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WGC-Bridgestone purse payout: JT nets $1.7 million

Justin Thomas added another PGA Tour title to his collection and a bunch more cash to his bank account. Here’s how the purse was paid out at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. 1 Justin Thomas -15 $1,700,000 2 Kyle Stanley -11 $1,072,000 T3 Thorbjorn Olesen -10 $510,000 T3 Dustin Johnson -10 $510,000 5 Brooks Koepka -9 $357,000 […]

PGA Championship 101: Guide to the year's final major

Take a look at some answers to frequently asked questions about the PGA Championship: So, this is the championship of the PGA Tour, huh? Sigh. You don’t beat around the bush, do you? No, this is not the championship of the PGA Tour. That would be considered The Players Championship. This is the championship of […]

JT, Rose can take over No. 1 ranking at PGA

Two other players have a chance this week to overtake Dustin Johnson for world No. 1. Johnson heads into the year’s final major as the top-ranked player in the world, but both Justin Thomas and Justin Rose can take over the No. 1 spot with a win and some help from Johnson, according to Golf […]

DJ likes shorts, but 'definitely forgot' to pack them

ST. LOUIS – Unlike on the PGA Tour, players at this week’s PGA Championship are permitted to wear shorts during their practice rounds. The practice became the norm on the European Tour in 2016 and the PGA of America followed suit last year. You can count Dustin Johnson as a fan of the policy. “I […]

Hall now highest ranked Englishwoman in history

With Sunday’s victory at the Ricoh Women’s British Open, Georgia Hall soared higher in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings than any Englishwoman has ever gone. She moved to No. 10 in the new rankings released this week, jumping 29 spots to become the first player from England to rank among the top 10 since the […]

Spieth: Vibe this year different than '17 Slam attempt

ST. LOUIS – Fresh off his victory last year at The Open, Jordan Spieth arrived at the year’s final major with an opportunity to complete the career Grand Slam. Things didn’t go his way at Quail Hollow, where he finished tied for 28th. Although he has the same opportunity this week at Bellerive, he conceded […]

Watch: Cricket player hits self in face with golf ball

English cricket player James Anderson was attempting to hit a recovery shot during a recent golf round when his ball ricocheted off a tree stump and caught him square in the face. A) @jimmy9 is perfectly fine.B)pic.twitter.com/oaf0Px3Wab — Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) August 5, 2018 Sometimes it’s not the big trees you’ve got to worry about. […]

"Vantage Point with Mike Tirico" Airs Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel from PGA Championship

Complementing the Network’s Week-Long Golf Central Live From the PGA Championship Coverage, Episode to Feature Interview with Three-Time Major Winner Jordan Spieth from Bellerive Ahead of Career Grand Slam Pursuit St. Louis Sports Icons Ozzie Smith & Joe Buck to Join Vantage Poin to Discuss Influence of Golf in Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area Premiering […]

High heat leads to slower greens at Bellerive

ST. LOUIS – The PGA of America is always intentionally vague when it comes to how fast they make the greens for their annual championship, with the standard line being “tournament speeds.” If early practice rounds at Bellerive are any indication, that speed would be slow. A notice posted in the locker room likely set […]

Rosaforte Report: The rise and rise of the Brothers Molinari

Nobody ever imagined that Paolo Molinari and his wife, Micaela, would one day raise a U.S. Amateur champion and an Open champion under the same roof. “It’s incredible where they led us,” says Francesco, the Champion Golfer of the Year. Incredible in the sense that Italy had never produced a major champion until Francesco came […]