Koepka gets another major win at PGA, LIV gets a major champion
1 year, 7 months ago

Koepka gets another major win at PGA, LIV gets a major champion

Associated Press  

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka now has five major championships, remarkable because he only started playing them on a regular basis 10 years ago. No one is keeping score that way, and Koepka didn’t sound terribly interested in measuring how much of an effect his PGA Championship victory Sunday at Oak Hill would mean for the Saudi-funded rival league he joined last summer. “I definitely think it helps LIV,” Koepka said after closing with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot victory over Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland, two players he sees only four times a year. “I think this one is probably the most meaningful of them all with everything that’s gone on, all the crazy stuff over the last few years,” he said. “He is not going to give you anything, and I didn’t really feel like I gave him anything either until 16.” Tributes poured in from Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter on Twitter — they’re part of the LIV Golf League — and from Justin Thomas, who’s not.

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Scottie Scheffler in a landslide to win PGA Tour player of the year for third straight time
2 weeks ago

Scottie Scheffler in a landslide to win PGA Tour player of the year for third straight time

Associated Press  

Scottie Scheffler added another trophy to his awesome display Tuesday when he won the Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA Tour player of the year in a landslide, joining Tiger Woods as the only players to win the award three straight times. While no one could match that year, there was the question of how players would view Xander Schauffele’s rare …

Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler to face Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in PGA v LIV grudge match
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler to face Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in PGA v LIV grudge match

The Independent  

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Jordan Spieth is now an expert on what a 59 looks like in golf. He’s watched it happen twice
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Spieth is now an expert on what a 59 looks like in golf. He’s watched it happen twice

Associated Press  

When Cameron Young made a 10-foot par putt for 59 in the third round of the Travelers Championship, Jordan Spieth became a footnote in history as the only player to twice be in the same group as someone who broke 60. However, Pereira told LIV Golf’s website that del Solar has decided to skip the Olympics to try to move …

PGA Tour has final signature event as LPGA goes to Sahalee for 3rd major
6 months ago

PGA Tour has final signature event as LPGA goes to Sahalee for 3rd major

Associated Press  

PGA TOUR TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Cromwell, Connecticut. There will not be a cut at the Travelers Championship.. Rory McIlroy withdrew one day after he bogeyed three of his last four holes to finish one shot behind in the U.S. Open.. Adam Scott and Webb Simpson each received a sponsor’s exemption, the fifth one for a signature event for both of …

Schauffele birdies final hole to capture PGA Championship for first major win
7 months ago

Schauffele birdies final hole to capture PGA Championship for first major win

The Hindu  

Xander Schauffele outdueled Bryson DeChambeau down the back nine on Sunday to win the PGA Championship, capturing his first major triumph with the lowest score in major history. Third-ranked Schauffele sank a tension-packed six-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole at Valhalla for a one-stroke victory over DeChambeau to snap a two-year victory drought. But I tried all day …

PGA Championship: Golf’s ‘nearly man’ Xander Schauffele in first major win
7 months ago

PGA Championship: Golf’s ‘nearly man’ Xander Schauffele in first major win

Al Jazeera  

Schauffele outdueled Bryson DeChambeau to win the PGA Championship, capturing it with the lowest score in major history. Xander Schauffele finally added some elusive silverware to his Olympic gold, shedding the title of golf’s nearly man with a dramatic birdie on the final hole to win the PGA Championship and hoist the massive Wanamaker Trophy. pic.twitter.com/GLfpqkv95U — PGA TOUR May …

Xander Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship in a thriller at Valhalla
7 months ago

Xander Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship in a thriller at Valhalla

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Every step Xander Schauffele took Sunday toward becoming a major champion brought small reminders that it was never going to be easy. Xander Schauffele watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. Xander Schauffele celebrates …

Xander Schauffele sets scoring record at PGA Championship for first major win
7 months ago

Xander Schauffele sets scoring record at PGA Championship for first major win

LA Times  

Xander Schauffele holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship on Sunday the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. Xander Schauffele cashed in at just the right time Sunday by making a six-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the PGA Championship for his first major with the lowest score in major championship history. Schauffele became the …

