As the most recent winner of the Wanamaker, Justin Thomas played host at the PGA Champions’ Dinner on Tuesday night. He did so in this tan suit. C H A M P I O N S pic.twitter.com/vIeeylP8W1 — PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) August 8, 2018 As for the menu, Thomas served up his own version of […]
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ST. LOUIS – For the first time since the news was announced, outgoing PGA of America CEO Pete Bevacqua addressed his upcoming move to NBC Sports. Speaking Wednesday in an annual news conference ahead of the PGA Championship, Bevacqua called his impending departure “bittersweet.” “The past, roughly six years at PGA of America have been […]
ST. LOUIS – Going the distance on a hot, steamy Midwest morning, Dustin Johnson bumped into Sergio Garcia and Tyrrell Hatton as they headed off the 10th tee at Bellerive Country Club. Rather than wait for them to clear in front of him on the 508-yard par 4, Johnson instead launched a missile over their […]
ST. LOUIS – With only a few weeks left to consider his captain’s picks for the upcoming Ryder Cup, Jim Furyk has a rather convenient pairing this week at the PGA Championship: Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau. They’re both immensely talented 20-somethings vying for a spot on their first team. And they’re also Nos. 11 […]
ST. LOUIS – At 8:46 a.m., on Sept. 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Tiger Woods was well into his practice round at Bellerive Country Club when news of the attacks began circulating. Davis Love III was waiting for his flight to leave Sea Island, […]
ST. LOUIS – Discussions regarding course setup can often dominate the conversation at a major championship, particularly when the players are unhappy or believe a layout has become unfair. The U.S. Open is the event that most often causes controversy, with the USGA and its executive director, Mike Davis, too often becoming the focal point […]
ST. LOUIS – In January, Jim Furyk asked Tiger Woods to be one of his vice captains for this year’s Ryder Cup, an offer the 14-time major champion immediately embraced – with one caveat. “We talked about him possibly playing. He knew then, I think, that he was on the mend, that he was starting […]
ST. LOUIS – Thomas Bjorn will have more time to scout potential picks this week at Bellerive. The European Ryder Cup captain withdrew from the 100th PGA Championship on Wednesday morning, citing his “old back.” Unfortunately having to WD from @PGAChampionship due to reoccurrence of my old back not holding up!!Thank you to @PGA for […]
It was an adventurous first round for Tiger Woods at Bellerive Country Club. Woods began the 100th PGA Championship on the 10th tee and made a bogey. He then made double bogey on the par-4 11th, where he hit his approach shot into the greenside water hazard. Three over through two holes, Woods got one […]
In November 2013, GolfChannel.com senior writer Rex Hoggard traveled to Australia to document a remarkable story about a remarkable man – Jarrod Lyle. Lyle, then 32, was attempting a comeback in professional golf after having beaten cancer not just once, but twice. Lyle allowed Hoggard total access as he prepared to make his emotional return […]