ST. LOUIS – Maybe Tiger Woods will capture his 15th major this week. Maybe he’ll lock down his 80th PGA Tour victory by the end of the season. Or maybe he’ll win the Ryder Cup on European soil for the first in his career come October. But even if none of that happens, it sounds […]
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ST. LOUIS – Jordan Spieth can continue his march on history this week at the PGA Championship … and all anyone wants to talk about is the continued brilliance of Justin Thomas. Imagine that scenario three years ago. Members of the high school class of 2011 and friendly rivals, Spieth and Thomas, both 25, are […]
ST. LOUIS – The new Tiger Woods is engaging, expressive … approachable, even, at least compared to the way he was throughout the lion’s share of his career; but he still has his limits. On Tuesday at Bellerive, that line was drawn clearly in the Ryder Cup sand. Tiger’s answer when asked if he should […]
ST. LOUIS – About the only thing missing from Tiger Woods’ incredible comeback season is a victory. Rory McIlroy said Tuesday that Woods will need to “re-learn” to do it. “There’s a lot of different layers to what Tiger has to go through to win again,” McIlroy said. “He’s learned how to make a swing […]
ST. LOUIS – Rory McIlroy had some advice for Jordan Spieth – you know, from one guy searching for the career Grand Slam to another. “Less expectations is better,” McIlroy said Tuesday during his pre-PGA Championship news conference. “Trying to take pressure off yourself, trying to treat it like any normal week, just trying to […]
ST. LOUIS – Justin Thomas is trying to become the first player to win back-to-back PGA Championships since Tiger Woods in 2007, but if JT wants a more recent example of the challenges of defending a title he should look to Brooks Koepka. In June, Koepka became the first player to win the U.S. Open […]
While Jordan Spieth was busy signing autographs Tuesday at Bellerive, Patrick Reed was busy signing Jordan Spieth. This video shows a distracted or maybe just cool-with-it Spieth going about his business while Reed autographs the back of his shirt: Even Spieth is getting autographs @PReedGolf signs @JordanSpieth at the #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/wTfeGN1SXr — PGA of America […]
ST. LOUIS – In the event No. 9 Bryson DeChambeau fails to crack the top eight on the U.S. Ryder Cup points list this week, one highly influential vice captain will be lobbying to take him to France. Tiger Woods, who has taken to mentoring DeChambeau during multiple practice rounds this year, was quite clear […]
ST. LOUIS – Wet weather closed Bellerive Country Club twice on Tuesday, as rains made an already soft golf course even more receptive. That rain will be replaced by plenty of heat over the next few days, making for a steamy week in the PGA’s final August hurrah. PGA Championship: Tee times| Full coverage Per […]
ST. LOUIS – Gary Woodland was born in Topeka, Kan., and went to school in Lawrence, Kan., which makes this week’s PGA Championship as close to a home game as he’s probably ever going to have. “By far. It’s nice. They were nice enough to give me a whole bunch of extra tickets,” Woodland said. […]