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Baltusrol Golf Club, which was named after Baltus Roll, a farmer who owned the land where the club sits (and was murdered there), plays host to the PGA Championship this week. Phil Mickelson won the Wanamaker in 2005, the last time the tournament was contested at Baltusrol. Lefty finished at four-under, and only nine players finished under par. Because the PGA of America doesn’t favor one type of track in particular or set up a course in a consistent way (in comparison to the rock-hard-and-lightning-fast preference of the USGA or the distinct elements of links golf at Open Championship...
Published: July 25, 2016
The pace of the majors on the PGA Tour calendar succumbs to gravity like no other this year. For the first four months of the season, it’s a long march uphill to the Masters, pushing that major piece of granite to the top. A little over eight weeks later, we get the U.S. Open. From there, it’s as if the PGA Tour has had enough with waiting, as the rock gathers up a full tank of Newtonian inertia on its way down the hill. The Open Championship takes place a month after the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship just two weeks after the British. For the impatient five-year-old in us...
Published: July 25, 2016
The 2016 PGA Championship begins Thursday and returns to Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, for the first time since 2005, when Phil Mickelson hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy. Mickelson could well be a strong contender once again based on his sensational performance at The Open Championship, where he finished second to Henrik Stenson by three strokes but was 11 shots clear of the rest of the field. Lefty’s showing in Scotland at Royal Troon Golf Club was his 11th runner-up finish in a major. That’s perhaps why he’s only the sixth favorite, according to the latest odds...
Published: July 25, 2016
Who’s up for another major? Thanks to golf’s return to the Summer Olympics, the PGA Championship, normally played in mid-August, is on the calendar for a July 28 start, just 11 days after the conclusion of the British Open. Though Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson‘s brilliant, historic showdown in the final round at the Royal Troon Golf Club this year will live long in the memory, golf’s collective attention span will quickly hone in on the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, for the 98th edition of the PGA Championship. Stenson, Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Jason...
Published: July 25, 2016
The inclusion of golf in the 2016 Olympics has resulted in a peculiar twist to this year’s schedule. Instead of being played in August, as it is in most years, the PGA Championship will start Thursday and come to its conclusion Sunday (unless weather impacts the tournament). It’s interesting to note the sport’s Big Three have been shut out at this year’s majors. Top-rated Jason Day is the defending champion, and he has had a solid year as the No. 1 golfer in the world. But he struggled at the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. Jordan Spieth has struggled since his collapse...
Published: July 24, 2016
Sunday’s final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, featured a thrilling finish thanks to a jam-packed leaderboard. In the end, Jhonattan Vegas emerged victorious with a 12-under-par overall score. Vegas shot an eight-under 64 to cap off the win by one stroke. Below is a look at the top performers and prize-money earners: Brandt Snedeker, who won the event in 2013, had the 54-hole lead at nine under. He was the last hope to match Vegas but pulled his second shot on the par-five 18th, which ultimately prevented him from tying Vegas with an eagle. Despite...
Published: July 24, 2016
Paul Broadhurst edged out Miguel Angel Jimenez and a host of other stars on the final day of the 2016 Senior British Open, holding on to win the title after a round of four-under 68. Scott McCarron and Magnus P. Atlevi both led the pack at some point on Sunday but fell back on the back nine, and Jimenez and Broadhurst went to the 18th with the championship on the line. The Spaniard double-bogeyed the hole, however, finishing with a score of three over. A total prize-money purse of $1,350,000 has been reserved for this event, with the full payout set to be announced at a later date, per the PGA...
Published: July 23, 2016
Brandt Snedeker is 18 holes away from his second win in 2016. Through three rounds at the RBC Canadian Open, Snedeker leads at nine under par in Oakville, Ontario. Canadian amateur Jared du Toit and Dustin Johnson are tied for second place at eight under after Saturday: Much of Snedeker‘s third-round success came from a streak of five straight birdies on the front nine. After carding a par on No. 1, he proceeded to gain five shots and surge up the leaderboard. By the day’s end, the 35-year-old finished 15 spots higher than where he began the day. Snedeker lost some ground with bogeys...
Published: July 23, 2016
Miguel Angel Jimenez holds a commanding lead after Day 3 of the 2016 Senior British Open at Carnoustie, Scotland, with a sublime seven-under round of 65 taking him to the top of the leaderboard. The Spaniard, who’s 11 under par for the Championship, now holds a four-stroke lead over his nearest challengers, with four players tied in second place. Englishman Paul Broadhurst is level second alongside a trio of Americans, with Wes Short Jr., Tom Byrum and Joe Durant all seven under par overall. Take a look at the leaderboard after Saturday’s action: Jimenez...
Published: July 23, 2016
Dustin Johnson and Luke List maintained their tie atop the leaderboard at the RBC Canadian Open on Friday, shooting matching one-under 71s to pace the field at seven under overall. Johnson and List didn’t match the dominance they displayed in Thursday’s opening round, which saw them card six-under 66s, but they performed well enough to stay in front at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario. Here is a look at the leaderboard through two rounds, with the full results available at the PGA Tour’s official website: Early indications suggested Johnson would plummet from...