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Ludvig Aberg aims to build on his Masters runner-up finish by winning 1st major at PGA Championship

May. 15, 2024 18:58 PM EDT

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...

PGA Championship returns to Valhalla. Rose Zhang returns to Liberty National for LPGA

May. 14, 2024 09:55 AM EDT

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...

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Facts and figures for the PGA at Valhalla

May. 10, 2024 09:45 AM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A brief look at the 106th PGA Championship: Dates: May 16-19 Site: Valhalla GC. Length: 7,609 yards. Par: 71. Field: 156 players (21 PGA professionals). Prize money: TBA ($17.5 million...

PGA Tour gets post-Masters signature event at Hilton Head. LPGA stages first major in Houston

Apr. 16, 2024 14:35 PM EDT

PGA TOUR RBC HERITAGE Site: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Course: Harbour Town GL. Yardage: 7,213. Par: 71. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $3.6 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel);...

Wild prints, trendy wear are making the Masters the center of the golf fashion universe

Apr. 12, 2024 17:46 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — At a place where green jackets never go out of style, the sometimes-wild, often-trendy and always-interesting fashion sense of those playing Augusta National has become a viral subplot to the competition at the Masters this week. At the forefront may have been...

Fowler wins the Par 3 Contest in his return to the Masters after a 3-year absence

Apr. 10, 2024 19:33 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rickie Fowler has returned to the Masters after a three-year absence, and already he's been able to lift up a trophy. The question now is whether that will cost him a chance to slip on a jacket. Fowler won the traditional Par 3 Contest at Augusta...

Viktor Hovland prepares to unveil his reengineered swing at the Masters

Apr. 09, 2024 17:21 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — To anyone watching from the outside, Viktor Hovland's swing one year ago was a thing of beauty, producing crisp, accurate shots that led to an opening-round 65 at the Masters and kept him in contention until the back nine on Sunday. Helped him win the BMW...

Rory McIlroy shoots a 65 with 2 tee shots in the water and 1 uncomfortable dispute

Mar. 14, 2024 21:07 PM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy began The Players Championship with a 65 on his scorecard, two tee shots that went into the water and one lengthy dispute about where to take a penalty drop on Thursday. McIlroy ended the day with 10 birdies for his lowest start ever at...

Rory McIlroy has a lot of birdies, a little drama and a share of The Players lead

Mar. 14, 2024 20:14 PM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy had a lot of birdies and a little drama Thursday in The Players Championship. All that mattered to him was having a share of the lead at the TPC Sawgrass. McIlroy tied The Players Championship record with 10 birdies, offset by two tee...

Scheffler is chasing history in The Players Championship. No one has ever repeated as champion

Mar. 13, 2024 13:12 PM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods never did it. Neither did Jack Nicklaus, even before The Players Championship found its home in a former swamp now known as the TPC Sawgrass. This is the 50th edition of the PGA Tour's premier championship, and no one has ever defended his...