Jeremy Wells leads the way for club pros at PGA Championship
7 months, 1 week ago

Jeremy Wells leads the way for club pros at PGA Championship

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A club professional played like he fit right in with the tour pros on Thursday in the PGA Championship. I survived.” And he thrived on Thursday, became the second club pro in the past 20 years to break 70 in the first round of the PGA Championship. Koepka, looking to join Tiger Woods as the only players …

Defending champion Koepka looks to deliver more PGA punishment on ‘big boy’ course at Valhalla
7 months, 1 week ago

Defending champion Koepka looks to deliver more PGA punishment on ‘big boy’ course at Valhalla

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brooks Koepka called them “punishment workouts” — the heavy menu of sprints and weightlifting that sap the color from his face, put him on the verge of throwing up, and leave him dreaming of ways to avoid that kind of torture in the future. Five weeks later, he’s at Valhalla — a “big-boy golf course,” as he …

New dad Scheffler looks to get back in the swing at Valhalla
7 months, 1 week ago

New dad Scheffler looks to get back in the swing at Valhalla

China Daily  

Scottie Scheffler works on the practice green during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky May 14, 2024. USA TODAY Sports] LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — New dad Scottie Scheffler arrived at Valhalla on Monday afternoon and began practicing for the 106th PGA Championship, searching for his third major title and fifth triumph in …

It’s a boy! Scottie Scheffler arrives at PGA Championship with a newborn at home
7 months, 1 week ago

It’s a boy! Scottie Scheffler arrives at PGA Championship with a newborn at home

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler arrived at Valhalla on Monday for the PGA Championship and received congratulations at every turn, none related to any of his victories. Jon Rahm was among the first to greet Scheffler on the putting green, gave him a hug and said, “Have you had much sleep?” Rahm has two sons. He remains the …

PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world
7 months, 2 weeks ago

PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world

Associated Press  

The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday that includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, giving the major 99 of the 100 in the world ranking at Valhalla next week. The PGA leans on a catch-all category of “special invitations.” The group of LIV players includes Patrick Reed, whose tie for 12th in …

Analysis: Brooks Koepka has a big game. He doesn’t need a lot of words
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Analysis: Brooks Koepka has a big game. He doesn’t need a lot of words

Associated Press  

Brooks Koepka leaves the bluster to everyone else at LIV Golf. Scottie Scheffler has won four times in the last two months against far stronger fields — in two signature events, The Players Championship and the Masters. Two days after he made those comments, Koepka opened with 63-65 at Bethpage Black in the 2019 PGA Championship to set a major …

Brooks Koepka wins LIV Golf in Singapore for his fourth victory on the circuit
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Brooks Koepka wins LIV Golf in Singapore for his fourth victory on the circuit

Associated Press  

SINGAPORE — Brooks Koepka shot a 3-under 68 on Sunday to win the LIV Golf tournament in Singapore, his fourth victory on the circuit. Koepka finished at 15-under 198 for the three rounds, two ahead of Australians Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith. Talor Gooch shot 67 and finished in fourth place, three strokes behind Koepka. Koepka, who has been struggling …

Analysis: Golf has two dominant forces in Scheffler and Korda. It didn’t happen overnight
8 months ago

Analysis: Golf has two dominant forces in Scheffler and Korda. It didn’t happen overnight

Associated Press  

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Golf went a decade without being able to identify a dominant player. That hasn’t happened since Tiger Woods doubled the world ranking lead over Phil Mickelson toward the end of 2009. Nelly Korda went through 2023 without winning on the LPGA Tour — her only title was the Aramco Series in London on the Ladies …

Scottie Scheffler, Nelly Korda are the biggest things in golf for a reason
8 months ago

Scottie Scheffler, Nelly Korda are the biggest things in golf for a reason

New York Times  

The heights they are reaching have become comical, two golfers taking over their respective sports with such dominance that — at least for this moment — it’s difficult to imagine anyone beating them. “The best five weeks since this.” “The most strokes gained since that.” It’s become so extreme and entertaining that we decided, hey, let’s make a list of …

