AFTERNOON SPORTS BRIEFS 2.17.22

MLB

As the lockout drags on, the owners and players tried again today to come to a settlement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The meeting lasted all of 15 minutes. There are 11 days remaining before MLB’s deadline set to start the 2022 season on time.

Golf

Multiple outlets report the clubhouse at Oakland Hills Country Club caught fire this morning. The clubhouse dates back to 1922. It’s not known what caused the blaze to start, but it appears the center part of the clubhouse will be lost. Oakland Hills-located north of Detroit, MI- has hosted six US Opens, three PGA Championships and the 2004 Ryder Cup.

The United States Golf Association announced today Annika Sorenstam has filed an entry to play in the 2022 US Women’s Open to be contested at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in June. The 51-year-old Sorenstam has played in 15 US Women’s Open events and has three victories including at Pine Needles in 1996. She was victorious at the US Senior Women’s Open last August at Brooklawn Country Club in Farifield, Connecticut in her first time playing in that tournament.