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As it customary the three Major Champions from this year – Bubba Watson, Martin Kaymer and Rory McIlroy – will play the opening two rounds of next week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla. GROUPS, STARTING TIMES SET FOR FIRST TWO ROUNDS: The PGA of America today announced the Groups and Starting Times for the first two rounds (Thursdayand Friday, Aug. 7-8) of the 96th PGA Championship, to be contested on the par-71 Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. FEATURED GROUPS: Keeping ...

In a bizarre revelation former PGA Champion Keegan Bradley has never unpacked the suitcase full of clothing and personal affects he brought home from competing in the 2012 Ryder Cup in Medinah. The American confirmed this after posting a first round two under par 68 in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational, and the event he captured two years ago here at the Firestone Country Club course. “It’s true that I haven’t unpacked that bag and it’s still sitting in the house since competing in the ...

Fourteen-time Major winning Tiger Woods said he was shocked to learn Dustin Johnson will not be competing in this year’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. Johnson’s management company issued a statement while Woods was out on the Firestone Country Club course that Johnson is taking an ‘indefinite leave of absence’ and with the PGA of America later advising it had received further word from Johnson’s management company the leave of absence included participation in the PGA Championship ...

Graeme McDowell today celebrated his 35th birthday and with the wish of qualifying automatically for the 2014 European Ryder Cup team. And while G Mac received plenty of wishes from his wife and family, his big wish is to avoid having to rely on a Paul McGinley wildcard pick. “I’m 35 years young today,” he smiled. “I’m fit, rosy and feeling like Arnold Swartzenegger. “Kirsten has already spoiled with me with some nice presents and bought me lots of nice things ...

Adam Scott admits he’s not superstitious but then don’t ever ask the 2013 Masters champion to pose holding the trophy of the three other Majors in golf. It was American Rickie Fowler who was asked earlier today, and on the eve of the $US 9m WGC – Bridgestone Invitational, how he defined next week’s PGA Championship in relation to the other Majors. Fowler indicated in answering the question that he had admired the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy sitting next to the TV in Keegan Bradley’s ...

Tiger Woods has sought to relieve any pain USA captain Tom Watson may be experiencing in the 14-time Major Champion trying to qualify for September’s Ryder Cup. The seven-time Stars and Stripes star is currently languishing in 70th place on the USA Team standing and 2, 644, 650 points behind Zach Johnson, who is in ninth place. However while Watson wonders whether or not he will afford Woods a ‘wildcard’ pick in announcing his three picks, the eight-time Bridgestone Invitational ...

Rory McIlroy has revealed he almost quit the game but put it down to being a just a ‘grumpy teenager’ and three days resuming the game that has seen him become a triple Major Champion. It was 2006 and McIlroy was in the back seat of the family car being driven back home after he had beaten Co. Louth’s Simon Ward in a play-off to capture the Mulligar Scratch Cup. McIlroy was just over a year away from turning professional but on his first day back to a tournament since winning at Royal Liverpool ...