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Muhammad Ali Centre Visit During 2014 PGA Championship – Video Clips Of Ali.

It was a ‘must’ while here in Louisville for the 96th PGA Championship and that was to pay a visit to the Muhammad Ali Center located along the banks of the Ohio River. When I was first present in the city for the 1996 PGA Championship there was this fabulous moment when Muhammad Ali attended the Valhalla course where he met Jack Nicklaus. The Centre was opened in 2005 and is a wonderful tribute to the three-time World Heavyweight Champion. MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER – ABOUT The Muhammad ...

Rory McIlroy Says He’d Wait To Next Week If Needed To Lift PGA C’ship.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy joked he would be prepared to wait to next week if needed to lift the PGA Championship trophy. Heavy rain mid-morning has seen McIlroy’s final round tee time pushed back from 2.55pm local time and will now not tee up to 4.19pm local time on the Valhalla course. The Kentucky course was deluged under an inch of rain forcing an hour and 45 minutes delay to the final round of the season-ending 96th PGA Championship. “I would be happy to wait here all week if it means ...

Koepa’s Step-Mum Takes A Fancy To Monty As Warren Shines With New Callaway Driver.

Marc Warren and former Aviemore champ Brooks Koepka stormed into the early clubhouse lead on day three of the PGA Championship and with Koepka revealing his step-mother has held a long-time crush on Colin Montgomerie. Warren birdied his closing three holes and coming from a share of 53rd place on the first tee and into a then tied for 10th place with five under par 66 in sometimes driving rain for a similar five under par tally in suburban Louisville, Kentucky. The Glaswegian was joined some 30 minutes ...

Rory McIlroy … I’m Still In Control Of This Golf T’ment’ – Leads Valhalla PGA By One.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy served notice he’s not about to let go of a second Rodman Wanamaker Trophy by holing a seven-foot birdie putt at his last hole to break clear of his rivals for a one shot lead heading to the final round of the 96th PGA Championship at Valhalla. After finding a greenside bunker with his 5-iron second shot, the triple Major winner kept alive the goal of capturing a second straight Major Championship with a second straight round of 67 to move to 13-under par in the season’s ...

Padraig Harrington Needing Top-Two Wyndham Finish To Retain 2014/15 PGA Card Or Draw On One-Time Career-Earning Exemption.

Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington could be forced to draw on a special one-time exemption if he is to compete full time on next year’s PGA Tour. After missing the halfway cut in this week’s 96th PGA Championship, Harrington was headed to Greensboro in North Carolina and needing to finish top-two in the $5.3m Wyndham Championship if he is to retain full tour membership rights for the start of the up-coming 2014/15 PGA Tour wraparound schedule. Harrington has been competing full-time ...

Debate Now Raging … Should Watson Hand Woods ‘Wildcard’ Pick?

Debate is now raging as to whether Tom Watson should extend Tiger Woods a ‘wildcard’ pick to compete in next month’s Ryder Cup. Paul Azinger, who led the USA Team to victory here at Valhalla in 2008, has weighed into the argument saying Woods injury should rule him out competing in Gleneagles. “I don’t see how you can take an injured player who is not playing well,”  said Azinger. “I don’t think I would. And also Tiger has not necessarily been the ...

Jason Day Wades Rain-Swollen Stream To Make A Miraculous Valhalla Par — Video.

Australia’s Jason Day produced one of the most remarkable pars seen for some time in Major Championship golf. Day sent his tee shot way left at the 500-yard par four second hole that cleared a rain-swollen steam and buried itself in deep grass. Day’s caddy, Col Swanton, shed he shoes and socks and waded into the stream and them up the opposite slope to being looking for the TaylorMade ball and really it was not till after slow-motion replay footage that Day’s ball was found. Swanson ...