Shane Lowry in contention and chasing place in FedExCup play-offs

Shane Lowry has set his sights on extending his PGA Tour season after moving into contention at the Wyndham Championship. Get the best prices and book a round at one of 1,700 courses across the UK & Ireland Courses Locations No results found. Please try another search. The Irishman recovered from an early bogey to card an eagle and six birdies on his way to a round-of-the-day 63 at Sedgefield Country Club, lifting him with a shot of the halfway […]

August 12, 2020

Sky Sports Golf podcast: Spieth’s struggles, Morikawa’s win and more

Collin Morikawa’s major success, Jordan Spieth’s continued struggles and life inside the European Tour ‘bubble’ all feature in a bumper Sky Sports Golf podcast. Get the best prices and book a round at one of 1,700 courses across the UK & Ireland Courses Locations No results found. Please try another search. Gary Murphy, Sophie Walker and James Haddock join Josh Antmann to dissect the PGA Championship, the opening major of the year, plus look back at the sport’s biggest talking […]

August 10, 2020

Collin Morikawa: Too early to hail PGA Championship winner as new Tiger Woods, says Paul McGinley

Paul McGinley believes it is too soon to compare PGA Championship winner Collin Morikawa to Tiger Woods. The 23-year-old played some exceptional golf to secure his first major at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, the same age Woods, who has won 15 majors, was when he lifted the Wanamaker Trophy. Marvellous Morikawa wins PGA epic Morikawa enjoyed major pressure What went wrong for Koepka? View this post on Instagram Gratitude. To my family, friends, and the people who believe […]

August 10, 2020

PGA Championship 2020 purse, payouts: How much prize money does the winner make?

Winning continues to be a lucrative affair at the PGA Championship in 2020. This year’s tournament continued to feature an uber-profitable purse, which was of particular interest to Brooks Koepka, winner of the last two PGA Championships. If he had won an unprecedented third straight PGA Championship, then he stood to make nearly $2 million for the third year in a row at the PGA Championship. Even those golfers who couldn’t sniff a first-place finish stood to make decent money this week — so […]

August 10, 2020

Brooks Koepka upbeat after unsuccessful three-peat bid at PGA Championship

Brooks Koepka turned his attention to the two remaining majors in 2020 as the American star remained upbeat following his unsuccessful attempt to win a third consecutive PGA Championship. Koepka struggled on the final day of the tournament in San Francisco, where Collin Morikawa broke through for his maiden major title thanks to a thrilling two-shot triumph Sunday. Eyeing a third straight PGA crown and fifth major victory, Koepka started the day two strokes off the pace, but a final-round 74 […]

August 10, 2020

PGA: Collin Morikawa relished being in the heat of battle for major glory

Collin Morikawa was on “Cloud Nine” following his stunning win at the PGA Championship, and the enormity of his success was heightened when NBA star Steph Curry fired the first question at the champion’s press conference. Despite playing in only his second major championship, Morikawa displayed composure beyond his 23 years as he powered to the top of a heavily-congested leaderboard with some outstanding shot-making over the closing stretch at TPC Harding Park. With seven players tied for the lead […]

August 10, 2020

Collin Morikawa wins PGA Championship in dramatic final round for first major of 2020

Collin Morikawa came out on top in an exhilarating final round of the PGA Championship to announce himself on the world stage in the first major of 2020. The golf calendar this year was turned upside down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Usually all four majors would have taken place by now with spectators roaring on the best players in the world. Instead, the PGA Championship was played without crowds in attendance. That didn’t stop what proved to be a […]

August 9, 2020

Andy Sullivan takes emotional victory at the English Championship

Andy Sullivan ready to shake up the beers after emotional victory at the English Championship Andy Sullivan turned on the style to see out victory at the English Championship Sullivan kept a margin ahead of his rivals at at Hanbury Manor to secure the win His young family facetimed him after the victory to share an emotional moment Sullivan’s children joked they would be shaking up the beers to celebrate A wonder show from Andy Sullivan turned his first victory in […]

August 9, 2020

Shoal Creek racism storm: Looking back at controversy around 1990 PGA

It is 30 years since Wayne Grady won the 1990 PGA Championship at Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club at the end of a turbulent week in Birmingham, Alabama. The Australian claimed his only major victory by three shots from Fred Couples, who led until dropping four shots in a row down the stretch, but the tournament was overshadowed by controversy over racial discrimination in the host club’s membership. Shoal Creek is an invitation-only private golf club and up until […]

August 9, 2020

PGA: Tiger Woods saves best until last and gears up for busy run of big events

Tiger Woods was left to regret his disappointing rounds on Friday and Saturday having shown what he was capable of at TPC Harding Park with a closing 67. Woods optimistic over his chances of challenging for a fifth PGA Championship title after he opened with two-under 68, but he struggled on the greens over the second and third rounds and a pair of disappointing 72s left him too far back to contend on the final day. The 15-time major champion […]

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