After Tiger, no one, not even McIlroy or Scheffler, had me raising an eyebrow: Arjun Atwal
9 months ago

After Tiger, no one, not even McIlroy or Scheffler, had me raising an eyebrow: Arjun Atwal

Hindustan Times  

World No.1 since last May, nine wins on the PGA Tour in 25 months, a 65% chance of finishing in the top 10 and, after Sunday, as many Players Championship titles as Tiger Woods. “Because what Woods did between 1997 and 2010, I don’t think too many human beings will be ever able to do it.” From 2004, when he …

A new year brings the largest field ever to Kapalua for PGA Tour start
11 months, 3 weeks ago

A new year brings the largest field ever to Kapalua for PGA Tour start

Associated Press  

PGA TOUR THE SENTRY Site: Kapalua, Hawaii. Previously for winners only in the previous year, The Sentry is now for any PGA Tour winner in 2023 and anyone finishing in the top 50 in the FedEx Cup.. Rory McIlroy is the only eligible player who chose not to play.. Jon Rahm, who won last year, joined LIV Golf and was …

Brooks Koepka defends his LIV Golf title in Saudi Arabia. Talor Gooch wins the season points race
1 year, 2 months ago

Brooks Koepka defends his LIV Golf title in Saudi Arabia. Talor Gooch wins the season points race

Associated Press  

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia — Brooks Koepka held it together at the end for a 2-under 68 and defended his title at LIV Golf-Jeddah with a birdie on the second playoff hole to beat Talor Gooch on a day when both had reason to celebrate. With his playoff loss, Gooch moved past Cameron Smith and won the season …

Schauffele earns final spot and bumps Koepka from an automatic Ryder Cup berth
1 year, 4 months ago

Schauffele earns final spot and bumps Koepka from an automatic Ryder Cup berth

Associated Press  

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — PGA champion Brooks Koepka went from a remarkable feat of getting among the six automatic spots on the Ryder Cup to now needing a phone call from U.S. captain Zach Johnson. He closed with a 2-under 68 at Olympia Fields and tied for eighth, giving him the sixth and final automatic spot on the Ryder Cup …

McIlroy, Koepka paired together at US Open
1 year, 6 months ago

McIlroy, Koepka paired together at US Open

The Hindu  

World number three Rory McIlroy and newly crowned PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka will make for a spicy pairing in the first two rounds of the 123rd US Open at Los Angeles Country Club. McIlroy hasn’t lifted a major trophy since he won the PGA Championship and Open Championship in 2014 -- a drought that drew a dig from Koepka …

Commentary: PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf agree to merge. Now comes the fallout
1 year, 6 months ago

Commentary: PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf agree to merge. Now comes the fallout

LA Times  

Jon Rahm, left, of the PGA Tour, embraces Brooks Koepka, of LIV Golf, after Rahm won the Masters on April 9 in Augusta, Ga. “After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love,” said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, revealing the stunning news Tuesday that the battling leagues — …

PGA Tour players feel ‘betrayed’ by news of LIV Golf merger, call Jay Monahan a ‘hypocrite’
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour players feel ‘betrayed’ by news of LIV Golf merger, call Jay Monahan a ‘hypocrite’

New York Times  

Following the shocking announcement of the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf merging under common ownership, players and personalities throughout the golf world and all of sports reacted with a wide range of emotions Tuesday, including surprise and disappointment. Australian golfer Geoff Ogilvy told reporters at the Canadian Open that some players called PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan …

Brooks Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA
1 year, 7 months ago

Brooks Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA

The Hindu  

Confidence was never an issue for Brooks Koepka until the injuries piled up, the doubts crept in and he began to wonder if he still belonged among golf’s elite. “I’m going to be honest with you, I can’t compete with these guys week in and week out.” Give him good health and a clear head, and good luck taking down …

Brooks Koepka outduels Viktor Hovland for fifth major title in landmark LIV win
1 year, 7 months ago

