Hill, 15, youngest winner of tour event
Josh Hill became the youngest winner of a sanctioned tour event when the 15-year-old amateur from Dubai shot eight-under-par 62 to win the Al Ain Open in United Arab Emirates on the MENA Tour.
The MENA Tour holds tournaments in the Middle East and North Africa and receives points from the Official World Golf Ranking. The previous youngest winner of an OWGR event was Ryo Ishikawa, who was 15 years, 8 months when he won on the Japan Golf Tour in 2007. Hill is two months younger. His 62 gave him a two-shot victory over Harry Ellis of England. Because Hill is an amateur, Ellis received the $13,500 first prize.
Tiger Woods shot a six-underpar 64 in the first round of the Zozo Championship, the PGA Tour’s first tournament in Japan.
Teeing off the from the 10th hole, Woods got off to a shaky start with three straight bogeys at the par-70 Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club. But the Masters champion quickly found his game, making birdies on four of his next six holes to get to one under, two strokes behind with nine holes to play.
He continued his strong form after the turn, carding three straight birdies from the par-three third hole to move into a share of the lead at four-under with Hideki Matsuyama and Gary Woodland.
Woods then took the sole lead with a long birdie putt on No. 7, another par-three.
McKinzie heads a field of 11 horses, including mare Elate against males, for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, with trainer Bob Baffert going for a fourth victory in the $6-million race that includes Preakness winner War of Will. The Classic won’t have Kentucky Derby winner Country House or Belmont winner Sir Winston.
The Classic field was among a total of 187 horses pre-entered for the $30-million, 14-race world championships at Santa Anita on Nov. 1-2.
Formula One disqualified Renault from the Oct. 13 Japanese Grand Prix, knocking both of the team’s cars out of the points for that race because of an illegal driver aid. Daniel Ricciardo was sixth and Nico Hulkenberg 10th.
Paralympian Marieke Vervoort said when the day arrived, she had signed the euthanasia papers and was prepared to end her life. That day came Tuesday in her native Belgium, her death confirmed in a statement from the city of Diest. Vervoort was 40.