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Saracens will be looking to make amends for the woes of 2014 when they take on Racing 92 in the final of the 2016 European Champions Cup at Grand Stade de Lyon on Saturday. Saracens were downed 23-6 by Toulon in the 2014 Heineken Cup final, but they have another chance to seal glory in Europe’s premier cup competition for the first time against Racing after an excellent season. However,...
Published: May 13, 2016
With one round in the books Thursday, Jason Day is perched atop the leaderboard at The Players Championship at nine under par. However, his lead may not be safe for long. A pack of five players is lurking just two shots behind the reigning PGA Championship winner, and the Australian superstar will need to come up with another brilliant round Friday to enter the weekend with a 36-hole lead. With a...
Published: May 12, 2016
Jason Day has never won The Players Championship, but the world’s No. 1 golfer may end that drought in 2016. Through one round at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Day leads the field at nine under par. Five golfers are tied for second Thursday at seven under: Day’s opening-round 63 tied a course record, per Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press. The PGA Tour showed that Day’s...
Published: May 12, 2016
Despite not winning a competitive golf tournament in nearly a full year, Rory McIlroy entered this week’s Players Championship as the odds-on favorite. If Thursday’s first round is any indication, that may have been a grave overestimation. McIlroy carded an even-par score of 72, which puts him nine strokes behind leader Jason Day. The world No. 1 carded a nine-under 63 and holds a two-stroke...
Published: May 12, 2016
Jordan Spieth posted an even-par 72 during Thursday’s opening round of the 2016 Players Championship in his first competitive action since his Sunday meltdown at the Masters. Although it clearly wasn’t a picture-perfect round for Spieth, who battled through some rust issues at times, he enjoyed a brief ride on the birdie train and did enough to prevent the round from getting totally away...
Published: May 12, 2016
World No. 1 Jason Day tied a course record at TPC Sawgrass during Thursday’s opening round at the Players Championship in Florida, shooting a nine-under 63, per the PGA Tour. Here’s a look at the live leaderboard: Just four other players have shot a 63 at TPC Sawgrass, according to Justin Ray of the Golf Channel, and two of them went on to win The Players Championship. Day,...
Published: May 12, 2016
The Players Championship at Florida’s TPC Sawgrass technically isn’t a major, but it may as well be. This year’s edition features a loaded field, $10 million in prize money and a daunting closing stretch that includes the island green on No. 17, which could determine the Sunday winner in a crowded competition. Erik Matuszewski of Forbes confirmed the prize money total and noted that...
Published: May 12, 2016
Andrew Dodt raced to the top of the leaderboard at the end of Day 1 of the Mauritius Open, posting a score of six-under par at a windy Four Seasons Golf Club in Anahita. The Aussie produced a putting masterclass on his way to a Thursday round of 66. It’s an effort that puts Dodt two shots ahead of the chasing pack, with Rashid Khan and Siddikur Rahman shooting respectable opening rounds of four-under...
Published: May 12, 2016
The 2016 Players Championship could serve as a turning point for the rest of the PGA Tour season. No golfer has won more than two events during the current campaign, which has certainly trended more toward parity than a singular dominant force leading the pack. Perhaps picking up a high-profile victory this week at the so-called fifth major can propel one of the sport’s biggest stars to top-dog...
Published: May 12, 2016
Novak Djokovic will face Rafael Nadal in the quarter-final of the 2016 Italian Open after surviving an early scare against Thomaz Bellucci. The world No. 1 was actually blanked by the Brazilian in the opening set before rallying to win, while Nadal also dropped the opener against Nick Kyrgios but recovered to go through. Andy Murray also progressed after brushing aside Jeremy Chardy and will face David...