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Mayor: Louisville police to review Scottie Scheffler arrest
Police in Louisville, Ky., will investigate if procedures were followed in the arrest of golfer Scottie Scheffler at the gates of the PGA Championship on Friday, the city's mayor said Tuesday.,In his weekly news conference, Craig Greenberg said Louisville Metro Police Department is reviewing Scheffl...
Emiliano Grillo hopes return to Colonial sparks turnaround
Defending champion Emiliano Grillo hopes to turn his season around this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Argentina native arrives at Colonial Country Club after missed cuts at the PGA Championship and the Masters and only one top-10 finish since mid-January, a T8 at the...
Xander Schauffele No. 2 in world; Bryson DeChambeau vaults 89 spots
Along with winning his first major at the PGA Championship and taking home the $3.33 million prize, Xander Schauffele moved up to No. 2 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings on Monday.,Schauffele, 30, won on Sunday at Valhalla Country Club in Louisville, Ky., birdieing the final hole to defeat ...
Xander Schauffele’s father: ‘No chance’ of LIV Golf defection
Xander Schauffele's first major breakthrough came with major perks.,By winning the PGA Championship on Sunday with a birdie at the 72nd hole, Schauffele is exempt into the PGA Championship for the rest of his career, and he's guaranteed a spot at the other three majors for the next five years.,Of co...
Scottie Scheffler’s arraignment postponed
Scottie Scheffler's arraignment scheduled for Tuesday morning in Louisville, Ky., has been postponed until June 3. ,Louisville television station WLKY reported that the attorney for Scheffler, Steve Romines, filed a motion to delay and it was granted by a district judge over the objection of Jeffers...
Scottie Scheffler opens as heavy U.S. Open favorite
During what Scottie Scheffler deemed a "hectic" week, the world's No. 1-ranked golfer was arrested and saw his record streak of rounds of par or better snapped during the PGA Championship.,And he still managed to post his ninth consecutive top-10 finish, the latest coming against one of the deepest ...
Rory McIlroy rues six-hole stretch, but game ‘clicking more’
Rory McIlroy won the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in a photo finish, but on Sunday in Louisville, Ky., it was another player's turn for major championship glory.,While Xander Schauffele won his first major with a birdie putt at the final hole, McIlroy was left to think about the could...
Xander Schauffele birdies 18th, wins PGA Championship for first major
Xander Schauffele birdied the 72nd hole to break a late tie with Bryson DeChambeau and win the PGA Championship for his first career major championship on Sunday at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.,Schauffele, 30, posted a final-round, 6-under 65 to finish the week 21-under 263 and beat a charg...
Scottie Scheffler closes PGA with 65, 'ready to go home'
Scottie Scheffler took a long look at the scoreboard off the 18th green at Valhalla Golf Club after finishing his final round at the PGA Championship on Sunday in Louisville, Ky.,A few minutes later after signing for his 6-under-par round of 65, Scheffler put his head on the scorer's table and "abou...
Louisville police: No body cam footage in Scottie Scheffler case
Louisville police confirmed Saturday night that the body camera of a police officer who was allegedly "dragged to the ground" by a vehicle driven by golfer Scottie Scheffler was not in operation during a Friday morning incident.,A spokesman for the Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed what t...
Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa lead at PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It was moving day at the PGA Championship. And there were plenty of top golfers that made a move up the leaderboard during the third round of the event on a sun-drenched day at Valhalla Golf Club.,Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa are at the top of the leaderboard at 15-under-...
PGA Championship purse reaches $18.5M
The overall purse for the PGA Championship continues to grow. ,After last year's event featured a record $17.5 million purse, the PGA of America announced Saturday that golfers will be playing for an additional $1 million this time around.,Whoever wins this weekend's edition of the PGA Championship ...
Louisville mayor: No body cam footage in Scottie Scheffler case
The body camera of a Louisville police officer who was allegedly "dragged to the ground" by a vehicle driven by golfer Scottie Scheffler was not in operation during a Friday morning incident, the city's mayor said, according to multiple reports.,Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg said that officer Bry...
Xander Schauffele holds 1-shot lead at PGA Championship
Xander Schauffele holds a one-shot lead at 12-under-par 130 after two rounds of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.,Schauffele collected four birdies and a bogey for a 3-under-par 68 on Friday, one day after he shot a 62 to set a new course and PGA Championship record. He h...
Report: Will Zalatoris said players discussed asking for 2nd round to be postponed
Will Zalatoris told reporters that a group of players nearly asked for the second round of the PGA Championship to be postponed after the harrowing early morning hours Friday.,According to The Athletic, Zalatoris said the conversation among the players lasted around 30 minutes after the death of a p...
Xander Schauffele leads Collin Morikawa by one at PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It wasn't quite a 62 like he fired the day before, but Xander Schauffele was happy with another solid round at the PGA Championship on Friday at a rainy and soggy Valhalla Golf Club.,Schauffele had four birdies and a bogey for a 3-under-par 68 and a one-shot lead at 12-under 130 a...
Tiger Woods struggles to 77, misses cut at PGA Championship
Done in by a pair of triple bogeys early in his round, Tiger Woods carded a 6-over 77 Friday and will miss the cut at the PGA Championship in Louisville, Ky.,Woods was unable to improve on the 1-over 72 he shot Thursday morning at Valhalla Golf Club. At 7-over 149, Woods was tied for 136th out of 15...
Collin Morikawa uses birdie run to grab PGA Championship lead
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Most of the attention surrounded the surreal Scottie Scheffler situation heading into the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday at Valhalla Golf Club. But on the course, it was Collin Morikawa who stole some of the headlines.,The two-time major champion started at No. 10 ...
'Free Scottie': PGA peers discuss shock of Scheffler's 'wild' arrest
Long described as a level-headed, wholesome family man whose dominance in the game of golf bordered on boring, Scottie Scheffler now has a mugshot in an orange jumpsuit and a scheduled arraignment on his resume.,Scheffler's peers at the PGA Championship were as shocked as anyone that the No. 1 golfe...
Scottie Scheffler fires 66 following 'huge misunderstanding,' arrest
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with four offenses, including one felony, prior to the start of the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday morning.,Scheffler shot a second-round 66 after returning to the course in the vehicle of one of the co-owners of Valhalla ...