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.
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.
Like the American club pro or not, he’s an electric figure. And he had this amazing message after qualifying for an incredible fifth consecutive PGA Championship.
In news that is not especially stunning, but still impactful, the PGA of America has announced that Tiger Woods will not be the next US Ryder Cup captain.
As we’ve learned in the past couple years, there doesn’t appear to be any love lost between Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay. Now we know McIlroy doesn’t love Cantlay’s pre-shot routine, either.
This week Justin Thomas joined the No Laying Up podcast and shed some light on the behind-the-scenes friction between the US team and the grounds crew that helped to derail the squad’s Ryder Cup bid. Watch it and weep.
The Ryder Cup was over four days ago and rather than most of the talk being focused on Europe’s 15-13 victory and the American push on Sunday singles, the biggest headlines in the aftermath have been about the nasty fan behaviour.
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