It’s nothing personal. Tiger Woods made that abundantly clear on Tuesday morning at the PGA Championship—that his disagreement with Phil Mickelson, the defending champion whose absence is dominating chatter at Southern Hills, is strictly a difference in opinion.
Arguably the most notable name is the one missing from the list, the PGA of America announcing last Friday that defending champion Phil Mickelson had withdrawn from the championship as he continues his sabbatical from golf.
Adam Scott is the only Australian of the eight in the field at this week’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills who played the 2007 edition at the Oklahoma course.
A well-rested Cameron Smith says he is confident of bringing the same form to this week’s PGA Championship that saw him threaten to win the Masters at Augusta National last month.
There will be no repeat of the will-he-or-won’t-he saga that dominated headlines leading up to the Masters. He’s playing competitive golf this week. The question now: how good will that golf be?
We all know inflation is running rampant these days. But any price hikes for your petrol and groceries are nothing compared to the sticker shock fans are in for this week at the 2022 PGA Championship.
The eight-time PGA Tour winner had surgery to repair the hamate bone in his left wrist on April 14 and was expected to be sidelined for upwards of two months.
Tiger Woods appears all but certain to play in the PGA Championship after the 15-time Major champion was on-site for a practice round at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sunday afternoon.
Phil Mickelson, out of the public eye for more than two months in the wake of inflammatory comments about the upstart Saudi-backed golf league, has filed for a release from the PGA Tour to play in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational event
We offer a few dates you might want to circle on your calendars – and not just the ones you think – as you look ahead to another intriguing year in our sport.
Much like the pandemic around it, this month’s concurrent Australian PGA and WPGA Championships come with a guarantee of unprecedented drama – and not a moment too soon.
More than a week after becoming the oldest Major winner in golf history at the PGA Championship, Mickelson is still holding up his huge prize. To have some celebratory beverages, that is.
Australian Golf Digest
