Porteous wins Czech Masters for 2nd European Tour title

VYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic (AP) Haydn Porteous shot a 3-under 69 Sunday to win the Czech Masters by two strokes for his second European Tour title.

Starting two shots behind overnight leader Lee Slattery, the 23-year-old South African birdied six holes in the final round – together with three bogeys – to close at 13-under 275 at the Albatross Golf Resort near Prague.

”To get my second European Tour win under the belt just feels amazing,” Porteous said.

Porteous won the Joburg Open last year but was struggling since. Last week’s top 10 finish at the Made In Denmark event was his first of the season.

”It’s been a really torrid time through the last eight, nine months and I’ve really started doing the right things and slowly but surely the golf has got a little bit better,” Porteous said.

Second-place Slattery shot a 73 for the Englishman’s worst round in the tournament.

In a tight contest, Porteous birdied the first two holes to erase Slattery’s lead after the third round, ..

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Cam Newton’s brother led the biggest upset in college football history (Too bad you didn’t bet on it)

David J. BeckerLAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 02: Quarterback Caylin Newton #3 of the Howard Bison runs against the UNLV Rebels during their game at Sam Boyd Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Howard won 43-40. (Photo by David J. Becker/Getty Images)Howard University taking on UNLV in college football's opening weekend was supposed to be such a lopsided match-up that Vegas sportsbooks didn't even offer a money line. But it turned out, the Bison had the best player on the field on Saturday night — and his last name should be one football fans recognize.
Caylin Newton, the younger brother of Carolina Panthers superstar and 2015 NFL MVP Cam Newton, accounted for 330 yards of total offense (190 rushing and 140 passing) and three touchdowns as Howard won 45-40 to pull off arguably the biggest upset in college football history. In terms of gambling, at least, a 45-point underdog is now in the books as the sport's all-time most unlikely victory.
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Haydn Porteous clinches Czech Masters

Haydn Porteous fights back to win second European Tour titleHaydn Porteous won his second European Tour title at the Czech Masters. Ross Kinnaird/Getty ImagesFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailcomment12:25 PM ETPA SportFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentSouth Africa's Haydn Porteous overturned a two-shot deficit in the final round to win his second European Tour title in the Czech Masters.
Porteous carded a closing 69 at Albatross Golf Resort to finish 13 under par and two shots clear of England's Lee Slattery, with Tom Lewis and Sweden's Pontus Widegren a shot further back.
Slattery's overnight lead was quickly wiped as Porteous, 23, birdied the first two holes and after dropping a shot on the fourth and also birdied the seventh and ninth to move back in front.
Both men bogeyed the par-five 10th and Porteous also dropped another shot on the 11th, allowing Slattery to regain the lead with just his second birdie of the day on the 13th.
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Stacy Lewis in position to make big hurricane donation

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Stacy Lewis took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Cambia Portland Classic in her bid make a big donation to hurricane relief in her hometown and end a long winless streak.

From The Woodlands in the Houston area, Lewis has pledged to give her earnings – first place is worth $195,000 – to the relief efforts. The 11-time LPGA Tour champion also is trying to win for the first time since June 2014.

Tied for the second-round lead with two-time defending champion Brooke Henderson and In Gee Chun, Lewis had eight birdies – five on the front nine – in a 7-under 65 at tree-lined Columbia Edgewater. She had a 17-under 199 total after opening with rounds of 70 and 64.

Moriya Jutanugarn was second after a 66. Chun was another stroke back after a 69.

Henderson had a 74 to drop into a tie for 13th at 8 under. Ai Miyazato also was 8 under after a 72 in her final start in the United States. The Japanese star plans to retire after The Evian Championship in two weeks in Fra..

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Stacy Lewis in position to make big hurricane donation (Sep 2, 2017)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Stacy Lewis took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Cambia Portland Classic in her bid make a big donation to hurricane relief in her hometown and end a long winless streak.

From The Woodlands in the Houston area, Lewis has pledged to give her earnings – first place is worth $195,000 – to the relief efforts. The 11-time LPGA Tour champion also is trying to win for the first time since June 2014.

”You try not to think about the finish line and what could happen tomorrow, but it would definitely be up there with a major,” said Lewis, a two-time major champion. ”It would be probably one of my most special wins, just to be able to do this for the people in Texas and do it, too, when everybody is watching. I kind of put all the eyeballs on me and put some pressure on myself, so it’s nice to kind of see myself performing, too.”

Her husband, Gerrod Chadwell, is the University of Houston women’s golf coach.

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Rahm builds a 2-shot lead at halfway point in Boston

NORTON, Mass. (AP) Jon Rahm accomplished so much so quickly that he began to wonder what else was left for him to achieve in his first full year on the PGA Tour.

He now has 10 million reasons to play his best golf.

Already very much in the hunt for the FedEx Cup and its $10 million bonus, Rahm took another step Saturday when he made an eagle and five birdies over his last 10 holes for a 5-under 66 and a two-shot lead at the halfway point of the Dell Technologies Championship.

Rahm already has a short history of strong finishes in his first trip to the TPC Boston.

One day after he birdied four of his last five holes, he made a 12-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th and then shot 31 on the front nine to reach 9-under 133.

No one could catch him in the afternoon, least of all Dustin Johnson.

Johnson, the world’s No. 1 player who had a one-shot lead going into the second round, had a pair of double bogeys after a quick start and needed a birdie on the 18th hole to keep from falli..

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