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8:27 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – For a few hours Saturday afternoon, it appeared this PGA Championship might be an unlikely coronation. Phil Mickelson was on cruise control, hitting fairways, rolling in birdie putts, thumbs-upping everyone in sight. He walked to the 11th tee with a five-shot lead. Could this really be happening? Could

Phil Mickelson has made a career of surprises. It’s part of his appeal. That he has a legitimate chance to win the 103rd PGA Championship to become golf’s oldest major champion at age 50 is up there as one of his late, great ones. But it’d also be a surprise if he suddenly was out

9:12 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — It’s not quite the same storyline that enveloped another major championship. The backdrop there was whether or not a beeper in his golf bag would go off at any moment, summoning him home. But Phil Mickelson requesting that a drone be removed from his line of flight when

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Too good to be true doesn’t tell the half of it. Lefty had played 10-and-a-half perfect holes, five under for the day, four shots clear of the whippersnappers chasing him. After flushing his second into the par-5 11th, he holstered his long iron and leaned onto his right leg, admiring his

What’s in store for Saturday at the PGA Championship? Frankly it’s anyone’s guess, which is what makes it so fascinating. Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen enter the weekend tied for the lead at five under, but there’s a crowded leader board full of major champions (Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau, Gary Woodland) anxious to

8:14 PM ET Associated Press WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Sarah Kemp shot a 4-under 67 on Friday at firm and fast Kingsmill Resort to take a 1-stroke lead into the weekend in the LPGA Tour’s Pure Silk Championship. “This golf course is made for me because I feel like I’m not long and I have a

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C—When it comes to player interviews, we—fans, media, even golfers themselves—tend to gravitate towards the dramatic. A wisecrack or friendly jab can go viral; a knock on a competitor or course or governing body can produce commentary and articles and TV segments. Which is fine, but sometimes the focus on the sensational makes

7:50 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Phil Mickelson is serious about getting on top of his focus issues. After jumping out front at the PGA Championship on Friday, he agreed to take just three questions from reporters waiting to grill him about his standing atop the leaderboard and his quest for a sixth major

The 36-hole mark of a golf tournament can be either a glorious position or a nightmare for bettors. Either you’re ripping up your pre-tourney tickets, or you’re going to bed dreaming about the money you could win on the weekend. We’ve been on both sides, so we can sympathize with how ever you’re feeling after

Dustin Johnson birdied his opening hole on Friday, and added another birdie and an eagle over his final three. It still wasn’t enough to stick around Kiawah’s Ocean Course for the weekend. Even with a late flurry, Johnson finished the first 36 holes of the 2021 PGA Championship at six over par. It marks the

2:22 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Phil Mickelson is the clubhouse leader at the PGA Championship — a surprise given his recent form and struggles with numerous aspects of his game. Jason Day had an easy explanation. “There were no foul balls,” said Day, who played with the 50-year-old Mickelson during the first two

We should expect to see the same from Day 2 at the Ocean Course with similar conditions, though we might have a sustained wind of at least 15 miles per hour from 10 a.m. on. That’s all this faux-links course needs to show its teeth. (Scroll down for the latest updates) Here are the latest

8:18 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The scorecard yardage of 7,876 makes the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island the longest in major championship history. As daunting as it sounds, that is not the reason players in this week’s PGA Championship look so battered and bruised as they exit the premises. Sunburned and sullen, the

The legendary Kevin Garnett once said screamed at the top of his lungs, “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!” Jordan Spieth fans might be screaming a similar refrain to the heavens when their knees hit the floor on Thursday night. That’s because, according to this stat from stats guru Justin Ray, Spieth’s chances of making history and completing

As the old saying goes, you can’t win a golf tournament on the first day, but you can lose one. Sadly, for Rory McIlroy, that’s been a recurring theme in recent years. That’s not to say McIlroy totally shot himself out of the 2021 PGA Championship on Thursday, but he certainly didn’t make hoisting the

