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Locally owned Valhalla Golf Club touts Kentucky flavor as it prepares to host 4th PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's distinctive flavor becomes obvious upon entering Valhalla Golf Club. White and limestone fencing that surrounds many of the Bluegrass State's horse farms lines the road leading in, which until recently featured a couple of residing thoroughbreds...
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: What golf was talking about the last time at Valhalla
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A look back at the trending topics in golf the last time the PGA Championship was held at Valhalla in 2014: Tiger Woods nearly a no-show Tiger Woods had the first of what would be four back surgeries early that year and had played only three...
Michael Block, who achieved cult hero status at the 2023 PGA Championship, eyes a repeat at Valhalla
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Four blissful, borderline mystical days at Oak Hill last spring opened up the world for Michael Block. It also forced the PGA club pro-turned-cult hero to close his office door at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, the Southern California course where he's long served...
At LIV now, Rahm says 'I'm still a PGA Tour member' and he wants that tour to succeed, too
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jon Rahm’s move to LIV Golf last year has been portrayed as a turning point in the "us vs. them” narrative that has overrun this sport over the past 24 months. Rahm insists he never fully bought into that. “You guys keep saying ‘the...
Rory McIlroy files for divorce from his wife of 7 years ahead of the PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce after seven years of marriage, according to court records in Palm Beach County, Florida, a stunning development going into the PGA Championship. McIlroy and his wife, Erica Stoll, had a storybook meeting during the Ryder Cup...
PGA Championship returns to Valhalla. Rose Zhang returns to Liberty National for LPGA
PGA OF AMERICA PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Louisville, Kentucky. Course: Valhalla GC. Yardage: 7,609. Par: 71. Prize money: TBA ($17.5 million in 2023). Winner's share: TBA ($3.15 million in 2023). Television: Thursday-Friday, 7...
Valhalla's future in question for another PGA. Another dramatic finish wouldn't hurt
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The PGA Championship is returning to Valhalla for the fourth time in the last 28 years, a greater rate than any other golf course over that span. Another memorable finish could go a long way in making sure it stays in the rotation. Two of them ended in...
Jimmy Dunne resigns from PGA Tour board. He feels his input is no longer needed
Jimmy Dunne, one of the architects behind the PGA Tour's stunning reversal to strike a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, abruptly resigned Monday from the PGA Tour board with a letter that expressed frustration at the lack of progress that no longer included his input. Dunne,...
It's a boy! Scottie Scheffler arrives at PGA Championship with a newborn at home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — 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. He's the father of a newborn boy. Scheffler said he and his wife named...
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Spieth gets another Grand Slam shot. Hardly anyone is talking about it
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The attention starts building weeks, if not months, ahead of the one major keeping Rory McIlroy from the career Grand Slam, the most elite club in golf. It's like that every year, and it doesn't make it any easier when he gets to the Masters. Jordan Spieth...
