It took a blistering finish from world No.1 Scottie Scheffler to turn Adam Scott’s chances of a second major championship from hopeful to nigh on impossible at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow.
Unlike last year at the PGA when Scheffler wound up in actual jail, this time he was able to avoid it on the course thanks to an incredibly lucky bounce.
The PGA of America released a statement overnight (Australian time) confirming it had conducted random driver testing on about a third of the field ahead of this week’s PGA Championship and hinting that some of those drivers might have been deemed non-conforming.
A birdie at Quail Hollow Club’s toughest hole will see Kiwi Ryan Fox start the third round inside the top 10, as the Aussies fell back on day two of the PGA Championship in Charlotte.
Rory McIlroy had to switch drivers at the PGA Championship after his ‘gamer’ was deemed non-conforming, according to a report by SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio’s Jason Sobel.
As Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood start their pursuit of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, more under the radar is the fact that their endorsement cheques from one of the biggest equipment manufacturers on the planet might soon have a different signature on them.
At this week’s PGA Championship, the former Players champ is rocking a bag doused in teal, dark purple and white, a nod to Quail Hollow’s local NBA franchise, the Charlotte Hornets
Masters champion and career grand slam winner Rory McIlroy’s commitment to play in the Australian Open in Melbourne has blown tournament officials away with “unprecedented” ticket sales coming in the first 24 hours.
Seven Australians are teeing up at the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina. Get to know them before Thursday night’s AEST (Thursday morning US) opening tee shot.
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