May 18, 2021 KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The fee was in the neighborhood of $80 per hour. That is what Rick Sessinghaus charged all the junior golfers at the executive course he worked at in Glendale, California. And yes, that included a very young Collin Morikawa. The reigning PGA Championship winner was just 8 years

(Scroll down for the latest updates) And that’s not to diminish the other storylines of these other players . . . Jordan Spieth pursuing the career Grand Slam as he has reemerged as one of the world’s best. Bryson DeChambeau, with his power and brawn, will likely apply a different strategy than other players—and how

6:50 AM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina — A look at the field for this week’s PGA Championship makes one thing perfectly clear: There are a lot of good options when picking who will lift the Wanamaker Trophy come Sunday night. (And hopefully whoever it is has better luck with it than Collin Morikawa, who

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C—The first ball went to parts unknown. The second, water. The third followed the second. There wasn’t much vexation, at least visibly; it was a practice round, after all. And on his fourth, after he and his group moved from the back 17th tee to a box 25 yards up, Bryson DeChambeau did,

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The current golf order has congregated on this idyllic island for the second major championship of the year. The disruptors, however, are here as well. On Tuesday evening, just 36 hours before the first tee shot of the PGA Championship, representatives for the Super Golf League hosted a number of agents

6:48 AM ET The contenders who hope to win this week’s 103rd PGA Championship at Kiawah Island had better hope their big sticks are ready. The Ocean Course will measure a whopping 7,876 yards, making it the longest course to ever host one of professional golf’s four majors. Rory McIlroy won the previous PGA Championship

To bet on history, or not to bet on history. That’s the question facing prospective Jordan Spieth backers this week at the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. Should Spieth go on to raise the Wanamaker Trophy on Sunday evening in South Carolina, he would become just the sixth player in golf history to complete the

1:00 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina — Here are the tee times for the opening two rounds of the 2021 PGA Championship at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island: All times ET Round 1 First tee 7 a.m. — Patrick Rada, Adam Long, Cameron Tringale 7:11 a.m. — Dylan Frittelli, Larkin Gross, Matt Jones

It’s a major championship week, which means we are back with another installment of value bets. Alternate title: Two clowns from New Jersey find eight more creative ways to light money on fire. Apparently, that’s too much of a mouthful. Whatever. All jokes aside, we’ve had some decent success in this value space (please don’t

It’s a major championship week, which means there are plenty of marquee “supergroups” for the first and second rounds at Kiawah Island. Clear your schedules now, because Thursday and Friday are officially must-watch affairs. Eight of the announced threesomes feature three major winners, and a few of those trios didn’t even make the cut on

7:19 AM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The pudgy face is gone. So too is the curly hair sticking out from beneath an odd-looking cap. Now, the look is more mature, one of a husband and father, someone whose priorities have evolved. After all these years, Rory McIlroy returns to the same place, but he

KIAWAH ISLAND—Vijay Singh has withdrawn from the PGA Championship. The PGA of America said in a statement that Singh cited a back injury as the reason for his WD. Singh, 58, is far removed from being a full-time PGA Tour player. However, he had a spot in the field thanks to lifetime exemptions from PGA

6:35 PM ET Associated Press DULUTH, Ga. — Monday qualifier Dicky Pride won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour Champions title, closing with a 5-under 67 for a 3-stroke victory. Making his 11th senior start, the 51-year-old Pride had six birdies in an 11-hole stretch before dropping a stroke on

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In front is a green, surrounded by waste bunkers and marsh and dunes against the backdrop of the Atlantic. Behind stands all of America. It is a beautiful convergence that can make the biggest titan feel small and turn the coldest S.O.B. sentimental. Yet to one observer, the appeal of the

The 2021 LPGA Tour season moves on to its 10th tournament of the year this week at the Pure Silk Championship. At a glance, it would seem like a run-of-the-mill event, albeit one that begins a parade of 11 straight weeks of tournaments through early August. But with a closer look, the stop at Kingsmill