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Rory McIlroy defends Dustin Johnson, takes a dig at Brooks Koepka

Less than 24 hours after Brooks Koepka lorded his four major titles over the rest of the leader board at the 2020 PGA Championship—in particular, over Dustin Johnson—a fellow four-time major champ, Rory McIlroy, came to DJ's defence.

August 10, 2020

102nd PGA Championship

Is it 2015 again? Plus four other takeaways from Day 1 at TPC Harding Park

One year and change. That was the length of the wait time between major championships. It was an ... hmmm, what's the word we're looking for ... unprecedented.

August 7, 2020

102nd PGA Championship

How Rory McIlroy can get out of his funk (and why it might not be hard to do)

Going under the radar has rarely been said about Rory McIlroy, with good reason. Save for a certain 15-time...

August 5, 2020

102nd PGA Championship

The last time Rory McIlroy paid a greens fee will fill you with envy

It’s easy to be jealous of Rory McIlroy. The hundreds of millions in the bank account. The dominant driving prowess.

August 5, 2020

Tour Life

Rory McIlroy expertly sidesteps reporter’s question to protect one of his sponsors

Rory McIlroy may not be entering the 2020 PGA Championship on form, but he certainly remains on brand.

August 5, 2020

102nd PGA Championship

Typical August weather in S.F. will make Harding Park long and gnarly

It’s California in August. Sunshine and warmth! Sunglasses and sunscreen! Right? Wrong.

August 5, 2020

102nd PGA Championship

The 8 pairings we’re most excited for at TPC Harding Park

The first and second round tee times for the 2020 PGA Championship were announced Tuesday, headlined by the supergroup of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas.

August 4, 2020

News & Tours

Report: PGL gives offer sheets to players, has held talks with European Tour

The fledgling Premier Golf League has seen its viability re-emerge.

July 26, 2020

Voices

Breaking down why Rory McIlroy’s PGA Tour restart has been so sluggish

It’s not easy for someone like Rory McIlroy to fly under the radar for any length of time, but since the PGA Tour resumed its 2020 season last month at the Charles Schwab Challenge, that’s kind of what’s happened.

July 23, 2020

PGA Tour

Jon Rahm can reach No. 1 this week, and he’s off to stellar start

Jon Rahm can surpass Rory McIlroy as the No. 1 player in the world without winning this week’s Memorial Tournament.

July 17, 2020

PGA Tour

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka highlight featured groups at Memorial

After Brooks Koepka took a not-so-subtle shot at Bryson DeChambeau on Twitter last week, many were hoping to see the two bashers go head-to-head on Thursday and Friday at Muirfield Village. Alas, that heavyweight bout will have to wait.

July 14, 2020

News

Top five in the world, Bryson DeChambeau and, oh, some guy named Tiger, highlight a loaded Memorial field

For the third time in the six weeks since the PGA Tour resumed play, the top five golfers in the Official World Golf Ranking—Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Webb Simpson and Justin Thomas—will be competing.

July 12, 2020

PGA Tour

No Tiger Woods, but one-time Workday event draws players trying to pull off Muirfield Double

The Muirfield Double. It’s not something that PGA Tour ever wants to repeat, but for one time, at least, it presents a curious scenario.

July 4, 2020

PGA Tour

Sergio Garcia says whoever thought there would be zero positive tests is ‘living in la-la land’

Garcia, who opened with a six-under 64 on Thursday at TPC River Highlands, came to the commissioner’s defense when asked by a reporter if Wednesday was a “weird day” on the grounds.

June 26, 2020

PGA Tour

With just eight weeks until the Playoffs, the FedEx Cup standings don’t look anything like you’d expect

The 2019-’20 FedEx Cup season hardly resembles its usual self. A global pandemic, and the resulting three-month moratorium on PGA Tour events, will have that effect.

June 23, 2020

New Mum

Michelle Wie West announces arrival of baby girl

Michelle Wie West can add another accolade to her impressive resume: The U.S. Women’s Open champion is now a mum.

June 20, 2020

PGA Tour

PGA Tour tests 11 people for COVID-19 who got close to Nick Watney and all were negative

Following Nick Watney's positive test for COVID-19 at the RBC Heritage, the PGA Tour said on Saturday that it tested 11 people who may have had close contact with Watney and that all results came back negative.

June 20, 2020

PGA Tour

PGA Tour players alarmed, but not surprised at first positive test for COVID-10

Rory McIlroy chatted with Nick Watney on the putting green at Harbour Town on Friday morning before heading out to play the second round of the RBC Heritage.

June 20, 2020

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