Shaun Micheel Relives Memories Of 2003 PGA Triumph At Oak Hill.
Ten years on and American Shaun Micheel has relived ‘that shot’ he hit on Sunday August 17th, 2003, and the shot that helped him win the PGA Championship and the last occasion the championship was staged at Oak Hill.
Micheel was ranked 169th in the world at the time to become one of the biggest long shots to ever win one of golf’s four majors.
Micheel got his first look at Oak Hill in near a decade on Sunday when he played a practice round in the company of fellow PGA champion, ...
Oak Hill’s Rich History & Unique Distinction.
Oak Hill and venue for this week’s 95th PGA Championship enjoys a rich tradition of hosting major golf championships.
The club in suburban Rochester in up-State New York has the unique distinction of having hosted all six men’s rotating golf championships – the US Amateur, US Senior Open, US Open, Senior PGA Championship, PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup.
In addition, Oak Hill hosted the inaugural Grand Slam of Golf.
This week’s 2013 PGA Championship will be the third PGA ...
Tiger Woods & Rory McIlroy Cause PGA Mayhem On Day One At Oak Hill.
The appearance firstly of 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods and then defending PGA Champion, Rory McIlroy caused mayhem among fans waiting to grab an autograph from the duo.
Woods appeared first walking over a footbridge from the Oak Hill clubhouse to the range.
The winner of 79 PGA Tour events, including yesterday’s concluding WGC – Bridgestone Invitational, was all set to sign autographs when the crash barrier holding back fans began to tumble over.
Woods quickly stepped away and thus ...
Welcome To 95th PGA Championship – Oak Hill, Rochester, New York.
A warm welcome to all our supporters from the 95th PGA Championship here at Oak Hill in suburban Rochester, New York State.
Apart from an accident one exit before turning off the I-90 it was pretty much an easy four-hour drive via the hotel and then straight to the golf course and get familiar with this week’s venue for the final Major Championship of 2013.
And one of the first people I got to shake hands with was Tiger Woods and again congratulating him on yesterday’s emphatic WGC – ...
Rory McIlroy Promises Surprise For Past PGA Championship Players Dinnner.
Rory McIlroy has promised a surprise when he hosts Tuesday night’s past PGA Championship winner’s dinner at the Oak Hill club in upper New York State.
It is also customary for the immediate past champion to present a ‘homeland’ gift at the dinner to the PGA of America but the defending champion would not reveal the item after finishing among the top-30 in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
While McIlroy’s ‘gift’ remained hush, hush his on-course adventures continued ...
Tiger Woods Declares He Will Not Push His Young Son Charlie Into Golf.
It is often very rare for Tiger Woods to remain after the formal part of any post victory interview but he did after his WGC – Bridgestone Invitational success to answer a handfull of questions from just a few Tour journalists who remained after the microphones were turned off.
And the main topic of conversation was Tiger Woods’ young four-year old son, Charlie.
Woods had revealed in the formal part of the interview that it had been the first time Charlie was present for one of his victories.
However ...
Tiger Woods Son Charlie Sees His Father Win For A First Time.
When Tiger Woods arrived at the Firestone Country Club on Sunday he had with him young four-year old son, Charlie.
Woods walked hand-in-hand with his son from the players car park to the clubhouse before taking to the course to capture an eighth WGC – Bridgestone Invitational title by seven shots.
Charlie was there at the back of the green when Woods also sealed a 79th PGA Tour victory to be now just three wins away from matching the all-time Tour record of 82 wins by the late Sam Snead.
It ...
