BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Gene Sauers shot a 5-under 67 to move into a first-place tie with Miguel Angel Jimenez on Friday in the second round of the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors.

Sauers completed his second straight bogey-free round to finish at 11-under 133. Jimenez had four birdies for a 69 at Greystone Golf & Country Club, a day after matching the course record with a 64.

Jerry Kelly, Kevin Sutherland and Scott McCarron are two strokes back going into the weekend. Kelly shot 69, McCarron 68 and Sutherland 66.

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Sutherland and McCarron had eagles. Sutherland had a bogey-free round.

Sauers had opened with a 66 and is seeking his second PGA Tour Champions win. His first came at the 2016 U.S. Senior Open Championship.

Michael NagleTis the season for hungover 22-year-olds to drag themselves into a piercingly fluorescent stadium or sock-sopping dewy lawn and let the words of wisdom from a Notable Person roll into their skulls, phrases that there like bingo balls shall tumble, doomed never to be called out, to go unheard and unspoken for the listener's remaining years on this misunderstood planet that spins us always and unstoppably towards sunset.
I'm not a commencement speech enthusiast. But I know there are more than a few of them out there, and believe it or not I get it: It's a nice thing to have hope, to feel the thrill of inspiration even if only for a few moments. It's nice to put your cynicism aside for a while and appreciate the morning, appreciate what it's like to be young and hungry, and to encourage those young, hungry people to go out and devour the world. Because the truth is they will change it, maybe because of these speeches, maybe in spite of them.
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Michael Arnaud's front nine was so good the Web.com Tour sent out tweet verifying his scores at BMW Charity Pro-Am

Whenever Peter Kostis starts his swing analysis using the Konica Minolta BizHub Swing Vision Camera (full name, of course) on a golf telecast, you know it's about to go down. Lines get drawn on the player to illustrate angles and swing planes, and Kostis breaks down players swings in an intellectual way most golfers can actually understand (sometimes).
How about giving Happy Gilmore's swing the Peter Kostis treatment? The hockey-player-turned-golfer swing has been replicated by so many golfers around the world since the Adam Sandler movie was released in 1996. So much has already been done with Happy Gilmore's swing, with actual Sports Science videos devoted to the character's swing, and even tour pros trying to replicate the swing (shoutout, John Peterson, for doing it in competition).
But someone had the hilarious idea to dub Kostis' analysis of another tour pro, including with lines for angles and swing planes, and added it over Gilmore's swing. The res..

Here at The Loop, we love Shaq. Especially when he's arguing with Chuck. Slightly less when he's filming selfie videos while driving. Thus, when we saw that the Big Real Estate Mogul had listed his 31,000 square-foot Florida pad for a cool $28 million, we knew we had to, at the very least, check it out. Suffice to say, we weren't disappointed.
Featuring a 6,000-square foot basketball gym, a walk-in cigar humidor/wine cellar, a 95-foot-long pool with a swim up bar, a living room with a Shaq Diesel semi-truck bursting out of the wall, and more Superman “S”-emblazoned accoutrements than you can shake your original VHS copy of Kazaam at, it probably goes without saying that Shaq's Orlando-area abode is not exactly subtle. But you know what, let's let the photos do the talking (images courtesy of Uneek Luxury Tours):
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Ian Poulter has had quite the resurgent season on the PGA Tour. The 42-year-old won his first tour title in more than five years with his playoff win at the Houston Open over Beau Hossler. So, the Englishman's bank account is looking better and better these days.
If you're Ian Poulter and your bank account has increased quite significantly over the past year, what's the next move? Buy a new car. Of course. What else? Ian Poulter's cars and his obsession with them is well known for who has followed the European Ryder Cup star. His Ferrari collection has continued to grow over the years, but Poulter has never owned a Porsche, apparently. Until Thursday.
We were treated to a live Instagram reveal of Poulter's newest purchase. Some people do this sort of thing for their baby. Poulter's big reveal was the Porsche …
Here's the sequence of photos (we captured them from his Instagram Stories, since you might not have seen them):
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DALLAS (AP) Marc Leishman enjoyed the old home of the AT&T Byron Nelson as much as anyone, considering he made the last nine trips there and had one of the best scoring averages in tournament history.

The Australian might take a liking to the new place as well.

Leishman shot a 10-under 61 on the links-style Trinity Forest course to take the first-round lead Thursday and was eight shots clear of hometown star Jordan Spieth in the event that returned to Dallas after 35 years at the TPC Four Seasons in suburban Irving.

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Considering the criticisms of Trinity Forest from others – mentioned vaguely by players who did show up – Leishman wouldn’t have needed much to join that chorus after a history of high finishes in Irving despite a couple of recent missed cuts.

Instead, Leishman opened with an eagle, started the back nine with three straight birdies and reached 9 under with another eagle at the 14th.

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) Annie Park turned a blistering stretch on the back nine into a mistake-free 6-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead on a crowded leaderboard Thursday at the Kingsmill Championship.

Jessica Korda, Azahara Munoz, In Gee Chun and Jaye Marie Green also shot 65. Park, Korda and Munoz played morning rounds in mild conditions, while Chun and Green played in rain that is expected to also be a factor Friday and Saturday on the resort’s already-soggy River Course.

Park, playing in just her third tour event of the season and seeking her first career victory, was 2 under when she hit the flag and birdied the par 4 14th hole. She then nearly holed her second shot on the par-5 15th after hitting ”an OK 3-wood” that left her with a short eagle putt, and also birdied the par-4 16th.

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”Overall, I had a great day,” she said. ”I hit some good shots. Lucky enough, I had some short birdie putts, short eagle putt, and that helps.”

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To all cursed hackers that have never recorded a hole-in-one, Ben Bender is proof that you should never lose the faith.
According to the Zanesville Times Recorder, Bender, a 93-year-old Ohioan, made his first ace in seven decades of playing golf at Green Valley (Ohio) Golf Club.
“I'd come close to some hole-in-ones, but this one was level on the green before it curved towards the hole and went in,” Bender told the Times Recorder. “I was in awe watching it.”
And, according to Bender, it came in the final round of his life.
“I played a few more holes, but my hips were hurting and I had to stop,” Bender said. “It seemed the Lord knew this was my last round so he gave me a hole-in-one.”
Bender began playing when he bought a set of Wilson's and a golf bag for $50. He got as low as a 3 handicap, although admitted his game has struggled as of late. Making his feat that much sweeter.
“I was lucky to play golf this long, but I never expected (a hole-in-one),” Bender said. “It was the ..

TORU YAMANAKAIf Clark Griswold taught us one thing, it's that the idyllic summer vacation is nothing but an empty myth perpetuated by the likes of Chevrolet, South Dakota Tourism, and your friendly neighborhood travel agent for profit. But along the way—encased in your station wagon tomb somewhere between Dayton and Boise—you are liable to learn something about not only yourself, but maybe even your family too. Thankfully Mercifully, Anheuser-Busch seems to have to taken the teachings of Griswold to heart, announcing a spectacular new attraction for their theme-park lynchpins Busch Gardens and SeaWorld this summer:
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