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Find out which professional golfers support which Premier League teams.
The 2022 British Open begins on Thursday at the legendary Old Course at St Andrews, with golf’s biggest stars descending on the United Kingdom.
Many of those same players will be closely watching next month when the Premier League kicks off in England, just a short train ride away from their current location in Scotland.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at which Premier League teams some of the biggest names in golf support.
Two former Georgia bulldogs are at the top of the leaderboard in Sunday’s final round of The Players Championship on NBC.
Former Georgia golf alums Brian Harmon and Chris Kirk are high on the leaderboard of The Players Championship headed into Sunday’s final round.
Harmon is currently tied for fifth at 9-under par and just 4 shots behind leader Lee Westwood at 13-under-par through three rounds.
The Savannah, Ga., native was a three-time 2nd team All-American selection at Georgia before turning pro in 2009. Harmon is through the first hole and is even-par on the day so far. Harmon finished tied for 8th at The Players Championship in 2015 and 2019.
Kirk is currently tied for 13th at 7-under-par and 6 shots off the leader Westwood. The Knoxville, Tenn., native is one stroke over par on the day through two holes. Kirk’s best finishes at The Players Championship were in 2013 and 2015, where he tied for 13th and in 2017, he finished tied for 12th.
Georgia has always been well represented on Tour and Harmon and Kirk are just the latest examples. UGA had 10 players in the field of The Players Championship this week and now two find themselves in contention on a beautiful Sunday in Palm Valley, Florida.
You can catch the final round live on NBC right now.
During the broadcast of the Memorial Tournament, Ohio State icon Jack Nicklaus announced he and wife Barbara had a battle with COVID-19.
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If you were around this weekend and looking for some live sports to watch, there was PGA golf being played in central Ohio with the annual Memorial Tournament.
The Memorial is usually played around Memorial Day (makes sense), but was pushed back to July because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have to say the final round wasn’t all that gripping, but if you paid attention, there was some news dropped by tournament founder and Ohio State alum Jack Nicklaus.
During a pause in the action, Nicklaus confirmed to Jim Nantz that he and his wife Barbara had both tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 earlier this spring. He said he had a cough and a sore throat after four positive tests while his wife Barbara, who was asymptomatic, tested positive three times.
Wow, Jack Nicklaus reveals he & his wife Baraba had COVID-19 from early March thru April 20th and then quarantined for another month in FL.
Both in their 80’s & are now raising money to support frontline medical workers in fight against COVID-19.
— George Savaricas (@GeorgeSavaricas) July 19, 2020
The couple tested positive on March 13 and stayed in their south Florida home until April 20. As of Sunday, they had both taken antibody tests that show they are protected from the virus. Nicklaus has not previously discussed any battle with COVID-19 until the broadcast on Sunday.
Both Jack and Barbara celebrated their 80th birthdays a month apart from each other in January and February of this year.
It’s just another example of how this virus has infiltrated society in the United States at this point.
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The Auburn legend will take part in the American Century Championship this weekend.
We’ve all seen Charles Barkley golf and … well, he’s not exactly someone you would consider a good golfer.
Yet his confidence never waivers no matter if he’s talking about his golf game or throwing out opinions on the state of the NBA, so it’s not surprising when he makes extremely bold predictions concerning his upcoming participation in the American Century Championship, a tournament he has participated in 24 times before.
Just watch and listen to the man.
Chuck has guaranteed he won't finish last in the @ACChampionship 👀⛳️
How will he fare in Lake Tahoe this weekend? pic.twitter.com/V1uumOX7nR
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) July 10, 2020
This is going to make for must-viewing this weekend.
2002 PGA Champion Rich Beem chats with Golfweek’s Steve DiMeglio about making the cut at the PGA in 2019 in his one and only start last year. The two also talk Tiger.
2002 PGA Champion Rich Beem chats with Golfweek’s Steve DiMeglio about making the cut at the PGA in 2019 in his one and only start last year. The two also talk Tiger.
Golfweek’s Steve DiMeglio has a quick chat with Brooks Koepka about his favorite course to play, what his go-to snack is, and what he would be doing if he wasn’t a professional golfer.
Golfweek’s Steve DiMeglio has a quick chat with Brooks Koepka about his favorite course to play, what his go-to snack is, and what he would be doing if he wasn’t a professional golfer.
Golfweek’s Julie Williams discusses Tiger Wood’s final round at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Golfweek’s Julie Williams discusses Tiger Wood’s final round at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Golfweek’s David Dusek chats with Sun Mountain Sports President, Ed Kowachek, about the revolutionary Finn Cycles and what golfers need to know about them.
Golfweek’s David Dusek chats with Sun Mountain Sports President, Ed Kowachek, about the revolutionary Finn Cycles and what golfers need to know about them.
Titleist’s Jeremy Stone discusses the new Vokey Design Sm8 Wedges.
Titleist’s Jeremy Stone discusses the new Vokey Design Sm8 Wedges.
