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Rory McIlroy exits PGA Championship over par and underspoken
CHARLOTTE -- Rory McIlroy left the PGA Championship without a single word to the media on Sunday, leaving the golf world none the wiser as to the details of the reported failure of his driver to pass a conforming test earlier in the week.,It was the first time veteran British and Irish reporters cou...
PGA of America neither confirms nor denies Rory McIlroy's non-conforming driver
CHARLOTTE -- The PGA of America only indirectly addressed a report that Rory McIlroy's driver was found to be non-conforming before this week's PGA Championship.,SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio first reported on Friday that McIlroy had been forced to switch to a different driver, but the Masters champion ha...
Scottie Scheffler surges ahead of pack Saturday at PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE -- Scottie Scheffler broke out of a logjam with a brilliant finish to seize a three-stroke lead as the cream rose to the top in the third round at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club on Saturday.,On a day when strong, capricious winds tested the patience, judgment and execution of th...
Severe weather delays start of third round at PGA Championship
The start of Saturday's third round of the PGA Championship has been delayed due to inclement weather in the Charlotte area.,The round, which was slated to begin at 8:15 a.m. ET, was suspended because of lightning. It now is scheduled to begin at 11:43 a.m. at Quail Hollow Club.,Second-round leader ...
Report: Rory McIlroy using new driver after forced switch
Rory McIlroy, off to a slow start in the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, reportedly is using a different driver this week after the one he utilized during his recent Masters win was ruled "no longer permissible" by the USGA.,The report from SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio on Friday indic...
Jhonattan Vegas maintains PGA lead through two rounds
CHARLOTTE - Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela continues to lead the PGA Championship after shooting a 1-under-par 70 in Friday's second round at Quail Hollow Club.,While many in the field had yet to tee off in the round, Vegas built on the strong finishing stretch from a day earlier that made him the fir...
Max Homa moves into contention at PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE -- Max Homa shot a 7-under-par 64 to move into contention in the PGA Championship's second round Friday at Quail Hollow Club.,It marked Homa's best round in a major by three strokes, putting him at 5 under for the tournament. He began the round with 30 on backside, including back-to-back 2...
Patton Kizzire pulls out of PGA Championship with injury
Patton Kizzire withdrew during Friday's second round of the PGA Championship due to an injury.,The tour did not disclose the nature of the injury for Kizzire, 39, who was 6-over through 10 holes in Friday's round at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C.,Kizzire had a roller-coaster opening round of 3...
Snake slithers way into play at PGA Championship
Shaun Micheel didn't seem fazed following an encounter with a sizable snake at the PGA Championship in Charlotte on Friday.,Micheel, who lifted the Wanamaker Trophy in 2003, saw the reptile slithering its way across the fairway on a par-5 10th hole at Quail Hollow Club.,A tournament volunteer bravel...
Jhonattan Vegas grabs surprise lead at PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE -- Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas surged into the lead late in the first round of the PGA Championship, shooting a 7-under-par 64 on Thursday at Quail Hollow Club.,Vegas, who started on No. 10, posted birdies on five of his final six holes. He capped it with a 27-foot putt on his last hole.,C...
Let them hit cake: Top players not fond of PGA Championship ruling
CHARLOTTE -- There was a bit of mud-slinging from some of the top players in the world on Thursday after the PGA of America's ruling that balls must be played as they lie during the first round of the PGA Championship.,With the Quail Hollow Club soaked following recent rains, even lies in the middle...
Luke Donald among early Round 1 leaders at PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE -- European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald of England shot a first-round 4-under-par 67 to become among the early leaders in the PGA Championship on Thursday from golfers in the morning wave at Quail Hollow.,Alex Smalley, New Zealand's Ryan Fox and Germany's Stephan Jaeger also checked in w...
Jordan Spieth popular pick to complete career grand slam
It has been eight years since Jordan Spieth has won a major tournament and three years since he has won an event of any type, but that hasn't deterred bettors who believe the 31-year-old is primed to complete the career grand slam this week.,Spieth is the biggest liability in the entire PGA Champion...
Is Austria's Sepp Straka the world's best golfer who's not a household name?
By winning last week's Truist Championship, Austria's Sepp Straka earned a $3.6 million paycheck, jumped into the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time and all but clinched a spot on Team Europe for the upcoming Ryder Cup.,One thing Straka did not do? Maintain his preference f...
Sahith Theegala (neck) withdraws from PGA Championship
Sahith Theegala withdrew on the eve of the PGA Championship on Wednesday due to a neck injury.,Alex Smalley will replace Sheegala when the year's second major begins Thursday at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C.,Theegala, 27, had to pull out of last week's Truist Championship after three rounds due to...
Players ready for pressure, soggy turf but hope for 'little bit of luck' at PGA
CHARLOTTE - Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland will have everyone's attention when the PGA Championship begins Thursday.,And it didn't take securing a career grand slam at the Masters last month for McIlroy to be a big deal when he shows up at Quail Hollow.,That's always the case.,"Based on the succes...
Rory McIlroy: With Grand Slam secure, everything else 'is a bonus'
CHARLOTTE -- There have been so many memorable moments for Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy at Quail Hollow that some of those might be overshadowed by recent accomplishments.,So adding to his credentials during this week's PGA Championship would come as a bonus.,"It's been an amazing 2025," McIlroy ...
Luke Donald keeps Ryder Cup in mind ahead of PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE -- Luke Donald likes what he sees from European golfers entering this week's PGA Championship.,He'll be the captain of the European team at the Ryder Cup in September.,"It's always nice when potential guys on your team are up there each and every week playing against the strongest fields i...
Scottie Scheffler not being 'silly' about riding momentum into PGA
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler puts all of his success behind him and starts each tournament with a clean slate at even par.,But even the consistently even-keeled Scheffler admitted Tuesday that he has momentum going into the PGA Championship this week at Quail Hollow. To say otherwise "would be sill...
Bryson DeChambeau: A little luck, a lot of skill needed to pull out major wins
Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka are the LIV Golf members who've had the most major success in their careers, with six and five titles, respectively. But these days, the best bet from that league to win a major is Bryson DeChambeau.,DeChambeau returned to the winner's circle and captured his second ...