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Danny Willett overcame a star-studded field to kick off golf’s major season with a victory in the Masters back in April. Now Oakmont Country Club is hosting the game’s best for what should be an outstanding test of both physical and mental strength at the 2016 U.S. Open. Oakmont represents a difficult test because of its small margin for error. The course magnifies even minor mistakes,...
Published: June 16, 2016
First-round play for the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club has been suspended for the day due to the weather, per Jason Sobel of ESPN.com. The first suspension came at 10 a.m. ET due to a “dangerous weather situation” in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, PGA Tour Media announced on Twitter. After play resumed at 11:23 a.m. ET following a 79-minute delay, PGA Tour Media announced...
Published: June 16, 2016
Defending champion Andy Murray booked his spot in the quarter-finals of the 2016 AEGON Championships as he beat fellow Briton Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday at London’s Queen’s Club. The Slovenian-born player more than held his own in the early exchanges, but Murray got a late break of serve to take the first set 6-3 and then saw out the match with little fuss. The world...
Published: June 16, 2016
While the Masters is the first major tournament of the year and much is made of the pristine beauty of Augusta National and its near-perfect golfing conditions, there is no tournament that tests golfers like the U.S. Open. While there are still several months to go in the golf season, the U.S. Open is in many ways a final exam because the course is set up in such a difficult manner. The course...
Published: June 16, 2016
The 2016 U.S. Open is underway at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, as Jordan Spieth seeks to defend the trophy against a magnificent field at one of the more challenging venues in the world. Stay up to date in Thursday’s first-round action with a live look at the leaders’ scores below: Oakmont last hosted this major championship in 2007. Angel Cabrera took the title with...
Published: June 16, 2016
Hosts France became the first team to reach the latter stages of the 2016 UEFA European Championship, but Didier Deschamps’ men left it late to see off a resilient Albania side 2-0 at Stade Velodrome on Wednesday. The big talking point pre-match was the fact that the 47-year-old tactician left Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann and Juventus’ Paul Pogba out of his starting XI, and...
Published: June 16, 2016
The week might not feature the best scores, but the 2016 U.S. Open will at least be entertaining. Even the best players in the world are likely to struggle at Oakmont Country Club in Western Pennsylvania this week on one of the toughest courses in the world. According to Kyle Porter of CBS Sports, the cumulative score of the last eight U.S. Open winners at this location is nine-over. Only 23 players...
Published: June 16, 2016
French outlet L’Equipe dished out some critical ratings of France players for their performances against Albania on Wednesday, with Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba receiving marks of just three and four out of 10, respectively. Sport Witness shared the newspaper’s ratings, which saw only three players earn more than five out of 10 despite Les Bleus winning 2-0: Indeed, the scoreline...
Published: June 16, 2016
Formula One is heading to new territory this weekend as the Azerbaijani capital of Baku hosts the European Grand Prix for the first time, but Lewis Hamilton is not exactly enthusiastic about the challenge. The three-time world champion has generally excelled at street circuits throughout his F1 career, but after sampling the Baku City Circuit in the Mercedes simulator, Hamilton has likened the track...
Published: June 16, 2016
Superstar coaches are all the rage in men’s tennis. Noteworthy pairings between current and past greats in recent years include Novak Djokovic and Boris Becker, Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg, and Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl, who are now together again for round two. Add another name to the party: John McEnroe. The 57-year-old legend struck a deal to advise aspiring contender Milos Raonic through...