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Justin Rose wire-to-wire winner at the Farmers Insurance Open 2026 at Torrey Pines, setting a 72-hole course record and claiming $1,728,000 from a $9.6 million purse, with the article detailing the prize breakdown for the rest of the field.
18-year-old Blades Brown shot a Nicklaus Course record 60 at PGA West to tie Scottie Scheffler for the American Express lead, in a whirlwind week that moved him from the Korn Ferry Tour in the Bahamas to the PGA Tour, with the potential to make history by playing eight rounds in eight days and chase a payout and major invitations.
Zouhair Talbi, now a U.S. citizen and Army reservist, became the first American man to win the Chevron Houston Marathon since 2002, finishing in a course-record 2:05:45 and edging Ethiopia's Adane Kebede Gebre. In the women's race, Calli Hauger-Thackery won in 2:24:17. Eritrea's Habtom Samuel took the Aramco Houston Half Marathon in 59:01, a course record, while Fantaye Belayneh won the women's title in 1:04:49. Sara Hall set a new masters (40+) record by about two minutes. About 30,000 athletes competed before roughly 250,000 spectators, with the oldest runner at 88; cooler conditions helped pacing and times.
Kenya's Benson Kipruto won the NYC Marathon in a photo finish, while Hellen Obiri set a new course record in the women's race. Eliud Kipchoge finished 17th in his NYC debut, completing his set of major marathons. The race featured thrilling finishes and record-breaking performances.
Ellen Obiri set a course record to win the NYC Marathon in 2:19:51, while Benson Kipruto narrowly won the men's race in 2:08:09 after a close finish, with Kenyan runners dominating the top spots. Marcel Hug and Susannah Scaroni won the wheelchair races, each securing their seventh and third titles respectively.
Marcel Hug broke his own course record at the Boston Marathon, winning the men's wheelchair race for the seventh time with a time of 1:15:33. Despite crashing into a barrier, he surpassed his previous record by over a minute. In the women's wheelchair race, Eden Rainbow-Cooper of Great Britain won with a time of 1:35:11, beating the favorite Manuela Schar by 1 minute and 30 seconds in only her second Boston race.
American golfer Wyndham Clark shoots a course-record 60 at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, including two eagles and nine birdies, to take the lead after three rounds. His 10-under-par performance gives him a one-shot lead over Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg, with France’s Matthieu Pavon in third. Clark's aggressive play and exceptional putting were key to his historic round, which nearly saw him shoot 59.
Wyndham Clark breaks the men's competitive course record at Pebble Beach Golf Links with a 12-under 60 during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, narrowly missing a 59. His impressive round included two eagles and eight birdies, totaling just shy of 190 feet of putts made, securing a new record at the renowned course.
Sifan Hassan made her U.S. marathon debut in the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, setting an unofficial course record and beating two-time defending champion Ruth Chepngetich. Despite stopping twice to stretch during her marathon debut in London last year, Hassan won with a national record. In Chicago, she finished with an unofficial time of 2:13:44, surpassing the previous course record of 2:14:04.
Viktor Hovland breaks the course record with a stunning nine-under 61 to win the BMW Championship, edging out Matt Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler by two strokes. Hovland's remarkable round included 10 birdies, seven of which came in the last nine holes. This victory marks his fifth PGA Tour triumph and propels him to second place in the FedEx Cup standings. Hovland's Ryder Cup teammate Fitzpatrick praised his performance, while Rory McIlroy acknowledged Hovland's talent and looks forward to having him on the Ryder Cup team.
Blades Brown, the 16-year-old son of WNBA player Rhonda Blades Brown, made history at the U.S. Amateur by shooting a course-record, 8-under 64, earning co-medalist honors. After a slow start, Brown heated up with a hole-out eagle and finished with an eagle-birdie-birdie run. He shares the top spot with two other players. Brown, ranked No. 6 in the AJGA rankings, is the youngest U.S. Amateur medalist/co-medalist ever and will face Benton Weinberg in the next round.
Los Angeles native and golfer Max Homa is excited about the U.S. Open being held in his hometown and is preparing for the major championship. Homa holds the course record on the North Course at the Los Angeles Country Club, where the U.S. Open is being held, having shot a 9-under par 61 during the 2013 Pac-12 Championships. He feels that having experience at LACC is an advantage and hopes to finish inside the top 10 at a major championship for the first time.