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☆ Rain and fireworks as PGA Championship third round gets underway
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROCHESTER, New York, May 20 (Reuters) - Golfers were preparing for a long, wet slog as third-round play got underway at the PGA Championships on Saturday and torrential rains rolled across Oak Hill Country Club. But there could also be a few fireworks among the dark clouds with LIV Golf standard bearers Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, once famously embroiled in one of golf's most lively spats, paired together. Right behind Hovland and Suh are Koepka and DeChambeau. Once bitter foes the pair are now LIV Golf team mates united in the Saudi-bankrolled venture's feud with the PGA Tour, which they left to sign on with the big money rebel circuit. Reporting by Steve Keating, Editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Scheffler, Hovland, Conners grab PGA Championship lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] May 19, 2023; Rochester, New York, USA; Scottie Scheffler hits a tee shot on the seventh hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-USA... Read moreROCHESTER, New York, May 19 (Reuters) - World number two Scottie Scheffler, Norwegian Viktor Hovland and Canada's Corey Conners grabbed a share of the PGA Championship second round lead on Friday, while an unforgiving Oak Hill left some of golf's biggest names fighting to make the cut. Conners had started the day level with Scheffler one back of pacesetting Bryson DeChambeau and finished it in the same position also signing for a 68. World number 11 Hovland began his round with back-to-back birdies and then drained a five-foot birdie putt at the 18th to join Conners and Scheffler on five-under 135. "The tournament is halfway done," said Scheffler, who can reclaim the number ranking with a win on Sunday.

☆ Scheffler, Hovland and Conners Share the Lead at P.G.A. Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Alan Blinder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

And when he walked off the course on Friday, his tournament score at one under par, he was positioned to contend at the P.G.A. He had figured, he said, that four under could win the tournament at an Oak Hill Country Club where the fairways seem to be awfully hard to find. “There are chances,” said Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open winner who only in February ended a four-year drought of PGA Tour victories. By nightfall, only nine men in the 156-player field were under par; the 2008 P.G.A. Championship was the last with fewer than 10 players below par after two rounds.

☆ LIV Golf's DeChambeau grabs PGA Championship clubhouse lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Keegan Bradley, who won the 2011 PGA Championship, was two shots off the pace with Norway's Viktor Hovland and New Zealand's Ryan Fox. DeChambeau, who missed last year's PGA Championship as he was recovering from surgery on his left hand, started on the back nine and reached the turn at one under. "It was a grind today," said 2022 Masters winner Scheffler. It marked the first time the top player in the rankings had carded a six over or higher at the PGA Championship since Greg Norman in 1987. It marks Mickelson's return to the PGA Championship for the first time since 2021 when, aged 50, he defied the odds to become the oldest major winner in history.

☆ Steady Scheffler stays hot on cold day at PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

While Scheffler, Masters champion in 2022, failed to make the cut last year in Tulsa, he has been a contender at the other two PGA Championships he has contested. "I came into today's round just trying to play solid golf," said Scheffler. "No matter what position I'm in going into tomorrow, I would be grinding it out. "You just try and stay in position, make the important par putts and just keep the momentum going. Reporting by Steve Keating in Rochester, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ PGA Championship: Eric Cole soars but Jon Rahm sinks in frost-delayed first round
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —American golfer Eric Cole raced into an early PGA Championship lead following a scintillating start at Oak Hill Country Club on Thursday. Now, on his PGA Championship debut and only his second major appearance, the 34-year-old is enjoying a look at the leaderboard. 1 is bidding to become only the fourth golfer – and the first since Jack Nicklaus in 1975 – to win both the Masters and the PGA Championship in the same season. Jordan Spieth will need a strong response if he is to achieve golfing immortality come Sunday, as the three-time major champion opened with a three-over 69. The American is a PGA Championship title away from becoming only the sixth men’s golfer to win all four majors in the modern era.

☆ Slimmed-down DeChambeau savouring solid start to PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] May 18, 2023; Rochester, New York, USA; Bryson DeChambeau tees off on the 14th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club. It was all water weight," DeChambeau told reporters at Oak Hill. So nice to come back and start to finally figure out what's going on with my golf swing," said DeChambeau, who missed last year's PGA Championship while recovering from hand surgery. Entering this week, DeChambeau's average position after 18 holes of a major championship was 52nd. It was more just frustrated and disappointed, like I've achieved this why can't I just do it every day," said DeChambeau.

