In need of a new wand, Koepka tested a myriad of different mallet offerings from TaylorMade and Scotty Cameron during a session that lasted close to an hour on the practice putting green.
There will be a mix of old and new faces among the Australian contingent when the 108th staging of the PGA Championship begins in Philadelphia on Thursday.
The 32-year-old, who was the world’s second-ranked golfer four years ago, decided after a difficult Masters campaign to split from long-time coach Grant Field, the mentor who first shaped his game from the age of 9.
The event returns to the Aronimink Golf Club for the first time in 64 years. While performance data from that PGA Championship is understandably limited, there is recent data from the course that could serve to suggest some trends.
Since 1965, the PGA of America has gathered its past champions, like the Masters before it. The evening has changed a lot over time, but the intent has always remained to celebrate their accomplishments.
What if the PGA Championship returned to matchplay? How would it look? Who would get in? How many rounds would they play? Armed with a spreadsheet and love for head-to-head showdowns created by matchplay golf, we went to work.
An uncertain future awaits the two-time major winner as he ponders continuing with LIV Golf, jumping back to the PGA Tour or becoming a full-time YouTuber.
Rory McIlroy entered the PGA Championship as the king of the sport, fresh off his Masters conquest that conferred the career Grand Slam and answered all the questions that have followed him for the past decade. But what should have been a victory lap at Quail Hollow turned into an odd week with a disappointing Read more…
Adam Scott may no longer be “Scotty”, but at the PGA Championship on Sunday at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, he showed he’s still part of the conversation.
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