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Winner Scottie Scheffler confirms failed driver test before PGA Championship
Scottie Scheffler knew the issue would come up eventually, but the newly minted winner of the PGA Championship found himself answering questions on Sunday evening about non-conforming clubs.,Scheffler confirmed that his driver had been tested in the past week and he had to make a change, which didn'...
How every LIV Golf player fared at the 107th PGA Championship
A trio of the 16 LIV Golf players in the PGA Championship field posted top-10 results at Quail Hollow, but the breakaway league's major championship drought will extend at least another month after Jon Rahm's late implosion in Charlotte on Sunday.,The most recent major triumph by a LIV player was Br...
Jon Rahm rues his first Sunday slip-up at a major: 'A bit of nerves'
CHARLOTTE -- Jon Rahm started the final round of the PGA Championship five strokes behind Scottie Scheffler and finished it seven shots adrift of the champion on Sunday at Quail Hollow Club.,But the leaderboard hardly tells the full story, because it was Rahm who threatened to steal an unlikely vict...
Scottie Scheffler claims third major with 5-shot win at PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE -- Scottie Scheffler was not at the top of his game but survived a mid-round scare from Jon Rahm to win the PGA Championship by five strokes at Quail Hollow Club on Sunday.,It wasn't as easy as many expected, but 28-year-old Scheffler collected his third major title with an even-par 71 tha...
PGA Championship increases purse to $19M
The PGA of America announced Saturday that the purse for the PGA Championship has been raised to a record $19 million.,Last year's purse stood at $18.5 million, with champion Xander Schauffele taking home $3.33 million for the winner's share.,Whoever wins Sunday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte wil...
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...
Reports: National champion Florida sets White House visit
NCAA Tournament champion Florida will celebrate its national title Wednesday at the White House, multiple outlets reported Sunday.,The Florida-centered Swamp247 reported that head coach Todd Golden and the rest of his staff are expected to visit the White House along with the majority of the players...
Team Liquid forge first-place tie at OWCS NA Stage 2
Team Liquid improved to 2-0 and moved into a tie for first place with a 3-0 sweep of Extinction on Saturday in the Overwatch Champions Series North America Stage 2. ,Team Liquid opened with a 2-0 win on Illios, followed that with a 144.86-8.12m victory on Runasapi and closed with a 3-1 triumph on Ne...
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...
Fever F-G Sophie Cunningham (ankle) misses opener vs. Sky
Indiana Fever wing Sophie Cunningham missed the team's season-opening game on Saturday against the visiting Chicago Sky due to an ankle injury.,Cunningham sustained the injury in the preseason finale against the Atlanta Dream on May 10. She lobbied to play but was turned down by Fever coach Stephani...
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...