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Rory McIlroy’s first round in his 30s was much as painful as his last scoring effort as a 29-year old on day one of the PGA Championship at Bethpage Park on New York’s Long Island. McIlroy went without a birdie till the very last hole in posting a disappointing two-over par 72  leaving him trailing a massive nine shots behind defending PGA champ, Brooks Koepka who smashed the course record with a bogey-free 63. New Zealand’s Danny Lee also showed there is a very low score ...

Graeme McDowell found a US Open-like course set-up much to his liking in posting a level par 70 on the opening day of the PGA Championship at Bethpage Park. McDowell was in the clubhouse with three birdies and an equal number of bogeys minutes before defending champ, Brooks Koepka made a mockery of the Black Course ‘warning sign’ in storming to a four-shot lead with a seven-under par 63. Koepka, and with Portrush caddy, Ricky Elliott continuing to call the shots, became the first player on the ...

Tiger Woods returned to competition for a first time since capturing a 15th Major at Augusta National only to stumble his way to a two-over par 72 on the opening day of the PGA Championship. The Black course at Bethpage Park greeted Woods when he posted a double-bogey ‘6’ and while Woods eagled his 13th to get back to one-under, he then dropped three shots over his closing five holes. Nine years ago, Woods had produced an opening 67 on a same par-70 layout and was never headed in capturing ...

Defending champ, Brooks Koepka brought the Bethpage Park Black course to its knees with an historic back-to-back PGA Championship 63. Nine months after Koepka shot a final round 63 to capture the 2018 PGA Championship the three-time Major winner duplicated the score with seven birdies on the opening day of the year’s second major. Koepka set the record in sensational manner in holing a monster 33-foot birdie to also set a new Black course record. The current World No. 3 then described the ...

For a second Major Championship round in succession, Francesco Molinari finds himself grouped with Tiger Woods. The duo, along with reigning PGA Championship winner, Brooks Koepka are grouped for the opening two rounds of the season’s now second Major. Molinari played alongside Woods during the final round at Augusta National but letting slip all chance of a first Masters triumph in finding water guarding the green at both the 12th and 15th holes. There is many suggesting had not the champion ...

It’s the first shots in the 2020 Ryder Cup phony war with USA Ryder Cup captain, Steve Stricker not about to be follow rival Padraig Harrington’s lead and opt for the same number of ‘wildcard’ picks for their Whistling Straits showdown. Harrington already has stamped his finger print on his European Team captaincy but Wisconsin’s favourite golfer is not about to follow suit. Instead of following the Dubliner who has opted for just three ‘wildcards’, Stricker ...

2019 PGA Championship, Bethpage Park ‘Black Course’ Things to know Bethpage State Park to host the PGA Championship for the first time (two U.S. Opens, two THE NORTHERN TRUSTs) Tiger Woods (2002 U.S. Open), Lucas Glover (2009 U.S. Open) and Patrick Reed (2016 THE NORTHERN TRUST) have won events at Bethpage and are in the field The PGA Championship is Tiger Woods’ first opportunity to tie Sam Snead’s record for 82 PGA Tour wins Brooks Koepka aims to become first to successfully ...