Golf
World Golf Hall of Fame chooses 4 new members
Laura Davies of England is one of four people who have been chosen for the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Davies long has been regarded Britain’s greatest female golfer with four majors, 12 appearances in the Solheim Cup, and some 70 wins around the world. She will be inducted at a ceremony at St. Andrews next year during the week of the British Open.
The others chosen for induction were David Graham of Australia, Mark O’Meara and architect A.W. Tillinghast.
O’Meara won the British Open and Masters in 1998 among his 16 victories on the PGA Tour.
This is the first year independent golf writers did not have a vote. Instead, the inductees were chosen by a 16-member panel made up mostly of golf administrators.
Kaymer wins Grand Slam over Watson in a playoff
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda – U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in a playoff over Masters champ Bubba Watson after a wild day in Bermuda.
Kaymer twice lost a three-shot lead in the final round of the 36-hole exhibition for the year’s major champions. Kaymer had a 71 and Watson a 69. Kaymer made birdie on the first playoff hole to win.
British Open and PGA champion Rory McIlroy closed with a 75 to finish eight shots behind.
Jim Furyk, the alternate, shot 73 and finished last.
R&A selects Slumbers, 54, to succeed Dawson
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – The Royal & Ancient Golf Club appointed business executive Martin Slumbers as its new chief executive and secretary of its business arm.
Slumbers, 54, succeeds Peter Dawson, who is retiring next September after 16 years. He will start in March as the chief executive designate so he can spend six months working alongside Dawson. The R&A Golf Club govern golf worldwide except in Mexico and the United States, while the R&A is the business that runs the British Open and other championships.
NHL
Nashville and NHL all-stars will make music in 2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The NHL picked Nashville to host the 2016 All Star game, a person with knowledge of the decision said.
The person spoke to The Associated Press Wednesday on condition of anonymity, confirming multiple reports about the game, because neither the Nashville Predators nor the NHL publicly have announced the decision.
Soccer
Solo and Wambach star in Americans’ 1-0 victory
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Abby Wambach scored in the 55th minute to help the United States beat Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 on Wednesday night in their opening Women’s World Cup qualifying game.
Wambach scored on a header off Alex Morgan’s cross for her record-extending 169th international goal. Hope also pushed her U.S. shutout record to 74.
The game was the Americans’ first competitive match since Jill Ellis took over as head coach.
Trinidad and Tobago and the U.S. are in Group A along with Guatemala and Haiti. In the opener at Sporting Park, Haiti beat Guatemala 1-0. On Friday night in Bridgeview, Illinois, Guatemala will play the U.S., and Haiti will play Trinidad and Tobago. On Monday night in Washington, Haiti will play the U.S., and Guatemala will play Trinidad and Tobago.
The top two teams in the group will play in the CONCACAF semifinals Oct. 24 in Chester, Pennsylvania.
The top three teams from the CONCACAF tournament will qualify for the Women’s World Cup next summer in Toronto.
Associated Press
