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Ludvig Aberg returns to Torrey Pines as most recent winner but not defending champ
Ludvig Aberg walks on the 18th hole during the first round of the 2026 American Express at La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, Calif,. January 22, 2026. Ludvig Aberg is back at Torrey Pines this week with a familiar mix of confidence and caution.
The Swede arrives ranked No. 19 in the World Golf Ranking and, in a small Torrey quirk, is the most recent winner on the property — even though he isn’t the defending champion of the Farmers Insurance Open.
That title belongs to Harris English, who returns after breaking through here a year ago.
For Aberg, Torrey is also where a promising week turned sideways. He led after the opening round last year, then became ill and slipped well off the pace over the final three days.
Redemption came quickly. Three weeks later, he returned and won the relocated Genesis Invitational on the South Course, a one-time move prompted by California wildfires that forced the tournament away from Riviera.
“I was playing with Harris English last week and we were both kind of saying that it’s — we’re both sort of defending champion next week, so it was a little weird,” Aberg said Wednesday ahead of the return to Torrey Pines.
Health is again part of the storyline. Aberg withdrew from last week’s American Express after two rounds due to illness but insists he’s ready to go at a course that fits his eye and his strengths.
“I think if you look at the past winners here and guys who have had a lot of success on this golf course, you tend to see higher ball speed drivers and you tend to see guys that have the high ball flight with the irons,” Aberg said. “So do I feel like that fits my game? Probably. … Did that have anything to do with me winning last year? Maybe, I don’t know, but you still have to hit the shots.”
He’ll get an early measuring stick, too. Aberg is grouped with Brooks Koepka for the first two rounds, beginning Thursday on the South Course and rotating to the North on Friday. The pairing should draw plenty of attention with Koepka returning to the PGA Tour after leaving for rival LIV Golf in 2022.
“When it was an option for me, I didn’t like it,” Aberg said of potentially joining LIV. “It wasn’t anything that I wanted to be a part of, so naturally for me in my position, that wasn’t going to be the case. And yeah, absolutely, you know, guys are doing it — if you’re doing it the right way and you want to come back, I have no problem.”
–Field Level Media
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Reports: LHP Jordan Montgomery agrees to reunion with Rangers
Sep 22, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (52) pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Left-hander Jordan Montgomery agreed to a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Per the Dallas Morning News, the deal is worth $1.25 million.
Montgomery, 33, is recovering from his second Tommy John surgery of his career. He also had the procedure in 2018.
He was 8-7 with a 6.23 ERA in 25 games (21 starts) in his first season with Arizona in 2024.
A World Series champion with Texas in 2023, Montgomery is 46-41 with a 4.03 ERA in 166 career games (161 starts) with the New York Yankees (2017-22), St. Louis Cardinals (2022-23), Rangers (2023) and Diamondbacks.
–Field Level Media
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Orioles' Jackson Holliday (hand) likely out weeks after Opening Day
Sep 27, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday (7) at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday will miss Opening Day due to a broken hamate bone in his right hand, general manager Mike Elias announced on Wednesday morning.
Holliday, who sustained the injury during live batting practice last Friday, will undergo a procedure to address the issue on Thursday. His timeline for recovery likely will be measured in weeks, per Elias.
Holliday, 22, batted just .242 with 17 homers and 55 RBIs in 149 games last season.
He is the top overall pick of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft and the son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday.
New acquisition Blaze Alexander likely will take the younger Holliday’s place in the field.
Also on Wednesday, Elias announced third baseman Jordan Westburg is nursing a right oblique injury. The injury, however, is not expected to prevent Westburg from playing at the start of the regular season.
–Field Level Media
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Report: Giants hire Brian Callahan as QBs coach
Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan exits the field after the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. Former Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan is being added to John Harbaugh’s coaching staff as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the New York Giants, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Callahan, 41, was fired by the Titans last October after a 1-5 start. Tennessee posted a 4-19 record under Callahan, who was hired by the Titans after five seasons as the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive coordinator that included a three-point loss in Super Bowl LVI.
ESPN reported Callahan also interviewed with the Giants for the offensive coordinator position, which ultimately went to Matt Nagy. The latter was a former offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs and head coach of the Chicago Bears.
Callahan, who will be coaching former first-round pick Jaxson Dart in his second season in the league, has extensive experience developing quarterbacks. He was the offensive coordinator for four seasons for Joe Burrow with the Bengals, was the quarterbacks coach in 2018 for Derek Carr with the Las Vegas Raiders and for two seasons for Matthew Stafford with the Detroit Lions.
In addition to Dart, Callahan will be working with veteran quarterback Jameis Winston.
Callahan and Nagy are part of an offensive staff that also includes former Rice University head coach Mike Bloomgren as offensive line coach and former offensive coordinators Greg Roman as senior offensive assistant and Tim Kelly as tight ends coach.
–Field Level Media
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