LOUISVILLE — Sahith Theegala is tied for second against the deepest field in golf at one of the four tournaments that matter above the rest, yet the man himself said he feels like an imposter. Yes, it is only Thursday, and major championship history is littered with rank-and-file who made a one-round appearance on the Read more…
LOUISVILLE — The moment didn’t look too big for club pro Jeremy Wells, who shot a smooth 69 on Thursday in the first round of the PGA Championship tto pace the 21 non-touring professionals at Valhalla. And Wells credited the “stress-free” round—which included 15 greens in regulation and two near-hole-outs from the fairway—to being on Read more…
Maybe that’s just another term for sports psychologist, but Finau didn’t say sports psychologist. He said process coach. And whatever this guy is doing for the long-hitting Utah tour pro, it seems to be paying some immediate dividends.
The first two rounds of a major championship are always slow, especially a major like the PGA Championship, which features a field of 156 players this year. Expecting groups to just “speed it up” in a field that large with a preposterous amount of money on the line is a completely futile exercise. RELATED: Tiger Read more…
There is a popular misconception that if are you taking free relief from a sprinkler head (see Rule 16.1), then you must stay in the same “cut of grass” that you were in. That is not the case.
After an injury-plagued couple of seasons, Bryson DeChambeau quietly finished T-4 at last year’s PGA Championship. But there was nothing quiet about the 2020 U.S. Open champ contending at last month’s Masters. And on Thursday, he certainly made the crowds at Valhalla get loud with one moment in particular. RELATED: Scottie Scheffler’s basketball highlights are Read more…
Justin Thomas had a front-row seat to golf history on Thursday at Valhalla as a playing partner of Xander Schauffele, who fired a PGA Championship record 62. Thomas called it “one of the easiest nine-unders you’ve ever seen” and admitted to it making it feel like he was “shooting a million.” For the record, Thomas Read more…
Tiger Woods’ escape from the literal woods at the par-4 first on Thursday at Valhalla was wildly impressive. Well, impressive to everybody but Woods himself. Woods, who began his opening round of the 2024 PGA Championship on the 10th hole, made the turn in one-over par and appeared destined for more trouble when his tee Read more…
The 2024 PGA Championship is less than a few hours old, and golf fans are already angry. This year, though, their ire isn’t directed at the ludicrous beer prices or even the cringey “Halla” hats, but instead at the shuttle bus situation, which left many paying fans waiting in mile-long lines for a lift to Read more…
There’s a mindset that sports psychologists discuss with their golfers that says if you’re thinking about making the cut when you start a golf tournament, then you’re not really thinking about something that will have you playing your best. Rather, you’re limiting yourself with a semi-negative mindset that has a non-successful outcome attached to it. Read more…
LOUISVILLE—It’s easy to get lost in the moment watching Rory McIlroy hit golf balls. The golf swing; the firing of the golf ball off the clubface; it’s easy to focus on the beauty of the end product. The ball sailing high, straight, and far into the sky. But have you ever noticed how he tees Read more…
With the best tour players throwing a game-improvement iron in their bags, it got us thinking: Should everybody start opting for more forgiving irons, and specifically, is there any real reason for a regular golfer to game players irons? First, let’s remember what players irons are for our purposes. In terms of how we produce Read more…
LOUISVILLE — You might remember Andy Ogletree from his win at the 2019 U.S. Amateur or his performance as low amateur at the 2020 Masters, but his major championship portfolio has been in stasis since then. He’s making his first appearance in one of the big four in more than three years thanks to a Read more…
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