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Tiger Woods looks and sounds every bit confident declaring he’s climbed his golfing Everest, as he returns to competition this week for just a second tournament this season, and also 15-years on from his 2007 PGA Championship triumph at this week’s host Southern Hills course in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His win was a 13th of 15 major championship triumphs in Woods remarkable career and successfully defending the Rodman Wanamaker trophy for the first time in his career, winning as he did by three ...

Rory McIlroy’s remarks of ‘sad, disappointing and it should be a celebration’ summed-up the mood of most that embattled Phil Mickelson has chosen to continue his golfing exile by not defending this week’s PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mickelson is just the third player in this year’s 104th anniversary of the championship not defending one of the largest trophies in golf, and that’s the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy. Ben Hogan was the first in 1949 and Tiger Woods the second in 2008, ...

Seamus Power arrived in Tulsa, Oklahoma buoyed ahead of a second straight career major at this week’s PGA Championship at the Southern Hills course. Unlike the famed Gene Pitney song that put Tulsa on the world’s musical map, it was an easy one-hour charter flight early evening Sunday night from Dallas in the Lone Star State and straight north to the second-largest city in the Sooner State. Power finished T17th at 18-under in the AT & T Byron Nelson Classic, posting four rounds in the 70s.  ...

I can remember the occasion clearly, and it took place 21-years-ago at Southern Hills GC and then venue for the 2001 US Open. We were in the media centre, escaping the sweltering June temperatures and just standing around chatting amongst ourselves when the conversation turned to the ’60s hit song made famous by Gene Pitney. It just seems, and even this week, you mention Tulsa and someone mentions Pitney’s hit tune – 24 Hours from Tulsa.  It was a song that launched Pitney’s ...

Seamus Power is now just 24-hours from Tulsa and a first appearance later this week in the PGA Championship at Southern Hills. There’ll be no driving home, no welcoming light or small hotel for the night, just a short charter flight directly north later this Sunday night (US time) for the season’ second major. It will also be Power’s second straight career major and helping lift his aspirations heading to the final round of the AT & T Byron Nelson, was the sight of the Irishman thrilled ...

Scottish lefty Robert MacIntyre may be the lone Scot teeing-up later this week in the 104th hosting of the PGA Championship but he’s not travelled to Tulsa, Oklahoma simply to make-up the Southern Hills numbers.   It will be MacIntyre’s third straight PGA Championship having made his debut in 2020 at Harding Park in San Francisco, though finishing well down in a tie for 66th while last year he was just inside the top-50 at Kiawah Island in South Carolina. It will also be MacIntyre’s ...

Ukranian 14-year-old Lev Grinberg has become the second youngest player to make the cut at a DP World Tour event afer he added a second round 69 to his opening 70 and moved to three-under heading to the weekend rounds of the Soudal Open in Belgium. At 14-years, six months and six days old, Grinberg heads to the weekend rounds sharing 29th place on his now home Rinkven International course “I played amazing!” beamed Grinberg. “I can’t wait to play tomorrow and Sunday. It’s so nice to play ...