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Golfer Spaun wins US Open after super lag on the last hole
08.26 UUR: The American golfer JJ Spaun has won the 125th US Open to his name. The 34-year-old Spaun signed on the soaked golf course of Oakmont (Pennsylvania) for his first victory in a major after a sensational putt for Birdie on the last hole; He tapped the ball over a distance of 20 meters in the hole.
Spaun came out a total of 279 strokes, 1 under par. He had two strokes less than the shot Robert Macintyre, who finished second. The Norwegian Viktor HOVOLAND was third by three strokes behind.
The US opened the US Open on the final day. It came with bins from heaven, causing peeing on the greens and fairways. A break of more than an hour and a half was needed to get the track somewhat playable again.
Hockey players win again in Pro League after shoot-outs from Argentina
6.03 pm: The Dutch hockey men again played a draw against Argentina in the Pro League. In the Wagener stadium in Amstelveen it became 1-1. On Saturday, both countries also kept each other in balance (1-1).
Oranje took the shoot-outs better again: 3-0. On Saturday, the team of national coach Jeroen Delmee triumphed 4-2. Shoot-outs yield a bonus point in the Pro League. The Netherlands therefore left 4 points to both duels with the Argentines and Argentina 2.
Thierry Brinkman gave the Orange in the second quarter on Sunday and came up with his father Jacques with his 81st international goal. Nicolas Keenan tapped the equalizer in the third quarter: 1-1.
Thanks to the victories after shoot-outs, the Netherlands strengthened the leading position in the Pro League. This week, England is the next opponent.
BMX’er Brink Fifth at the Second World Cup competition in Sarrians
5.31 pm: BMX’er Jaymio Brink finished fifth in the second World Cup match of this season. The victory in Sarrians in France went to home rider Sylvain André, for his fellow countryman Arthur Pilard. Izaac Kennedy from Australia finished third in the final.
Mitchel Schotman and Ynze Oegema, the other two Dutch participants, were eliminated prematurely. Among the women, Laura and Merel Smulders, Indy Scheepers and Manon Veenstra did not reach the final either.
The World Cup will continue with competitions in Papendal next weekend.
Hockey women too strong for China in Pro League
15.58 hours: The Dutch hockey players also won the second game with China in the Pro League. The team of national coach Raoul Ehren again triumphed 3-1 in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen. Orange had beat the players of trainer Alyson Annan on Saturday with the same figures.
Orange took the lead after the fifth penalty corner. Yibbi Jansen decided not to push the ball and served the detached Luna Fokke to size. Ying Zhang made Renée van Laarhoven right through the body of LijnStop.
Then Frédérique Matla was able to celebrate her 106th goal for the Netherlands. Pien Sanders determined the final score. She hit Doel after the Chinese goalkeeper Xinhuan Li had turned a penalty corner from Jansen. The Netherlands also won twice last week against Spain (3-2 and 11-2).
Degelegers quickly switched off at EK in Genoa
2.44 pm: The Dutch swords are eliminated early at the European Championships in Genoa.
For Tristan Tulen and David van Nunen, the individual tournament ended in the first knockout round. Konrad Veenenbos and Rafaël Tulen stranded a lap later, at the last 64. Both fencers lost to a Ukrainian opponent.
The Dutch will come back into action on Wednesday during the team competition.
World Cup Varese: Gold for Simon van Dorp and Women’s Cover
2.05 pm: Simon van Dorp won in the skiff at the World Cup competition in Varese gold. The 28-year-old Amsterdammer was ahead of the American Jacob Plihal. The bronze went to Norwegian Jonas Slettemark Juel. Melvin Twellaar had to settle for sixth place. Van Dorp obtained bronze in the Skiff last August at the Olympic Games of Paris.
The female In Varese also assured himself of the gold. Tessa Dullemans, Willemijn Mulder, Margot Leeuwenburgh and Lisa Bruijnincx formed the Dutch team. Benthe Boonstra and Roos de Jong finished in the female Second.
Among the men, the two Dutch boats in the fourthly second (Mick Makker, Sander de Graaf, Pieter van Veen and Ralf Rienks) and third (Rik Rienks, Wibout Rustenburg, Jorn Salverda and Eli Brouwer). With Tinka Offereins, Hermijntje Drenth, Vera Sneijders and Lisanne van der Lelij, the women’s four achieved a bronze medal and the two -seater with Linn van Aanholt and Nika Vos silver.
Dutch volleyball players lose from Japan
11.04 am: The Dutch volleyball men lost Japan in the Nations League. The team of national coach Joel Banks suffered the third defeat in four duels in China: 0-3 (18-25, 23-25, 18-25). Orange also lost to Poland and China last week and defeated Turkey.
Banks had opted for another base team. Joris Berkhout started as a game distributor and Sil Meijs took the position of diagonally. Furthermore, Banks again chose Twan Wiltenburg and Luuc van der Ent (Midden), Bennie Tuinstra and Tom Koops (Passer-Lopers) and Jeffrey Klok (Libero).
“We are here with a new team. For some boys it is a new experience to play so many games in a short time,” Tuinstra said via the volleyball association. “It was tough, but I think we have shown a lot of good things. Now we have a week to recover and work hard, so that we can do better in the second week.”