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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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Jose Ramirez hits 3 doubles to guide Guardians over Yankees
May 31, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) celebrates after scoring during the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images Jose Ramirez hit a tiebreaking double with one out in the fifth inning and the visiting Cleveland Guardians earned a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday.
Ramirez had three doubles for the fifth time in his storied career, and the first since Aug. 26, 2024 against Kansas City.
He doubled in three straight at-bats in the fourth, fifth and seventh, producing his third three-hit game this season.
Ramirez’s second double snapped a 4-4 tie. After the Guardians loaded the bases when Brayan Rocchio was plunked by New York’s Cam Schlittler (7-3), rookie Travis Bazzana lifted a sacrifice fly to tie the game.
Ramirez followed by ripping a 2-2 curveball over first baseman Ben Rice and to the right field corner as Patrick Bailey easily scored. Ramirez added an insurance run with a double to left field in the seventh off Tim Hill to put Cleveland ahead 6-4.
Bazzana padded the lead with a bases-clearing double in the eighth off Camilo Doval as the Guardians collected 12 hits, marking the fourth time in five games they totaled double-digit hits.
Paul Goldschmidt drove in all four runs for the Yankees, who lost for the second time in eight games. Goldschmidt gave New York a 2-1 lead with a two-run homer off Joey Cantillo in the third and added a two-run single in the fourth for a 4-3 advantage.
Schlittler endured his shortest outing this season and allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits in 4 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out three and walked none.
Kyle Manzardo hit a two-run homer off Schlittler’s first-pitch cutter that landed in the right-center field seats to give Cleveland a 3-2 lead in the fourth.
Cantillo allowed four runs on six hits in four innings. The left-hander struck out four and walked three.
Five relievers followed Cantillo and allowed two hits the rest of the way. Colin Holderman (4-1) stranded a runner in the fifth and Matt Festa finished with a 1-2-3 ninth.
–Field Level Media
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Reds rally late, walk off with 10-inning win over Royals
inning of the MLB Interleague game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The Reds won 4-3 on a walkoff hit by Blake Dunn, scoring Spencer Steer from second base in the 10th inning. Blake Dunn’s RBI single in the 10th inning completed a comeback and gave the host Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 walk-off win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
Spencer Steer hit two home runs and scored the winning run as the automatic runner for the Reds, who won for the second time in the last six games.
Will Benson’s pinch-hit home run to right field off Royals closer Lucas Erceg leading off the bottom of the ninth tied the game at 3-all.
Dunn’s game-winning hit, off John Schreiber (0-3), was the only Reds’ hit that was not a home run.
Brock Burke (2-2) earned the win with a scoreless 10th.
The loss spoiled a gem by Royals starter Noah Cameron, who retired 20 of the 21 batters he faced. Kansas City has lost seven of its last eight.
Cameron only allowed Steer’s first homer, did not walk a batter and struck out eight.
Steer’s second home run of the game, a drive to right-center leading off the eighth, pulled Cincinnati to within 3-2. His ninth homer was an opposite field drive into the stands in right-center.
Reds starter Andrew Abbott gave up three runs on five hits in six innings with four walks and five strikeouts.
Steer’s first home run of the game, a shot to left-center, came with one out in the fifth after Cameron had retired the first 13 Cincinnati batters.
The Royals took a 3-0 lead in the fourth on a fielder’s choice groundout with the bases loaded by Jac Caglianone and a bases-loaded, two-run, two-out single by Michael Massey.
Cameron made an outstanding defensive play for the first out of the third on Dunn’s attempt for a bunt single. Dunn bunted the ball between the mound and first, and Cameron, in one motion, picked up the ball with a backhand swipe and flipped it out of his glove first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Reds center fielder Dane Myers made a leaping catch at the wall on Starling Marte’s long drive for the second out of the fifth.
–Field Level Media
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Twins prevail over White Sox; halt Davis Martin's 6-game win streak
Jun 2, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins third baseman Brooks Lee (22) hits a single during the first inning against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Johnson-Imagn Images Tristan Gray went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.
Luke Keaschall added a pair of hits and drove in two runs for Minnesota, which secured a series victory. Alex Jackson finished 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Miguel Vargas went 1-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Chicago at the plate. The White Sox have dropped back-to-back games after winning their previous five in a row.
Twins left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-3) allowed four runs on six hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out seven.
White Sox right-hander Davis Martin (8-2) endured his shortest outing of the season. Martin gave up six runs on 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak and he suffered his first setback since April 10.
Twins right-hander Yoendrys Gomez got the final four outs to record his fourth save.
The White Sox opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the third.
Luisangel Acuna started the action when he drew a leadoff walk, stole second base and scored on a throwing error by Jackson. The White Sox had runners on second and third with one out later in the inning, and Vargas delivered with a two-run single to left to make it 3-0.
The hit gave Vargas six RBIs in the first two games of the series.
The Twins got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third. Brooks Lee hit a sacrifice fly to left, plating Gray.
Minnesota added four runs in the fourth to seize a 5-3 lead.
Keaschall started the scoring with an RBI single to left. Gray followed with a two-run single to left, and Jackson capped the outburst with an RBI single to right.
Gray, who hit a grand slam and drove in five runs in the series opener, has 11 RBIs in his past five games.
The Twins increased their lead to 6-3 on another RBI single by Keaschall in the fifth.
Chase Meidroth notched an RBI infield single in the seventh to cut Chicago’s deficit to 6-4. But he fanned to end the eighth with two runners on base.
–Field Level Media
