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Richard Bland’s 2024 Kitchen Aid Senior PGA Championship triumph was one of the more popular victories of last year. The Englishman had endeared himself to the golf world three years earlier in May 2021, in his 478th start on the European Tour with Bland achieving his very first victory in highly emotional scenes at the Betfred British Masters at The Belry in England. At then age 48, he became the oldest first-time winner on the European Tour; only fellow Englishman Malcolm MacKenzie, with ...

Frenchman Frederic Lacroix has brilliantly secured his place in what will be his maiden appearance in a major championship after qualifying for the up-coming US Open at Oakmont. Lacroix, 30, posted scores of 67 and 68 at the Walton Heath GC course in England to finish joint second and be among eight players now added to the 2025 US Open field.   Viva La @usopengolf …. man Frederic Lacroix @ffgolf qualifies for a maiden major championship Lacriox @CallawayGolfEU @Callaway posts scores ...

Paul McGinley has taken the USGA and PGA of America to task over their handling in seeking Masters champion Rory McIlroy to change the head of his TaylorMade driver just two days prior to last week’s 107th hosting of the PGA Championship. Such news was supposed to have been confidential but it was led with suggestions that McIlroy had may have used a possible illegal driver in winning the Masters. Then we learned via PGA Tour Radio the club had been deemed to be illegal. In response, a statement ...

Before last week, 42-year-old Alex Noren had been sidelined with injury for 31 weeks. In his second start back, the Swede is in contention for victory at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. Noren posted a ‘moving day’ 66 that including birdieing four of his closing five holes to muscle his way into second place at eight-under and just three shots adrift of World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. “It feels good”, said Noren and a winner of 11 pro career tournaments. “I got it ...

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 ...