Day: July 2, 2020

Chase Koepka added to field for Workday Charity OpenChase Koepka added to field for Workday Charity Open

One selfless act by Chase Koepka has led to two opportunities on the PGA Tour, starting next week in the Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village. The PGA Tour created an additional spot in the field next week for Koepka, the younger brother of four-time major champion Brooks Koepka, after he chose to withdraw from the Travelers Championship from being around a caddie who tested positive for the coronavirus. Chase Koepka earned his spot in the Travelers through Monday qualifying.

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NASCAR meets with minister pushing for racial equalityNASCAR meets with minister pushing for racial equality

As the Rev. Greg Drumwright watched members of his ministry crowd the fence at Talladega Superspeedway to cheer for Black driver Bubba Wallace, he realized his first NASCAR race was the start of his immersion into stock car racing. Less than three weeks later, Drumwright has a seat at NASCAR’s leadership table and he said he is ready to disrupt the industry’s social hierarchy and get more Blacks involved, from the board room to the grandstands to the track. ”We want to see that the call for diversification and true equity in the sport extends beyond the banning of the Confederate flag,” Drumwright said.

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