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Ludvig Aberg aims to build on his Masters runner-up finish by winning 1st major at PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ludwig Aberg is everything but wide-eyed as he soaks it all in before his PGA Championship debut. Judging from how impressively he has navigated his first year on the PGA Tour, nothing seems to faze him. The 24-year-old from Sweden is just over...
Koepka sets the stakes, and the menu, at PGA champions dinner at Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For one evening, at least, the center of the golf universe was the world’s most famous horse track. Defending PGA champion Brooks Koepka hosted the traditional champions dinner Tuesday night at Churchill Downs, a quick drive from Valhalla Golf Club, where...
Rory McIlroy dealing with another distraction on eve of PGA Championship
Rory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade. He also has a major distraction. McIlroy is coming off two straight victories, one of them with Irish pal Shane Lowry...
Talor Gooch sees his PGA Championship invitation as evidence sanity may prevail in LIV/PGA split
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Talor Gooch wasn't planning to be at Valhalla this week. He and his wife, Ally, had scheduled a trip to Las Vegas to take advantage of a break in the LIV Tour schedule. Then Gooch checked his inbox and found an invitation to the PGA Championship. Just a...
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...
