Master of Arts, Journalism
University of South Florida
The majors season finally kicks off Thursday at Harding Park in San Francisco for the 102nd PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka will look to become the first player since Walter Hagen in 1926 to win three PGA Championships in a row. Koepka comes in after finishing runner-up a week ago to Justin....READ STORY
NO ONE MOVES THE
NEEDLE LIKE TIGER
Like most golf fans, I loved The Match II that took place Memorial Day Weekend between Tiger Woods/Peyton Manning vs. Phil Mickelson/Tom Brady. It was great to see sports back for a few hours and watch four of the greatest athletes in one setting, including possibly the greatest golfer and...READ STORY
ason Day and Brendon Todd both shot 5-under 65s to lead after the first round of the 102nd PGA Championship at Harding Park. Brooks Koepka, going for a 3rd straight PGA title, is just one back at -4. Tiger Woods shot a 68 and sits three back while world No. 1 Justin Thomas shot a one-over ..READ STORY
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4-3-2-1 BREAKDOWN FROM RBC HERITAGE
Is it time to consider Webb Simpson an elite player? Simple answer: Yes. He’s gone under the radar a lot since his U.S. Open win in 2012. Over the last two years, he’s quietly put together one of the best resumes on the PGA Tour. He won the Players Championship in 2018 and has accumulated seven wins...READ STORY
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Collin Morikawa won his second career tournament on Sunday by defeating Justin Thomas on the third playoff hole at the Workday Charity Open. Morikawa will join a star-studded field next week at The Memorial Tournament which will include Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. We look at...READ STORY
Did Daniel Berger win it or did Collin Morikawa lose it? It seems like the winner of the Charles Schwab Challenge is being overshadowed by those who failed to get it done. Collin Morikawa’s short birdie miss on 18 and then his 3-foot lip out on 18 cost him the title. Xander Schauffele cost himself a chance of...READ STORY
Bryson DeChambeau scored a three-shot victory over Matthew Wolff on Sunday to claim his sixth win on the PGA Tour. DeChambeau has now finished in the top-10 seven weeks in a row and in eight of his last nine weeks. We take a look at the hottest topics surrounding the PGA Tour following the week in...READ STORY
In an effort to lighten a jam-packed schedule in late July/early August and also start the FedEx playoffs earlier so they don’t interfere with football season, the PGA Championship made a major move in 2019 moving its tournament from August to May....READ STORY
A loaded field once again embarks upon TPC River Highlands for the Traveler’s Championship. Defending champion Chez Reavie will join the likes of Brooks Koepka, Webb Simpson, Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, Gary Woodland, Dustin Johnson, and...READ FULL STORY
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Perhaps the strongest field of the season congregates at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio for The Memorial Tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Nine of the top-10 players in the world will play this week along with Tiger Woods who is making his first appearance in a PGA Tour event since the coronavirus...READ STORY
Jon Rahm came out victorious at The Memorial Tournament on Sunday, winning by three strokes over Ryan Palmer. Rahm broke through the crowded leaderboard on Saturday, taking a three-shot lead into Sunday where he built up a big lead, only to watch it dwindle down with the help of some bogeys ..READ STORY
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