On this heartbreaking night when we lost Jarrod Lyle, I can’t help but think of when I first met him. It was June 2011, and I’d flown to Memphis, Tenn., to write a magazine cover story on him. He was 29 at the time, cancer-free, and he’d agreed to visit the world-renowned St. Jude Children’s […]
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ST. LOUIS – The final major of the year gets underway Thursday at Bellerive Country Club, and we assembled our team on the ground – senior writers Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner, and associate editor Nick Menta – to tackle some of the biggest questions heading into the 100th PGA Championship: THE MONDAY MORNING HEADLINE […]
Jarrod Lyle died on Wednesday after multiple battles with cancer. His peers reacted on social media with grief, and also support for Lyle’s family. Revelation 21:4He’ll will wipe away every tearfrom their eyes, and death shallbe no more,neither shallthere be mourning,nor crying, nor pain anymore for theformer things have passed away#jarrodlyle pic.twitter.com/c3TSzMqtkD — Steve Elkington […]
1981 – Born on Aug. 21 in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. 1987 – Introduced to golf at age 6 when he caddied for his father. 1998 – At age 17 is diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Is confined to his bed for nine months while undergoing chemotherapy treatments. 2004 – Turns professional. 2006 – Finishes 18th […]
Jarrod Lyle died on Wednesday night at home in Torquay, Australia, following his third bout with acute myeloid leukemia. He was 36. Lyle, who played three full seasons on the PGA Tour, was placed in “palliative care” last week because “his body is no longer able to fight [leukemia],” and his wife, Briony, released a […]
ST. LOUIS – Tommy Fleetwood received a surprise this week when noticed that a $154,480 check from the European Tour had been deposited into his bank account. Because he wasn’t that Tommy Fleetwood. Turns out the European Tour made a clerical error and sent out the winnings from last month’s Open Championship to the wrong […]
ST. LOUIS – Justin Rose is trying try to cap a strong, consistent season with a second major title this week at the PGA Championship. But the world No. 3 will have to do it without a practice round at Bellerive. Rose is still trying to manage his back after withdrawing before the start of […]
ST. LOUIS – Bryson DeChambeau on Tuesday won the PGA’s annual Long Drive Competition, after ripping a 331-yard drive at Bellerive Country Club. DeChambeau’s big blast edged Peter Uihlein (328 yards) and Tony Finau (324 yards). The top three finishers receive charitable donations of $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000, respectively, to a designated U.S.-based 501(c)(3) charity […]
ST. LOUIS – Troy Merritt arrived on the range for the first round of the PGA Championship on Thursday about an hour before his tee time and slowly began something approaching his normal warm-up. Less than a week removed from emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his left arm, Merritt still wasn’t sure […]
Tiger Woods would have smashed Jack Nicklaus’ major record if he hadn’t been obsessed with transforming his physique, Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee said Thursday on “The Dan Patrick Show.” Woods has 14 major championship victories compared to Nicklaus’ 18. Woods was considered by many a lock to capture the crown jewel of golf records, […]