{"id":542291,"date":"2026-07-24T17:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/542291\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:31:20","slug":"agd-live-feed-watch-charley-hull-putt-for-birdie-and-walk-off-with-a-nine-at-womens-scottish-open-australian-golf-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/542291\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2022 AGD LIVE FEED \u2022 Watch Charley Hull putt for birdie and walk off with a NINE(!) at Women&#8217;s Scottish Open \u2013 Australian Golf Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, July 24 \u2013 9am Lucas Herbert breaks course record in LIV opening round<\/p>\n<p>Fresh from a sixth-place finish at the Open Championship, Lucas Herbert fired an 11-under-par 61 to take a three-shot lead after the opening round of LIV Golf UK.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian \u200cbroke the JCB Golf and Country Club course record by one shot at Rocester, England, when he birdied No.16, but settled for \u200cpars on 17 and 18 to short-circuit his bid to break 60.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Herbert&#39;s immediate reaction to going low in the first round \ud83d\udcac<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION: &quot;Herby, great round today, 11-under par, bogey-free.  That was a lot of fun to watch. At any point today was the number 59 on your mind?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>HERBERT: &quot;What do you think? Of course it was. No, it definitely\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wsb1GDh2nT\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Wsb1GDh2nT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/livgolf_league\/status\/2080343082935927082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>Friday, July 24 \u2013 8am: This is it. This is the most brutal hole-in-one robbery we\u2019ve ever seen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen countless of almost aces over the years. Heck, probably thousands. We\u2019ve seen ricochets and bad bounces. We\u2019ve heard the crack of the flagstick more times than we can count. But we don\u2019t think we\u2019ve ever seen a hole-in-one robbery quite as brazen \u2013\u00a0quite as cruel \u2013\u00a0as the one Jake Knapp experienced at the 3M Open on Thursday (AEST). Viewer discretion advised.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How is that possible?!<\/p>\n<p>Jake Knapp just barely misses out on an ace <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/3MOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@3MOpen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6yoehBGZaJ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6yoehBGZaJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/2080319107061158000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>In the immortal words of Elaine Benes: I am speechless. I am without speech. The ball seemingly was half down before somehow spinning its way back up the flagstick and out. It fooled the gallery, who let out a mighty roar that quickly became a sickening groan. It fooled the broadcast, who could only stammer, \u201chow is that possible?\u201d We\u2019re guessing it even fooled Knapp himself, at least for a moment. Kick-in birdies on the PGA Tour are never a bad thing, but when it\u2019s\u00a0this\u00a0close to the alternative \u2013\u00a0the BIG kahuna \u2013\u00a0even an easy two stings. \u2013\u00a0Coleman Bentley<\/p>\n<p>Friday, July 24 \u2013 7am: Sungjae Im\u2019s sweater game just put Jason Day on notice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ever since Day donned a sweater vest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/masters-2025-jason-day-forced-to-tone-down-scripted-outfits-after-2024-masters-sweater-frenzy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">too loud for Augusta National<\/a>, he has been the reigning king of golf knitwear. On Thursday at the\u00a03M Open, however, a new challenger stepped into the throne room. Ladies and gentleman, we give you Sungjae HIM.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you love it. Maybe you\u2019re shouting \u201cSHRINK!\u201d between huffs into a paper bag. Either way, I think we can all agree it\u2019s a heck of a flex, especially for a guy outside of the FedEx Cup top 50. We\u2019ll see if the two-time PGA Tour winner can cash the cheques his sweater is writing this week at TPC Twin Cities, but if not, things could get Sungjae GRIM (sorry, sorry, we had to). <br \/>\u2013\u00a0Coleman Bentley<\/p>\n<p>Friday July 24 \u2013 6am: Charley Hull was putting for birdie \u2026 she made a 9.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In case you needed more links golf in your life, the LPGA is across the pond for the next two weeks with the Women\u2019s Scottish and British Opens. Charley Hull is likely wishing that she had a lot less links golf in her future right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the par-5 fifth at Dundonald Links on Thursday night (AEST), Hull had about 15 feet for birdie to get back to level par. She walked off the green with a NINE. True story. It has to be seen to be believed:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThat could be DE-GREENED.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the video of Charley Hull\u2019s 15-foot birdie putt that rolled off the green and turned into a NINE at the Women\u2019s Scottish Open.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, a ridiculous save for 9 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tlMhVyyBv9\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/tlMhVyyBv9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher Powers (@CPowers14) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CPowers14\/status\/2080272972330180672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, Hull had nearly the same putt for nine as she did for birdie, and she was able to hole it to avoid a dreaded 10. That took some serious guts. It also took guts to play the rest of the round in just one over par, Hull finishing with a six-over 78. Certainly not how you want to kick off these next two weeks, but it\u2019s only up from here.