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Billy Horschel's eagle seals BMW PGA Championship win in playoff with McIlroy
Read full article: Billy Horschel's eagle seals BMW PGA Championship win in playoff with McIlroyBilly Horschel becomes the first American golfer to win the BMW PGA Championship twice when he holes a brilliant eagle to beat four-time major winner Rory McIlroy in a playoff.
Charley Hoffman leads at renovated Colonial as Scottie Scheffler fails to break par
Read full article: Charley Hoffman leads at renovated Colonial as Scottie Scheffler fails to break parCharley Hoffman has the lead at the Charles Schwab Challenge after a bogey-free 65 on what feels like a new course at Colonial.
Scottie Scheffler's Louisville court date postponed after arrest during PGA Championship
Read full article: Scottie Scheffler's Louisville court date postponed after arrest during PGA ChampionshipA Kentucky court is postponing pro golfer Scottie Scheffler’s appearance on charges he injured a police officer and disobeyed commands during the PGA Championship.
Bryson DeChambeau puts on a show but somehow comes up short at PGA Championship
Read full article: Bryson DeChambeau puts on a show but somehow comes up short at PGA ChampionshipBryson DeChambeau put on the kind of show, and got the sort of breaks, that make players larger than life and sometimes win them major championships.
Shane Lowry ties a major championship record by shooting a 9-under 62 to get into the mix at the PGA
Read full article: Shane Lowry ties a major championship record by shooting a 9-under 62 to get into the mix at the PGAShane Lowry tied a major championship record by firing a 9-under 62 in the third round of the PGA Championship.
Scheffler looks to the weekend after a long, strange day at the PGA Championship
Read full article: Scheffler looks to the weekend after a long, strange day at the PGA ChampionshipThe only quibble about Scottie Scheffler’s recent domination on the golf scene was that perhaps he was too normal and maybe not quite exciting enough to capture the attention of millions on a week-in, week-out basis.
Woods makes two early triples en route to a 77 and will miss cut at PGA Championship
Read full article: Woods makes two early triples en route to a 77 and will miss cut at PGA ChampionshipTiger Woods will miss the cut at the PGA Championship after making two triple-bogeys over his first four holes on the way to a round of 6-over-par 77.
Scottie Scheffler isn't the first pro golfer to be arrested during a tournament
Read full article: Scottie Scheffler isn't the first pro golfer to be arrested during a tournamentScottie Scheffler’s arrest hours before his second-round tee time at the PGA Championship in Louisville will go down as one of the most shocking in pro golf history.
Rory McIlroy dealing with another distraction on eve of PGA Championship
Read full article: Rory McIlroy dealing with another distraction on eve of PGA ChampionshipRory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade.
Talor Gooch sees his PGA Championship invitation as evidence sanity may prevail in LIV/PGA split
Read full article: Talor Gooch sees his PGA Championship invitation as evidence sanity may prevail in LIV/PGA splitTalor Gooch says he sees his invitation to the PGA Championship as proof that sanity may prevail amid the split between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour.
Åberg upstages McIlroy and Hovland at BMW PGA Championship by shooting 4-under 68 in first round
Read full article: Åberg upstages McIlroy and Hovland at BMW PGA Championship by shooting 4-under 68 in first roundOne bad swing cost Ludvig Åberg the chance of taking the clubhouse lead midway through the first round of the BMW PGA Championship.
PGA Tour's 'Block party' moves to Colonial along with local favs Scheffler and Spieth
Read full article: PGA Tour's 'Block party' moves to Colonial along with local favs Scheffler and SpiethThe PGA Tour's “Block Party” is still going with Michael Block playing at Colonial after tying for 15th at last week's PGA Championship.
PGA Championship turns into ‘Block’ party with hole-in-one, unexpected performance
Read full article: PGA Championship turns into ‘Block’ party with hole-in-one, unexpected performanceThe big hero of the weekend and the man who heard his name chanted the most was Michael Block, a teaching professional from Mission Viejo, California.
Club pro Michael Block chasing big payday, paired with McIlroy in final round at PGA
Read full article: Club pro Michael Block chasing big payday, paired with McIlroy in final round at PGAPGA club professional Michael Block's storybook run at the PGA Championship will finish with Rory McIlroy and a potentially big payday.
PGA Live Updates | Brooks Koepka surges into lead through 3 rounds at the PGA Championship
Read full article: PGA Live Updates | Brooks Koepka surges into lead through 3 rounds at the PGA ChampionshipBrooks Koepka has fired a second straight 4-under 66 to surge into the lead through three rounds at the PGA Championship.
