The first round is today.
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That maturity was something that the younger, fiery Garcia lacked on the golf course.
“I really have to go out there and try and find a game plan that works for me”. But he was enthusiastic about the information he gathered in a half-hour conversation with the club’s head pro Doug Steffen at the champions dinner Tuesday night. When you get to a certain level, if you don’t win a major, the year is going to be a letdown no matter how you look at it. Winning a major seems to make or break the entire year.
The lack of preparation and other off-course things he and his family have faced may have forced Day to confront reality: This may not be his week.
“But it would be – I’m not going to lie – it would be nice to get at least one”. Day’s wife, Ellie, was rushed to hospital on Tuesday evening after suffering an allergic reaction to a seafood meal. So I’m kind of running on E (empty) right now. “Yeah, she’s fine. Everything was great”. A second major win at Baltusrol would turn an already memorable season into a legendary one – especially since none of the three entered the year with a major win on their ledger.
He shot 72 to start the Masters and was able to finish tied for 10th. He finished 13 shots behind in the U.S. Open and 22 shots behind at the British Open.
Oakmont three weeks earlier, the US Open champion was less impressive at Royal Troon. “I’ve got to really try and manage my patience out there”.
But as the stakes got higher and he searched for ways to improve on his five-win, Player of the Year season, Spieth’s pace slowed.
Few people have noticed, but Stenson is the overall leader in scoring average during the past five PGA Championships at 68.8.
The sun was baking Baltusrol in the morning, and it was expected to be steamy in the afternoon when the other traditional group of major champions teed off. Masters champion Danny Willett, U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson and British Open champion Henrik Stenson tee off at 1:45 p.m.
Darren Clarke has backed Rory McIlroy to win a third US PGA Championship at Baltusrol and avoid extending his winless streak in majors to two full years.
“If I’m on top of the leaderboard and I get to number one, obviously that would be great and be a big accomplishment”, Johnson said. So now I’m here, it’s like I want to keep pushing forward, and the first thing, the most important thing is the golf before anything else. Because the hardest part is obviously trying to stay consistent for so many years; it’s very, very difficult.
Pretty much everyone – except Tiger Woods.
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Josh Speight hits from a sand trap on the 11th hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., Wednesday, July 27, 2016. PGA of America CEO Pete Bevacqua reiterated his organization’s opposition to the law, but said: “We can’t control the policies, the rules and the regulations around the country and municipalities and states”. We can only do what we can do. The PGA Championship was moved up from its customary August date to accommodate golf’s return to the Summer Games, but there is some concern that the season’s final major is not getting its due in terms of preparation and buildup.
