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Koepka adds a 63 to his major-championship resume

ST. LOUIS – Brooks Koepka has been on an impressive major championship run the last 14 months having won back-to-back U.S. Opens and posting top-15 finishes at the 2016 Open Championship and PGA Championship. On Friday at Bellerive he had a chance to add to that legacy. Koepka’s 20-footer on the ninth hole, his 18th […]

Kisner (64) once again in the hunt at PGA

ST. LOUIS – Kevin Kisner is naturally aggressive, so when he arrived at the 72nd hole at last year’s PGA Championship two strokes off the lead he never considered playing the percentages. Kisner took dead aim at the flag from 209 yards, slightly pulled his approach shot and found the creek that meanders down the […]

DJ (66) closes strong for another sub-70 round

ST. LOUIS – Dustin Johnson should be forgiven for allowing his recent performances to run together. Following a pedestrian start at last week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (69-71), DJ played his last 36 holes in 10 under par to tie for third place, a finish that included a closing 64. He picked up where he left off […]

Spieth (66) frustrated Bellerive isn't more difficult

ST. LOUIS – Jordan Spieth says his main issue with Bellerive is that it just isn’t hard enough. The three-time major champion battled back from an opening 71 with a bogey-free 66 to move to 3 under par for the week, seven shots off the lead held by Gary Woodland midway through the second round. Addressing reporters […]

NBC SPORTS' Weekend Coverage of the Ricoh Women's British Open Become the Most-Watched Women's Golf Telecasts On Any Network in 2018

Sunday’s Final Round: Most-Watched Final Round Women’s Golf Telecast in ‘18; 2nd Most-Watched Ricoh Women’s British Open Final Round Since 2009  Saturday’s Third Round: Most-Watched Saturday Women’s Golf Telecast in ’18; 2nd Most-Watched Third Round at This Event in 10 Years  2.2 Million Live Minutes Streamed; Most-Streamed Women’s Golf Event Ever Across NBC Sports  NBC […]

Thunderstorms halt second-round play

ST. LOUIS – Thunderstorms suspended play for the day at the 100th PGA Championship. Weather-alert signs were put up in the mid-afternoon and the horn blew at 3:35 p.m. CT Friday. PGA of America officials announced that play was finished for the day at 5:35 p.m. local time. The second round is scheduled to resume […]

Weather delay halts Woods' momentum in Rd. 2

ST. LOUIS – Tiger Woods was standing in the eighth fairway when the weather warning horn sounded at Bellerive at 4:35 p.m. ET (3:35 p.m. local time). After more than three hours of waiting for play to resume, officials suspended play for the day. Woods was 3 under par for the day following birdies at […]

Positioned for another major, Koepka won't be ignored

ST. LOUIS – Hours before he tied a PGA Championship record with a second-round 63, Brooks Koepka was clearly still miffed at what had transpired the previous day. Swaggering around his rental house on Friday morning, Koepka told his team: “I bet they’re going to interview me this afternoon after I go out and shoot […]

Finau makes 10 birdies in front of Captain Furyk

ST. LOUIS – His roller-coaster round finally over, Tony Finau came into the scoring room at the PGA Championship and told his playing partners that was the best and the worst 66 of his life. At least he did it in front of U.S. Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk. “For sure it was the craziest […]

Watch: Tiger highlights from Rd. 2 of the PGA

Tiger Woods was on a birdie roll Friday at Bellerive before Mother Nature called a timeout. But Woods revived his momentum quickly on Saturday morning by making a fourth birdie of the day at the par-5 eighth: Good morning. Tiger birdie.#PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/PYna18p0uZ — PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) August 11, 2018 That got him to 4 under […]