PGA Live Updates | Dustin Johnson surges to 4 under through 13 to share lead PGA Championship
Read full article: PGA Live Updates | Dustin Johnson surges to 4 under through 13 to share lead PGA ChampionshipDustin Johnson is showing no signs of a back injury he blamed on hampering his start to the year.
Loving Lefty; Support for Phil Mickelson remains strong at PGA Championship after LIV split
Read full article: Loving Lefty; Support for Phil Mickelson remains strong at PGA Championship after LIV splitPhil Mickelson's decision to defect from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf hardly seems to have dampened his support at the PGA Championship.
Dustin Johnson quits PGA membership to play in Saudi league
Read full article: Dustin Johnson quits PGA membership to play in Saudi leagueTwo-time major winner Dustin Johnson says he has resigned his PGA Tour membership to participate in the new golf series backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.
Justin Thomas takes PGA from uninspiring to unforgettable
Read full article: Justin Thomas takes PGA from uninspiring to unforgettableFor nearly four full days, the PGA Championship had been a snooze, the cast of characters atop the leaderboard a list mostly made up of also-rans searching for a moment stardom.
50 thumbs up! Celebrities react on Twitter to Phil Mickelson making history by winning PGA Championship
Read full article: 50 thumbs up! Celebrities react on Twitter to Phil Mickelson making history by winning PGA ChampionshipPhil Mickelson turned back the clock and at age 50, becoming the oldest player to win a major championship in golf when he captured the PGA Championship. See how Twitter reacted.
Love appointed captain again, this time for Presidents Cup
Read full article: Love appointed captain again, this time for Presidents CupThe PGA Tour has selected Love to be U.S. captain for the Presidents Cup in 2022 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was captain when Europe rallied from a 10-6 deficit to beat the Americans in the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah, and he was Ryder Cup captain for a rare U.S. victory four years later at Hazeltine. He also was an assistant captain in the Ryder Cup under Corey Pavin in 2010 and Jim Furyk in 2018 and is on the staff of Steve Stricker this year. The Presidents Cup was supposed to be played this year until the COVID-19 pandemic led to the Ryder Cup being postponed one year to this September. ... Tony Finau has 35 finishes in the top 10 since the start of the 2016-17 season on the PGA Tour without winning.
Southern Hills to replace Trump National for '22 PGA
Read full article: Southern Hills to replace Trump National for '22 PGAThe 2022 PGA Championship, originally scheduled for Trump National in New Jersey, will be played at Southern Hills. The 2022 PGA Championship originally was to be played at Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey. Southern Hills was not scheduled to host the PGA Championship until 2030. That was one of the reasons it was appealing to move up Southern Hills in the PGA Championship rotation. They mutually agreed to cancel the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Trump National LA in 2015 after Trump announced his candidacy.
NBC to shut down NBC Sports Network at end of 2021
Read full article: NBC to shut down NBC Sports Network at end of 2021NBC Sports Chairman Bevacqua announced the move Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in an internal memo to staff. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)The NBC Sports Network, which is best known for its coverage of the NHL and English Premier League, will be going away at the end of the year. It changed its name to Versus in 2006 and then to NBC Sports Network six years later after Comcast bought NBC Universal in 2011. Bevacqua said in the memo that Stanley Cup playoff games and NASCAR races would be moving to USA Network this year. USA Network, which is available in 85.6 million homes, had already been airing early-round playoff games since 2012.
PGA Championship leaving Trump National in ’22 tournament
Read full article: PGA Championship leaving Trump National in ’22 tournamentFILE - In this Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, file photo, golfers play golf at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. PGA President Jim Richerson says the board voted to exercise its right to “terminate the agreement” with Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey. “As an organization we have invested many, many millions of dollars in the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster. That was the same year the USGA staged the U.S. Women’s Open at Trump National in Bedminster. Now it’s about finding a place to play the PGA Championship, which dates to 1916, for next year.
Sei Young Kim wins 1st major at Women’s PGA Championship.
Read full article: Sei Young Kim wins 1st major at Women’s PGA Championship.Kim chewed up Aronimink Golf Club in record style, shooting a 7-under 63 on Sunday to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Park won the Women’s PGA Championship in 2015 and Kim was in the first group of people on the course to celebrate with her. Kim, a 2016 Olympian, was runner-up at the 2015 Women’s PGA Championship and tied for second at the Evian Championship in 2018. Park had three birdies on the front nine as she tried to match Mickey Wright with a record fourth win at the Women’s PGA Championship. Aronimink’s golf course was designed by Donald Ross in 1926 and is off the major schedule until the PGA Championship in 2026.