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The challenge of a par 3 The par 3 seventh hole on the Bay Course at Seaview, site of the ShopRite LPGA Classic. This 170-yarder was the third-hardest hole during the 2020 tournament. FRITZ SCHRANCK PHOTO Fritz Schranck Short holes meet several requirements for a golf course, including variety, linkage and challenge. Players enjoy the opportunity to reach the green in a single shot. Golf architects work to find places for several par 3s with different yardages. Par 3s provide ways to use the best features of a property. Sometimes there is a great place for a short link in the chain of holes ...

Australian amateur Gabriela Ruffels has produced another stunning performance in a major championship. The 20-year-old Ruffels, a senior at the University of Southern California, finished tied-13th in the US Women’s Open after closing with a one under par 70 at Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas. With six birdies, the Melbourne-schooled Ruffels vaulted up almost 20 places to be the leading Australian of the six in the field. It improves upon her previous best finish in a major – tied-15th at the ANA Inspiration this year – and consolidates her status as one of the most promising Aust...

Published on: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 By: AFP Kim A Lim poses with the trophy. HOUSTON: South Korea’s Kim A-Lim produced a stunning finish to snatch her maiden major victory with a one-shot win in the delayed finale to the US Women’s Open on Monday. The 25-year-old, who had never won a tournament outside of South Korea before, rattled in three consecutive birdies on the 16th, 17th and 18th holes to finish with a four-under-par 67 at Champions Golf Club in Houston. That finish left Kim on three under for the tournament, one shot clear of compatriot and world number one Ko Jin-Young an...

Published on: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 By: AFP Kim A Lim poses with the trophy. HOUSTON: South Korea’s Kim A-Lim produced a stunning finish to snatch her maiden major victory with a one-shot win in the delayed finale to the US Women’s Open on Monday. The 25-year-old, who had never won a tournament outside of South Korea before, rattled in three consecutive birdies on the 16th, 17th and 18th holes to finish with a four-under-par 67 at Champions Golf Club in Houston. That finish left Kim on three under for the tournament, one shot clear of compatriot and world number one Ko Jin-Young an...

Grant Olson and Jack Egan were the closest of friends from the Class of 2010 at Wayzata High School. Olson had continued the tradition of tremendous linebacking for the Trojans, and Egan was an outstanding hybrid as an outside linebacker and defensive back. Wayzata coach Brad Anderson lobbied with the Gophers to sign Olson. "They told me that they didn't recruit middle linebackers — that they moved players to that position in college," Anderson said Tuesday. "That was a mistake in Grant's case." Olson went to North Dakota State and became a tackling machine on three FCS champions. He was an...