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V Krishnaswamy, Charlotte, NC The way Kevin Kisner has dissected the Quail Hollow Club, he could well have been a surgeon and not a golfer. On a course, long-hitting Brooks Koepka dubbed as a ‘Bomber’s Paradise’ on the eve of the 99th PGA Championships, it is Kisner ranked 127th on driving distance, who is leading the field. And when he finished his second round with a second straight 67, he was a handy four shots clear of the field. Mind you he is 15th in accuracy of the tee, and that often ...

Quail Hollow, NC … Phil Mickelson soured his 25th PGA Championship anniversary and also his 100th Major missing the cut with scores of 79 and 74 for a shock 11-over par Quail Hollow tally. The current World No. 30 arrived in suburban Charlotte having won the 2005 PGA Championship and also only sitting out the weekend rounds once before and that was in a third appearance in 1995. However, Mickelson was always going to struggle to play all four days following his eight-over par start on Thursday, ...

Quail Hollow. NC … Rory McIlroy produced a full golf bag of emotions first in pulling off a miracle shot to then being ‘pissed off’ in dropping four shots before some joy with two closing birdies on day two of the PGA Championship. The three-time Major winner signed for a one-over par 72 for a two-over tally and end his round ahead of afternoon storms. McIlroy was in the clubhouse trailing 10 shots adrift of American Kevin Kisner who posted a second straight 67 to enjoy a five-stroke ...

Quail Hollow, NC… Padraig Harrington, and teeing up on the ninth anniversary of his Oakland Hills triumph, has written off his chances after signing for a first roud eight over par 79. It is Harrington’s highest score in 57 rounds of an event he captured in 2oo8 and well outside the top-100 heading into his second round. The Dubliner had began with five straight pars before being sat on his backside in posting three doubles in succession starting at the par 15th that he was playing as his ...

Quail Hollow, NC… Shane Lowry will be looking to make ammends for a first round final hole bogey heading into the second day of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte. The Irishman was two over playing the last but headed to the clubhouse bitterly disappointed to let one slip on the final green in a round of a three-over par 74. Lowry had been awake since 4.3am local time in readiness for teeing off in the first group, and on the occasion of his sixth PGA. But starting bogey, birdie, ...

Quail Hollow, NC … Rory McIlroy brushed aside a hurtful sixth hole double declaring he is just five shots back with still three rounds remaining in the at Quail Hollow. The World No. 4 was two under through 12 holes and only two from the lead when he spoilt his momentum first in missing the green at the par three 13th in taking a bogey. Then at the next, the par four, 14th McIlroy found the water left with his tee shot but then horribly made a mess of his third before two putting ...

Quail Hollow, NC … Father-to-be Tommy Fleetwood set about ending a miserable run of PGA Championship outs with a stylish 70 on day one at Quail Hollow. Fleetwood, and also newly engaged, produced a one under effort of four birdies and one less bogey in hot and humid conditions in suburban Charlotte. It is the 26-year old Englishman’s equal lowest score in five rounds of the event and matching a 71 Fleetwood managed on day two in 2014 but in missing the cut at Valhalla in Kentucky. “I ...