Kemp’s short tenure with Mets comes to endKemp’s short tenure with Mets comes to end
The Mets signed Matt Kemp to a minor league contract in May. He appeared in eight games for Triple-A affiliate Syracuse.
Day: July 13, 2019
Lucas Glover makes ‘lucky’ albatross at John DeereLucas Glover makes ‘lucky’ albatross at John Deere
SILVIS, Ill. – Lucas Glover used a 3-iron to hole his 255-yard second shot at the par-5 10th hole in the second round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run. After the round, though, Glover (64, 11 under, two off the lead) called the albatross the result of a lucky shot. “Honestly, I was trying to hit it over short-left, chip up the green, and I pushed it five, eight yards, and it bounced and rolled and I guess it went in,â€� he said. “I didn’t see it. I hit it solid, but I wasn’t – I was just trying to make birdie, and I got lucky with a 2.â€� Related: Tee times | Vegas opens up lead with 62 | Landry’s putter heats up | Projected FedExCup standings The albatross was the seventh on the PGA TOUR this season, which ties for the most in a single season since 1983. It also seemed to spark the threesome, as playing partner Joaquin Niemann holed out from 96 yards to eagle the 13th hole, and Seamus Power, the third member of the group, chipped in from just over 16 feet to eagle the driveable 14th. “Yeah, our scorers had a nice time, I would say,â€� Glover said with a smile. “They had a good time. They were entertained. But it was fun. Those guys, Joaquin and then Seamus played great, and happy to see, and we kind of drug each other along, got some momentum going, and yeah, we had some fun.â€� Niemann shot 69 and was at 7 under par. Power signed for 65 and was at 8 under. All three players are in the top 25 going into the weekend. “Just high fives,â€� Glover said of the group’s reaction to his albatross. “We were all grinding at that point and trying to make the cut and be here for the weekend, and then we all kind of got it going. Yeah, we had a nice time, and everybody was happy for each other with all the good fortune on the nine holes there, so it was good.â€� The albatross, he added, was rare but not unprecedented. “I had one in college way back when, just playing with the guys,â€� Glover said, “but first one in years, 20 years probably.â€�
Andrew Landry’s putter heats up at John Deere ClassicAndrew Landry’s putter heats up at John Deere Classic
SILVIS, Ill. – Andrew Landry came into the John Deere Classic ranked 175th in Strokes Gained: Putting, a big reason why he was languishing at 170th in the FedExCup. You wouldn’t know it through two rounds at TPC Deere Run, where Landry has shot 65-65 to get to 12 under and just one shot off the lead of Jhonattan Vegas. He has made just under 152 feet of putts through 36 holes, and is in the top 10 in Strokes Gained: Putting. “One hundred percent,â€� Landry said, when asked if the flatstick has been the difference between this year and last, when he won the Valero Texas Open and finished 37th in the FedExCup. “I’ve been hitting the ball very, very well all year long,â€� he said. “I’m top 10 in driving accuracy right now, and that’s a good stat to be in. Like I said, the putter has just kind of been letting me down all year long, and it seems to be working pretty good the last two days.â€� Coming into the Deere, Landry had just two top-25 finishes and 12 made cuts in 21 starts. Related: Tee times | Vegas opens up lead with 62 | Projected FedExCup standings Playing in a threesome with Troy Merritt (69, MC) and Kyle Stanley (66, 8 under), and starting on the back nine, Landry birdied seven of his first 12 holes, including three straight to start the front nine. He ran into tree trouble right of the sixth fairway and made his only bogey. His tee-to-green stats were solid, as he hit 10 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens in regulation, but that’s been his usual game. It was the short game that stood out. He needed just 27 putts Friday, and is six for seven in scrambling through the first two rounds.  Landry came into the Deere at 190th in Strokes Gained: Around the Green. “I’m hitting good chip shots, which has kind of been unusual for the last four or five weeks,â€� he said. “I haven’t really been chipping the ball that great. But I don’t know, just every week is a little bit different. It’s a funny game. Who knows what could happen?â€�
Matt Kuchar opens up on controversial year: ‘The things my grandmother was hearing … were really tough’Matt Kuchar opens up on controversial year: ‘The things my grandmother was hearing … were really tough’
Matt Kuchar’s controversial season on the PGA Tour has even caught his grandmother’s attention, just not in the way he would have liked.
Daniel Suarez tops SHR teammate Almirola for Kentucky poleDaniel Suarez tops SHR teammate Almirola for Kentucky pole
Daniel Suarez went from last to first to win the pole for Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway.
