The United States maintained a four-point lead over Europe in the Solheim Cup on Saturday, as U.S. captain Stacy Lewis watched her role players excel on a warm, breezy late summer day at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. ... Read full Story
Jon Rahm moved closer to two big paydays with a 6-under 64 on Saturday, giving the Spaniard a one-shot lead in LIV Golf Chicago as he moves closer to winning the season points title. ... Read full Story
Rory McIlroy persevered through windy conditions Saturday to card a 2-under 69, giving him a one-shot lead over Matteo Manassero at the Irish Open. ... Read full Story
LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan took responsibility for the failure to get fans to the Solheim Cup in time to see the opening tee shots but did not offer a full explanation of the debacle that has led to speculation about her future. ... Read full Story
Working with a new mental coach who has him embracing a more relaxed and even approach, Patton Kizzire shot a 7-under 65 for a one-stroke advantage over David Lipsky in the Procore Championship, which opens the FedEx Cup Fall series. ... Read full Story
Brooks Koepka birdied his last three holes Friday for an 8-under 62, staking him to a four-shot lead after the first round of LIV Golf Chicago, the final individual event of the season. ... Read full Story
The opening matches of the Solheim Cup began in front of half-empty grandstands surrounding the first tee at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, with transportation issues preventing fans from getting to the golf course. ... Read full Story
David Lipsky shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday at Silverado Country Club to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Procore Championship. ... Read full Story
Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz have the first tee time for the Americans at the Solheim Cup on Friday morning against England's Charley Hull and Germany's Esther Henseleit. ... Read full Story
Bryson DeChambeau said he hopes the upcoming match between PGA Tour and LIV Golf League stars will "get this game back in good standing." ... Read full Story
Rory McIlroy, who is attempting to win his home tournament for the second time, shot a 68 and trails leader Todd Clements by two strokes at the Irish Open. ... Read full Story
Jon Rahm on Thursday appealed the European tour sanctions against him for playing the LIV Golf League circuit, allowing him to play the Spanish Open and other European tour events until an independent panel decides whether he must pay fines. ... Read full Story
Rory McIlroy said Wednesday he wasn't trying to send a message by agreeing to team up with fellow PGA Tour star Scottie Scheffler in a made-for-TV match against LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. ... Read full Story
Jon Rahm said he intends to play in three DP World Tour events by the end of the season to remain eligible for next year's Ryder Cup. ... Read full Story
More than a year has passed since the tour agreed to a deal with LIV Golf, but there is some hope an in-person gathering in New York could create momentum. ... Read full Story
“The Handel & Hendrix [House], on 23 and 25 Brook Street in central London, reopens 18 May.... The 18th century German composer George Frideric Handel called number 25 home for some 36 years, up until his death in 1759. Here, he manufactured hits like coronation/Champions League belter Zadok the Priest, and the Music for the Royal Fireworks with such voraciousness, his manuscripts were often bespattered with food and beer stains. Perhaps you'd equate such sloppiness with Jimi Hendrix; his tenancy in a flat at 23 Brook Street was altogether fugacious; he was only here from 1968-9—though in that time, used it for countless interviews, jam sessions—and referred to it as the only place he ever lived that felt like home.” — Will Noble, The Londonist, 18 May 2023
Did you know?
The word fugacious is too rare and unusual to qualify as vanilla, but the vanilla plant itself can be useful for recalling its meaning. Fugacious (which comes from Latin fugax, meaning “swift, fleeting,” and ultimately from fugere, “to run away”) describes the ephemeral—that is, those things in life that last only a brief time before fleeing or fading away. The word is often used to describe immaterial things, such as emotions, but botanists like to apply the word to plant parts (such as seeds, fruits, petals, and leaflets) that are quickly shed or dropped. Vanilla plants, for example, are said to have fugacious blossoms, as their flowers last only a single day during the blooming season. You may remember this the next time you’re baking with vanilla, and perhaps wishing that its rich, fugacious aroma would linger just a little bit longer.