Golf

Grayhawk Bound; Gators Advance to National Championships PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The Florida men’s golf team took third in Palm Beach Regional to advance to the 2022 National Champions on Wednesday. Florida advances to its 55th NCAA Championship and fifth under head coach J.C. Deacon, and have only missed qualifying once. The Gators have … Read more

Angry golf fans slam the ‘disgusting’ and ‘outrageous’ price of alcohol at this week’s PGA Championship with a can of beer costing $18 in Oklahoma… as former world No 1 Justin Thomas tells organisers they must treat crowds ‘better than that’ Golf fans were left disgusted at the price of alcohol at the PGA Championship … Read more

Southern Hill Golf Club in Tulsa will host the PGA Championship for the fifth time, but there will be a glaring absence when the golfers tee off on Thursday. Defending champion Phil Mickelson, who became the oldest golfer to win a major title at age 50, has decided not to participate, as he is extending his self-imposed from … Read more

Two-time major winner Dustin Johnson says he’s excited by what the upstart Saudi-backed LIV Golf series has to offer and it could be good for golf despite a divisive start. World number 12 Johnson, speaking on the eve of the PGA Championship, said in February he was committed to playing on the US PGA Tour, … Read more

When a pro mis-hits an approach shot, it’s not uncommon for the microphones to pick up a plea that almost no recreational golfer hopes for, “Get in the bunker, please!” The last place a weekend golfer wants to see his or her ball go is into a greenside bunker, but pros practice bunker shots a … Read more

Padraig Harrington rounds on Saudi critics and says ‘moral outrage will pass’ – DAVID CANNON/GETTY IMAGES Padraig Harrington has accused the critics of golf’s Saudi rebel circuit of using “the low hanging fruit of morals” as a “stick to beat the guys” joining the $255 million LIV Golf Series. Europe’s last Ryder Cup captain warned the … Read more

Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 US Open champion, withdrew from the PGA Championship on Wednesday due to a left hand injury. The 28-year-old American, known for his long driving, underwent surgery for a broken bone at the base of his left hand after missing the cut at last month’s Masters. DeChambeau played a practice round, testing … Read more

“He’s on fire right now.” That was the description by El Camino Real golf coach Eric Choi as he kept track of his No. 1 golfer, sophomore Turner Osswald, making one birdie after another on the back nine Wednesday at the City Section golf championships at Griffith Park’s Harding Golf Course. Osswald had five birdies … Read more

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth are examples of how quickly the landscape can change. Look back one year, and Johnson was the No. 1 player in the world who had been runner-up in the previous two PGA Championships and among the favorites every time he played. Going into this PGA Championship, … Read more

Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy will enjoy playing alongside Tiger Woods for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship despite the huge crowds and distractions their supergroup will create. The superstar trio, with 22 major titles between them, opens at 8:11 a.m. Thursday from the 10th tee at Southern Hills in what promises to … Read more