☆ Ferocious Oak Hill Daunts P.G.A. Championship Field, With More to Come
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Alan Blinder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Scottie Scheffler had, at least in the moment, a share of the P.G.A. Championship lead when he offered a foreboding prediction Thursday afternoon: Oak Hill Country Club, already playing to the point of menace in the first round, would only become more terrorizing. The winds are expected to bluster. And, for good measure, the East Course has been recently restored to bring back the diabolical, century-old wizardry of the architect Donald J. Ross. Rory McIlroy, the four-time major champion, hit two fairways all day as he dueled with crosswinds off the tees.

☆ How to watch the PGA Championship: Start time, channels, and other things to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Rob Schumacher/USA Today Network Tiger Woods walks the 18th green during the second round on Saturday, April 8. David J. Phillip/AP Fred Couples waves to patrons after finishing his second round on Saturday. Patrick Smith/Getty Images Patrick Cantlay plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th hole on Saturday. Rob Schumacher/USA Today Network Adam Scott plays a bunker shot on the second hole Thursday. Rob Schumacher/USA Today Network Hideki Matsuyama, who won the tournament two years ago, looks over a putt on the second hole.

☆ Koepka brings lessons from Masters letdown into PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ROCHESTER, New York, May 17 (Reuters) - Brooks Koepka returns to the major stage for this week's PGA Championship hoping the lessons he learned after squandering a final-round lead at last month's Masters will serve him well at Oak Hill Country Club. When asked to share what he learned from his latest Masters appearance Koepka said he preferred to keep it to himself. Starting with his 2017 U.S. Open win at Erin Hills, Koepka has finished either first or second in eight of the last 21 majors in which he has competed. Prior to the 2019 PGA Championship Koepka said the majors are sometimes the easiest to win and shared his own algorithm that essentially reduced the field to about 12 players he needed to beat. Oak Hill has undergone an extensive restoration since it last hosted a PGA Championship in 2013 and its narrow fairways, deep rough and steep-faced bunkers will provide a stern test.

☆ Rahm, Smith and Fitzpatrick form PGA Championship major attraction
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] May 15, 2023; Rochester, New York, USA; Jon Rahm tees off on the 8th hole during a practice round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-USA... Read moreROCHESTER, New York, May 16 (Reuters) - Spaniard Jon Rahm, Australian Cameron Smith and Briton Matt Fitzpatrick were put together on Tuesday in a star-studded group of major champions for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship. Another power threesome of PGA Championship winners heads out at 8:11 AM ET (1211 GMT) with reigning champion Justin Thomas opening the defence of his crown in the company of Northern Ireland's four-time major winner Rory McIlroy and double major winner Collin Morikawa. World number two Scottie Scheffler will partner twice PGA Championship winner and LIV Golf hope Brooks Koepka and 2019 U.S. Open winner Gary Woodland. Also carrying the LIV flag will be Phil Mickelson, the six-time major winner, partnered with world number four Patrick Cantlay and Rickie Fowler who will go out in the afternoon wave.

☆ PGA Tour and LIV take feud to PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ROCHESTER, New York, May 15 (Reuters) - The PGA Tour and LIV Golf take their feud to Oak Hill Country Club for the PGA Championship this week with the Saudi-bankrolled rebel circuit again seeking major validation. That was until world number one Spaniard Jon Rahm came to the PGA Tour's rescue, finishing top of the leaderboard to leave Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson runners-up. Like the Masters there will be 18 LIV members in the field led by twice PGA Championship winners Koepka and 52-year-old Mickelson and Australian Cameron Smith, who signed on with LIV after winning last year's British Open. Rahm and world number two Scottie Scheffler both are in top form coming into Rochester. Spieth, who withdrew from the Byron Nelson citing a left wrist injury, needs only a PGA Championship to join the elite club that includes, Woods, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus.

