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Davies tied for lead at U.S. Senior Women's Open

Laura Davies, the 58-year-old English star who won the inaugural event in 2018, shot a 5-under 68 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead with Helen Alfredsson at the U.S. Senior Women's Open in Kettering, Ohio.

Sources: Smith, Varner, others to join LIV Golf

Open champion Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Harold Varner III and several additional golfers are expected to join the LIV Golf tour, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.

Dunlap leads Tour Champions' Ally Challenge

Scott Dunlap holds a one-shot lead at the PGA Tour Champions' The Ally Challenge after posting birdies on five of the final six holes on Saturday.

Lawrence claims one-shot lead at Euro Masters

Thriston Lawrence carded a third-round 67 to take a one shot lead at the European Masters on Saturday.

LIV Golf joins antitrust lawsuit against PGA Tour

Saudi-funded LIV Golf has joined the antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour in an amended complaint in which four players have removed their names.

An leads CP Women's Open as play suspended

Na Rin An shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to top the leaderboard Friday in the suspended second round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open.

Schauffele gets hot late, closes gap with Scheffler

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is playing every bit like the No. 1 player in golf and was on the verge of turning the Tour Championship into a rout. Then Xander Schauffele narrowed the gap with a birdie-birdie-eagle finish.

Homa perplexed by FedEx finale's scoring format

PGA Tour player Max Homa wonders whether the FedEx Cup Playoffs points leader should have a 2-shot lead over everyone else before the first tee shot is hit in the season-ending Tour Championship.

Alfredsson leads U.S. Senior Women's Open by 1

Helen Alfredsson shot her second straight 3-under 70 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the U.S. Senior Women's Open.

Funk betters age by 1 with 65, sets pace at Ally

Fred Funk bettered his age by a stroke with a 7-under 65 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions' The Ally Challenge.

Lawrence, Canizares hold Euro Masters lead

Thriston Lawrence and Alejandro Canizares stayed in a share of the lead at 13 under on a weather-affected day at the European Masters where neither could complete their second round on Friday.

Trump's NYC course to host Saudi-backed event

Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx will host the Aramco Team Series, a Saudi Arabia-supported women's tournament, in October.

NCGA Golf Plus Digital Magazine–September

 

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Callaway Apex Black Irons

Apex Black irons with Black Plasma PVDSame construction as 2021 Apex ironsRetail price is $215 per club with steel shaft, $229.98 with graphite

The 2022 Callaway Apex Black irons are the same as the 2021 Callaway Apex irons, save for one major detail. The finish.

For this limited run, Callaway uses a Black Plasma PVD finish which provides a “sleek, superior look and iconic feel on every swing.”

No word on whether that sweet feeling is available on thin shots. Hey, for some of us that matters.

Callaway Apex Black Iron

Consumers are used to seeing wedges with multiple finish options. Raw, chrome, satin, oil can, black and so on. Conversely, irons are typically either chrome or satin. Generally, it’s the former which is a bit odd to me, given that satin conceals scratches and wears far better than chrome.

But when a manufacturer decides to offer an option other than satin or chrome, it’s typically some version of a PVD or DLC black finish. More on that in a sec. For this release, the story, and the Black Plasma PVD finish, are one and the same.



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83-year-old JoAnne Carner shoots her age at the U.S. Senior Women's Open

This is the fourth time the golf legend has shot her age or better in her career.

Reto sets course record to lead CP Women's Open

Paula Reto shot a course-record 9-under 62 on Thursday at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club to take a 2-stroke lead in the Canadian Pacific Women's Open.

Scheffler has 5-stroke lead at Tour Championship

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler might have had a roller coaster of an opening round Thursday at the Tour Championship if only he had been paying attention to the scoreboards.

LIV Golf's Westwood: PGA Tour changes comical

Lee Westwood pointed a finger at the "hypocrites" who criticized LIV Golf, telling Golf Digest that changes made by the PGA Tour are just a "copy" of what LIV is doing.

Lawrence, Canizares lead European Masters

South Africa's Thriston Lawrence and Spain's Alejandro Canizares share the lead following the opening round of the European Masters in Switzerland.

Major(s) News & Notes, August 25th, 2022

Major season is over but we still have news! And I withheld more analysis because doctors say you’ll live longer restricting your PGA Tour/LIV/First World schedule issue news.

Meanwhile, the PGA's Frisco HQ opens as the courses continue to grow in. Plus, Quotables, the return of the Old Course advance tee time ballot, and some Reads.

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