In hybrid year for British Open, only a few spots remaining
By DOUG FERGUSONMay 4, 2021 GMT
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) The PGA Championship field will start to take shape after this week with the top 70 on a special PGA Tour money list getting into the field. For the U.S. Open, anyone not already eligible who doesn’t crack the top 60 in the world ranking can go to one of 10 final qualifying sites in America.
The British Open feels more like a closed shop this year, though not by choice.
Early summer is when the Open offers qualifying spots to top finishers at European Tour and PGA Tour events. But those aren’t available as the R&A tries to honor those who qualified for a major that was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nine additional COVID-19 deaths
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 309 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
· 127 new cases in Bernalillo County
· 10 new cases in Chaves County
· 1 new case in Colfax County
· 3 new cases in Curry County
· 4 new cases in De Baca County
· 28 new cases in Doña Ana County
· 7 new cases in Eddy County
· 6 new cases in Grant County
· 1 new case in Hidalgo County
· 1 new case in Lea County
· 4 new cases in Lincoln County
· 1 new case in Luna County
· 9 new cases in McKinley County
· 10 new cases in Otero County
April 28th, 2021
Finishing first is a time-honored horseracing tradition. Leon Nichols, Calvin Davis and affiliates of the Project to Preserve African-American Turf History intend to do just that by securing additional backing for “PHOTO FINISH: The Race of the Century.” PPAATH’s work has been profiled extensively by “L.A. Times,” “Washington Post,” NBC Sports and others.
The nonprofit’s founder and co-founder, Nichols and Davis, are working on their script alongside producer James Walton – their film poised to be the first in U.S. filmmaking history led by a Black production team and the first to capture the contributions made (and conflicts faced) by Black jockeys beginning in the late 19th Century. As their story traces the life of Isaac Burns Murphy, a legendary jockey and the first ever inductee into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame, it illuminates and bridges persistent racial divides.
TEC supplies tech for virtual awards celebration
Thursday, 29 April 2021
The King’s Centre is Oxford’s largest event space
UK - The Vice-Chancellor’s Innovation Awards recognise and celebrate the high-quality research-led innovation at Oxford University, that is having societal or economic impact. With categories including Team Work, Building Capacity, Inspiring Leadership, Early Engagement Innovators and Policy Engagement, the Awards reflect the excellence of the innovation that takes place across the University. Established in 2018, the first two editions of the Awards were celebrated at a live event involving around 150 delegates who enjoyed panel discussions as well as a presentation ceremony. The 2020 renewal was due to take place at the Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre at Worcester College, Oxford, but the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic rendered this impossible.