Six years ago, at Augusta National, Blades Brown was a mere kid hoping to get a moment with his idol Jordan Spieth during a practice round. Spieth, of course, was perfect; as Blades told it on Saturday at the Myrtle Beach Classic, he bent down, spoke to him at length, and made him feel like Read more…
The PGA Championship returns to Valhalla Golf Club this week for the fourth time. Valhalla might not have the history or gravitas of other PGA Championship venues like Oak Hill, Southern Hills, Baltusrol or Medinah #3, but what it lacks in prestige it more than makes up for with its knack for producing dramatic finishes. Read more…
When the PGA Championship returns to Valhalla this week for the first time since 2014, Thomas hopes to emulate his mate Tiger Woods and leave town with the Wanamaker Trophy.
Although Scheffler averages a healthy 300 yards per measured tee shot, he ranks 176th (out of 186 players) for the year on tour in smash factor, a stat generated with the ratio of ball speed divided by clubhead speed.
Nelly Korda’s chase to become the first player in LPGA history to win six consecutive events remains alive and well as the weekend arrives at the Cognizant Founders Cup. After Rose Zhang, who shot four-under-par 68 early on Friday, Madelene Sagstrom notched a 66 in the afternoon, and both sat tied for first after 36 Read more…
The PGA Championship has never been a major where the phrase “par is your friend” necessarily applied. To wit: In the three previous visits the PGA of America has made to Valhalla Golf Club—1996, 2000 and 2014—the average winning score in relation to par has been 15 under. And each successive time the event has Read more…
Here’s a guide to potential treatments for damage to the body’s soft tissue – everything from self-massage to Star Wars-like laser blasts to radio waves and the time-honoured tub of ice.
Vijay Singh’s 2004 season was undoubtedly his best on the PGA Tour and one of the most memorable runs in modern golf history. At 41, Singh captured nine total victories that year, including the PGA Championship, and ascended to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking—a title held by Tiger Woods for the previous Read more…
A year shy of Rose Zhang’s breakthrough victory at the Mizuho Americas Open, the 20-year-old made history again in New Jersey. Zhang’s first-round bogey-free 63 at the Cognizant Founders Cup tied the tournament record, giving her a two-stroke lead over Madelene Sagstrom. Zhang topped her career-best by two strokes. “It was almost just auto-command kind Read more…
CHARLOTTE — The old adage is that it’s better to be lucky than good, but as any champion athlete knows, it’s best of all to be lucky and good. Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship, Xander Schauffele ticked both boxes en route to shooting a seven-under 64 and establishing a three-shot lead on Rory McIlroy, Read more…
Nelly Korda is back on tour, attempting to win her sixth consecutive start on the LPGA, which would be a record for the tour. Right now, sitting at five, she is tied with Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam. Korda is the top-ranked player in the world and leads the Cognizant Founders Cup field this week Read more…
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