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Scottie Scheffler, from the course to jail and back: What to know about his PGA Championship arrest

May. 17, 2024 13:56 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested after police say he dragged an officer while trying to get around the scene of a fatal accident Friday ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship. The 27-year-old Scheffler, the world's No....

Scottie Scheffler isn't the first pro golfer to be arrested during a tournament

May. 17, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

Scottie Scheffler's arrest hours before his second-round tee time at the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, will go down as one of the most shocking in professional golf history. It certainly wasn't the first, though. Tiger Woods and John Daly are probably the highest-profile...

PGA Championship at a glance

May. 16, 2024 21:27 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A brief look at Thursday's opening round at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club (all times EDT): LEADING: Xander Schauffele at 9-under 62. CHASING: Tony Finau, Sahith Theegala and Mark Hubbard at 65. BROKEN RECORDS:...

A pair of late 3-putts sent Tiger Woods to a sluggish 1-over start at the PGA Championship

May. 16, 2024 16:45 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tiger Woods figures it took him three holes to get back into the “competitive flow" of tournament golf on Thursday at Valhalla. It may take more than familiar vibes for Woods to stick around for the weekend at the PGA Championship. Like birdies. Maybe a...

Rose Zhang withdraws from this week's LPGA tournament because of illness after playing three holes

May. 16, 2024 14:51 PM EDT

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Rose Zhang found an opponent she couldn't beat in the Mizuho Americas Open — an upset stomach. Zhang withdrew from the event in the the shadow of the New York City skyline on Thursday because of illness after completing only three holes of the opening...

Rory McIlroy dealing with another distraction on eve of PGA Championship

May. 15, 2024 20:26 PM EDT

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...

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: What golf was talking about the last time at Valhalla

May. 15, 2024 09:22 AM EDT

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

May. 14, 2024 18:16 PM EDT

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...

Tiger Woods is still deciding whether he has time to be Ryder Cup captain

May. 14, 2024 15:52 PM EDT

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

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...