PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) The women are finally getting their day at Pebble Beach.

The USGA said Tuesday the U.S. Women’s Open will be held at Pebble Beach in 2023, making good on a decade-old pledge to hold the biggest event in women’s golf on one of the most famous courses in America.

The USGA also said Pebble Beach will host the U.S. Open for the seventh time in 2027, giving California four U.S. Opens in a nine-year stretch starting in 2019.

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Pebble has hosted the U.S. Women’s Amateur twice, but never the Women’s Open.

Former USGA president Walter Driver said in 2004 that Pebble Beach had expressed interest in hosting the Women’s Open. Three years later, former USGA executive director David Fay all but guaranteed the Women’s Open going to Pebble Beach. ”We know the year – it’s 2014 – but we have not finalized the date,” Fay said in 2007.

Instead, the U.S. Open and Women’s Open were staged in consecutive weeks at Pinehurst No. 2 that year.

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) Prestigious Pebble Beach will host its first U.S. Women’s Open in 2023 and the U.S. Open in 2027.

The USGA announced the two tournaments slated for Pebble Beach on Tuesday. The premier events will be USGA championships Nos. 14 and 15 at the picturesque course along the Monterey Peninsula.

Pebble last hosted the U.S. Open in 2010. The course has hosted five U.S. Opens in all, four U.S. Amateurs, two U.S. Women’s Amateurs and one PGA Championship during its 98-year history.

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Pebble already is set to host the 2018 U.S. Amateur and 2019 U.S. Open Championships.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) Prestigious Pebble Beach will host its first U.S. Women’s Open in 2023 and the U.S. Open in 2027.

The USGA announced the two tournaments slated for Pebble Beach on Tuesday. The premier events will be USGA championships Nos. 14 and 15 at the picturesque course along the Monterey Peninsula.

Pebble last hosted the U.S. Open in 2010. The course has hosted five U.S. Opens in all, four U.S. Amateurs, two U.S. Women’s Amateurs and one PGA Championship during its 98-year history.

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Pebble already is set to host the 2018 U.S. Amateur and 2019 U.S. Open Championships.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) The Latest on Tiger Woods’ expected plea deal in his driving under the influence case (all times local):

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The hearing where Tiger Woods is expected to enter a diversion program for intoxicated drivers has been postponed.

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The hearing has been moved to Friday instead of Wednesday as originally scheduled. No reason was given for the change.

The 41-year-old superstar golfer is scheduled to plead guilty to reckless driving in Palm Beach County, Florida.

In the diversion program, Woods will spend a year on probation, pay a $250 fine and attend DUI school along with other conditions.

Woods was arrested May 29 when officers found him unconscious in his parked Mercedes-Benz. A toxicology report showed he had the active ingredient for marijuana, two painkillers, a sleep drug and an anti-anxiety drug but no alcohol in his system.

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The diversion program for intoxicated drivers that Tiger Woods is expected to enter is..

As all-around successful charity golf events go, the Appleseed Charity Golf Classic in Potomac, Md., is hard to beat. Chock-full of fun activations such as on-course contests, a silent auction with amazing prizes, and a pre-round trick-shot show by famed long-drive champion and golf entertainer Dan Boever, the tournament once again left participants raving about how much fun they'd had at this year's installment.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) The diversion program for intoxicated drivers that Tiger Woods is expected to enter Wednesday is one of several across the U.S. aimed at reducing the number of repeat offenders and backlogs of court cases.

The 41-year-old Woods is scheduled to plead guilty at a court hearing to reckless driving, a less severe charge than driving under the influence, as part of a Palm Beach County, Florida, program that has graduated almost 2,500 first-time offenders since it began four years ago.

Deputy State Attorney Richard Clausi, who oversees the county’s misdemeanor prosecutions, said that less than 1 percent of the program’s participants have reoffended. He said the key has been getting offenders to take responsibility for their actions without requiring a trial and making sure they complete the program.

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”It’s still early, but we think it has been a success,” he said.

In the diversion program, Woods will spend a year on probation ..

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) The diversion program for intoxicated drivers that Tiger Woods is expected to enter Wednesday is one of several across the country aimed at reducing the number of repeat offenders and backlogs of court cases.

The 41-year-old superstar golfer is scheduled to plead guilty at a court hearing to reckless driving, a less severe charge than driving under the influence, as part of a Palm Beach County, Florida, program that has graduated almost 2,500 first-time offenders since it began four years ago.

Deputy State Attorney Richard Clausi, who oversees the county’s misdemeanor prosecutions, said that less than 1 percent of the program’s participants have reoffended. He said the key has been getting offenders to take responsibility for their actions without requiring a trial and making sure they complete the program.

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”It’s still early, but we think it has been a success,” he said.

In the diversion program, Woods will spend a year on..

Following in the footsteps of Florida, which unveiled a set of full-gator get-ups for its matchup with Texas A&M a few weeks back, THE Ohio State University is set to pluck its own ridiculous alternate off the rack for this weekend’s Big Ten brouhaha with Penn State. Taking their traditional pewter accents and turning them up to eleven, the Buckeyes have stitched together a menacing monotone look that might just give them the edge they need to topple the second-ranked team in the nation come Saturday afternoon. Check them out below:
FacebookPinterestFacebookPinterestFacebookPinterestReportedly a riff on the team’s “Land of Wolves” motto, the gray Nike uniforms are complemented by bold Lebron-designed cleats, a Sith-approved helmet sticker update, and subtle wolf-camo patterning, presumably all the better for hunting Saquon Barkley with, my dear.
Rumor has it Penn State attempted to block Ohio State from donning the gray alternates on account of them being too similar to its navy scheme..

Bob LeveyFifteen years. 449 home runs. 1529 RBIs. One quad-busting batting stance. As the Houston Astros prepare for their second World Series in franchise history, join us for a look back at the Astro, Jeff Bagwell, who as the lynchpin of the Killer Bs in the '90s, played his way to semi-stardom on the back of the most don't-try-this-at-home plate approach in Major League history. So go ahead and make your jokes, but just remember: Bags is in Cooperstown and you definitely aren't.
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Just about everyone who plays St. Andrews poses for a photo on the Swilcan Bridge. And these days, just about all of those pics end up on social media somewhere. Donna Mackay, pictured below on the left, is no different.
FacebookPinterestSo what's the big deal with this photo Mackay shared on Facebook? Well, she is currently serving a three-year, nine-month prison sentence for tax fraud, according to the Daily Mail. And that photo was taken less than seven months into her sentence. Talk about doing some easy time.
Mackay and her husband, Michael Howard, were convicted of evading more than 850,000 pounds (approximately $1.12 million) in taxes in March. Mackay has since been granted prison release two days a week, and took advantage by playing the Old Course at St. Andrews. Not surprisingly, this news sparked outrage, including from local politicians.
“This woman's trial would have cost the taxpayer an absolute fortune but people may have felt there was some justice at the end ..