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Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia from Augusta
CHICAGO (AP) — A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia pleaded guilty on Wednesday to transporting millions of dollars' worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia and historic items, including one of Arnold Palmer's iconic green jackets. ...
Defending champion Koepka looks to deliver more PGA punishment on 'big boy' course at Valhalla
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — 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. Those came...
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...
Defending champion Rose Zhang is the focus on the LPGA Tour after snapping Nelly Korda's streak
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — For a change, Rose Zhang is the center of attention on the LPGA Tour. Not only is the 20-year-old the defending champion at the Mizuho Americas Open, she put an end to Nelly Korda's record-tying run of five straight tournament titles by winning for the...
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...
Scheffler never happier with his life, wife and son. Now he's ready to grab another major at PGA
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has never spent much time reflecting on anything he has done, especially with something grand — another major championship — on the immediate horizon. But for that moment in Dallas last week, when wife Meredith came home with their first...
Scheffler's caddie will take a day off from the PGA to attend his daughter's high school graduation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Family comes first for golf’s newest dad. That’s why Scottie Scheffler didn’t think twice about giving his friend and caddie a day off during the PGA Championship to attend his daughter’s high school graduation. Scheffler said Friday’s ceremony for...
Tiger Woods is still deciding whether he has time to be Ryder Cup captain
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tiger Woods brings a lot of uncertainty to Valhalla for the PGA Championship. Some of that has to do with his achy body. And some of that involved the Ryder Cup. The PGA of America still has not settled on a captain for the 2025 matches at Bethpage Black,...
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...
