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Did You Know These Movies and Shows Filmed in Westchester?

Sep 5, 2024 | westchestermagazine.com | Nick Brandi |Ryan Hunt

Sometimes you can’t go a week around Westchester without passing by the familiar sight of buildings and neighborhoods blocked off with Klieg lights, boom mikes, dolly tracks, and cherry pickers. It’s not your mind playing tricks on you, as Westchester County has been a longtime core filming location for television and film productions.
4 Dreamy Pasta Salads to Dig Into at Westchester Restaurants

Jul 19, 2024 | westchestermagazine.com | Ryan Hunt

While a big bowl of warm pasta can fill your appetite, salad isn’t known for that attribute. Instead, the mix of cold vegetables is best suited to cool your taste buds on a hot day. But pasta salad? Well, that pairing provides you with the best of both worlds — especially in the summertime. Get your belly full without a steaming mound of macaroni that could make you sweat (even more). The combination of the two is a wonderful alternative.
What Makes Pinehurst Special: The Golfing Mecca in the Carolina Sandhills

Jul 8, 2024 | jou.ufl.edu | Ryan Hunt

By Chandler Hawkes, Sports@CJCPINEHURST, N.C. — For this year’s U.S. Open winner, Bryson DeChambeau, Pinehurst No. 2 holds a special place in his heart. For DeChambeau, the iconic course located in the Sandhills of North Carolina represents one of his idols Payne Stewart, who won the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 with an iconic 15-foot par putt on the 72nd hole. Stewart, 42, tragically died in a plane crash just four months after his victory.
Little Shop of History: The Old Golf Shop in Pinehurst, N.C.

Jun 19, 2024 | jou.ufl.edu | Ryan Hunt
Four Tricky Pinehurst Holes That Could Determine This Year's U.S. Open Champion

Jun 16, 2024 | jou.ufl.edu | Ryan Hunt

By Chandler Hawkes, Sports@CJCPINEHURST, N.C. — With the 124th U.S. Open championship hanging in the balance, Bryson DeChambeau sits atop the leaderboard at 7-under par. Given that three players are within three shots of the lead, Sunday’s final round at Pinehurst No. 2 is shaping up to be a dogfight, but for DeChambeau, it will be more of the same. “Just going to say it, tomorrow it’s the same quote I’ve said all week: Trying to have boring golf,” DeChambeau said.
Seeking Best U.S. Open Finish Since 2013, UF's Horschel Hits Speed Bump

Jun 16, 2024 | jou.ufl.edu | Ryan Hunt
Sergio Garcia Makes Most of Late Entry into U.S. Open in Round 1 at Pinehurst

Jun 14, 2024 | jou.ufl.edu | Ryan Hunt

By Chandler Hawkes, Sports@CJCPINEHURST, N.C. — After a first round in which just 15 players shot under par Thursday, Sergio Garcia finds himself in the Top 10 of the leaderboard after firing one of two bogey-free rounds at a Pinehurst No. 2 golf course that lived up to expectations. Garcia, competing in his 25th consecutive U.S. Open, became just the sixth player in the tournament’s history at Pinehurst No. 2 to shoot a bogey-free round. Last week, he wasn’t even sure he’d be in the field.
Inside 'Golf's Longest Day': The Grueling Final-Round U.S. Open Qualifiers

Jun 7, 2024 | jou.ufl.edu | Ryan Hunt

By Chandler Hawkes, Sports@CJCJUPITER, Fla. — In the golf world, the final round of U.S. Open qualifying is better known as ‘Golf’s Longest Day.’Many consider those final-round qualifiers to be one of the sport’s most grueling tests due to its demanding 36-hole, one-day format and the magnitude of what’s at stake for the golfers. On Monday, 10 final-round qualifiers took place concurrently all across North America, nine in the United States and one in Canada.
Mother-Son Duo Brought Smiles to Palm Coast for the Local U.S. Open Qualifier

May 19, 2024 | jou.ufl.edu | Ryan Hunt

By Chandler Hawkes, Sports@CJCPALM COAST — Aiden Byce stepped onto the tee box on a muggy Tuesday morning at The Conservatory at Hammock Beach. But this wasn’t an ordinary round for the 20-year-old Anderson, South Carolina, native. Byce was about to tee off in his first U.S. Open Qualifier … and he had a special person at his side. For the first time in Byce’s career, his mother, Heather Tran, was on his bag — celebrating a belated Mother’s Day together. “It was fun,” Byce said.