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Golf Glance: PGA Tour hits iconic venue; LPGA tackles Liberty National
Apr 26, 2025; Avondale, Louisiana, USA; Rory McIlroy reacts to an eagle putt on the 18th hole as his teammate Shane Lowry pumps his fist during the third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images Field Level Media’s Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: The CJ Cup Byron Nelson (Scottie Scheffler)
THIS WEEK: Truist Championship, Philadelphia, May 8-11
Course: The Philadelphia Cricket Club, Wissahickon (Par 70, 7,119 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy
FedEx Cup leader: McIlroy
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC); 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday: 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sunday: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @TruistChamp
NOTES: Formerly known as the Wells Fargo Championship, this is the sixth of eight signature events in the 2025 season. It features a $20 million purse, increased FedExCup points and no 36-hole cut. … World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is not in the field as he prepares for next week’s PGA Championship. … The Truist Championship is making a one-time stop at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, the oldest private club in the United States, having been founded in 1854. Wissahickon was designed by A.W. Tillinghast and opened for play in 1922. This is the first PGA Tour event to be held in the Philadelphia area since the 2018 BMW Championship. The event will return in 2026 to Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., which is playing host to next week’s PGA Championship. … Garrick Higgo, Erik van Rooyen, Sam Stevens, Michael Thorbjornsen and Rasmus Hojgaard are in the field via the Aon Swing 5, while the sponsor exemptions are Rickie Fowler, Keith Mitchell, Jordan Spieth and Gary Woodland. … World No. 37 Alex Noren makes his 2025 debut after recovering from neck and hamstring injuries.
BEST BETS: Rory McIlroy (+450 at DraftKings) is a three-time winner already in 2025 and has won this event four times, although those victories came at Quail Hollow. … Collin Morikawa (+1400) is still seeking his first win since 2023, but had a recent string of six consecutive top-17 finishes snapped with a T54 at the RBC Heritage. … Xander Schauffele (+1600) has three consecutive top-20 finishes ahead of his title defense at the PGA Championship. … Ludvig Aberg (+1600) has missed a pair of cuts in five starts since winning the Genesis, but also finished solo seventh at the Masters. … Justin Thomas (+1800) is making his first start since winning the RBC Heritage and has climbed to No. 5 in the world. … Viktor Hovland (+2800) is regaining his form, following a win at the Valspar with a T21 at Augusta and a T13 at the RBC. … Andrew Novak (+6000) has yet to win on tour but is the only player this season with four top-three finishes.
THIS WEEK: Myrtle Beach Classic, Myrtle Beach, S.C., May 8-11
Course: Dunes Golf and Beach Club (Par 71, 7,347 Yards)
Purse: $4 million (Winner: $720,000)
Defending Champion: Chris Gotterup
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-noon ET; Saturday-Sunday: 3-5 p.m. (All times Golf Channel)
X: @MyrtleBeachCl
NOTES: The winner will receive 300 FedExCup points, a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a spot in next week’s PGA Championship if not otherwise qualified. … World No. 41 Tom Kim is the highest-ranked player in the field. … Blades Brown, 17, made his tour debut at this event last year, tying for 26th as a sponsor exemption. He turned professional in January and has made one of four cuts (T34 at the Mexico Open). … Thorbjorn Olesen set the course record with a final-round 61 in tying for 16th last year. … Aaron Wise, the 2018 PGA Tour rookie of the year, will make the first of his 26 allotted starts on his Major Medical Extension. He stepped away form the game in 2023 to focus on his mental health.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: PGA Championship, Charlotte, N.C., May 15-18
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Black Desert Championship (Haeran Ryu)
THIS WEEK: Mizuho Americas Open, Jersey City, N.J., May 8-11
Course: Liberty National Golf Club (Par 72, 6,690 Yards)
Purse: $3M (Winner: $450,000)
Defending Champion: Nelly Korda
Race to the CME Globe leader: Hyo Joo Kim
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Thursday-Friday 11 a.m.-Noon ET (NBC Sports Digital), Noon-2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday: 4:30-5 p.m. (NBC Digital/GC), 5-7:30 p.m. (GC): Sunday, Noon-1 p.m. (NBC Sports Digital/GC), 1-3 p.m. (CBS)
