sábado, 6 de febrero de 2021

Newsvine - pga

Baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball. Y.E. Yang played them all as a child.

Eyes glued to the TV, Y.E. Yang's family on the island of Jeju stayed up all night to watch the South Korean face off against world No. 1 Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship.

U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover needed a birdie over the final three holes to secure a spot on the Presidents Cup team, and he knew it. He finished with a bogey, instead, and now has to wait.

Padraig Harrington started the final round of the PGA Championship determined to atone for last week's meltdown against Tiger Woods in the last round at Firestone.

If Y.E. Yang's hot pink pants and theatrics didn't get Tiger Woods' attention Saturday at the PGA Championship, his ball-striking and shot-making sure did.

The literary contributions of Dan Jenkins go well beyond the 201 major championships he has covered in a career that spans Ben Hogan to Jack Nicklaus to Tiger Woods.

At least Padraig Harrington still has his sense of humor.

Grant Sturgeon knows what it's like to play difficult golf courses. For the last 16 months, he has been an assistant pro at Oakmont Country Club, reputed to be the toughest course in America.

Phil Mickelson walked off the wind-blown Hazeltine course, unsure whether he would be back for the weekend.

J.B. Holmes has withdrawn from the PGA Championship with a hand injury.

Phil Mickelson spent time in the rough and the sand, and one tee shot was so deep in the gallery he could have grabbed a snack from a corporate tent.

The wind blew toward the tee box, and Hazeltine's imposing 11th hole was 606 yards away from Alvaro Quiros while the rock-star group playing in front of him finished on the green.

O'Neill: A determined Tiger Woods, trying to win the season's final major,  is letting it all hang out at the PGA Championship.

John Daly withdrew from the PGA Championship after finishing with consecutive double bogeys for a 78. He cited a back injury.

Just when Ernie Els appeared to be making a move to challenge Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship on Saturday, the South African hit the brick wall at Hazeltine National known as No. 16.

Phil Mickelson got lost on his way to the putting green.

Sergio Garcia's news conferences at the majors are starting to sound like therapy sessions.

Trevor Immelman has withdrawn from the PGA Championship, the third straight major he's missed because of a wrist injury.

Tiger Woods is interested in adding a gold medal to his collection of green jackets.

Tiger Woods has said he was not fined by the PGA Tour for his critical remarks about a rules official putting the last group on the clock at Firestone.

O'Neill: The PGA Championship is known as “Glory's Last Shot,” a reference to its cleanup spot in a four-deep major championship rotation. The name seems especially appropriate in this odd 2009 major season, particularly for Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.

Analysis: It could be a special week for Mickelson at Hazeltine National Golf Club.

The PGA Tour is returning championship golf to the once-elite Greenbrier for the first time in 15 years, officials said Wednesday, just months after the resort's new owner promised to bring back a major tournament.

Alex Thompson added to her lead Thursday in the third round of the Junior PGA Championship before rain interrupted play at the TPC River's Bend course.

Phil Mickelson is coming back for the PGA Championship.