Brooks Koepka outduels Viktor Hovland for fifth major title in landmark LIV win

Firstpost  

Rochester: Brooks Koepka outduelled Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler in a back-nine battle Sunday to win the PGA Championship for his fifth major title, giving Saudi-backed LIV Golf a milestone major triumph. “This one is definitely special.” Norway’s 11th-ranked Hovland, chasing his first major title, and American Scheffler, last year’s Masters’ winner and the new world number one, shared second …

Brooks Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA
1 year, 7 months ago

Brooks Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA

Associated Press  

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Confidence was never an issue for Brooks Koepka until the injuries piled up, the doubts crept in and he began to wonder if he still belonged among golf’s elite. He is the first player from LIV Golf to win a major, and it hits back at the notion that 54-hole events and guaranteed money would take the …

Brooks Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA
1 year, 7 months ago

Brooks Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA

The Independent  

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US PGA leader Brooks Koepka vows to avoid a repeat of Masters collapse
1 year, 7 months ago

US PGA leader Brooks Koepka vows to avoid a repeat of Masters collapse

The Independent  

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Brooks Koepka wins the PGA Championship for third time in six years
1 year, 7 months ago

Brooks Koepka wins the PGA Championship for third time in six years

LA Times  

Brooks Koepka holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship for the third time Sunday at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, N.Y. All those injuries that made Brooks Koepka wonder if he was still among golf’s elite were put to rest Sunday at Oak Hill when he beat the strongest field of the year and won the PGA …

After making point at Masters, LIV seeks major win at PGA
1 year, 7 months ago

After making point at Masters, LIV seeks major win at PGA

The Hindu  

After three LIV Golf players finished in the top six at last month’s Masters, few will write off the Saudi-backed circuit’s chances to produce a PGA Championship winner. “That’s what the game of golf should be.” Or as LIV’s Harold Varner put it about the breakaway crowd: “I guess they don’t suck.” Masters fans and PGA players welcomed LIV players …

Brooks Koepka collapses as Jon Rahm rolls to Masters win
1 year, 8 months ago

Brooks Koepka collapses as Jon Rahm rolls to Masters win

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka will no doubt hear the same murmured joke no matter where he goes in the coming days and weeks. “Hit some shots where I also didn’t feel like I got some good breaks.. Didn’t feel like I did too much wrong but that’s how golf goes sometimes.” Koepka opened with a near-flawless 65, then took …

Brooks Koepka a major presence again, leads the Masters
1 year, 8 months ago

Brooks Koepka a major presence again, leads the Masters

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The notion that players who joined LIV Golf would risk being sharp and properly prepared for the majors doesn’t apply to Brooks Koepka. “I’m able to do everything I need to,” Koepka said. I don’t know kind of the way that feels on the LIV Tour, but he did win there against really good players, and comes …

Koepka living large at Masters, leads with Rahm and Hovland
1 year, 8 months ago

Koepka living large at Masters, leads with Rahm and Hovland

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka carved out a new identity that sure looked familiar Thursday in the Masters. This wasn’t about his surprising defection last year to LIV Golf, or even his victory four days ago that made him the Saudi-funded circuit’s first multiple winner. He took four putts from 40 feet, and on his way to the second tee …

Yin-credible, Yin-spirational
1 year, 8 months ago

Yin-credible, Yin-spirational

China Daily  

Yin Ruoning of China tracks a shot during the final round of the LA Open at Palos Verdes Golf Club in California on Sunday. Koepka fired a 3-under 68 to stave off Sebastian Munoz of Colombia and win LIV Golf Orlando by one stroke on Sunday in Winter Garden, Florida. The four-time major winner became the first player to win …

PGA Tour announces revamp to counter rival circuit
2 years, 6 months ago

PGA Tour announces revamp to counter rival circuit

China Daily  

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan addresses the media during a press conference prior to the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2022 in Cromwell, Connecticut. NEW YORK－PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan announced a sweeping overhaul of the circuit on Wednesday in a move designed to dissuade players from defecting to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series. The season-ending …

Rory McIlroy calls Brooks Koepka 'duplicitous' for joining LIV golf series
2 years, 6 months ago

