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SPORTS THURSDAY | JUNE 19, 2025

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Confident Scottie Scheffler ready to defend Travelers title S COTTIE SCHEFFLER needs no more reminders that his caddie, Ted Scott, was on Bubba Watson’s bag when he won the Travelers shots,” he said. “If you start hitting offline, you can be punished pretty severely. The closing stretch enhances that, and that’s

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Green light for Bangkok F1 bid THAILAND moved a step closer to staging Formula One on the streets of Bangkok when the cabinet Tuesday formally approved a government bid to host a race. The bid, worth a reported US$1.2 billion (RM5.1b), would see the Thai capital host races from 2028 to 2032, if it is successful when it is submitted to the sport’s governing body. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has held multiple meetings with F1 chief Stefano Domenicali in recent months to push the project forward, including last month in Monaco, home to the sport’s most storied street race. The layout of the potential Bangkok street circuit has not been revealed but government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said it could include an area near Chatuchak market in the north of the city, which is a magnet for tourists every weekend. The Thai government has touted the idea of a “sustainable” race and said the grand prix could benefit the kingdom to the tune of US$600 million (RM1.27b). F1 extends Canadian GP deal THE Canadian Grand Prix will stay on the world championship schedule until 2035 following a new four-year agreement, Formula One announced yesterday. George Russell won the 54th edition of the race in Montreal on Monday from pole position, while Lando Norris crashed out after colliding with McLaren teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri. “As Formula One celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is fitting that we have announced an extension with the Canadian Grand Prix, a race that has such incredible history in our sport,” said F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali in a statement. The Canadian Grand Prix is the oldest F1 race outside Europe and has been held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal since 1978.

Scottie Scheffler. –REUTERSPIC

why you have such great finishes there year after year.” Scheffler, 28, said he appreciates the small town atmosphere and friendly reception from the fans in Connecticut. “I think playing in front of the crowds that we get out there is really fun for us. The crowd is always really, really good there,” he said. “… It’s great. You get such a big crowd, and they’re always rowdy and they’re having fun, and it gets loud in there. You have those finishing holes like 18, the scene around 18 green every year is always so special for us. “I always dreamt of winning that tournament. I remember Jordan (Spieth) hitting that bunker shot when I was in college (in 2017) and trying to become a pro. It’s just one of those golf courses where there’s really great opportunity for you to have a

Championship three times. “After a few holes, that can get pretty annoying listening to Teddy talk about when Bubba won, Scheffler joked with reporters Tuesday about his practice rounds with Scott at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. How annoying? “If you keep saying when Bubba won here, I’m going to hit you with my club,” Scheffler said with a laugh. The top-ranked Scheffler is the defending champion this week at the Travelers Championship, where he defeated Tom Kim in a playoff last year. He is coming off a T7 finish at the US Open at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday and has won three of his last five events, including the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. In all seriousness, and even though Watson (Travelers champion in 2010, 2015 and 2018) is left-handed, Scheffler said Scott has helped him to put the signature event’s 6,844-yard (6,258-metre), par-70 layout in perspective. “What we talk about on that golf course is I think there’s a stigma around it that you have to make a ton of birdies, but it’s really about getting the most looks,” Scheffler said. “There’s certain holes where you have to play really conservative and play to the middle of the green and just get as many looks for birdie as possible.” Scheffler shot 65-64-64-65 to finish 22 under par last year, then bested Kim on the first playoff hole with a par at the 18th. “The Travelers is a great golf course in the sense you get very rewarded for good

v e r y special finish.” – Field Level Media

WORLD NO. 1 Nelly Korda attended a press conference yesterday at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship with therapeutic tape on her neck. Korda explained that she suffered a spasm the day before during practice at PGA Frisco, the site of this week’s major championship. “I hit a shot out of the rough yesterday (Tuesday), and my neck went into a full spasm,” Korda said. “It’s getting better, but yeah, it was not very good yesterday.” But Korda – the betting favorite to win this week despite a winless start to her season – said she expects to be ready for her first-round tee time today. The injury nonetheless comes at a tough time for Korda, whose last win on the LPGA Tour came in November. She tied for second at the US Women’s Open earlier this month. Korda cited a neck injury for missing a pair of tournaments on the Asia swing late in the 2024 season. She also sat out a chunk of the 2022 season due to a blood clot in her arm. “Obviously with the injury that I had last year, every single time something kind of flares up in my neck now, I think I feel it a little bit more than what I used to,” she said. “But I have a great physio who takes care of me. Trying to work through it, but I’ll be ready by Thursday.” Korda said the heat in Texas this week will be a potential complicating factor as she tries to gameplan how to ‘be smart’ and take care of her body while going out and competing. Korda won the first of her two major titles at the 2021 Women’s PGA in Atlanta. That earned her a lifetime invite to the champions’ dinner, but she had to pass on the tradition Monday evening while getting treatment for her neck. – Field Level Media Korda ready for Women’s PGA

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