foot-11 Yamashita shot an 8-under 64 to get to 17-under 271 at Blythefield Country Club.

“I didn’t think about like win today,” Yamashita said. “I just focused on playing just like every round. My putting was solid today and I was able to put together a really good round.”

The 24-year-old Japanese player birdied the par-5 18th in regulation and the playoff.

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Sunday, Jun. 21, 2026

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Clark turning U.S. Open into a runaway, Scheffler still has hope for a slam

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Clark turning U.S. Open into a runaway, Scheffler still has hope for a slam

Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press 3 minute read Saturday, Jun. 20, 2026

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Not even Shinnecock Hills and its strongest test of the week in the U.S. Open could match the toughness of Wyndham Clark on Saturday.

Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a fairway metal to four feet for eagle on the par-5 16th for an even-par 70 that gave him a six-shot lead.

No one has ever lost more than a five-shot lead in 125 previous editions of golf's toughest test. Greg Norman in the 1996 Masters is the only player to lose a six-shot lead in any major.

Shinnecock Hills did its part, even after the strongest wind subsided. Only two players managed to break par in the third round — Emiliano Grillo in 30 miles per hour wind before the leaders teed off, and Scheffler with a 69.

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Saturday, Jun. 20, 2026

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Jing Yan maintains lead in the windswept Meijer LPGA Classic

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Jing Yan maintains lead in the windswept Meijer LPGA Classic

The Associated Press 2 minute read Saturday, Jun. 20, 2026

BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Jing Yan shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to maintain a one-shot lead in the windswept Meijer LPGA Classic, the final event before the major KPMG Women’s PGA Championship next week at Hazeltine.

Yan birdied the par-5 18th to cap her second straight bogey-free round at Blythefield Country Club. Winless on the LPGA Tour, the 30-year-old American had a 14-under 202 total.

“I just tried to enjoy it,” Yan said. “I knew I was going to be a little bit nervous not having really been in this position before, but I have been kind of in the later tee times and there have been times where I haven’t handled it very well. So, just trying to figure out what really works for me.”

Lottie Woad of England was second. She also birdied the 18th in a 68.

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Saturday, Jun. 20, 2026

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Oakden cards 72 in first round

1 minute read Friday, Jun. 19, 2026

Brandon’s Hunter Oakden shot an even-par 72 to sit three shots off the lead in the opening round of the Golf Canada NextGen Prairie Championship at Neepawa Golf and Country Club on Friday.

Oak Bank’s Brady Comaskey is tied for the lead with two other players after shooting 69.

Brandon’s Brayden Hamm is tied for 26th after carding a 76.

Saskatoon’s Grace Odnokon shot 2-under 70 to lead the girls’ event.

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Wyndham Clark builds 4-shot lead at US Open with lowest 36-hole score at Shinnecock

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Wyndham Clark builds 4-shot lead at US Open with lowest 36-hole score at Shinnecock

Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press 6 minute read Friday, Jun. 19, 2026

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Wyndham Clark keeps leaving his mark on Shinnecock Hills. He finished off the lowest opening round in a U.S. Open on this fearsome course Friday morning, and then he delivered two big birdie putts and set the 36-hole standard and build a four-shot lead going into the weekend.

With so much chaos and cringing around him, Clark played a steady hand — a far cry from where he was at the U.S. Open last year when he missed the cut and smashed up a locker at storied Oakmont.

His last act was a 35-foot birdie putt down the slope on the 18th green that dropped for a 1-under 69. That put him at 7-under 133, one shot better than Phil Mickelson and Shigeki Maruyama at the halfway point in 2004 at Shinnecock Hills.

And he thinks he could be better.

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Friday, Jun. 19, 2026

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Jing Yan shoots 66 at breezy Blythefield to take Meijer LPGA Classic lead

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Jing Yan shoots 66 at breezy Blythefield to take Meijer LPGA Classic lead

The Associated Press 2 minute read Friday, Jun. 19, 2026

BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Jing Yan shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic, the final event before the major KPMG Women’s PGA Championship next week at Hazeltine.

Yan had a bogey-free afternoon round to get to 10 under in breezy conditions at Blythefield Country Club. The 30-year-old American is winless on the LPGA Tour.

“I feel like I struck it pretty well the last two rounds,” Yan said. “And I putted well, so that kind of adds up to birdies.”

Lottie Woad of England and Cassie Porter of Australia were a stroke back. Woad shot 66, and Porter had a 68.

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Friday, Jun. 19, 2026

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Ina Yoon widens her Women’s PGA Championship lead to 5 strokes

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Ina Yoon widens her Women’s PGA Championship lead to 5 strokes

Dave Campbell, The Associated Press 4 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Ina Yoon stretched her lead at the Women's PGA Championship with a 3-under 69 that put her five strokes up on the second-place pack after another strong South Korean showing Friday.

Yoon, who shot a record 63 in the first round at Hazeltine National Golf Club, had two bogeys with one birdie on the back nine to reach 12 under. The 23-year-old is seeking her first LPGA Tour victory.

“The remaining two days will obviously be nerve-racking, but being nervous is human nature, and I think I want to embrace that and focus on what I can in my shots,” said Yoon, who missed the cut at the U.S. Women's Open this month after tying for fourth at the first major of the season at The Chevron Championship.

