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An Unknown Club Pro Is Golf's New Darling
An Unknown Club Pro
Is Golf's New Darling
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May 22, 2023 1:00 AM CDT

An Unknown Club Pro Is Golf's New Darling

Michael Block's hole-in-one at PGA Championship is only part of the reason why

(Newser) - Yes, Brooks Koepka won the PGA Championship on Sunday for his fifth major title, reports ESPN . But a club pro by the name of Michael Block may have stolen the show. The 46-year-old makes his living not on the pro tour but by giving lessons for $125 apiece back home...

Woods Has Worst Day at PGA Championship

After a 79, golfer doesn't say whether he'll play the final round

(Newser) - After playing terrifically Friday to make the cut, Tiger Woods didn't have anything left for the third round of the PGA Championship on Saturday. The result was the worst score, by two shots, that he's ever put up at the tournament, Yahoo Sport reports. The struggle and the...

Phil Mickelson Just Made Golf History

He wins PGA Championship at age 50, oldest player to claim a major

(Newser) - Phil Mickelson went into the final round of the PGA Championship Sunday with the lead and a chance to make golf history. He did just that, per ESPN . The 50-year-old won the tournament at Ocean Course in South Carolina to become the oldest player to win one of golf's...

Mickelson Could Make History Sunday
Mickelson Could Make
History Sunday
May 23, 2021 7:00 AM CDT

Mickelson Could Make History Sunday

A roller coaster day at the PGA Championship could lead to history books

(Newser) - Phil Mickelson could have done without the thrills Saturday in the PGA Championship. Losing a five-shot lead in a span of five holes on the back nine. One tee shot into the water, another that ended up under a cart tire. It was all part of a wildly entertaining day...

PGA Strips Trump Golf Course of 2022 Championship

PGA of America cuts ties to the POTUS

(Newser) - The PGA of America cut ties to President Trump when it voted Sunday to take the PGA Championship event away from his New Jersey golf course next year, the AP reports. The vote comes four days after the Trump-fueled riot at the nation’s Capitol as Congress was certifying the...

Jason Day Wins First Major, Breaks a Tiger Record

'I didn't expect I was going to cry'

(Newser) - A year of major heartache ended with Jason Day breaking through in a major way today at the PGA Championship. Day never gave Jordan Spieth or anyone else much of a chance at Wisconsin's Whistling Straits. He closed with a 5-under 67 for a three-shot victory and broke Tiger...

Dufner Beats Furyk at PGA for 1st Major

'It was a perfect ending'

(Newser) - Equipped with a two-shot lead at the turn, and still carrying a few scars from his PGA Championship collapse two years ago, American Jason Dufner never showed signs of cracking. No one expected anything else from a player whose popularity comes from his flat-line personality. He merely waved to the...

Tiger Plays Worst-Ever Round at PGA

He may not even make the cut tomorrow

(Newser) - Tiger Woods may be back in the game, but he’s not on his game. Woods suffered his worst round ever at the PGA Championship, struggling to 7-over-par 77. Much of his game was spent in water and on sand, with three double-bogeys and five bogeys, the AP reports. “...

Networks Face Tiger-Sized Hole

Drop in ad revenue forecast as casual golf fans tune out

(Newser) - Broadcasters covering major golf events are expected to see a lot less green in the coming months because of Tiger Woods' troubles. Events like the Masters and PGA Championship and the US Open, carried by CBS, are likely to see a major drop in viewer numbers and advertising dollars as...

Tiger's Loss Is Good for Golf
 Tiger's Loss Is 
 Good for Golf 
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Aug 17, 2009 11:12 AM CDT

Tiger's Loss Is Good for Golf

(Newser) - There wasn’t supposed to be any drama at the Hazeltine National Golf Club yesterday. Tiger Woods with a lead on Sunday “is like Kristie Alley with cheesecake on her plate,” writes Dan O’Neill of NBC. “You can bet it’s going to be put away....

Tiger Claws Out 2-Shot Lead at US PGA

(Newser) - Tiger Woods was one round away from winning another major but he squandered a four-shot lead and drew more company than he wanted at the US PGA Championship today. Woods played so-so on another windy afternoon at Hazeltine National until his lead was gone. Only at the end of the...

