From the moment King Charles III emerged from the Tardis at the Opening Ceremony, it was clear Glasgow 2026 was going to do things a little bit differently.
Staging a reimagined Commonwealth Games, with 10 sports taking place within a small stretch of a sports-mad city, it delivered on every level.
The action has been of the very highest standard – and the emotion on display has matched it.
ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR TOPS THE CHARTS
After breaking the 27-year-old Mile world record en route to Glasgow, and with his image plastered across the city, Scotland’s Josh Kerr was billed as the headline act. And he did not disappoint, winning a wild, combative race in front of an ecstatic crowd.
With Flower of Scotland ringing out from Athletics to the pool via the velodrome, Glasgow was clearly ‘All In’ from the start. However, the city will also forever be remembered as the new capital of Australia for a couple of weeks in the summer of 2026.
The green and gold was everywhere. The pool is a habitual paradise for the Aussies but their haul of 37 golds - accompanied by six podium sweeps - was remarkable even by their high standards. With so many champions it is hard to pick a highlight but with four golds, a silver and a bronze Lani Pallister takes a bow.
The Australian dominance did not stop there, with medals hoovered up across all six venues, as they topped the table with 70 gold, 45 silver and 56 bronze.
It was the green of Nigeria, however, which dominated the world record table.
Folashade Oluwafemiayo and Rita Ferdinard notched never-before-seen marks in the Para Powerlifting, while Goodness Nwachukwu threw further than anyone ever in the Women’s F42 Discus.
Meanwhile, 2030 hosts India will also travel home happy. Their Para athletes won an impressive seven medals – three gold – while their dominant boxers claimed seven of 14 titles on offer.
Thorbjornsen was born in Cleveland, grew up in Massachusetts and attended Stanford. He won the 2018 US Junior Amateur over Akshay Bhatia, who has three PGA TOUR wins.
Thorbjornsen chipped in from 35 feet for birdie at No 12 on a day when he accurately aimed for pins that left him with some short birdie putts before his long one on his 72nd hole.
He had a bogey-free round, an accomplishment many other players on the leaderboard were unable to pull off on a day that started with rain and became windy once the clouds cleared.
Riley started with a one-shot lead and quickly lost it — and couldn't find his ball in the fescue at No 4 after about a dozen people helped him try — with three bogeys through six holes.
He rallied with three birdies in a seven-hole stretch before giving back a stroke with a bogey at No 17, taking away his chance to possibly force the tournament into a playoff.
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