X: @MizuhoLPGA
NOTES: The tournament is hosted by former major champion Michelle Wie West and features 24 elite junior players competing in a Stableford format along with the 120 professionals in the field. … Korda recovered from a 2-over opening nine to rally for her sixth consecutive win on tour here last year. The 14-time winner on the LPGA Tour is still seeking her first victory of 2025. … 2023 event winner Rose Zhang is in the field as she returns from a neck injury that forced her to skip the first major of the year. … Ryu, who won wire-to-wire by five strokes last week, finished third in this event in 2023. … Jeeno Thitikul has posted top-10 finishes each of the past two years at Liberty National.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, May 22-25
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
LAST TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Korea (Individual: Bryson DeChambeau; Team: Crushers GC)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Season Leaders: Individual: Juaquin Niemann; Team: Fireballs GC
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf DC, Virginia, June 6-7
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: Insperity Invitational (Stewart Cink)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Miguel Angel Jimenez
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Regions Tradition, Birmingham, Ala., May 15-18
–Field Level Media
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Behind Mark Vientos' clutch hit, Mets edge Twins, snap 12-game skid
Apr 22, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (4) watches his RBI double against the Minnesota Twins during the fourth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Mark Vientos redeemed himself for an earlier baserunning miscue by delivering the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the host New York Mets snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.
The losing streak was the longest for the Mets since a 12-game skid from Aug. 10-23, 2002.
However, the much-needed victory may have been costly for New York, which lost shortstop Francisco Lindor due to left calf tightness after he scored from first on Francisco Alvarez’s double in the fourth inning.
Lindor, who was 2-for-2 with an RBI infield single in the first, was injured the same night Juan Soto returned from a 15-game absence caused by a strained right calf. The Mets won their first three games after Soto was injured on April 3 before beginning their losing streak.
Soto went 1-for-3 with a walk but was picked off for the second out of the eighth following his single. Brett Baty and Alvarez kept the inning afloat by drawing walks against Taylor Rogers (0-1) and Justin Topa, respectively, before Vientos’ bloop single to right scored Baty.
Vientos was thrown out at home by several feet for the final out of the sixth after running through third base coach Tim Leiper’s stop sign on Marcus Semien’s double.
Luke Weaver (2-0) threw the final 1 1/3 innings for the Mets. The right-hander, who also was the winning pitcher in New York’s previous victory on April 7, got Luke Keaschall to pop up with the bases loaded to end the top of the eighth. He allowed Brooks Lee’s two-out single in the ninth before striking out Byron Buxton to end the game.
Victor Caratini lofted a game-tying sacrifice fly in the fourth for the Twins, who have lost five of their past six. Buxton knotted the game again with a solo homer in the sixth.
Mets starter Clay Holmes gave up two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out three over seven innings. Twins starter Connor Prielipp allowed two runs on four hits and no walks while fanning six in his major league debut.
–Field Level Media
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Teen's match-winner keeps New England rolling, Atlanta sliding
Apr 22, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; New England Revolution defender Will Sands (23) and Atlanta United midfielder Saba Lobjanidze (11) collide while fighting for the ball during the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Peyton Miller’s 78th-minute goal was the match-winner as the visiting New England Revolution defeated Atlanta United, 2-1, on Wednesday night.
Carles Gil assisted on both goals for the Revolution (5-3-0, 15 points), who extended their winning streak to four matches. They also snapped a six-match road losing streak dating back to 2025.
Atlanta (1-7-1, 4 points) dropped its fourth league match in a row and has gone winless in its last five MLS matches (0-4-1).
