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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 21, 2023, 06:36 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In the final round of the 105th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on Sunday, Brooks Koepka seemed determined to step on the

Brooks Koepka may live in Florida, but he absolutely owns the state of New York when it comes to major championship golf. With his win at the 2023 PGA Championship, Koepka moved into exclusive company by becoming only the 20th golfer with five or more major titles. And his three Wanamaker Trophies puts him only

Associated Press May 20, 2023, 08:21 PM ET PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka says he thrives in majors because they’re the toughest tests. The PGA Championship was every bit of that on a rainy Saturday at Oak Hill, and so was Koepka. Koepka was at his best even during occasional downpours, and he surged into

After a rain-soaked Saturday at Oak Hill, the skies have cleared on Sunday in Rochester, paving the way for what should be an epic final round of the 2023 PGA Championship. Yes, the difficulty of the golf course, plus some major championship Sunday pressure, will still make it extremely tough on the final groups. But

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Saturday’s first notable victim at the PGA Championship was the biggest of all: Scottie Scheffler. The World No. 2 seemed to be poised for a serious run at his second major, and for all we know he still might be, but the East Course at Oak Hill ensured if he’s going to

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 20, 2023, 08:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The last time Brooks Koepka had a lead entering the final round of a major championship, he shot a 3-over 75 on Sunday at

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In the player interview area at Oak Hill Country Club, Rory McIlroy’s manager signaled to a PGA of America official with two fingers, indicating the number of further questions that would be allowed before they escaped to wherever you go when you’re the No. 3 player in the world living out a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 19, 2023, 09:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — At last year’s PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Michael Block finally figured out he belonged in the field. Playing a couple of holes behind

It’s a cold, wet and windy day in Rochester New York for the third round at the 2023 PGA Championship. A good day for the rain gloves and for players hoping to make a run up the leaderboard, and a bad one for those looking to flip on cruise control. That’s why they call it

It wasn’t too long ago when a Brooks Koepka/Bryson DeChambeau pairing in a major would’ve fired up the golf world. But it’s 2023 and a lot has happened in golf since the peak of their rivalry/feud. It seems like yesterday when Koepka and DeChambeau were at the height of their games, rattling off majors, and

Associated Press May 19, 2023, 08:39 PM ET PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Sweaters one day, umbrellas the next. No one is sure what to expect at this PGA Championship except that Scottie Scheffler is locked in at another major and Oak Hill is a mighty test. Scheffler delivered a mix of birdies and great recoveries from

Because of a nearly two-hour frost delay on Thursday, the second round of the 105th PGA Championship might not finish on Friday (it’ll be close), but this is what we already know about how this tournament could play out at Oak Hill Country Club: (Scroll down for live updates) • After a restoration/redesign that included

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 19, 2023, 12:41 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A costly mistake on the putting green might keep Cameron Young from making the cut at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club.

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Will Zalatoris was this close to hoisting the Wanamker last year, falling just short to Justin Thomas in a three-hole playoff at the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills. Unfortunately the fledgling star is sidelined for this year’s edition of the championship as he rehabs from recent surgery. But in a Friday appearance on

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Ryan Fox stepped up Thursday as the obligatory mystery man that tends to pop up on a first-round leaderboard of a major championship—though he shouldn’t be. By saying he shouldn’t be, we mean that he shouldn’t be a mystery man. After all, the guy is ranked 41st in the world. And, yeah,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 18, 2023, 10:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are the top three players in the Official World Golf Ranking, but only one of them performed

When Bryson DeChambeau sets his mind to something, he goes full throttle. All gas, no brakes. The shining example of this came when he decided to bulk up in order to become the longest player in professional golf, which he succeeded in doing. It makes sense, then, that he’d apply that same mentality to cutting

Associated Press May 17, 2023, 11:05 PM ET A Florida judge ruled late Wednesday that the ex-girlfriend of Tiger Woods must abide by a nondisclosure agreement she purportedly signed and resolve her lawsuits seeking millions from the golf superstar through private arbitration behind closed doors. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger, in an 11-page opinion, rejected Erica

Insert all your “What did you expect for upstate New York?!?” jokes here. Yes, it gets cold in May in Rochester, N.Y., and so a frost delay to kick off the 105th PGA Championship—and push back the start by nearly two hours—was predictable (literally). But when things finally got started at 8:50 a.m., temperatures hovering

These kids these days, they are precocious and fearless, even with a national championship at stake, even facing a deficit halfway through the final of the U.S Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship, as the high school duo of Gianna Clemente and Avery Zweig showcased on Wednesday. Clemente, 15, No. 1 in the American Junior Golf Association

Associated Press May 18, 2023, 12:20 AM ET DuPONT, Wash. — Teens Avery Zweig and Gianna Clemente won the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship on Wednesday, beating California college players Tiffany Le and Kate Villegas 3 and 1 at The Home Course. Zweig, 16, of McKinney, Texas, and Clemente, 15, of Estero, Florida, overcame an

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and Sergio Garcia have been interviewed by the United States Department of Justice, along with lawyers from the PGA Tour, according to a report from the New York Times. The tour remains involved in a probe by the Justice Department that was spurred by the advent of LIV

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 17, 2023, 08:15 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Nearly a year ago, after Justin Thomas matched the largest 54-hole comeback in PGA Championship history by chasing down Chile’s Mito Pereira from 7

There’s a scene in the second episode of Netflix’s “Full Swing” in which Brooks Koepka reveals an impressive trophy setup in his house. The shelves are full except for one big spot in the middle, which Koepka explains he’s keeping open for when he wins the Masters. Fast forward a few months and Koepka nearly

ROCHESTER — He is the defending champ and that alone makes Justin Thomas a success, for this is the PGA Championship, one of the four events whose outcomes matter in perpetuity. Whatever argument can be made is silenced by the fact he’s won two of the major variety and 15 events in total. If you

Associated Press May 16, 2023, 07:48 PM ET RANCHO MIRAGE, California — Marlene Hagge-Vossler, a Hall of Fame player and the last surviving founder of the LPGA Tour, died Tuesday morning, her family said. She was 89. Hagge-Vossler won 26 times on the LPGA Tour, including the 1952 LPGA Championship, and she was inducted into

Let’s get the biggest question on groupings for the 105th PGA Championship that begins on Thursday out of the way first. What did they do with the LIV Golf guys? Admit it, that was your first thought when you saw the pairings were out on Tuesday. You scrolled and scrolled to find that one juicy

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 16, 2023, 07:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — This week, Oak Hill Country Club is hosting the PGA Championship for the fourth time. Editor’s Picks 1 Related It will be the first

In 2015, Jason Day was on top of the golf world. The Australian star had won five times on the PGA Tour, including a maiden major at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. He also made his debut as World No.1 in the fall. His success was built on long, straight driving and a delightful

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Hopefully Monday morning at the PGA Championship is not a sign of what’s to come. When the PGA of America awarded Oak Hill its fourth PGA Championship, the Wannamaker Trophy was still being contested in August. Which, we are told, is a lovely time to visit upstate New York. But in 2017, the governing