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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: A trivia quiz for over a century of golf
How well do you know the PGA Championship? Try this 18-hole trivia quiz: 1. Where was the first PGA Championship played in 1916? a.) Bronxville, New York b.) French Lick, Indiana c.) Frisco, Texas 2. Who did Tiger Woods beat...
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Facts and figures for the PGA at Valhalla
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...
McIlroy says he and Adam Scott also involved in Saudi meetings
Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott are joining Tiger Woods on the subcommittee directly involved in negotiating with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, an addition to what the PGA Tour previously disclosed even though McIlroy says he's been involved in discussions. McIlroy said Thursday at the...
Tiger Woods to be lone player on negotiating committee with Saudis
Tiger Woods will be the lone player on a five-member subcommittee that will be involved in negotiations with the Public Investment Fund, part of a busy day of governance as the PGA Tour tries to strike a deal with Saudi backers of LIV Golf. Woods was appointed to the PGA Tour board...
Ipswich back in the Premier League for first time since 2002. Tom Brady's Birmingham relegated
Ipswich will play in the Premier League for the first time since 2002 after securing the second automatic promotion spot from the second-tier Championship on Saturday. However, there was disappointment for NFL great Tom Brady at the end of his first season as a co-owner of...
Former security guard Jake Knapp leads the Byron Nelson after 2 rounds
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Jake Knapp is spending his weekends much differently now as a rookie on the PGA Tour, just more than two years after working security at a restaurant in his hometown that was also a late-night hotspot. A first-time Tour winner earlier this year, Knapp went...
Kris Kim makes cut at the Nelson. The 16-year-old is the youngest to do that on PGA Tour since 2015
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Kris Kim, a 16-year-old amateur playing on a sponsor exemption at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, became the youngest player in nine years to make the cut in a PGA Tour event. Kim finished his second round Friday with a birdie for a 4-under 67. At 7-under 135, he...
Jordan Spieth got elbowed back in the fairway, but missed cut at hometown Nelson
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Jordan Spieth got elbowed back into the fairway on the 16th hole Friday, and still missed the cut in his hometown tournament. Spieth's wayward drive at the 495-yard par 4 went well right into the trees before suddenly rolling back into the fairway. The ball...
Matt Wallace takes 1-shot lead at Byron Nelson, with defending champ Jason Day 3 back
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Matt Wallace was relegated to watching the Masters amid a self-described “terrible” season when he found himself pondering what makes some of the best golfers in the world so good. Asked if Scottie Scheffler was among the players he was watching, Wallace...
Defending champ Jason Day, hometown favorite Jordan Spieth headline Byron Nelson
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Jason Day was something of an oh-by-the-way winner of the Byron Nelson 14 years ago when Jordan Spieth generated plenty of headlines as the local teenager contending on the weekend. Now Day is the defending champion, thanks to a victory perhaps just as...
