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Sixteen-year old Maddie Hayes will have some stories to relate to her girlfriends after been allocated the star three-ball of Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson. Maddie is a member of the Oak Hill Country Club and put her name down to volunteer in this week’s 95th PGA Championship. And her first day on the job involved being the ‘Walking Leaderboard’ for the year’s three Major Champions. Maddie has also been allocated a final round match but as this stage that is unknown. Naturally,  ...

Rory McIlroy put himself back in the frame for a possible winning defence of his PGA Championship title when he birdied four of his closing seven holes in  a round of 71 for a level par tally on the Oak Hill course. As is now customary, after his round McIlroy was quizzed by the media in attendance at the championship. He was asked one question by John Hopkins, and former correspondent for the London Times  that had McIlroy colourfully gesticulating his answer. Hereunder is a series of photographs ...

Darren Clarke was full of praise for fellow Open Champion Tom Watson at the end of their second rounds in the PGA Championship at Oak Hill. Clarke, who added a three over par 73 to his earlier 69 for a two over par tally, joined the 2014 USA Ryder Cup captain and fellow Irishman and also European Captain, Paul McGinley over the 36 holes. Waiting for Clarke when he finished was his two sons, Tyrone and Conor and with Clarke digging into his pocket to pull out two golf balls signed by playing partner ...

Adam Scott inched closer on day two of the PGA Championship to another Australian golfing first. Just four months after becoming the first Australian ever to be fitted with an Augusta National members green jacket and the Queensland-born golfer is two rounds away from becoming the only Australian to win two Majors in a single season. Scott had shared the first round lead with American Jim Furyk but then seized the second round clubhouse lead on seven under par thanks to a round of 68 and played for ...

American golfer Woody Austin has been slapped with a four-shot penalty for having 15 clubs in his bag on the second day of the 95th PGA Championship at Oak Hill. Austin commenced his round at 8.30am local time at one under par and it was on the third hole at Oak Hill he realised he had an extra club in his bag. He advised a rules official who sadly confirmed a break of Rule 4-4 (Maximum of 14 clubs) and it meant Austin having to record double bogey at both the first and second holes that sent him ...

Day two of the 95th PGA Championship is turning into golf’s battle for the Ashes with Australia’s Adam Scott leading England’s Lee Westwood by three shots near the turn on a rain-softened Oak Hill Country Club course. Rain has been falling all morning and is predicted to continue for much of the day in the year’s final major. At this stage the Rochester course is holding up well, and while it’s not cold, it’s getting increasingly uncomfortable for spectators and ...

First round notes, facts and figures from the first round of the 95th PGA Championship at Oak Hill. FURYK, SCOTT SHARE LEAD, MATCH CAMPBELL: With their 65s today, 2003 U.S. Open Champion Jim Furyk and 2013 Masters Champion Adam Scott share the lead after the first round of the 95th PGA Championship.  They also tied Chad Campbell for the low round posted in a PGA Championship here at Oak Hill. Campbell’s 65 in the third round in 2003 helped him to a runner-up finish. The 65 also is Furyk’s lowest ...