Scottie Scheffler warmed up for his second round at the US PGA Championship by “stretching in a jail cell” after being arrested on Friday morning. The world number one was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer …

Damp greens on Thursday had made for fine scoring conditions but with persistent rain falling, it was difficult for the early starters on Friday to make inroads into Schauffele’s advantage. However, after contending at the Masters in April, 2020 US PGA champion Morikawa again demonstrated his ability to produce his …

Andrew, Eddie and Iain preview the PGA Championship at Valhalla. Source link

Robert MacIntyre revealed a return home to Scotland brought out the form that saw him shoot an impressive five under par on day one of the US PGA Championship. The 27-year-old finished his round tied with Rory McIlroy, four shots behind early leader Xander Schauffele, as the action got under …

Defending champion Brendan Lawlor and world number one Kipp Popert will again battle it out for the G4D Open in Friday’s final round. Irishman Lawlor hit a second successive 71 to move to two under and swap places with England’s Popert, the top-ranked disability golfer. Popert, who led overnight on …

McIlroy is once again in Schauffele’s rear-view mirror. The world number two, who won his fourth and final major to date at this venue in 2014, started brightly from the 10th with two birdies in his opening four holes. But a bogey on the 17th was followed by a wayward …

The US were comprehensively beaten 16½-11½ by Europe in Rome last September and will be looking to avenge that defeat in New York in September 2025. However, the PGA of America is in no rush to appoint Zach Johnson’s successor, despite Europe already having Luke Donald in place as captain. …

Popert, who has cerebral palsy, finished runner-up to Lawlor over the same course last year. “Four under par is super shooting from Kipp,” said Lawlor, who has a rare condition called Ellis-van Creveld syndrome that is characterised by a shorter stature and shorter limbs. “But I feel like I have …

Thomas and good friend Jordan Spieth became investors last summer after being converted into Leeds fans by English golfer Matt Fitzpatrick’s caddie Billy Foster. “We’ve definitely become a lot closer over the last year, and he’s given us a lot of insight and knowledge in terms of Leeds and sending …

Rory McIlroy will tee off at 13:15 BST on Thursday, 16 May as he looks to end a 10-year major drought at the US PGA Championship. The Northern Irishman, who won this title when it was last held at Valhalla in 2014, will play round one and two with former …

Jon Rahm says a merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) should not be rushed because it has the “opportunity to set golf up in a very positive way for decades to come”. The Spaniard, 29, who has won two majors and was part of …

Brooks Koepka arrives at Valhalla for the second men’s major of the year as defending champion, but who are the other favourites for the title? Source link

Australia’s Wayne Perske, who played in the 2006 Open Championship before struggling with a back injury, makes his debut, having won the inaugural Scottish Open for Golfers with a Disability on Friday. “After being told by surgeons that I would not play golf ever again, I feel very fortunate to …

World number one Scottie Scheffler says he is “as prepared as possible” for this week’s US PGA Championship after he and wife Meredith welcomed their first child. Scheffler, 27, announced the birth, external on Monday, with son Bennett having been born on 8 May. Two-time Masters winner Scheffler has spent …

This was his third win in consecutive tournaments, each time beating the best players in the world to win The Open at Hoylake, a World Golf Championships event at Firestone and then the Wanamaker Trophy in the evening gloom of America’s gateway to the south. His one stroke victory over …

Rose Zhang made a stunning late run to overhaul Madelene Sagstrom and win the Cognizant Founders Cup by two shots. Zhang fired four birdies in her last five holes to card a six-under 66 and finish on 24 under at the Upper Montclair County Club. Sagstrom had looked to be …

Rory McIlroy cut Xander Schauffele’s lead at the Wells Fargo Championship to one shot with a superb third round in North Carolina. The Northern Irishman, a three-time champion at the Quail Hollow tournament, was four shots behind leader Schauffele after the second round. But McIlroy, a winner at the course …

Nelly Korda enjoyed a sublime second round at the Cognizant Founders Cup to move to four shots off the lead as she chases a record-breaking sixth straight LPGA Tour title. The 25-year-old American carded a bogey-free six-under-par 66 despite cold and wet conditions at Upper Montclair Country Club in New …

Rory McIlroy says there is “no strain” in his relationship with Tiger Woods but admits they have different views on the future of men’s professional golf. The disagreement arises from ongoing negotiations on a possible deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf. World number …

Nelly Korda is six shots off the lead at the Cognizant Founders Cup as she aims to win a record-breaking sixth straight LPGA Tour title. The 25-year-old trails leader and fellow American Rose Zhang, who shot a bogey-free opening round of 63 in New Jersey to stand on nine under. …