\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Christopher Powers<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, July 23 \u2013 9pm: A trusted LIV Golf insider claims uncertainty surrounding the league\u2019s financial future has prompted multiple players to begin plotting exits, with some eyeing pathways back to the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh questions have emerged over LIV Golf\u2019s long-term future after respected insider Tom Hobbs, better known by his X (formerly Twitter) account\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/flushingitgolf\" rel=\"nofollow\">Flushing It Golf,<\/a> claimed seven players have already decided to leave the Saudi-backed circuit at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/asian-tour-partners-with-pga-tour-dp-world-tour-leaves-behind-liv-golf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A global golf shakeup has the Asian Tour partnering with the PGA Tour, DP World Tour \u2013 and leaving behind LIV Golf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Hobbs, LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil held a meeting with team captains at JCB Golf &amp; Country Club following the recent news that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/asian-tour-partners-with-pga-tour-dp-world-tour-leaves-behind-liv-golf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Asian Tour had joined golf\u2019s new global pathway system.<\/a> Captains were reportedly told there remains interest from potential investors, but Hobbs said the lack of concrete information has done little to reassure players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaptains were assured there is interest from potential investors, but the lack of details has done little to calm nerves,\u201d Hobbs wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He added:\u00a0\u201cSeven players have told me directly they plan to leave the league after the season finishes, regardless of whether LIV Golf finds funding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Hobbs, younger LIV players increasingly see the route taken by Patrick Reed and Eugenio Chacarra as the blueprint for returning to the PGA Tour. Both have used the DP World Tour as a pathway back towards PGA Tour membership, while veteran players are instead focusing on preserving eligibility for PGA Tour Champions, following the path Pat Perez is expected to take.<\/p>\n<p>The recent decision to integrate the Asian Tour into the global pathway system has also reportedly changed the thinking of several lower profile LIV players. Many already hold Asian Tour status through The International Series, giving them another avenue towards the DP World Tour and ultimately the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n<p>One anonymous LIV player told Hobbs: \u201cI have to look after myself and my career. Every year I play on LIV is another suspension. I can play the next few events and make as much money as I can and then play in Asia and get DP invites. I could be on the PGA Tour in two years if I play well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil held a captains meeting at JCB after the Asian Tour news broke. Captains were assured there is interest from potential investors, but the lack of details has done little to calm nerves. 7 players have told me directly they plan to leave the league after\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ui8nxJYd0x\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/ui8nxJYd0x<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Zj8HZNHGr\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1Zj8HZNHGr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/flushingitgolf\/status\/2080205973377957948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hobbs believes the past seven weeks represented a critical period for LIV Golf as it sought fresh investment to secure its future, but claims little meaningful progress has been made. \u201cThe last seven weeks were imperative for the future of the league and there appears to be no substantial progress on securing investment,\u201d he wrote. \u201cOfficials are talking positively, as they always do, but without an investor officially signing and releasing funds, it means nothing. Players are, rightfully, making alternative plans to secure the future of their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While LIV Golf has not publicly commented on Hobbs\u2019 claims, the report comes at a pivotal time for the breakaway league. Despite continuing to attract marquee names and stage events around the world, uncertainty remains over its long term funding model and what a potential investment deal could mean for the circuit\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>If Hobbs\u2019 reporting proves accurate, the prospect of players beginning to leave voluntarily rather than simply reaching the end of lucrative contracts would mark a significant turning point for LIV Golf, with the coming months potentially shaping the next chapter of professional golf\u2019s ongoing divide. <\/p>\n<p>Thursday, July 23 \u2013\u00a011am: The hits just seem to keep coming for LIV Golf.