I.K. Kim wins British for 1st major; Hideki Matsuyama takes Bridgestone
[...] she can call herself a major champion.
Staked to a six-shot lead in the Women’s British Open, Kim didn’t let anyone get closer than two shots at Kingsbarns Links at St. Andrews, Scotland, and sealed victory with a bold hybrid over the burn to the 17th green.
[...] Sunday.
World Golf Championships:
Hideki Matsuyama turned in the best round of his career at the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, a 9-under 61 that tied the course record and gave him another blowout victory in a World Golf Championship.
Japan’s Matsuyama, 25, the No. 3 player in the world, has won two World Golf Championships by a combined 12 shots, having captured the HSBC Champions by seven shots in Shanghai last fall.
Johnson, winless since his British Open victory two years ago at St. Andrews, cut his deficit to one shot with a long birdie putt at the 11th, but he could do no better than pars the rest of the way and shot 68.
Rory McIlroy was one shot off the lead on the front nine with three birdies in six holes until his momentum stalled with a few missed putts.
Staked to a six-shot lead in the Women’s British Open, Kim didn’t let anyone get closer than two shots at Kingsbarns Links at St. Andrews, Scotland, and sealed victory with a bold hybrid over the burn to the 17th green.
[...] Sunday.
World Golf Championships:
Hideki Matsuyama turned in the best round of his career at the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, a 9-under 61 that tied the course record and gave him another blowout victory in a World Golf Championship.
Japan’s Matsuyama, 25, the No. 3 player in the world, has won two World Golf Championships by a combined 12 shots, having captured the HSBC Champions by seven shots in Shanghai last fall.
Johnson, winless since his British Open victory two years ago at St. Andrews, cut his deficit to one shot with a long birdie putt at the 11th, but he could do no better than pars the rest of the way and shot 68.
Rory McIlroy was one shot off the lead on the front nine with three birdies in six holes until his momentum stalled with a few missed putts.