Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Afternoon, it’s Sunday, 13 August 2017, and this is the late afternoon edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. It got out of control in a hurry. A white nationalist rally conducted in Charlottesville, Virginia, home of the University of Virginia, turned deadly when a car drove …
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The PGA Championship: Round 3
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images It’s three rounds down and one to go at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. Sitting at the top of the leaderboard, as he has been for the first three founds, is Kevin Kisner, at 7 under par. In second, Hideki Matsuyama and Chris Stround (who got into the …
The Nightshift: 12 August 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Saturday, 12 August 2017, and this is the mid-day edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. As if North Korea wasn’t enough of a challenge, the White House is considering “options” for dealing with Venezuela and China is barking about U.S. Navy patrols in the …
The PGA Championship: Round 2
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images Round two of the PGA Championship was suspended, first due to weather, then due to darkness. But it didn’t slow down the rush to the head of the pack at Quail Hollow. There was movement at the top of the leaderboard: Kevin Kisner, and Hideki Matsuyama are the leaders …
The PGA Championship: Video Flyover of the Course
Nightshift Sports: The last of golf’s four major tournaments is being contested this weekend at Quail Hollow, in Charlotte NC. To give you an idea of the course layout, it’s complexities and challenges, we’ve posted an “official” PGA Championship video flyover of the course. Take a look and you’ll know what the best golfers in …
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The Nightshift: 11 August 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Friday, 11 August 2017, and this is the mid-day edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. Embed from Getty Images The school yard trash talking between the White House and North Korea continued on Thursday. President Trump said, among other things, that the U.S. was “locked and loaded” in …
The Nightshift: 10 August 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Thursday, 10 August 2017, and this is the mid-day edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. Embed from Getty Images The North Korea/US confrontation of words continues. Trump’s comments were “improvised” (surprise) but while his rhetoric was hot, the White House’s military advisors were urging a much calmer approach …
The PGA Championship: Round 1
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images Round one of the PGA Championship is in the books. It was good for Kevin Kisner and Thorbjorm Olesen, who are both four (4) under par and co-leaders at the end of Day One at the tournament, which is being staged at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, NC. It was …
The PGA Championship: Where to Watch, What to Read
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images The last golf major of the year starts today at Quail Hollow, in Charlotte NC. The usual suspects are there: Jordan Spieth (looking for a PGA win to complete his personal golf major “grand slam:”); Rory McIlroy (who’s been sensational on this course); Dustin Johnson (recovered from the fall …
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Course Work: Deep Background on the 2017 PGA Championship Course at Quail Hollow
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images The 99th PGA Championship starts tomorrow, 10 August 2017 and runs for four rounds until Sunday, 13 August 2017. The tournament this year will be played at Quail Hollow, in Charlotte N.C . This year’s championship is Quail Hollow’s first major. Quail Hollow is a bombers course (7600 yards) …
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