Just when you thought the drama of a stacked Sunday leaderboard at one of the wildest major championships in golf history couldn’t get any better, it has. For the final round at Valhalla, the PGA of America has rolled out a new wrinkle, making the signature par-4 13th hole drivable for some of the longest Read more…
LOUISVILLE — Felix Adler once wrote, “The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.” Adler penned this in 1905, but it’s clear he was prophesying about a man who would one day come when golf Read more…
We’ll forgive you if you haven’t thought much about Justin Rose in recent years. It’s not that the 43-year-old Englishman has been off the golf radar—he won at Pebble Beach in 2023, played on the victorious European Ryder Cup team in Italy and qualifed for the PGA Tour’s signature events in 2024. But his play Read more…
Phil Mickelson is a changed man. At least, when it comes to gambling. And now there’s some video proof. Following details in Billy Walters’ 2023 book that Mickelson made more than 7,000 wagers from 2010 to 2014 and racked up more than $100 million in losses, the star golfer admitted to having a gambling problem Read more…
LOUISVILLE — Saturday was a long day for World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. Actually, they’ve all been long days recently. Exactly five weeks ago, Scottie Scheffler was sleeping on the 54-hole lead at the Masters. The last time Scheffler was in that situation, he woke up in tears, so nervous about the prospect of losing Read more…
LOUISVILLE — In the COVID-delayed 2020 U.S. Open, played in September at Winged Foot Golf Club, Bryson DeChambeau didn’t have one of those pure moments of joy in the midst of smothering the rest of the field in a six-shot victory. His champion’s walk up the 18th hole was, unfortunately for him, the quietest for Read more…
Valhalla Golf Club has produced plenty of final-round drama the three previous times it has hosted the PGA Championship, with playoff wins from Mark Brooks (1996) and Tiger Woods (2000) and a back-nine rally by Rory McIlroy (2014). And there’s no reason to think things will be any different this Sunday. A bunched leaderboard and Read more…
Like a thoroughbred down the road at Churchhill Downs, Justin Thomas has put on the blinders at Valhalla this week. And it seems to be working. In an effort to cut down distractions while playing a major in his hometown of Louisville, Thomas has taken an extreme measure. He changed his phone number before the Read more…
Two rounds in the books at Valhalla Golf Club with two rounds to go. As the 2024 PGA Championship reaches the halfway point—a little later than expected with the second round spilling into Saturday morning and then delayed further by fog—the leaderboard is an intriguing mix of major champions and players looking for a breakthrough Read more…
Chef Min Woo Lee was cooking on Friday at Valhalla. The Aussie golfer chipped in not once, not twice, but three times en route to a five-under 67. After his final chip-in of the day, Lee tallied up his shots on his fingers in a move straight of Steph Curry’s celly playbook. RELATED: Fan strips Read more…
LOUISVILLE—Walk down a driving range and you’ll notice golfers making rehearsal moves. It’s true at your local driving range, and it’s true at the 2024 PGA Championship. Most golfers a swing thought or two they show up to a tournament. A position, or move, in their golf swing they want to engrain in their golf Read more…
LOUISVILLE — Tommy Fleetwood made the cut on the number at the PGA Championship. How he did it was a bit of history. The Englishman had an inauspicious start at Valhalla on Thursday, failing to take advantage of favorable conditions en route to a first-round 72, a score leaving him 10 shots behind leader Xander Read more…
It’s a sign of the times in men’s professional golf. When the PGA of America reveals the prize money payouts for the 2024 PGA Championship after a cut is made at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, the question isn’t whether the overall purse will jump to a new record level. Rather, it’s by how much. Read more…
Robert MacIntyre was cruising along on Friday evening at Valhalla, where the Scotsman found himself just three off the lead as he teed off on the par-5 seventh hole, his 16th of the second round. After hitting the fairway, he seemed primed for another strong chance at birdie, pulling him that much closer to Xander Read more…
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