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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 ...

Quail Hollow …. Triple Major winning Jordan Spieth struggled in taking 33 puttts to be left a littl red faced in a quest to become the youngest Grand Slam champ at the PGA Championship. Spieth was struggling in the hot and humid conditions to be three over after 15 holes before ending with a one-over 72 on a rain softened at Quail Hollow. The World No. 3 got off to a good start to be even through nine holes but struggled on his second nine while a check of his stats reveals Spieth had a round ...

Quail Hollow, NC … Ian Poulter is no stranger to Quail Hollow but after starting his 15th PGA showing double bogey, birdie, bogey and bogey, and in an eventual “mentally draining“ three over par 74, the Englishman said the Charlotte course was a different animal compared to a Wells Fargo Championship. His first round score was 1.94 shots higher than his PGA Championship average for his 51 prior rounds of 72.o6. “I managed to hit only four fairways and if you only hit four fairways ...

Quail Hollow, NC … Russell Knox had the Quail Hollow red carpet pulled out from him on day one of the PGA Championship in suburban Charlotte. Knox raced to the top of the leader board in starting with back-to-back birdies on route to what was s shock six over par 77. Knox, who had awoke at 4am, was out in the first group off the 10th tee and he and new caddy, Montana–born    Kevin Fasbender could not have asked for a better start to their relationship when Knox landed his third shot into ...