Weir, Ames in the hunt at Regions Tradition
Darren Clarke took the lead Thursday in the Regions Tradition, opening with a 6-under 66 in the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors. Stephen Ames is one shot back, while Mike Weir, who s coming off a win at the Insperity Invitational, shot an opening-round 68.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Darren Clarke took the lead Thursday in the Regions Tradition, opening with a 6-under 66 in the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors.
The 2011 British Open champion from Northern Ireland had a one-stroke lead over Stephen Ames and Jerry Kelly at Greystone Golf & Country Club.
Jonathan Davis, fresh off a strong freshman season with the University of Wisconsin menâs basketball team, has been invited to try out for the U.S. National Team that will compete at the FIBA U19 World Cup this summer in Latvia.
Davis, a former La Crosse Central standout, averaged 7.0 points and 4.1 rebounds while appearing in all 31 games for the Badgers in 2020-21. He didnât start any games but was fifth on the team in minutes, at 24.4 per game, and shot 38.9% from 3-point range and 72.7% from the free throw line. He led UW with 34 steals.
Trials to select the 12-member U.S. team will be held June 20-22. The team will begin play against Turkey on July 3, with games against Mali (July 4) and Australia (July 6) to follow in round-robin Group D play. The U.S. is the defending gold medalist in the event, which features 16 nations.