Woods Retakes Control at PGA
 Woods Retakes 
 Control at PGA 
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Aug 14, 2009 6:44 PM CDT

Woods Retakes Control at PGA

(Newser) - Just like that, Tiger Woods was back in control of the US PGA Championship today. Woods took advantage of the shortened par-4 14th and a poor finish by Ross Fisher, needing only two holes to turn a tie into a three-stroke lead. Woods, looking to win his first major of...

Tiger Grabs Early Lead
 Tiger Grabs Early Lead 
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Aug 13, 2009 6:21 PM CDT

Tiger Grabs Early Lead

(Newser) - Tiger Woods—still seeking his first win at a major this season—shot a 5-under 67 that put him atop the leaderboard at the PGA Championship today. With his bogey-free round, he's one stroke up on playing partner and defending champ Padraig Harrington. Woods broke 70 in the opening round...

Harrington Wins PGA
 Harrington Wins PGA
Aug 11, 2008 2:25 AM CDT

Harrington Wins PGA

Irish star breaks 78-year-old European dry spell

(Newser) - Ireland's Padraig Harrington yesterday became the first European since 1930 to win the US PGA Championship. Harrington bested Sergio Garcia in a tense duel at Oakland Hills with a par four on the 18th, matching Tiger Woods' 2006 achievement of winning major tournaments back-to-back, reports RTE.

Tiger's Absence Sure to Cripple Broadcasters

'News is a punch in the gut' for golf's summer TV ratings

(Newser) - It will be a brave new world for televised golf with Tiger Woods out of commission for the summer and fall, and it's not a future networks want to be living in, Golf.com notes. "Let's be realistic here: This news is a punch in the gut," says...

Tiger Designing First Golf Course
Tiger Designing First Golf Course
Aug 15, 2007 5:20 AM CDT

Tiger Designing First Golf Course

Champ plans challenging game in Blue Ridge Mountains

(Newser) - Super champ Tiger Woods is ready to hit the greens again—this time with his first-ever design for a golf course. He's planning a whole new 18 holes on a scenic spread in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. Describing himself as a "minimalist," Woods said he'll rely on...

Tiger Woods Takes PGA
Tiger Woods Takes PGA
Aug 12, 2007 9:08 PM CDT

Tiger Woods Takes PGA

(Newser) - Tiger Woods collected his 13th career major by winning the PGA Championship on the steamy Southern Hills course in Tulsa today, scoring a 1-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Woody Austin. Woods was the first major champion in seven tries, Newsday reports,  to make a par on the...

Garcia DQed for Math Error
Garcia DQed
for Math Error
Aug 12, 2007 8:15 AM CDT

Garcia DQed for Math Error

2007 meltdown continues for golf's unluckiest man

(Newser) - An error on a scorecard he signed caused Sergio Garcia to be disqualified from the PGA Championship in Tulsa, the culmination of a nightmare 2007 for him. The Spaniard's partner, Boo Weekley, misrecorded Garcia's 17th hole as a 4 when it was a 5. Had Garcia remained, he would have...

Woods Tees Up Victory in Tulsa
Woods Tees Up Victory in Tulsa
Aug 11, 2007 9:32 PM CDT

Woods Tees Up Victory in Tulsa

Tiger emerges as favorite at 7 under after workmanlike 3rd round

(Newser) - After an historic 7-under 63 at Southern Hills, Tiger Woods had no problem holding his lead in the third round of the PGA Championship today, even with a decidedly average 1-under 69. Woods will go into the final with a three-stroke lead over Stephen Ames—a position in which he's...

Woods Catches Fire in Tulsa
Woods Catches Fire in Tulsa
Aug 11, 2007 8:03 AM CDT

Woods Catches Fire in Tulsa

Tiger storms into PGA lead with 7-under 63, tying record

(Newser) - In his last chance to win a major in 2007, Tiger Woods hit a record-tying 63 in yesterday's second round at the PGA Championship in Tulsa. He recorded eight birdies against one bogey and would have hit 62, a score never achieved in 403 Grand Slam events, had his 18th-hole...

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