Golf, by TourMiss

It’s a logjam atop of the board heading to the second round of the year’s second men’s major championship at the Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania. Seven players share the lead at three-under including defending PGA Championship champ Scottie Scheffler and also former Rodman Wanamaker trophy champ Martin Kaymer In fact, it’s the biggest logjam in 57 years after the opening round of a PGA championship after nine players shared the lead on day one of the 1959 PGA Championship. Not ...

To his credit, Jon Rahm quickly realised the error of his ways as he was on the hunt for a PGA Championship volunteer after accidentally hitting him in the face with a divot during the first round on Friday, calling the incident “inexcusable.” The incident took place at the Spaniard’s 16th hole, the par-four seventh, where after a poor shot from the rough, the clearly frustrated golfer slammed his club into the ground and sent a lump of turf flying into the face of a nearby volunteer. RAHM ...

   EARLY 2026 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND NOTES The biggest number of players within 3 shots of the lead at the end of the first round of a major championship is 47, set at the 1993 Open Championship at Royal St George’s.   The greatest number of players within 3 shots of the lead at the end of the first round of a PGA Championship is 41, set in 1959 at Minneapolis Golf Club. Currently, there are 65 players within 3 shots of the lead.  We will update this stat at the end of ...

It’s been 64 years since Aronimink last hosted a major championship but the Pennsylvania course has returned to the men’s championship rota in a huge ‘stand-up and take notice’ manner. Indeed, mid-round on day one just some 30 players have managed to break par but in constrast many big names have struggled including: Two over 72 – Alex Fitzpatrick, Ludwig Aberg, Thomas Detry, Tyrrell Hatton Four over 74 – Billy Horschell, Tom McKibbin, Padraig Harrington, Rory ...

South African Garrick Higgo was clearly kicking himself after being penalized two-strokes for being late to the tee (7:18 am Tee #1) during round one of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Higgo was set to tee-up in the fourth group of the opening day from the first tee at 7.18am local time how he was on the practice putting green at the time he was set to tee-up and not within the area defined as the starting point at his starting time. A STUPID ROOKIE MISTAKE ...

This website recently reported that the game’s top-ranked Scottie Scheffler had earned more prize-money – $US 6.77m – in finishing second in three PGA Tour events running than double Masters winning Rory McIlroy has earned in his then five PGA Tour appearances of 2026. Of course, the game is all about winning but the Scheffler it’s not been happening in celebrating a 21st PGA Tour success. And even Scheffler’s wife is wondering when he husband will next bring home a ...

It came as welcome news to European Ryder Cup team followers and it came as very good  news to team captain Luke Donald. The news that Jon Rahm agreed a conditional elease agreement with the DP World Tour last week that saw him pay off his fines and regain eligibility to be picked for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Ireland. Donald is elated that Jon Rahm and the DP World Tour have reached an agreement to settle their long-standing fines dispute, with the European Ryder Cup captain ...