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  • Finnish presidential candidates – Alexander Stubb

    Finnish presidential candidates – Alexander Stubb

    Despite his recent active politics, Stubb has been a distinguished figure known for his global approach and rich experience in various ministerial positions in Finland and various EU portfolios. Early life Stubb is known for his passion for fitness and sports, including triathlons, which dates back to his teenage years playing ice hockey at HIFK.…

  • Ludvig Aberg takes 36-hole lead at RSM Classic

    Ludvig Aberg takes 36-hole lead at RSM Classic

    (Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Ludvig Aberg shot a 6-under 64 in his second round on Friday to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga. The Swedish up-and-comer is at 11-under 131 for a narrow edge over Denny McCarthy, Sam Ryder and Eric Cole. Aberg,…

  • Cameron Young shared for the lead at the suspended RSM Classic

    Cameron Young shared for the lead at the suspended RSM Classic

    (Photo credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports) Cameron Young, Eric Cole and Davis Thompson turned in rounds of 6-under 66 to set the pace before play was suspended at the RSM Classic on Thursday in St. Simons Island, Ga. The final of the FedEx Cup Fall Series was hit by a inclement weather delay of more…

  • Nasa Hataoka, Ruoning Yin tie for Tour Championship lead

    Nasa Hataoka, Ruoning Yin tie for Tour Championship lead

    (Photo credit: Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK) Nasa Hataoka of Japan and Ruoning Yin of China shot 9-under-par 63s to establish a tie for the first-round lead at the CME Group Tour Championship on Thursday in Naples, Florida. Hataoka was first at 9 under and Yin matched her late in the afternoon, her…

  • 2023 RSM Classic: Preview, props, best games

    2023 RSM Classic: Preview, props, best games

    (Photo credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports) The RSM Classic is the final event of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season, and the last opportunity for players to secure their playing status for 2024. The new FedEx Cup Fall is a list of seven events where the top 50 players are locked. 51-60 which comes with places…

  • Last chance: The RSM Classic wraps up the PGA’s fall schedule

    Last chance: The RSM Classic wraps up the PGA’s fall schedule

    (Photo credit: Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal/USA TODAY NETWORK) The RSM Classic, which begins Thursday at Sea Island Resort in St. Simons Island, Ga., carries new weight this year as the final event in the inaugural FedEx Cup Fall Series. The tournament marks the last chance for players to improve their status on the PGA Tour…

  • Golf Blick: Big Bets at PGA, LPGA Season Finals

    Golf Blick: Big Bets at PGA, LPGA Season Finals

    (Photo credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports) The PGA and LPGA tours conclude their seasons this week with the final two official tournaments of 2023 among major North American golf tours. PGA TOUR LAST TOURNAMENT: Butterfield Bermuda Championship (Camilo Villegas) THIS WEEK: RSM Classic, St. Simons Island, Ga., Nov. 16-19 Course: SeaIsland Golf Club, Seaside Course…

  • Alex Noren maintains the lead at the Bermuda Championship

    Alex Noren maintains the lead at the Bermuda Championship

    (Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Network) Alex Noren of Sweden maintained a two-shot lead at the halfway mark of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Friday in Southampton, Bermuda. After opening the tournament with a 10-under 61, Noren’s bogey-free 66 in the second round put him at 15-under for the tournament and two ahead of Ryan…

  • Alex Noren shoots 61, takes lead at Bermuda Championship

    Alex Noren shoots 61, takes lead at Bermuda Championship

    (Photo credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports) Alex Noren of Sweden rolled in 11 birdies to take the lead in the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Thursday in Southampton, Bermuda. Noren posted a career-low, 10-under-par 61 at Port Royal Golf Course and had a two-stroke cushion with most players in the clubhouse Thursday…

  • Ben Griffin owns a 3-shot lead at Sanderson Farms

    Ben Griffin owns a 3-shot lead at Sanderson Farms

    (Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Ben Griffin shot a 6-under-par 66 to extend his lead to three shots after 54 holes in the Sanderson Farms Championship on Saturday in Jackson, Miss. Griffin sits at 20-under 196 and holds a three-shot lead over China’s Carl Yuan heading into Sunday’s final round at the Country Club…

