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Strong field takes on Aronimink's bunker-filled challenge at PGA Championship
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- One year ago, Rory McIlroy arrived at the PGA Championship unsure of the next Everest he would climb., ,The Northern Irishman was playing his first major since ending a 10-year drought and completing the career Grand Slam in dream fashion at the Masters. He settled for a tie f...
PGA officials cagey on Don Rea's role, '26 prize money
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- The PGA of America's annual press conference the Wednesday of the PGA Championship drew more focus this year on who wasn't there than for who was.,After PGA of America president Don Rea received blowback at multiple junctures of the 2025 season, including at the PGA Championsh...
New captain Jim Furyk wants U.S. to 'evolve' its Ryder Cup machine
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Jim Furyk spoke at length about his goals for the United States Ryder Cup team in his first large-scale press conference since being named the captain for 2027.,Put simply, they can be grouped into two buckets. Short term: Win on foreign soil at Adare Manor. Long term: Build o...
For Cameron Young, PGA of America ties make this major special
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Cameron Young is No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings, No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking and one of three players to win multiple times on the PGA Tour this season. ,He's arguably the best, or at least the hottest, player in the world who's yet to win a major title.,If that...
Rory McIlroy cuts PGA Championship practice round short due to blister
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy ended his Tuesday practice round at Aronimink Golf Club after just three holes due to a blister on his right pinky toe ahead of this week's PGA Championship in Newtown Square, Pa.,In his first event back after winning his second consecutive Masters championship in April, McI...
Streak of seconds follows Scottie Scheffler as he pursues another first
Scottie Scheffler may not have won a golf tournament since January, but he certainly has come close.,Scheffler placed second in three straight starts to end April before taking a week off to prepare for this week's PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia.,While that accomplishme...
PGA Championship: Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm paired in first 2 rounds
Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm will join Jordan Spieth in a high-profile threesome for the first two days of the PGA Championship on Thursday and Friday at Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia.,The trio has accounted for 11 major titles, and Spieth is a PGA Championship shy of the career Grand Slam, ...
Greens at PGA Championship have Xander Schauffele's attention
Xander Schauffele put last week's disappointing performance behind him and prepared to tackle the "gnarly" rough and "diabolical" greens at Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia.,He enters this week's PGA Championship after finishing in a tie for 60th place, 17 shots behind the winner, at the Tru...
Golf Glance: Scottie Scheffler defends at PGA Championship; LPGA in Ohio
The PGA Tour conducts its second major of the year at the 108th PGA Championship, while a strong field has assembled for the LPGA Tour's stop in Cincinnati.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: 108th PGA Championship, Philadelphia, May 14-17,Course: Aronimink Golf Club (Par 70, 7,394 Yards),Purse: TBA ($19M in 2025;...
Court grants prosecution access to Tiger Woods' prescription records
Prosecutors investigating Tiger Woods' daytime crash in March and subsequent arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence charges were granted access to his prescription records. ,In a brief hearing in Martin County circuit court, Judge Darren Steele signed off on the agreement between Woods' ...
Jon Rahm: Focus is on 'the next shot,' not future of LIV Golf
Jon Rahm may not "see many ways out" of his LIV Golf contract, but on Tuesday he did not sound like someone who harbors regrets about joining the league two years ago.,The Spanish star spoke to reporters at Aronimink Golf Club ahead of this week's PGA Championship, less than a month after news emerg...
Rory McIlroy says LIV players ‘blindsided’ by PIF pulling funding
Rory McIlroy has taken many positions on LIV Golf since its emergence in 2022, from blaming it for a schism in professional golf to softening his stance on the players who chose to play there and to saying a PGA Tour-LIV deal would be the best way forward.,The six-time major champion said Tuesday he...
Jim Colbert, 35-time professional winner, dies at 85
Jim Colbert, an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour and a 35-time professional winner overall, died on Sunday at the age of 85.,From 1969 to 1983, Colbert won eight tournaments on the tour, earning two playoff victories (2-0) in the process. One of those came in 1983 -- a high mark calendar year for C...
Jake Knapp (thumb) withdraws from PGA Championship
Jake Knapp will miss the PGA Championship due to an ongoing injury concern.,Knapp withdrew Monday from the second major of the season with a left thumb sprain. Tom Hoge was first on the alternate list and will take Knapp's place in the 156-man field this week at Aronimink Golf Club.,Knapp, 31, hasn'...
Matt Fitzpatrick glad to cede spotlight to brother Alex at PGA
For years, Matt Fitzpatrick was the more famous of the golfing brothers from England. He's been more than happy to take a back seat to Alex this year.,"I'm probably known as Alex's brother now, as opposed to him being Matt's brother," the elder Fitzpatrick said Monday ahead of the PGA Championship t...
Jordan Spieth not raising the heat on himself with career Slam in sight
Jordan Spieth is not a grillmaster. There isn't much time in his schedule as a professional golfer to become great at a hobby; he rates himself "probably a 15-handicap" when it comes to smoking meat.,But spending time over the charcoals last fall got him thinking about a lesson he could take into im...
Trump administration reaches deal to keep 3 D.C. munis open
The Trump administration and the National Links Trust announced a deal over the weekend that will keep Washington, D.C.'s three municipal golf courses open, ending a heated standoff between the sides.,At the end of 2025, the administration terminated a 50-year lease agreement the National Park Servi...
Brandt Snedeker wins Myrtle Beach Classic, qualifies for PGA Championship
Brandt Snedeker won his first PGA Tour title in nearly eight years and punched a last-minute ticket to the PGA Championship by capturing the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic title on Sunday in South Carolina.,Snedeker cruised through the week with two rounds of 67 and two 66s for an 18-under-par 266. ...
Kristoffer Reitan nabs first PGA win at signature Truist Championship
Norway's Kristoffer Reitan shot 2-under-par 69 to win for the first time on the PGA Tour, capturing the Truist Championship on Sunday in Charlotte.,While others in a four-way tie for first place on the back nine dropped strokes, Reitan stayed steady in his 15th start on tour and became the second No...
Alex Fitzpatrick takes lead at Truist Championship
England's Alex Fitzpatrick shot 7-under-par 64 to take the lead through three rounds of the Truist Championship on Saturday in Charlotte.,He's at 14-under 199 with a one-shot lead on Norway's Kristoffer Reitan, who posted a bogey-free 64, and a two-shot edge on Cameron Young, who recorded a 63.,It w...