He reportedly turned down the “high nine digits” deal to play on the new Saudi-backed golf tour, but no matter. Thanks to endorsements and real estate, he is a billionaire anyway. Tiger Woods’ labored cleaning around Southern Hills during last month’s PGA Championship was a harsh reminder of how much time has passed since he … Read more
TULSA, Okla. — There are some distinct odors that float through the air on Sundays at major championships: cigar smoke, warm beer, mediocre barbecue and freshly cut grass among them. It can be an oddly comforting cocktail as a fan. But if you’re a player trying to win your first major, there is an aroma … Read more
Seth Waugh and the PGA of America showed more courage than many of the politicians in this country. Did more to defend our democracy, too. It’s largely been forgotten, but this week’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills was originally supposed to be at Trump Bedminster. Four days after the Jan. 6 insurrection, however, the PGA … Read more
TULSA, Okla. — It’s a glib Hallmark sentiment to note that 155 men departed the 104th PGA Championship disappointed and only one didn’t. A handful of the 20 club professionals competing surely had no real expectation of making the cut and were happy to make folks proud at the club back home. Same for a … Read more
TULSA, Okla. — Perspective will be difficult for Cameron Young to see through the thick haze of bitter disappointment that came with falling agonizingly short Sunday at Southern Hills. The 104th PGA Championship was right there for the 25-year-old Westchester native to seize as late afternoon fell over northeast Oklahoma. Young had one hand on … Read more
TULSA, Okla. — Mito Pereira looked as if he were about to run away and hide with the Wannamaker Trophy as the 104th PGA Championship winner. The 27-year-old from Chile, playing in only his second career major championship, had just birdied his second hole of the front nine during the third round Saturday at Southern … Read more
TULSA, Okla. — After several of golf’s biggest stars failed to make up ground on moving day at the PGA Championship on Saturday, six players are in good position to win their first major championship at Southern Hills Country Club. Chile’s Mito Pereira moved to 9 under after the third round and is the first … Read more
TULSA, Okla. — How do you feel, these days, when you watch Tiger Woods tee it up in a major championship? There are no wrong answers, which is one of the reasons we’re so drawn to the drama of sports. We can all watch the same events unfold, the same athletes compete and feel something … Read more
After two days of some typically-hot weather in Tulsa, Okla., temperatures have considerably dropped on Saturday at the PGA Championship. Out with the buckets of sweat, in with the sweater vests and long sleeves at Southern Hills. Due to dangerous weather in the area this morning, tee times were actually pushed back for 37 minutes. … Read more
There were moments in Tiger Woods’ second round at the PGA Championship in which he looked poised to make a run at the leaders. There were moments, too, when it seemed certain he was headed toward a missed cut and an early exit from Southern Hills Country Club. Get ESPN+ here | download the app … Read more