  • Prąd Zatokowy może zaniknąć do 2025 roku

    Prąd Zatokowy może zaniknąć do 2025 roku

    Według nowego badania przeprowadzonego przez ekspertów z Uniwersytetu w Kopenhadze, Golfsztrom może zatrzymać się już nawet w 2025 roku. Taka sytuacja spowodowałoby katastrofalne skutki dla klimatu. W badaniu stwierdzono, że ustanie Prądu Zatokowego może nastąpić w latach 2025–2095, jeśli ślad węglowy światowej populacji nie zostanie zmniejszony – możemy przeczytać w The Guardian. Prąd Zatokowy jest…

  • Akshay Bhatia, 21, wins big on Barracuda in the playoffs

    Akshay Bhatia, 21, wins big on Barracuda in the playoffs

    (Photo credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports) Akshay Bhatia made par on the first playoff hole to beat Patrick Rodgers and win the Barracuda Championship on Sunday in Truckee, California. Bhatia, a 21-year-old who plays on a special temporary membership, is now completely exempt from the PGA Tour through 2025 thanks to his first career victory…

  • Vincent Norrman wins the Barbasol Championship in the playoffs

    Vincent Norrman wins the Barbasol Championship in the playoffs

    (Photo credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports) Vincent Norrman of Sweden defeated Nathan Kimsey of England on the first playoff hole at the Barbasol Championship to win his first PGA Tour title on Sunday in Nicholasville, Kyrka. Norrman, a 25-year-old tour rookie, lost a one-stroke lead with a bogey on his 72nd hole before going…

  • Sepp Straka misses 59 but wins the John Deere Classic

    Sepp Straka misses 59 but wins the John Deere Classic

    (Photo credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports) Sepp Straka put the golf world on 59 watch before falling short of the magic number, but his 9-under 62 proved enough for a two-shot win at the John Deere Classic on Sunday in Silvis, Illinois. Straka was 11 under par through 14 holes at the par-71 TPC Deere…

  • Finland’s goal is to become a disc golf superpower with a new national team

    Finland’s goal is to become a disc golf superpower with a new national team

    Disc Golf Team Finland includes the country’s six best Frisbee golf players.

  • Michelle Wie West is ready for career finale: “I feel incredibly blessed”

    Michelle Wie West is ready for career finale: “I feel incredibly blessed”

    Michelle Wie West has already left a lasting legacy in the sport of golf. This week, as she prepares for her final event – the US Women’s Open in Pebble Beach, California – she reflected on her career in the spotlight. “I think one word comes to mind: Bold,” she said Tuesday. “Made a lot…

  • Showtime Lakers praise Finland with a golf trip

    Showtime Lakers praise Finland with a golf trip

    Former Los Angeles Lakers players Michael Cooper, Eddie Jordan and Byron Scott also spoke highly of Finland’s NBA All Star Lauri Markkase.

  • Dani Holmqvist shoots 64 to lead ShopRite LPGA Classic

    Dani Holmqvist shoots 64 to lead ShopRite LPGA Classic

    Dani Holmqvist of Sweden bogeyed the par-5 third hole en route to a bogey-free, 7-under-par 64 that put her in the lead after one round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Friday in Galloway, NJ Holmqvist enters the weekend one shot ahead of China’s Yan Liu and South Korea’s Jenny Shin in the 54-hole competition.…

  • Top amateur Ludvig Aberg gets PGA Tour card via the college route

    Top amateur Ludvig Aberg gets PGA Tour card via the college route

    Ludvig Aberg of Sweden earned his PGA Tour card Monday night by finishing the college golf season No. 1 in the PGA Tour University rankings. The Texas Tech senior is also the No. 1 player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. The PGA Tour University Program was announced in 2020 as a way for top…

  • Pajaree Anannarukarn wins LPGA Match-Play

    Pajaree Anannarukarn wins LPGA Match-Play

    Pajaree Anannarukarn of Thailand defeated Ayaka Furue of Japan 3 and 1 in the final to win the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play title on Sunday in Las Vegas. Anannarukarn, who turns 24 on Tuesday, claimed her second LPGA victory and became the fifth Thai player with multiple titles on tour, joining Ariya Jutanugarn (12),…

  • Three Danes will compete in the golf major this week

    Significantly, there were no Danes involved in the US Masters in April – the first golf major of the season. So the country’s golf scene will be lifted to notice that there will be no fewer than three Danes competing in the American PGA Championship. The second of the year’s majors, traditionally considered the smallest…

  • Cheyenne Knight vaults to lead in LA Championship

    Cheyenne Knight vaults to lead in LA Championship

    Cheyenne Knight shot a 4-under-par 67 to jump into a two-shot lead after the third round of the inaugural JM Eagle LA Championship on Saturday in Los Angeles. Knight, who started the day in a three-way tie for second, had an eagle on the par-5 13th hole, two birdies and all pars the rest of…

