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 – Even with ample reason to think about what might have been, Paul Azinger prefers to wonder what’s next. This was one time he reluctantly agreed to celebrate the past. He returned to Inverness Club over the weekend, his first time at the Ohio club since he reached the pinnacle of his career […]
ST. LOUIS – On the eve of the year’s final major, Dustin Johnson is the 8/1 solo favorite to walk away from Bellerive with the Wanamaker Trophy. Per the most recent odds released by Jeff Sherman of the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook, he is followed by two-time PGA winner Rory McIlroy at 12/1 and defending […]
ST. LOUIS – Tommy Fleetwood will start the week at Bellerive with 14 clubs in the bag, but there’s always a chance he won’t end it that way. The former Nike staffer is down to his final set of VR Pro Blade irons, and since Nike exited the hard goods business in 2016, there’s no […]
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 […]
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 […]