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/asian-tour-partners-with-pga-tour-dp-world-tour-leaves-behind-liv-golf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the circuit lost a partner in the Asian Tour<\/a>, which announced it was aligning with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. Part of the portfolio that LIV Golf executives have been shopping to future investors is a schedule that includes Asian Tour events. <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/liv-golf-event-cancelled-martin-kaymer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Today\u2019s Golfer in the UK published a story<\/a>\u00a0in which two-time major winner Martin Kaymer, captain of the Cleeks GC, said it was \u201chighly unlikely\u201d that LIV\u2019s team championship, scheduled for next month at The Cardinal course in Michigan, will be played. The story said that the infrastructure at the course has yet to be built on the course. <\/p>\n<p>On the bright side, Kaymer said that the Indianapolis event, set for a week before the Michigan stop, is most likely to happen. LIV\u2019s UK tournament outside London begins Thursday. \u2013\u00a0Ryan Herrington<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, July 23 \u2013\u00a010am: With a week off in Europe before heading into this week\u2019s Women\u2019s Scottish Open, followed by the Women\u2019s British Open, World No.1 Nelly Korda enjoyed a nostalgic homecoming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her parents are Czech natives, and the family got to spend time in her father Petr\u2019s hometown of Prague. \u201cLots of calories and food, but a lot of walking, too, so it kind of balanced out,\u201d Korda said on Wednesday at Dundonald Links in Scotland. There were milestones, too, with Korda saying she drove on the \u201cother side\u201d of the road for the first time. \u201cParking, not very good. But everything else was great.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/120455-attachment.jpg\" alt=\"A little adversity and a new putter have Nelly Korda looking a lot like the dominant player she was to start 2024\" class=\"wp-image-120456\"  \/>A little adversity and a new putter have Nelly Korda looking a lot like the dominant player she was to start 2024<\/p>\n<p>She also conquered every American\u2019s fear on the British roadway: roundabouts. \u201cYeah, a lot of roundabouts here,\u201d she said. \u201cRoundabout, roundabout, roundabout.\u201d Coming off her first missed cut of the season at the Evian, Korda will hope for a strong prep this week as she heads into trying to win a third major this season in the Women\u2019s British at Royal Lytham &amp; St Annes. <br \/>\u2013\u00a0Tod Leonard<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, July 23 \u2013 9am: Ryan Fox\u2019s Open Championship victory excited a lot of people, most specifically the equipment company he endorses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Srixon got a big boost in enthusiasm for its ZXi RKT driver lineup after Fox captured the Open using a version of the ZXi RKT LS model,\u00a0the ZXi RKT LS+. The lineup also includes the ZXi RKT and ZXi RKT Max models, and first appeared on the USGA conforming list last month, although the company has not released any details on the technology or when the drivers will make their appearance at retail. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, Fox\u2019s use of one of the Srixon Z-Star balls has led the company to issue a one-day sale in the US of two dozen Z-Star balls for $US62. The price point, of course, refers to Fox\u2019s third-round 62, which tied the lowest round recorded in a men\u2019s major championship. It\u2019s also a 44-percent discount on the current retail price of $US55 a dozen. Fox used a special version of the Z-Star XV, the Z-Star XV Arrow. The deal only is available online at the company\u2019s website through the end of the day.\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Mike Stachura<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com\/content\/dam\/images\/golfdigest\/fullset\/2026\/7\/SrixonZXiRKTDrivers.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.966.644.suffix\/1784736846472.jpeg\" alt=\"\/content\/dam\/images\/golfdigest\/fullset\/2026\/7\/SrixonZXiRKTDrivers.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, July 23 \u2013 8am: Charlie Woods had a right to be upset at this photographer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 17-year-old son of 15-time major champ Tiger Woods was knocked out of the US Junior Amateur in a 14-for-2 playoff \u00a0=on Wednesday morning and he wasn\u2019t helped by an ill-timed click of the camera. Have a look and listen as Woods attempted to chip his third shot from the rough on the par-5 first hole at Saucon Valley\u2019s Grace Course:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Charlie Woods playoff hole at 2026 U.S. Junior Championship at Saucon Valley C.C. phone camera clicks in backswing and misses cut \ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1T709uo94y\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1T709uo94y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trevor Keaton (@Trevor_Keaton) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Trevor_Keaton\/status\/2079899624823742692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After hitting the shot, Woods dropped his club, spun around, and said, \u201cReally dude?\u201d According to the poster it was someone taking a photo with a mobile phone. Regardless, Woods\u2019 shot wound up only reaching the fringe, where he three-putted to end his tournament. The top 64 players after two rounds of stroke play advanced to the match-play portion of the event. \u2013\u00a0Alex Myers<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Friday, July 24 \u2013 9am Lucas Herbert breaks course record in LIV opening round Fresh from a sixth-place&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[266770,1232,63824,71215,266771,266772,187959,266773,138824,266774,111,139,69,33042,213,266775,266776,266777,266778,266779],"class_list":["post-542291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-3m-open","tag-1232","tag-ace","tag-charley-hull","tag-cleeks","tag-de-greened","tag-hole-in-one","tag-jake-knapp","tag-liv-golf","tag-martin-kaymer","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-putt","tag-sports","tag-sungjae-im","tag-sweater","tag-team-championship","tag-tpc-twin-cities","tag-womens-scottish-open"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}