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The fourth major championship of the season usually ranks well behind the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open in terms of anticipation, drama and overall status. But the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, should not be looked at as the least important of this year’s majors. There’s plenty of built-in drama as the best golfers in the world prepare to compete...
Published: August 10, 2015
The smile hasn’t quite been wiped off his face just yet, but Daniel Ricciardo’s 2015 season has failed to live up to expectations. The Australian established himself as one of the leading drivers on the Formula One grid last year, not only because of his three beautifully executed grand prix victories but also his creativity and bravery on the track. A driver who had only shown occasional...
Published: August 10, 2015
The final major of the 2015 season figures to be a wide-open affair as golf’s top professionals gather in Kohler, Wisconsin for the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Will Rory McIlroy be competitive after suffering a serious ankle injury earlier this summer? Can Jordan Spieth win his third major championship of the year? Will Zach Johnson follow up on his British Open victory with another...
Published: August 10, 2015
The eyes of the golf world will be on Whistling Straits this week as the top golfers in the world aim to capture the final major championship of the 2015 season: the PGA Championship. This is the third time the venue has hosted the event, with the last two coming in 2004 and 2010. Back in ’04, Vijay Singh won what is the last of his three major tournaments, while Martin Kaymer reigned supreme...
Published: August 10, 2015
Australia put a cursed four years behind them to win their first Rugby Championship crown on Saturday thanks to a 27-19 victory over New Zealand, putting them in good stead for the World Cup. Michael Cheika’s side had their fair share of heroes throughout the competition, but South Africa, Argentina and the All Blacks each contributed some star displays regardless of finishing place. As the dust...
Published: August 10, 2015
In the final week of appetizers before the U.S. Open series slams into action with Canada’s Rogers Cup, Kei Nishikori turned in another bona fide result. Is the Japanese star ready for another run at the U.S. Open title? Find out what he did to help his case. Meanwhile, Andy Murray crashed and burned at the Citibank Open in Washington, D.C., but there is growing promise with an under-the-radar...
Published: August 10, 2015
Kyle Reifers turned in a record-setting day at the 2015 Barracuda Championships Sunday, but it still wasn’t enough to outlast J.J. Henry in a dramatic two-hole playoff. Henry finished the tournament with an incredible eagle on the second playoff hole that came on a putt from on the fairway and well off the green. Reifers had an eagle putt of his own to tie Henry, but he pulled it just left and...
Published: August 10, 2015
Angelique Kerber battled both fatigue and a game Karolina Pliskova to win the 2015 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California, on Sunday. Kerber prevailed 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the final. The two players exchanged haymaker after haymaker late in the match in an effort to put their opponent away. Neither Kerber nor Pliskova was fully healthy over the course of the match, which only heightened the desperation. It...
Published: August 10, 2015
Now that August is well underway, it’s finally time we turn our attention to the final major tournament of the year: the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. With the Wanamaker Trophy on the line, there are dozens of players who have made strong cases for contending this week along the bucolic shores of Lake Michigan. Odds Shark favorite Jordan Spieth may have narrowly...
Published: August 10, 2015
The 2015 PGA Championship returns to Whistling Straits along the fresh-water coast of Lake Michigan. It brings with it Jordan Spieth’s—with his straight-back and tight haircut—hopes of winning three majors in one year. Tiger Woods pulled that off in 2000 en route to the Tiger Slam subsequently completed at Augusta National Golf Club in 2001. Spieth would be in possession of the top...