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 […]
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]