A horticulture teacher has set a new US record for the heaviest pumpkin after raising a giant gourd weighing 2,560lbs. Travis Gienger, from Anoka, Minnesota, set the new record and won an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in northern California. “Minnesota has a great mid-year, but our spring in our parts is …
Read More »Scott takes a week getting to know Royal Portrush
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) – Adam Scott already has spent seven days at Royal Portrush, three of them with Darren Clarke, and the advice was invaluable to the end. They stood off the 18th green Sunday as Scott listened intently to a British Open champion whose game was forged on …
Read More »British Open: A hole-by-hole look at Royal Portrush
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) – A hole-by-hole look at Royal Portrush, site of the 148th British Open, to be played July 18-21: No. 1, 421 yards, par 4 (Hughies): Avoid two bunkers off the tee, and then the real challenge begins. The second shot is to an elevated, two-tier green …
Read More »Redemption for South African in his return to Royal…
Christiaan Bezuidenhout returns to Royal Portrush with a large measure of redemption. Bezuidenhout, a 25-year-old South African, captured his first European Tour event last week in the Andalucía Masters at Valderrama when he outplayed Jon Rahm in the final round and turned a five-shot lead into a six-shot victory. That …
Read More »Prince Harry, Meghan give London baseball a royal launch
Prince Harry, Meghan give London baseball a royal launch By Associated Press Published: 18:54, 29 June 2019 | Updated: 19:25, 29 June 2019 LONDON (AP) – Major league baseball’s first game in Europe received a royal launch. Prince Harry and wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, took part in the …
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