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Jeremy Wells leads the way for club pros at PGA Championship

May. 16, 2024 18:52 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A club professional played like he fit right in with the tour pros on Thursday in the PGA Championship. No, it wasn't Michael Block. Jeremy Wells made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole, got a tough par on the 266-yard 14th and then nearly holed out from...

Scheffler's caddie will take a day off from the PGA to attend his daughter's high school graduation

May. 14, 2024 17:21 PM EDT

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...

Michael Block, who achieved cult hero status at the 2023 PGA Championship, eyes a repeat at Valhalla

May. 14, 2024 15:15 PM EDT

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...

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Justin Thomas gets rare experience playing a major in his hometown

May. 10, 2024 14:46 PM EDT

Justin Thomas was back home in Kentucky for an occasion different from any other time in Louisville. The city honored him with its “Hometown Hero” award, and a 60-foot banner was unfurled from the building he used to pass on the way to Saint Xavier High School. Thomas was so...

Scottie Scheffler had a quick Masters celebration. Now, it's time to get back to work

Apr. 17, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler would be the first to lament he doesn't spend enough time celebrating his achievements, which are piling up at an alarming pace. He made an exception after winning his second green jacket in three years. He flew...

Scheffler turns the Masters into another Sunday yawner with a dominating win

Apr. 15, 2024 06:09 AM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler drained all the drama out of the Masters. Which has become a familiar storyline at Augusta National. Despite that familiar refrain about the tournament not beginning until the back nine on Sunday, it's become a rarity for it to...

Scottie Scheffler unstoppable and wins another Masters green jacket

Apr. 14, 2024 21:52 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler spent more time looking at his feet than any of the white leaderboards at Augusta National, all of them showing what everyone was watching — a Masters champion again, the undisputed best player in golf. He prefers to stay in his own little...

Day 4 of the Masters at a glance

Apr. 14, 2024 21:42 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A brief look at the final day of the Masters on Sunday: VICTOR: Scottie Scheffler with a 4-under 68 to finish at 277. SPOILS: Scheffler won $3.6 million, pushing his season total to over $15 million. He also gets to take home the Masters green...

Amen Corner proves pivotal as Scottie Scheffler's closest pursuers falter in final round of Masters

Apr. 14, 2024 20:15 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Amen Corner brought Scottie Scheffler's closest pursuers to their knees on Sunday. That famed three-hole stretch on the back nine at Augusta National, where history has so often been made in the Masters, is where Ludvig Aberg, Collin Morikawa and Max Homa put...

Masters Latest: World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler wins 2nd Masters by 4 shots over Ludvig Aberg

Apr. 14, 2024 19:19 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The latest from the final round Sunday at the Masters: Scheffler wins second Masters title by 4 shots Scottie Scheffler won his second Masters in three years Sunday, shooting a brilliant 4-under 68 to pull away from a trio of challengers on the...