Peter Oosterhuis, a British golfer who won 20 tournaments around the world, played in the Ryder Cup six times and later distinguished himself as a commentator for CBS Sports and Golf Channel, died on Thursday in Charlotte, N.C. He was 75. His wife, Ruth Ann (DuClos) Oosterhuis, said that his death, at a memory care…

As Bilbo Baggins once asked, “Where to begin?” Well, let’s set the stage by laying out what “The Rings of Power” did that set off all this in the first place. It started when season 1 portrayed the forging of the three elven Rings — which, in Tolkien’s original writing, was never done with the…

A man is lucky to be alive after stepping on a gumnut and developing an infection so serious that he ended up having a leg amputated. Andrew Trigg, 40, stepped on the gumnut at his home in New Lambton Heights, Newcastle, in the NSW Hunter Region, on May 12. A seed became lodged under the skin of…

Gary Player of South Africa, a nine-time major winner, captured the P.G.A. Championship in 1962 and 1972 and made an impressive run for a third crown in 1984 at age 48, finishing second to Lee Trevino. In 1972, at Oakland Hills Country Club outside Detroit, Player rebounded from bogeys at 14 and 15 to pull…

Gerwig’s 2017 feature directing debut “Lady Bird” — a “400 Blows”-style semi-autobiographical coming of age dramedy for the A24 generation — is primarily a showcase for Saoirse Ronan as Gerwig’s onscreen avatar, Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson. Chalamet, however, very nearly walks away with his scenes as Kyle Scheible, the pretentious, douche canoe twink at Christine’s…

PDSA Vet Nurse Nina Downing has said if it is safe to give dogs frozen ice cubes  By Zac Campbell Published: 09:31 EDT, 29 June 2024 | Updated: 09:31 EDT, 29 June 2024 A vet has revealed the truth behind whether it is safe to give ice cubes to your dogs to help them keep…

The quality of a major championship venue is defined by its champions, and Valhalla Golf Club, the site of this week’s P.G.A. Championship in Louisville, Ky., has a list of past winners that stands out at every level. Tiger Woods won the 2000 P.G.A. Championship at Valhalla, and Rory McIlory won it there in 2014.…

“Three Billy Goats Gruff” is a very old, influential children’s story from Norwegian oral folklore. It was written down and first widely published in 1841, but the story was likely told to kids far earlier than that. The tale’s about three billy goats who cross a bridge, the smallest going first and the largest going…

The team undergoing a huge search for Jay Slater today has provided a major update on the men who were last seen with 19-year-old. Investigators have now confirmed the two mystery men who invited him back to their Airbnb hours before he vanished ‘don’t have any relevance whatsoever for the case’. The latest twist comes after…

Michael Block, the club professional from Southern California, electrified the crowds at last year’s P.G.A. Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., holding his own against the best touring professionals in the world. But after making the cut, his first hole didn’t bode well for a successful weekend. “I had 25 feet —…