Rory McIlroy calls Brooks Koepka 'duplicitous' for joining LIV golf series

The Hindu  

Rory McIlroy described Brooks Koepka as deceitful after the four-times major winner defected to the breakaway LIV Golf Invitational Series on Wednesday, then urged the PGA and European Tours to join forces against the Saudi-backed venture. Koepka, a former world number one, became the latest big name to join the lucrative LIV Series, joining a list that includes six-times major …

PGA Championship 2022: All eyes on Tiger Woods' comeback and Jordan Spieth's slam quest
2 years, 7 months ago

PGA Championship 2022: All eyes on Tiger Woods' comeback and Jordan Spieth's slam quest

Firstpost  

Tiger Woods and three-time major winner Jordan Spieth are grouped with four-time major winner Rory McIlroy in a marquee trio for the first two days at Southern Hills. Tulsa, US: Tiger Woods and his incredible injury comeback and Jordan Spieth’s quest for a career Grand Slam will seize the spotlight in Thursday’s opening round of the 104th PGA Championship. “So …

Brooks Koepka confident he can beat Tiger Woods' majors record
3 years, 3 months ago

Brooks Koepka confident he can beat Tiger Woods' majors record

The Hindu  

Brooks Koepka, who has four major championships to his credit, said time is on his side in his bid to catch Tiger Woods -- or even Jack Nicklaus. Koepka has won the 2017 and 2018 U.S. Open as well as the 2018 and 2019 PGA Championship. Woods, 45, has won the Masters on five occasions, the PGA Championship four times …

Brooks Koepka falls short, ties for second at PGA with Oosthuizen
3 years, 7 months ago

Brooks Koepka falls short, ties for second at PGA with Oosthuizen

The Hindu  

If Brooks Koepka was rattled by the pressure of trying to win his fifth major championship while getting at best measured support from a rowdy pro-Phil Mickelson gallery, his expressionless face and implacable body language didn’t show it. Brooks Koepka on par 5s so far this week: pic.twitter.com/qaLOLDQBGT — PGA TOUR May 23, 2021 But an opening-round 69 left him …

PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson chases history as dodgy-kneed Brooks Koepka chases veteran at the Ocean Course
3 years, 7 months ago

PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson chases history as dodgy-kneed Brooks Koepka chases veteran at the Ocean Course

Firstpost  

If the 50-year-old Mickelson is looking to become the first man past the half century to hoist a Major trophy, Koepka is seeking to become only sixth man to win the PGA at least three times, Nothing came out more starkly than the fact that you cannot change Phil Mickelson in any competitive situation and you cannot mentally break Brooks …

Phil Mickelson owns 1-shot lead over Brooks Koepka at PGA
3 years, 7 months ago

Phil Mickelson owns 1-shot lead over Brooks Koepka at PGA

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson has made it three-quarters of the way through the PGA Championship looking every bit like a golfer poised to win another major championship. 'Fun' “I think that because I feel or believe that I’m playing really well and I have an opportunity to contend for a major championship on Sunday and I’m having so much fun that it’s …

PGA Championship 2021 tee-times: Round three schedule as Phil Mickelson shares lead
3 years, 7 months ago

PGA Championship 2021 tee-times: Round three schedule as Phil Mickelson shares lead

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Koepka withdraws from Northern Trust, ends season - Golf news
4 years, 4 months ago

Koepka withdraws from Northern Trust, ends season - Golf news

The Hindu  

World number seven Brooks Koepka's 2019-20 season came to a close on Wednesday as he withdrew from this week's FedExCup playoff opener in Norton, Massachusetts, the PGA Tour said on Wednesday. Koepka, who has been battling hip and knee issues, was 97th on the season-long FedExCup points list and would have needed a good finish at this week's Northern Trust …

Charles Schwab Challenge: Spieth keeps it together to remain in hunt
4 years, 6 months ago

Charles Schwab Challenge: Spieth keeps it together to remain in hunt

The Hindu  

Jordan Spieth was far from perfect in the third round at Colonial on Saturday but the three-times major champion said it was a measure of his recent progress that he was still in the hunt for his first title in three years. “Today was a day where I look at the last couple years and potentially say that would have …

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