5:22 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — Santiago De la Fuente del Valle is a name that, as the 20-year-old Mexican amateur puts it, feels straight out of a telenovela. De la Fuente’s story, too, seems like it was put together by a room of writers. It begins in a town in…
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11:08 AM ET Scott Jamieson took a one-shot lead in the opening round of the HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi after carding an error-free 63 to finish at 9 under on Thursday while world No. 2 Collin Morikawa and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy struggled. Jamieson sank nine birdies, and his score of 63 set…
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5:22 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Gaby Lopez of Mexico began a new year and her seventh LPGA Tour season with a simple, and potentially prophetic, Instagram post: “Surprise me, 2022,” she wrote. Lopez jumped out to the lead Thursday in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, piecing together what she considered…
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After: Nick Piastowski January 20, 2022 Rory Mcilroy hits his 1st tee shot on Thursday within the 18th hole at the Yas Links Golf Course. Getty Images Rory McIlroy , on his way to awesome the Wells Fargo Title last May, made one of those on-your-way-to-winning decisions . His push on the tournament’s final golf…
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By: Dylan Dethier January 20, 2022 Getty Images If Nelly Korda had gotten off to a slow start to the LPGA season, nobody would have blamed her. After all, the World No. 1 has been busy. The last time we saw Korda in action was at the PNC Championship, where she teamed up with her…
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