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Lottie Woad wins 2nd LPGA title in 10 months as a pro at Queen City
Lottie Woad blew the three-stroke lead she began the day with but rallied with a 1-under 69 in the final round to win the Kroger Queen City Championship on Sunday in Cincinnati.,The Englishwoman, buoyed by her 11-under combined showing in the second and third rounds, finished with a 12-under-par 268...
Aaron Rai emerges to win first major; 1st Englishman to win PGA since 1919
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Aaron Rai drained a series of increasingly long putts to write himself into the history books and win his first major title Sunday at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.,Rai made a 40-foot eagle putt at the par-5 ninth hole to cap an uneven first nine, then pulled awa...
Shopify Rebellion earns LCS Spring playoff spot with Disguised defeat
Cloud9 closed out an undefeated regular season while Shopify Rebellion clinched a playoff spot with a win on Sunday at the LCS Spring event in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 improved to 7-0 with a sweep of Team Liquid, while Shopify Rebellion swept Disguised, which was in the final playoff spot but will now fi...
Massive pack chasing Alex Smalley at PGA Championship
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- The PGA of America may have opened up the setup at Aronimink Golf Club, but that did not open up the crammed PGA Championship leaderboard Saturday.,Alex Smalley rallied on the back nine to shoot a 2-under-par 68 and build a two-shot lead, but nearly two dozen golfers are in st...
Pistons look to close out Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers in Game 7
Donovan Mitchell and Ausar Thompson will battle for the last word in their individual rivalry when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Detroit Pistons for a win-or-go-on-vacation Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday night.,Each team has prevailed once on the opponent's court since the...
Reports: Orioles signing veteran OF Tommy Pham
The Baltimore Orioles are signing veteran outfielder Tommy Pham to a minor league deal, multiple outlets reported Saturday.,Pham, 38, was hitless (0-for-13) in nine games with the New York Mets last month before being designated for assignment on April 27.,The 13-year veteran has played for 10 teams...
PGA Championship joins other majors in $20M club
The PGA Championship increased this year's purse to $20.5 million, with $3.69 million going to the champion on Sunday.,The PGA of America announced the boost in prize money Saturday at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa., site of the 108th PGA Championship.,The tournament joins the Masters ($...
Bryson DeChambeau, Garrick Higgo miss PGA cut while Rory rallies
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- It was too little and far too late for Bryson DeChambeau to get it going at the end of his Friday round at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.,DeChambeau made just one birdie Thursday and one birdie through his first 15 holes Friday -- both came at the mild, par-5 nin...
Wrexham parting ways with Jay Rodriguez, Andy Cannon
Wrexham announced that striker Jay Rodriguez and midfielder Andy Cannon will not be re-signed after their contracts expire this summer.,"They are released with the club's sincere thanks for their efforts and contributions during their time at the football club," the team said in a statement.,Meanwhi...
Dustin Johnson on LIV's future: 'Your guess is as good as mine'
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Dustin Johnson is content to compete in the PGA Championship this weekend -- and that's about as far as he's willing to look ahead.,When asked where he will be in 2027 in the wake of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund's announcement that it will no longer back LIV Golf be...
Scottie Scheffler among 7 leading PGA as Aronimink bares its teeth
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Even after World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler joined a seven-way tie for the lead, the main character from the first round of the PGA Championship was Aronimink Golf Club, which stymied some of the best in the world and set the tone for a challenging week.,Scheffler shot a 3-under-...
With 'zero to lose,' '23 hero Michael Block back in the mix at PGA
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- The PGA of America knows what a Block party can look like when one really gets going.,For now, it's nothing too raucous, just a few dozen fans who stayed late Thursday afternoon to watch the end of teaching professional Michael Block's first round of the PGA Championship. He t...
Rory McIlroy blunt after opening PGA with 74: 'S---'
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- The PGA Championship press conference moderator asked Rory McIlroy to describe his opening round Thursday, and the six-time major winner needed just one word, not fit for print.,"S---," McIlroy said after he skidded to the finish line with bogeys on his final four holes for a ...
Ryo Hisatsune, Stephan Jaeger part of 4-way lead early at PGA
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Four players from four continents with a total of zero major championships share the lead midway through the first round of the PGA Championship.,Ryo Hisatsune of Japan poured in five of his seven birdies on the back nine to join South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter, Germany's Ste...
Tardy arrival costs Garrick Higgo 2 strokes at PGA Championship
South Africa's Garrick Higgo received a two-stroke penalty Thursday after arriving late to his first-round tee time at the PGA Championship in Newtown Square, Pa.,Higgo, 27, was scheduled to tee off at 7:18 a.m. at Aronimink Golf Club alongside Michael Brennan and Shaun Micheel.,With the penalty, Hi...
PGA Championship Picks: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and More
Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick headline the top betting picks for the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink....
2026 PGA Championship: Preview, Props & Best Bets
The second major of 2026 tees off on Thursday with the start of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club outside of Philadelphia.,Can Scottie Scheffler repeat? Can Rory McIlroy claim his second consecutive major to begin the year? Or will a darkhorse emerge from the 156-player field? Our go...
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...