What he lacks in charisma Brooks Koepka makes up for in excellence, as evidenced by the seven-shot lead he carries into Sunday.Continue Reading
What do golfers play for when first is out of reach? More than you think
There is a lot to play for Sunday in the final round of the 101st PGA Championship – even if your name is not Brooks Koepka. Continue Reading
PGA Championship 2019: 11 highly plausible ways that Brooks Koepka can blow it at Bethpage
Brooks Koepka wore an all-black ensemble to Bethpage on Saturday as if he were going to a funeral. Which he was, having buried the field through two days at the PGA Championship in record-setting fashion. Continue Reading
Harold Varner III draws short straw, but plans to enjoy final-round pairing with Brooks Koepka anyway
Sunday at the PGA Championship is shaping up to be an 18-hole coronation for Brooks Koepka, although contrary to popular belief, they are going to ask everybody to put their pegs in the ground and play a little golf.Continue Reading
Koepka waltzes on with Saturday 70, leads by seven heading into final round of 101st PGA Championship
Brooks Koepka of the United States walks down the 17th hole during the third round of the 2019 PGA Championship at the Bethpage Black course on May 18, 2019 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) By Golf Digest Editors FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka didn’t come back ...Continue Reading
Brooks Koepka pulls away from the field through 36 holes, making history in the process
Brooks Koepka wasn’t quite as immaculate Friday in the PGA Championship as he had been during his record-setting 63 in the opening round. But he did remain utterly merciless.Continue Reading
PGA Championship 2019: Tiger Woods couldn’t escape Bethpage Black’s rough on Friday, misses first cut of year
Tiger Woods badly pulled the opening drive of his second round on Friday, his ball coming to rest in Bethpage Black’s thick rough down the left side at the par-4 first. Woods didn’t know it at the time, but he and that lush lettuce were about to become very close over the next 17 holes. Continue Reading
Putting Brooks Koepka’s Bethpage 63, and major dominance, in perspective
Bethpage hasn’t seen a beatdown like this since the British drove Washington into Manhattan.Continue Reading
Tiger Woods shows flashes of brilliance in return from layoff, but also plenty of rust
He appeared slightly subdued, and his play, in stretches, was substandard. Tiger Woods’ opening round of the 101st PGA Championship Thursday possessed more than a hint of rust that simply was too much for him to overcome.Continue Reading
Tommy Fleetwood is lurking at a major (stop us if you’ve heard this before)
“There’s only one Tommy Fleetwood.”Continue Reading
Surprise contender Danny Lee briefly contemplated quite the career change in 2017
Like Tiger Woods, Danny Lee had a back injury that once had him questioning his PGA Tour future. Unlike Woods, Lee contemplated trying his hand in the...Continue Reading
PGA Championship 2019: The best things I saw and heard following John Daly and his cart
Despite having no realistic chance to win this week, John Daly and his cart have been one of the biggest stories of the 101st PGA Championship.Continue Reading
PGA Championship 2019: 46-year-old local club pro has successful PGA debut, thanks to wife’s swing tip
It’s often unfamiliar territory for club professionals playing in the PGA Championship. That’s not exactly the case for Jason Caron this week.Continue Reading
Seven numbers that show just how impressive Brooks Koepka’s opening 63 was
After getting an up-close look at Brooks Koepka’s latest major masterpiece on Thursday, Tiger Woods’ first reaction to the 63 that left the reigning Masters champ nine shots in the dust was that it should have been even lower. Continue Reading
PGA Championship 2019: John Daly responds to criticism from Tiger Woods, Golf Channel: Wish they had ‘all the facts’
On Tuesday, Tiger Woods took a good-natured jab at John Daly’s use of a cart this week at Bethpage Black. “Well, I walked with a broken leg, so …Continue Reading
PGA Championship 2019: It’s not easy being Jordan Spieth these days (and it could get even harder)
have this memory of Jordan Spieth—running. It was at the PGA Championship four years ago at Whistling Straits, when Spieth was at the height of his powers and his fame.Continue Reading
PGA Championship 2019: How many majors can Brooks Koepka win? A LOT, according to Brooks Koepka
At the rate Brooks Koepka has won majors since June of 2017—three out of his last seven, but who’s counting—it’s not an outlandish statement to say he’ll easily double that total by the end of his career. But Koepka is aiming way higher. Continue Reading
PGA Championship 2019: Tiger Woods has already come back. Now comes the best part
Only Brooks Koepka has been better in the last three majors.Continue Reading
