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Consider what Mito Pereira faces Sunday morning. Sitting on the 54-hole lead at the Masters last month caused Scottie Scheffler—the hottest golfer on the planet—to break down crying and require his wife to build him back up. Pereira, the 24-year-old from Chile playing in just his second major, handled the nerves splendidly in the third

10:12 PM ET TULSA, Okla. — The 14th hole at Southern Hills Country Club is a monstrous par-3, the kind of hole that can demoralize even the best golfers in the world. But Saturday, Rory McIlroy hit a 5-iron there that I would contend was the best shot of the entire PGA Championship. It was

TULSA — The third round of the PGA Championship teetered on anarchy, with brand-name players flying up (and mostly down) the leaderboard on an exacting test buffeted by breezes. By day’s end, Mito Pereira had claimed a three-stroke lead at nine under, but this still feels like the most wide-open major championship Sunday in recent

There’s some mystery in the air this week at the PGA Championship. Southern Hills Country Club hosts the major for the fifth time, but the first since 2007, when Tiger Woods won his fourth Wanamaker Trophy in the scorching Tulsa heat. In 2018, the Perry Maxwell course underwent an extensive restoration from Gil Hanse and

9:38 AM ET Tiger Woods snuck into the weekend at the PGA Championship with a gritty end to his second round. Despite the accomplishment of making the cut just 14 months after a single-car crash that nearly cost him his leg, Woods isn’t just happy to be here. He wants to be a factor. “This

After two days of some typically-hot weather in Tulsa, Okla., temperatures have dropped considerably 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 by 37 minutes.

10:13 PM ET 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

TULSA — Tyrrell Hatton has never been one to hold back how he feels about, well, how he feels. If you didn’t know that already from the endless number of on-course outbursts he’s displayed over the years following good, bad and indifferent shots, it was crystalized after the final round of last month’s Masters when

TULSA — The top of the 2022 PGA Championship leaderboard is loaded, with Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy and Bubba Watson among those chasing Will Zalatoris. But the list of those who failed to advance to the weekend at Southern Hills isn’t short on firepower, either. From fledgling superstars, current and former World No. 1s to

2:10 PM ET Tiger Woods started so well at the PGA Championship, his first round beginning with a smooth, easy birdie on the very first hole at Southern Hills Country Club. But as his day progressed, things got harder — his body started to fail, his game started to falter. Watch Woods, McIlroy, Spieth in

Good news, golf fans! The 2022 PGA Championship continues on Friday, even if many have already declared Rory McIlroy the winner. The four-time major champ certainly was sharp on Thursday with that opening round 65, and Southern Hills has a reputation for golfers converting leads into wins. But there is a LOT of golf left,

5:35 PM ET TULSA, Okla. — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy do not walk the way they once did, when each was at the height of his powers. Woods, understandably, takes tentative steps these days. He’ll often hold a club in his right hand as he leaves the tee box, gently swinging it like a

TULSA — Bunkers on the PGA Tour tend to be hazards in name only. Gone are the days when bunkers were glorified sand boxes, when good lies were bonuses rather than the expectation. Modern bunkers are pearly-white oases that offer players a blank canvas to do whatever they want with the ball. They’d much rather

The year’s second major is here, and we’re as excited for the PGA Championship as any other major of 2022. Southern Hills is as intriguing of a venue as there is. The classic Perry Maxwell design was restored a few years ago by Gil Hanse and his team, and if conditions are firm and fast

8:40 AM ET Nick PietruszkiewiczESPN.com Close Senior editor for college basketball Joined ESPN in 2008 Graduate of the University of Maryland Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Tiger Woods wandering Southern Hills Country Club alone at the PGA Championship would attract interest. But for the first two rounds of the year’s

All the big guns are at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., for the 2022 PGA Championship. Story lines abound. Can Masters champion Scottie Scheffler complete the second leg of the Grand Slam? Will fellow Dallasite Jordan Spieth, looking to complete the career Grand Slam, get in his way? Can Rory McIlroy end a

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The second golf major of the year begins Thursday at the 2022 PGA Championship from Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Among those competing are World No. 1 and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, 2021 U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm and two-time major winner Collin Morikawa. The last time the

Sports are unscripted for a reason, one best articulated by the erudite Yogi Berra (edited here to account for the sport), who said, “There’s one word that describes golf—you never know.” The U.S. Amateur Four-Ball final on Wednesday emphatically proved his point. The team of former Wake Forest players Chad Wilfong and Davis Womble seemed

TULSA—All eyes will be on Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth on Thursday and Friday at Southern Hills, the PGA of America grouping the three biggest attractions together for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship. Concentrating so much firepower is not new to professional golf, and there’s no doubting the intrigue surrounding

7:09 AM ET There is no denying the PGA Championship, which starts Thursday at Southern Hills, has its headliners. That would be the 9:11 a.m. time on Thursday: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth. But there are others worth discussing, from world No. 1 and reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, to previous No. 1

TULSA — The pairings for Thursday and Friday have been released, and man, they are ripe for a countdown. A totally biased, sure to enrage, seat-of-the-pants countdown. Let’s call it a baker’s dozen and start at the top. Honorable mention, just because it could be super weird: John Daly, Shaun Micheel, Y.E. Yang 12. Tyrrell

8:24 AM ET TULSA, Okla. — Rickie Fowler does not offer many windows into his psyche. It has always been his greatest strength, particularly away from the golf course. He is measured, polite and never controversial — a marketing executive’s dream — which is one reason he’s been such a ubiquitous commercial presence in our

TULSA—If you’re looking for parallels between Southern Hills and Craig Ranch, well, that’s an exploration so doomed we won’t bother sending out a search party. However, should Xander Schauffele hoist the Wanamker come Sunday evening, that salvation may be spurred by providence found last Friday at the aforementioned TPC venue. Playing in the AT&T Byron

TULSA—The LIV Golf series begins in three weeks, and should the PGA Tour follow through on its threat, players who compete in the Saudi-backed events could see their tour careers jeopardized. And, judging by Tuesday comments from the head of the PGA of America, could jeopardize their participation in future PGA Championships as well. Speaking

7:12 AM ET TULSA, Okla. — The PGA Championship returns to Southern Hills Country Club for the first time since 2007, when Tiger Woods won his 13th major championship and fourth Wanamaker Trophy. Woods will be back here this week trying to win his 16th major championship and 83rd PGA Tour victory, which would be

When the U.S. Women’s Open announced its massive purse increase in 2022 from $5.5 million to $10 million, the natural question to follow was, Which other majors are going to follow suit? The Amundi Evian Championship has announced their own support of the women’s game by increasing their purse from $4.5 million to $6.5 million

6:42 AM ET The year’s second major, the PGA Championship, gets going this week at Southern Hills Country Club. Defending champion Phil Mickelson will not be there, his break from golf continuing a bit longer. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app | WatchESPN Tiger Woods, who made his return to the sport at the

Rest up golf fans. You’ve got a lot of viewing ahead of you this week. For a third straight year, the PGA Championship will feature wire-to-wire 72-hole coverage via CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN+ and Paramount+. And according to the PGA of America, there will be nearly 250 hours of live coverage across all its broadcast,

LIV Golf has the Shark, but it also attempted to land the Golden Bear. Greg Norman is the face of the eight-event Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, which begins next month (June 9-11) outside London at Centurion Golf Club. But a story released Monday by the Fire Pit Collective—which also appears on Golf Digest’s website—has comments

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