Lucas Herbert says PGA Championship host Southern Hills reminds him of one of his favourite courses in Melbourne and it’s making him feel at home on the Tulsa, Oklahoma course.
Before travelling to the US for this week’s PGA Championship, in-form New Zealander Ryan Fox emailed Tiger Woods’ former caddie Steve Williams looking for any advice on Oklahoma’s Southern Hills.
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is the one missing from the list, the PGA of America announcing last Friday that defending champion Phil Mickelson had withdrawn from the championship as he continues his sabbatical from golf.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.
When the PGA of America unveiled the preliminary field list for the 104th PGA Championship on Monday, two names stood out for obvious reasons: Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
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