☆ Jason Day pays tribute to late mother after first PGA Tour victory in five years at AT&T Byron Nelson
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Australian golfer Jason Day claimed his first PGA Tour victory for more than five years at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Texas, paying tribute to his late mother after the win. 1, Day has endured a challenging period in his career since he was last in the winner’s circle. It was his 13th victory on the PGA Tour, earning him $1.71 million. “For some reason, I just thought that I was going to win the tournament,” said Day, who claimed his first Tour win in the same event 13 years ago. “There’s still a lot of work that needs to be done with the swing, to the point where I want to take it,” Day said.

☆ Day set for return to action after vertigo derailed Masters plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 3 (Reuters) - A well-rested Jason Day will return to competition this week for the first time since enduring a horror finish to last month's Masters that the Australian revealed on Wednesday was due to another bout of vertigo. "So last round of the Masters I had vertigo, so that was obviously not fun to play in that final round," world number 34 Day told reporters ahead of this week's Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. "We had to finish our third round Sunday morning and then I was sitting in the caddie hut and that's when I got vertigo." Day said he has not had "too many bouts" of vertigo since 2015 and that when it would return it would typically last for about three holes and then gradually get better. The Australian was even considered a contender going into the Masters given a return to form that had produced five top-10 finishes in seven events going into the year's first major.

☆ Jon Rahm sets new PGA Tour earnings record with four months still to play
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —It’s been quite the year for Jon Rahm – and he’s got the prize money to prove it. A runner-up finish at the Mexico Open on Sunday took the Spaniard’s PGA Tour season earnings to $14,462,840, setting a new Tour record for money earned in a single season. With $49,486,883 in total earnings since joining the PGA Tour in 2016, Rahm looks set to pass the $50 million mark imminently upon his return. The American had finished joint-second, one shot shy, of Rahm at last year’s event, but improved his total by eight shots to end on 24-under and clinch his sixth PGA Tour title. Orlando Ramirez/Getty ImagesGiven his form, Rahm looks well-placed to add to his two majors and 11 PGA Tour titles this year, but the 28-year-old is keeping his feet firmly on the ground.

☆ Rahm sets record for most money earned in a PGA Tour season
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 30 (Reuters) - Jon Rahm fell short in his bid to successfully defend his Mexico Open title on Sunday but the Spaniard's second place finish set a new benchmark for the most money won in a single season on the PGA Tour. World number one Rahm, who counts a Masters triumph among his four PGA Tour wins this season, made $839,300 for finishing second at Vidanta Vallarta, bringing his 2022-23 season total to $14,462,840. That tops the previous record of $14,046,910 set last season by 2022 Masters winner Scottie Scheffler. While disappointed in falling short, Rahm said this week offered a good reminder that past results and one's standing in the world of golf are no guarantee of future success. "A great reminder that what you've done means absolutely nothing, you still have to go out there and do it.

☆ Republican hopefuls to court evangelical vote in Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Nathan Layne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

CLIVE, Iowa, April 22 (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopefuls will make their pitch to evangelical voters in Iowa on Saturday, the first major event for candidates to court the key conservative voting bloc in a state set to hold the party's first nominating contest in early 2024. It will be headlined by former Vice President Mike Pence, a devout evangelical who may soon launch a presidential bid, and U.S. Iowa is slated to hold the first-in-the-nation Republican caucus in early 2024. Strong evangelical support early on in the nominating process could help give a challenger a chance to strike a blow against Trump, who won three-fourths of the white evangelical vote nationally in 2020. Trump won 76% of the white evangelical vote in 2020, down from 80% in 2016, according to Edison Research exit polls.

The triumphant pair on Sunday will also receive a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. The Fitzpatrick brothers will pair together at the Zurich Classic. The golf world is very different from when I started to when he’s playing now so he’s going to focus on the Challenge Tour probably, he’s excited for that. Yet Fitzpatrick – dubbed the hardest-working golfer on the PGA Tour – has no intention of accepting his place in the food chain. “I’m constantly looking at ways to improve and get better, and that’s what’s really important is to keep pushing myself and try and catch them up.”

