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Scottie Scheffler heads into the final round of the 107th hosting of the PGA Championship declaring he’s looking forward to the challenge in not only capturing a maiden Rodman Wanamaker trophy but a third major of his career. Scheffler, 28, posting a ‘moving day’ 65 to snare a three shot lead at 11-under on the host Quail Hollow course. He was asked post his round his thoughts what it would mean now as a father to win a third major in his career.   “It would mean a lot. ...

Weather: Partly sunny. High of 89. Wind SW 6-12 mph. Cut: 74 professionals at 1-over 143 from a field of 156 professionals Second-Round Leaderboard Jhonattan Vegas (1st/-8) With rounds of 64-70, has consecutive under-par rounds for first time in 17 major championship starts (46 rounds) Seventh second-round lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR; 1-for-6 to date (2011 American Express); most recent 36-hole lead came at the 2019 John Deere Classic (T37) Becomes the 16th player to hold the outright lead ...

Top French golfer Matthieu Pavon is contesting just a 10th major championship and only a second PGA Championship this week at Quail Hollow. A year ago the affable Frenchman hopelessly missed the cut by 11 shots with rounds of 76 and 77 at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky. A year on and the 32-year-old Pavon has put himself superbly in contention thanks to scores of 71 and 65 for a share of second place at six-under in this year’s 107th hosting of the PGA Championship. Pavon heads to the weekend ...

Rory McIlroy clearly didn’t get the start he sought on day one of the 107th PGA Championship but his status as one of Northern Ireland’s richest has been enhanced by some £35m  ($47m) following his historic Grand Slam success last month at Augusta National. According to the Sunday Times Rich List and as reported in the Belfast Telegraph, McIlroy’s status as Northern Ireland’s richest young person under the age of 40 has been boosted by an additional £35m and thus incresing ...

Jhonattan Vegas brilliantly grabbed nine birdies to take a two-shot lead at seven-under 64 into the second round of the 107th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club. The World No. 70 is contesting just his seventh PGA Championship and a first since 2002 actually birdied five of his closing six outward half holes in a truly sizzling display on the course saturated early in the week under drenching rain. Vegas’ effort also so different to Masters champion Rory McIlroy with the affable Venezuelan ...

Aussie Cam Davis superbly holed a 30-foot putt for an opening hole birdie in posting a round of 66 to share the lead late on day one of the 107th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in North Carolina. Davis, 30, is contesting his only his 12 career major and a fifth PGA Championship in succession since making his debut in the tournament in 2021. Indeed, his best finish in those dozen major appearances was a share of fourth in the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill in upstate New York. The Sydney golfer’s ...

Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy has won three of his four Wells Fargo Championships by not breaking par on day one at Quail Hollow in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina. McIlroy in a first major championship since his emotional triumph earlier this year at Augusta National birdied the first hole on one day one of the 2025 PGA Championship but it would prove the highwater mark of his  round one challlenge in the 107th hosting of the PGA Championship. The World No. 2 walked from the course 17 holes ...