BESEDA, Md. (AP) — Just a year ago, Nelly Korda won the Women’s PGA Championship, securing her first major. And reach the world’s first. “Honestly, it feels like a long time ago,” she said. A lot has happened to Korda since then—for better or worse. She also won an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. … Read more
He reportedly turned down a “high nine-figure” deal for a new Saudi-backed golf tour, but that’s okay. Thanks to endorsements and real estate, he’s a billionaire anyway. Tiger Woods’ limp in South Hills during last month’s PGA Championship was a stark reminder of how much has passed since he wandered the fairways at the 1997 … Read more
Tiger Woods has confirmed he will not play at next week’s U.S. Open in Brooklyn. The 15-time major champion is still recovering from a near-fatal crash in February 2021 and recently had to withdraw after the third round of the PGA Championship in May. Getty Woods decides to skip U.S. Open Woods, who played in … Read more
Tulsa, Oklahoma — When John Daly won the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick near Indianapolis, he was the ninth substitute to a man who was struck by lightning during the game. The family of the audience donated $30,000. At the 2022 PGA Championship in South Hills, Daly reportedly donated $30,000 to the local casino … Read more
Tulsa, Oklahoma — Six players were well-positioned to win their first major at South Hills Country Club after several golf greats missed moving day at Saturday’s PGA Championship. champion. Chile’s Mito Pereira shot 9 under after the third round, becoming the first player to hold a 54-hole lead in his PGA Championship debut since John … Read more
Tulsa, Oklahoma — Jim “Bones” Mackay gets some help in unscrewing 18thAfter his boss Justin Thomas beat Wilzara Torres in the playoffs to win 104th Nanshan PGA Championship. It was moments like these that Bones, 56, put down the NBC Sports and Golf Channel microphones and resumed being a caddie for a player he told … Read more
Sethworth and the PGA have shown more courage than many politicians in this country. And more has been done to defend our democracy. It was largely forgotten, but this week’s PGA Championship in South Hills was supposed to be in Trump Bedminster. However, four days after the Jan. 6 uprising, the PGA voted to disqualify … Read more
Tulsa, Oklahoma — Cameron Young has a chance to bring the Grand Slam champion back to the New York metro area. Of course, Young, 25, grew up in the footsteps of his father, David, the longtime golf director of Sleep Hollow Country Club at Blaircliff Estate, who hopes to win the PGA Championship for himself … Read more
9:42 PM ET Mark Schrabach closure ESPN Senior Writer Senior College Football Writer author of seven books on college football University of Georgia graduate Kevin Van Falkenberg closure ESPN Senior Writer Senior Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Born and raised in western Montana 11 years as a feature writer for the Baltimore Sun … Read more
TULSA, Oklahoma — Alex Beach is four days away from what could potentially change his life. The 32-year-old Beach, who is in his fourth year as a pro assistant at Rye Westchester Country Club, is one of four club pros from the New York metropolitan area who meet this week at South Hills. One of … Read more