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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 […]
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 […]
ST. LOUIS – Soft greens, the byproduct of hot and humid conditions and putting surfaces that probably wouldn’t handle the stress of tournament speeds, and relatively generous fairways promise to make this week’s PGA Championship something of a scoring frenzy. How low the field assembled at Bellerive will go remains to be seen, but observers […]
ST. LOUIS – Jim Furyk won’t just be focused on his own score this week at the PGA Championship. He’ll also pay attention to the positions of all of his Ryder Cup team hopefuls. The PGA marks the final week of qualifying for the U.S. squad. The top 8 players on the points list after […]
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 – 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 […]