95th PGA Championship – Day Two Of Practice At Oak Hill
The second day of official practice for the 95th PGA Championship was once again a bustling affair with record crowds flocking to the Oak Hill club in suburban Rochester in upper New York State.
Here is a selection of photographs from leading tour photographer, Eoin Clarke representing www.golffile.ie
Adam Scott …. “You’ve Got To Keep Pushing For Major’s Glory”.
A lot of golfers who’ve captured a Major would be happy to rest on their laurels – not Australia’s Adam Scott.
We saw how he bounced back from his meltdown last year at Royal Lytham and St. Annes to capture the Masters. And we witnessed Scott take the lead with six holes to play in this year’s Open Championship at Muirfield.
No, Australia’s first-ever winner at Augusta National is not prepared to rest on his Masters winning laurels.
“My confidence continues to ...
Tiger Woods … A 15th Major Is Proving The Toughest To Win”.
World No. 1 Tiger Woods openly admitted capturing a 15th Major Championship is now proving a tougher task than winning a 14 prior Majors.
It’s been more than five years since Woods defeated fellow American Rocco Mediate to capture the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines in California.
Of course, Woods captured his first Major in 1997 winning a first Masters by a remarkable 12 shots.
He then captured further Masters titles in 2001, 2002 and 2005. He won the US Open in 2000, 2002 and then in 2008. ...
Rory McIlroy Loses Some Hair But Declares He Will Add An Event Now Before Every Major.
Defending PGA champ Rory McIlroy arrived at Oak Hill looking firstly to get a hair cut and declaring in future he will add a tournament to his schedule in the week before every Major.
McIlroy’s getting his curly brown locks trimmed ahead of tonight’s (TUES) hosting of the annual Former Champion’s Dinner.
Among those past winners present will be four-time PGA champion, Tiger Woods along with the likes of fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington, Germany’s Martin Kaymer, new British Open ...
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 ...
