How strong is Lydia Kos reign as Rolex world No. 1?Apparently, its so strong that she is able to beat the official Womens World Golf Ranking projections.Contrary to the calculations and scenarios projected by the WWGR computer program last week, Ariya Jutanugarn didnt ascend to No. 1 in todays release of the newest rankings. The WWGR projections released by the LPGA last week were wrong.Ko is still No. 1 in the newest rankings, extending her reign to 85 consecutive weeks, though by the slimmest of margins. She remains No. 1 by just one one-hundredth of a point over Ariya Jutanugarn.Last week, the LPGA released the official projections made by the WWGR computer program, showing that no scenario allowed Ko to remain at No. 1, with projections that Jutanugarn or So Yeon Ryu would ascend to the top spot this week, depending on the ShopRite Classic results.The LPGA released a statement Monday from the WWGR technical provider explaining a glitch in its world-rankings projection program:Last week, we issued some projections which showed Ariya Jutanugarn taking over the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Womens World Golf Rankings based on player finishes at the LPGAs 2017 ShopRite LPGA Classic which concluded yesterday (Sunday, June 4). However, when official rankings were run this morning (Monday, June 5), we discovered a bug in the projection tool.When running the projections, the tool used the date on which the projections were run, rather than the date when the rankings would be released. Thus when projections were run last week, they included the 2015 Manulife LPGA Classic in the event count for both Ko (51 events) and Jutanugarn (58 events). When the rankings were run today, that event correctly dropped from the rankings 104-week cycle and reduced the total number of events for both players by one (Ko 50 events; Jutanugarn 57 events) which resulted in average world ranking points of 8.37 for Ko and 8.36 for Jutanugarn. So Ko maintains the No. 1 position by a .01 point margin.We are working to correct the problem within the projection tool and we apologize for the error in last weeks projections.No. 2 Jutanugarn has a chance to overtake No. 1 Ko again this week at the Manulife Classic. Ko is not competing this week, and neither is No. 3 Ryu.
The Augusta, Ga., native was also looking to return to the Masters for just the second time since 2009, but he'll have to find another way to qualify for next year's field at Augusta National. The runner-up finish did net Howell a spot in the Open later this month at Royal Birkdale, where he missed the cut back in 2008.
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Ian Poulter couldn't resist having one final jab at the Americans over this year's Ryder Cup result - and Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth couldn't help but respond. Poulter took to Twitter on Friday, using a rather roundabout way to remind Team USA who won at Le Golf National - not that there's any chance they've forgotten yet.
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Farmers Insurance Open live stream: Tiger Woods' tee time, pairing, and TV schedule for Round 3 Tiger will need a miracle just to get into contention at Torrey Pines, but he's not played poorly
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Phil Mickelson, the man Father Time simply can't thwart, hit a new level this year. After years of gradually declining swing speeds, the 48-year-old's distance jumped to start the 2019 season.
At 48, Phil picks up another 6 mph of swing speed | Glendale Golf
Mickelson to play in PGA Tour's new 3M Open this summer Source: The Golf Channel After saying earlier this season that he'd play only tournaments where he felt like he could win, Phil Mickelson has committed to play later this summer at the 3M Open, the PGA Tour's new event at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn.
Phil Mickelson to play in PGA Tour's new 3M Open this summer
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After saying earlier this season that he'd play only tournaments where he felt like he could win, Phil Mickelson has committed to play later this summer at the 3M Open, the PGA Tour's new event at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn. Mickelson, who was hesitant on playing this week's Players Championship until Monday, headlines an early-commitment […]
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Bruce Lietzke, who won 13 PGA Tour events with a reliable and famously low-maintenance fade, succumbed to brain cancer on Saturday. He was 67. Lietzke originally was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive malignant tumor, on April 12, 2017.
Pro golfer Bruce Lietzke dies of brain cancer | WSOC-TV
Mickelson set for first start since Bones split. Phil Mickelson will make his first PGA Tour start since parting ways with his longtime caddie at this week's Greenbrier Classic West Virginia
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Justin Rose is eyeing a return to World No. 1 with 36 holes to play in the $7 million Turkish Airlines Open. The Englishman takes a two-shot lead into the final two rounds. Rose will go back to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking if he successfully defends the title he won last year.
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The Fourth of July is one of the most popular times for a wedding. While many of us attended a wedding this weekend, we thought we'd look back at the positives and negatives of having a July 4 wedding day. Pros - It's a holiday weekend! Many have an extra day off and many businesses are closed leaving opportunties for more people to get together.
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Tiger Woods struggled mightily on the greens and finished in a tie for 23rd at the Memorial. Woods' putting woes continued en route to a final-round 72. Sports Illustrated may receive
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We have to start with the orange Mk IV Toyota Supra. It featured in 2001's The Fast and the Furious and is one of the most memorable cars off all time.
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