☆ Masters final-round telecast ratings hit five-year high
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 11 (Reuters) - The final-round Masters showdown between eventual victor Jon Rahm and LIV Golf's Brooks Koepka was the most-watched golf telecast on any network in five years, CBS said on Tuesday. The telecast, during which Rahm came back from a two-shot deficit on Sunday to win his second major and reclaim the world number one ranking, averaged 12.06 million viewers, up 19% compared with Scottie Scheffler's win at last year's Masters. Ratings for Rahm's victory peaked at more than 15 million viewers from 7:00-7:15 p.m ET (2300-2315 GMT), as Rahm was putting the finishing touches on his four-shot victory over Koepka and Phil Mickelson. The Masters has long been one of the most anticipated golf events, but the 2023 edition had added intrigue given it was the first since the start of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit, which drew in a prominent group of players like Koepka and Mickelson. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Koepka extends Masters lead before round three suspended due to rain
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Frank Pingue | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/8] Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 8, 2023 Brooks Koepka of the U.S. after playing out from a bunker on the 7th hole during the third round REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstSummary Play to resume Sunday at 8:30 a.m. It marked the second consecutive day that rain interrupted play at the year's first major as 39 golfers returned early on Saturday to complete their second round. Play will resume Sunday at 8:30 a.m ET followed by the final round starting at 12:30 p.m. "I'm pretty sure I'll be up for it considering it is the Masters. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Augusta, Georgia; Editing by Ken Ferris, Pritha Sarkar and Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

If you're outside of the US, we can show you how to get access to that free Masters live stream too via the use of a VPN. You can follow individual golfers at Masters.com and through The Masters Tournament app. Where to watch the Masters in the USYou can watch the 2023 Masters Tournament on ESPN, CBS, and the Masters.com website. If you're outside the US right now, you might be in an area that doesn't have access to the free live stream of the Masters. Click "watch live" to choose a feed between the available holes and featured groupsCoverage will be available from April 6 to 9.

If you're looking to tune into day 2 of the prestigious golf tournament, we have everything you need on how to watch the Masters live stream for free. If you're outside of the US, we can show you how to get access to that free Masters live stream too via the use of a VPN. You can follow individual golfers at Masters.com and through The Masters Tournament app. Where to watch the Masters in the USYou can watch the 2023 Masters Tournament on ESPN, CBS, and the Masters.com website. If you're outside the US right now, you might be in an area that doesn't have access to the free live stream of the Masters.

You can follow individual golfers at Masters.com and through The Masters Tournament app. Where to watch the Masters in the USYou can watch the 2023 Masters Tournament on ESPN, CBS, and the Masters.com website. CBS and ESPN are also included as channels on live TV streaming services like Hulu + Live TV ($70/month) and FuboTV ($75/month). How to watch the Masters with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. The Masters 2023 TV scheduleThe Masters is separated into four rounds of tournament play beginning on April 6 and concluding April 9.

☆ The Masters has strict rules not seen anywhere else in sports. Here are the things that can get you thrown out or even arrested.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Tyler Lauletta | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The Masters are here once again, and with them, the strict rules of Augusta National. Scottie Scheffler dons the green jacket after winning the Masters. AP Photo/David J. PhillipThis week the golf world's attention will once again turn to Augusta National, as the best players in the world compete in the Masters tournament. The Masters is a tournament of tradition — caddies are still made to wear their all-white overalls while walking the course, and fans that have traveled to Augusta National to take in the tournament are referred to as "patrons." Still, there are even more arcane rules at Augusta National, all the way down to what patrons can bring on to the grounds.

☆ Scheffler, McIlroy and Rahm not yet the Big Three but in league of their own
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I just had breakfast with Jon Rahm and that didn't come up," laughed McIlroy, when asked if the three had discussed their dominance. It may be absurd to compare Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player, who combined for 34 major titles, to Scheffler, McIlroy and Rahm but on current form the present-day trio are in a league of their own. McIlroy opened his campaign with victory at the CJ Cup and hoisted the trophy at the DP Tour's Dubai Desert Classic. "You can say that (the new Big Three), if we do it for at least five-plus years like many of those players did," said Rahm. World number one Scheffler would not be drawn into the Big Three discussion but put the trio's domination down to a high level of consistency.

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