The 18-year-old Miller scored his team-high third goal of the season on a cross from Gil from the left side of the scoring area. The United States youth international chipped it over Atlanta goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos to make it 2-1 Revs.
The goal came shortly after Will Sands scored a 73rd-minute equalizer. Gil’s corner kick met Sands’ head and, with Hoyos off his line, it sailed into the net to make it 1-1. It was Sands’ first career goal.
Atlanta scored the match’s first goal after the Revs’ Alhassan Yusuf had his would-be opener disallowed on an offside call.
After Pedro Amador got on the end of a cross from Alexey Miranchuk, he fed it to Saba Lobjanidze in front of the goal. Revs goalkeeper Matt Turner parried away Lobjanidze’s point-blank attempt before Fafa Picault had a simple finish on the rebound to make it 1-0. It was Picault’s second goal with Atlanta United across all competitions.
Atlanta had an opportunity to equalize in second-half stoppage time, but Matt Turner stopped Emmanuel Latte Lath’s volleyed attempt.
Turner ended the evening with eight saves. Hoyos was credited with two saves for Atlanta.
With the loss, Atlanta United’s record in their last 13 matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium fell to 1-6-6.
Wednesday marked New England’s first road win since a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on August 23, 2025.
–Field Level Media
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DC United ends scoring drought, earns 4-4 draw with Red Bulls
Apr 22, 2026; Harrison, New Jersey, USA; Red Bull New York forward Jorge Ruvalcaba (11) reacts after scoring a goal against D.C. United during the second half at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images Tai Baribo scored his third goal in the 80th minute as D.C. United ended a long scoring drought and escaped with a 4-4 draw in an adrenaline-fueled match against the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night in Harrison, N.J.
Jackson Hopkins added a goal and an assist for D.C. United (2-4-3, 9 points), who rallied from a two-goal deficit. D.C. has not won in its last five games, going 0-2-3 over that stretch.
The offensive splurge came from a D.C. team that entered the match with an MLS-low four goals. Baribo has now scored six of the team’s eight goals this season.
Jorge Ruvalcaba scored two spectacular goals in the second half for struggling New York (3-3-3, 12 points), which has won only one of its last seven MLS matches.
Ronald Donkor added a goal and two assists and Julian Hall scored his team-high sixth goal for the Red Bulls, who have surrendered 18 goals in their last five matches.
New York struck first in the 15th minute with a precise pair of passes by Adri Mehmeti and Donkor, which set up Hall for a low right-footed shot past on-rushing D.C. keeper Sean Johnson (one save).
Just six minutes later, the Red Bulls took advantage of a lack of pressure from the D.C. defense as a cross by 17-year-old Matthew Dos Santos was deflected by D.C. defender Aaron Herrera.
The ball found Donkor in the center of the box and he fired a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner for a 2-0 lead.
D.C. answered in the 37th minute in transition as Hopkins crossed from the right side to Baribo in the middle of the box. With a sliding right-footed shot, Baribo beat New York keeper Ethan Horvath (one save).
New York countered in the 52nd minute in transition as Emil Forsberg found Ruvalcaba sprinting down the left wing. Ruvalcaba beat one defender then watched another slide past before rifling a tough-angle shot into the top right corner for a 3-1 lead.
But D.C. answered, taking advantage of the tendency of the back line of New York to play too far forward. D.C.’s Joao Peglow won two balls near midfield and sent them forward for breakaway goals five minutes apart.
Hopkins scored the first to make it 3-2 and Baribo followed in the 59th minute to tie it up.
After Ruvalcaba scored again in transition in the 71st minute, Baribo answered from just in front of the goal line with his equalizer on a feed from Silvan Hefti, who had two assists in the match.
In stoppage time, D.C.’s Jacob Murrell appeared to score a transition goal but was called for a foul, shoving a defender out of his way before flicking in a shot with his left foot.
–Field Level Media
