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Livia Vu wins The Open Championship and Lucas Glover goes back to back
Breaking down the final major of the women's season and the FedEx Cup playoffs are officially here!
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August 15, 2023
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Golf Headlines
PGA Tour
Lucas Glover (-16) won the FedEx St. Jude Championship, defeating Patrick Cantlay in a playoff.
LPGA Tour
Lilia Vu (-14) won The AIG Women’s Open by 6 shots and claimed her 2nd Major of the 2023 season.
US Women’s Amateur
Megan Schofill (Auburn) defeated Latanna Stone (LSU) to win The U.S. Women’s Amateur.
Industry News
Billy Walters’ new memoir dropped and went into fascinating detail on Phil Mickelson’s gambling habits.
🏆 @Lucas_Glover_ has won the @FedExChamp!
Back-to-back wins for the 43-year-old when it matters most 💪
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)
12:08 AM • Aug 14, 2023
The winning moment for @Lucas_Glover_ 👏
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)
12:00 AM • Aug 7, 2023
The final leaderboard for the 2023 AIG Women's Open.
— AIG Women’s Open (@AIGWomensOpen)
6:10 PM • Aug 13, 2023
Lilia Vu is the first American woman to win two major championships in the same season since Juli Inkster in 1999 🤯
— LPGA (@LPGA)
7:03 PM • Aug 14, 2023
Lilia Vu is exactly who we’ve been clamoring for amongst the parity of the majors these last several years. An absolutely dominating performance here @AIGWomensOpen. Very, very happy for her, for the game, and all of us. Looking ahead, 2024 is going to be fantastic.
— Big Randy (@BigRandyNLU)
5:30 PM • Aug 13, 2023
The Best of Bel-Air!
Megan Schofill is champion of the 123rd #USWomensAm! 🏆
— USGA (@USGA)
2:43 AM • Aug 14, 2023
“I feel like I can’t put into words the emotions I’m feeling."
Auburn's Megan Schofill defeats Latanna Stone to win the US Women's Amateur title at historic Bel Air Country Club.
— GOLF.com (@GOLF_com)
4:15 PM • Aug 14, 2023
According to a new memoir by Billy Walters, Phil Mickelson wagered $1 billion on sports in the last three decades.
The book says Mickelson:
• Has lost nearly $100 million gambling
• Averaged 9 bets per day in 2011
• Made 43 MLB bets in one day
• Tried to bet on a Ryder Cup… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
2:02 PM • Aug 10, 2023