  • No Danish golfers in the Masters – for the fourth year in a row

    The first major of the year, the Masters, starts today, but no Danish golfers are participating in the tournament – ​​for the fourth year in a row. Nicolai Højgaard, 22, might have finished second in the Corales Puntacana Championship on March 26 – tying Denmark’s best ever finish in a US PGA Tour event –…

  • Record number of members at Danish sports clubs

    Football still the biggestIt is also an increase of 110,878 compared to 2021 and 30,000 more than the previous record year in 2019. With almost 370,000 members, football remains Denmark’s most popular sport, followed by gymnastics, swimming, fitness and golf. See the full report here.

  • Gifts galore when Den Blå Planet celebrates its 10th birthday today with guests in the late afternoon

    Den Blå Planet celebrates its 10th birthday today, but instead of waiting for gifts, the aquarium is giving them out! From 16:00, the Blue Planet mascot HIK will hand out special gifts to the first 500 children who enter the doors of the aquarium, which is located at Jacob Fortlingsvej 1 near the airport. Meanwhile,…

  • Sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment

    Sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment

    Ingólfur Kjartansson, a 20-year-old man, was sentenced to eight years in prison for attempting to murder a man in a parking lot on Bergstaðastræti. The incident happened in February last year, and the court sentenced him in November 2022. The prosecutor demanded 10 years imprisonment. Ingolfur attacked a man in a parking lot at Bergstaðastræti…

  • Scottie Scheffler makes a push at the US Open

    Scottie Scheffler makes a push at the US Open

    World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler used a well-timed eagle to shoot a 3-under-par 67 on Friday morning and briefly take part in the lead at the US Open in Brookline, Mass. Scheffler reached 3 under 36 holes at The Country Club, which at the time was good for a six-way lead, along with Nick Hardy…

  • Eun-Hee Ji crosses into the semifinals of the LPGA Match-Play

    Eun-Hee Ji crosses into the semifinals of the LPGA Match-Play

    South Korea’s Eun-Hee Ji did not lose a hole on Saturday and defeated Madelene Sagström from Sweden by 7 and 6 in the quarterfinals of the LPGA Match-Play event in Las Vegas. The match ended after the 12th hole on Shadow Creek Golf Course. Ji did not realize the match was over until her caddy…

  • Research: Outdoor activities are still a key part of the Finnish way of life

    Research: Outdoor activities are still a key part of the Finnish way of life

    “Finns do outdoor activities on average 3 times a week and 182 times a year. Women are a little more active than men. condensed Marjo NeuvonenLuke’s project manager. According to the study, about 30 percent of recreational activities took place in areas within 300 meters of the home and 85 percent in areas within 1,000…

  • Redemption victory for Thørbjørn Olesen at British Masters after sensational finish

    Redemption victory for Thørbjørn Olesen at British Masters after sensational finish

    Yesterday, the Danish golfer Thørbjørn Olesen brought redemption, who won his first tournament since he was acquitted of charges of sexual assault in connection with an incident in 2019. And he did it in an extraordinary way by carving an eagle and then a birdie to make three shots in the final two holes to…

  • Copenhagen’s golf courses eye green greens

    Copenhagen’s golf courses eye green greens

    Good for birdies The project has also helped the clubs to look at phasing out paper scorecards in favor of digital opportunities – Hørsholm Golf alone spends around DKK 18,000 on printing around 40,000 scorecards annually for its members. Other changes being looked at include the introduction of LED lighting, the replacement of oil burners…

  • Henrik Stenson appointed Ryder Cup captain

    Henrik Stenson appointed Ryder Cup captain

    On Tuesday, Henrik Stenson from Sweden was named Ryder Cup captain for the 2023 matches in Italy. Stenson, who served as vice-captain in Europe’s loss to the United States in 2021 at Whistling Straits, rises to the top spot and will face Team USA captain Zach Johnson in Rome. “It’s a great honor and I…

  • Shaurya, Arshvant, birdie machine Ojaswini shines in the 7th stage of the US Kids Golf India North series

    Shaurya, Arshvant, birdie machine Ojaswini shines in the 7th stage of the US Kids Golf India North series

    Gurugram (Haryana) [India], February 17 (ANI): Ojaswini Saraswat, the young pint-sized champion, remained undefeated when she won her fifth straight title in the US Kids India North Series here at Classic Golf and Country Club. Ojaswini played in the category girls under 8 and under. Saraswat shot one round under par for each of his…