Nasa Hataoka, Brooke Henderson, A Lin Kim and Hae Ran Ryu were tied for second. Ryu shot a 64 for the best score of the day, three strokes better than Hataoka. Henderson finished with three straight birdies for a 68. Kim shot a 70. They all left the course in good spirits, yet trying to figure out how to make up five strokes.

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Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

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Scheffler misses another sub-60 round, sets early target at Travelers

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Scheffler misses another sub-60 round, sets early target at Travelers

The Associated Press 4 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler could not convert a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Friday at the Travelers Championship, narrowly missing out on a chance to join Jim Furyk as the only players in PGA Tour history with two sub-60 rounds.

Scheffler had to settle for a 10-under 60 on the soft TPC River Highlands course, setting an early target atop the scoreboard on a day of extreme low scoring at the final signature event of the regular season.

“Going out yesterday in the afternoon, when the greens get firm out here and the wind starts to blow, it can get tricky pretty quickly,” Scheffler said. “Going out this morning, you definitely had a feeling the conditions were going to be easier, so you need to go out there and try and take advantage of it.”

Scheffler was at 16-under 124, two shots ahead of Viktor Hovland.

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Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

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Ina Yoon opens the Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine with a record-tying 63

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Ina Yoon opens the Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine with a record-tying 63

Dave Campbell, The Associated Press 4 minute read Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Ina Yoon matched the best score in the history of the Women's PGA Championship with a 9-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead over Karis Davidson on Thursday in the third major of the season.

Yoon, a 23-year-old South Korean seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, birdied five of her last six holes at Hazeltine National Golf Club with a putter that was consistently on point.

Nelly Korda, who’s aiming to become just the third women to win the first three major tournaments on the schedule, had a 70.

Davidson, who finished more than four hours after Yoon, had eight birdies on the way to a career-best 65 on a calm and partly cloudy afternoon that yielded a bevy of low scores on the long course southwest of Minneapolis that requires accuracy and muscle off the tee.

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

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Eric Cole opens with a 63 at the Travelers Championship to lead Scheffler and others by 1

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Eric Cole opens with a 63 at the Travelers Championship to lead Scheffler and others by 1

The Associated Press 4 minute read Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Eric Cole returned to the TPC River Highlands in much better shape than he left last year, pitching in for eagle from 65 yards on the par-5 13th and posting a 7-under 63 to take a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and five others Thursday in the Travelers Championship.

Wyndham Clark found the gallery a lot kinder and the course a lot softer than when he won his second U.S. Open last week at Shinnecock Hills. His only battle was with the 12th hole when he put his tee shot out of play and made triple bogey in his round of 68.

“They were finally rooting for me instead of against me, so we like the Connecticut fans,” Clark said.

Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., was the top Canadian at 5-under 65.

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

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Wyndham Clark avoids record collapse, holds on to win U.S. Open

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Wyndham Clark avoids record collapse, holds on to win U.S. Open

Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press 5 minute read Sunday, Jun. 21, 2026

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — On the edge of the greatest collapse in U.S. Open history, Wyndham Clark held his nerve against a charge by Sam Burns and a Shinnecock Hills gallery that never gave him much love Sunday until he captured his second Open title in four years.

Six shots ahead at the start of the final round, Clark's final act was two putts from just outside 50 feet for par that gave him a 3-over 73 and a one-shot victory over Burns.

Clark, who won the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, became the first wire-to-wire winner of the U.S. Open since Martin Kaymer at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014.

This sure didn't feel like that. His lead was down to a single shot after just five holes, and the stress followed him the rest of the way.

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Sunday, Jun. 21, 2026

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Ryu has one-shot lead on Brooke Henderson at Women’s PGA Championship

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Ryu has one-shot lead on Brooke Henderson at Women’s PGA Championship

Mike Cook, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 7:19 PM CDT

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Haeran Ryu shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead over Canadian Brooke Henderson after three rounds of the Women’s PGA Championship.

Ina Yoon, who entered the day with a five-shot lead, struggled early but settled down to finish with a 3-over 75 and is two shots off the pace.

Dewi Weber, the 210th ranked player in the World Golf Rankings seeking her first career LPGA win, birdied three of the final four holes and is three shots back after a 4-under 68. A Lim Kim joins her there.

Nelly Korda, chasing a historic third straight major championship win, shot a 1-under 71 on a sun-drenched, but windy day at Hazeltine National Golf Club outside Minneapolis. She and Alison Lee are four shots off the lead, which history indicates is important.

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Updated: Yesterday at 7:19 PM CDT

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Hovland flips the script on Scheffler and takes the lead at Travelers Championship

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Hovland flips the script on Scheffler and takes the lead at Travelers Championship

Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:43 PM CDT

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Viktor Hovland feels he is headed in the right direction, and Saturday at the Travelers Championship was a big test. He played alongside Scottie Scheffler on a course that features plenty of water and shots that can cause some stress.

A two-shot swing on the 18th hole — Hovland made a 6-foot birdie, Scheffler three-putted from 25 feet on the fringe for bogey — gave the Norwegian star a 6-under 64 and a one-shot lead over the world's No. 1 player.

“Just had a great time,” Hovland said. “It’s been a while since I’ve been in this position. To go head-to-head against the best player in the world and pull off some great shots, it was just a lot of fun.”

The pleasant surprise was the support he had in the crowd.

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Updated: Yesterday at 6:43 PM CDT

June 28, 2026

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