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Tiger Woods in surgery after car crash
Tiger Woods in surgery after car crash
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According to the report by the LA County Sheriff's Department, the golf star crashed his car at 7.12 a.m. local time while travelling north alone on Hawthorne Boulevard. The vehicle sustained extensive damage, but no other vehicle was involved.

The 45-year-old had to be freed from his car with the help of a hydraulic rescue kit.

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DeChambeau wins US Open in first major victory for the US American

Bryson DeChambeau has won the US Open in Mamaroneck with a six-stroke lead. This is the 27-year-old Californian's first triumph at a major tournament. He had started into the final round two shots behind Matthew Wolff on Sunday. On the last 18 holes of the par-70 course he shone with 67 shots in difficult conditions, while young professional Wolff needed 75 and finished second.

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2020 Ryder Cup postponed to September 2021
Phil Mickelson during Ryder Cup 2018
Phil Mickelson during Ryder Cup 2018 Credit: Franck BITON (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0)

The Ryder Cup was postponed until 2021 in Wisconsin due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After weeks of discussions between the PGA of America, the European Tour and the PGA Tour the event, scheduled for September 25-27 at Whistling Straits had to be moved to September 24-26 in 2021.

The next Ryder Cup to be held in Europe has also been moved by a year to 2023 in Rome.

That is the second time in the last two decades the Ryder Cup was postponed, the first time was in 2001, after the September 11 terrorist attacks.