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US Open (golf)i

Officially called the United States Open Championship, but more commonly known as the US Open, it is the third of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the DWP World Tour.

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Yin Ruoning finished at 8-under 276 on Sunday at Baltsurol Golf Club, edging Japan’s Yuka Saso by one stroke at the second women’s golf major of the year.

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Alex Yang will be the first man born in Hong Kong to play in a major – and part of the biggest contingent of active college teammates ever known to have qualified.

Scottie Scheffler’s overnight five-shot lead shrunk to two following a rampant finish by Xander Schauffele as Korea’s Sungjae Im moved to tie fourth.

Collin Morikawa takes a share of the US Open lead with Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler setting the stage for what could be a wild weekend at Brookline.

The American believes the US Open suits his game, and heads into the year’s third major confident of beating his previous best finish of tied for fourth.

The 20-year-old breakout star Yuka Saso recalls ‘unforgettable’ Hong Kong debut in 2015, while Hong Kong Golf Association chief Danny Lai says an LPGA Tour event in city would ‘definitely inspire local players’.

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The 20-year-old reigning US Women’s Open champion praises ‘great golf talent’ across Asia and says anything can be achieved ‘regardless of who you are and where you came from’.

Northern Irishman McIlroy very much in the hunt after a solid third round, but Hughes, Henley and Oosthuizen lead the way, two shots clear, on five-under par.

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Henley, who hasn’t won a PGA title since 2017 and has never managed a top-10 major finish, made three birdies and a bogey on both the front and back nines to set the pace at Torrey Pines.

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The victory by Matsuyama came in his 33rd major championship appearance and ended in a one-shot victory over Will Zalatoris at Augusta National in Georgia on Sunday.

If any athlete can make a comeback after a car crash, this PGA champ can, as stories from fellow golfers like Phil Mickelson, Jack Nicklaus and Rory McIlroy show

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Honma Golf, backed by Chinese entrepreneur Liu Jianguo and Thailand’s biggest conglomerate CP Group, said the coronavirus pandemic will derail its business plan by a year as travel curbs and lockdowns hit the industry.

The 27-year-old American, known for his scientific approach to golf and a bulked-up driving dominance, leaves 21-year-old countryman Matthew Wolff in his wake.

The 31-year-old McIlroy, playing in his first major since the birth of daughter Poppy, says the lack of spectators as a coronavirus safety precaution removes potential distraction for leaders.

Overnight leader Justin Thomas has disastrous start to the second round at Winged Foot on Friday but battles back to third place, two strokes behind leader Patrick Reed.