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5:00 PM ET Related Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Former Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker has pulled out of the Senior PGA Championship after testing constructive for the coronavirus. Stricker revealed his constructive check Tuesday on Twitter, saying he was “tremendous bummed” and that it was “only a small setback.” Stricker was out of competitors

10:55 PM ET Related Press DALLAS — Sean Crocker discovered kind at simply the appropriate time and certified for his first U.S. Open, amongst 13 gamers in Dallas and three in Japan who earned spots at The Nation Membership subsequent month. The 36-hole qualifiers have been the primary of 11 that can fill the sphere

4:28 PM ET Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson can be sidelined for 4 to 6 weeks due to a torn meniscus, he introduced on social media on Monday. Watson, 43, was in competition finally week’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills Nation Membership in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He had the low spherical on Friday, carding a 7-under

8:17 AM ET TULSA, Okla. — Justin Thomas‘ lengthy wait to win one other main championship is over after he defeated Will Zalatoris in a playoff to win the 104th PGA Championship at Southern Hills Nation Membership. Zalatoris must wait once more for his first PGA Tour victory, together with Mito Pereira, whose costly mistake

10:07 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based author and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from enjoying lacrosse at UConn, the DC native determined to attempt her hand at writing about individuals enjoying sports activities. For the primary time since 2017, the Wanamaker Trophy belongs to Justin Thomas. Regardless of coming

8:20 PM ET TULSA, Okla. — As Mito Pereira stood within the interview space in a tent at Southern Hills Nation Membership on Sunday, TVs to his left and proper confirmed Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris making ready for a playoff within the 104th PGA Championship. After Pereira answered a few questions, somebody had sufficient

12:32 AM ET TULSA, Okla. — There are some distinct odors that float via the air on Sundays at main championships: cigar smoke, heat beer, mediocre barbecue and freshly minimize grass amongst them. It may be an oddly comforting cocktail as a fan. However if you happen to’re a participant attempting to win your first

7:39 PM ET ESPN Information Companies TULSA, Okla. — Justin Thomas has gained his second PGA Championship, rallying from pictures seven again on Sunday to power a playoff with Will Zalatoris, then beating him with two birdies and a par of their three-hole mixture at Southern Hills. Thomas added a second Wanamaker Trophy to the

3:45 PM ET Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus is being sued by Nicklaus Corporations, which says it paid the 18-time main champion $145 million in Could 2007 for unique rights to his golf course design providers and advertising, promotional and branding rights in Could 2007. The lawsuit alleges tortious interference, breach of contract and breach of

8:32 PM ET TULSA, Okla. — Listed here are the tee instances for the ultimate spherical of the PGA Championship at Southern Hills Nation Membership: All instances ET 8 a.m. — Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka 8:09 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Patton Kizzire 8:18 a.m. — Jason Kokrak, Billy Horschel 8:27 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Thomas

10:12 PM ET TULSA, Okla. — The 14th gap at Southern Hills Nation Membership is a monstrous par-3, the form of gap that may demoralize even the most effective golfers on the planet. However Saturday, Rory McIlroy hit a 5-iron there that I’d contend was the most effective shot of your complete PGA Championship. It

9:23 PM ET TULSA, Okla. — After a number of of golf’s largest stars didn’t make up floor on shifting day on the PGA Championship on Saturday, six gamers are in good place to win their first main championship at Southern Hills Nation Membership. Chile’s Mito Pereira moved to 9 beneath after the third spherical

9:38 AM ET Tiger Woods snuck into the weekend on the PGA Championship with a gritty finish to his second spherical. Regardless of the accomplishment of creating the lower simply 14 months after a single-car crash that almost price him his leg, Woods is not simply blissful to be right here. He desires to be

10:13 PM ET TULSA, Okla. — How do you’re feeling, nowadays, if you watch Tiger Woods tee it up in a serious championship? There aren’t any incorrect solutions, which is likely one of the causes we’re so drawn to the drama of sports activities. We will all watch the identical occasions unfold, the identical athletes

8:52 PM ET Related Press TULSA, Okla. — The wind lastly relented Friday within the PGA Championship. Will Zalatoris by no means did. From the green or the tough, Zalatoris stored hitting the golf ball on the button at Southern Hills and took benefit of gentler circumstances late within the afternoon for a 4-under 66,

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5:13 PM ET Related Press TULSA, Okla. — Rory McIlroy appeared free and straightforward and noticed solely alternative at Southern Hills through the first spherical of the PGA Championship on Thursday. McIlroy blasted his driver over timber and into fairways, organising a few of his seven birdies that carried him to a 5-under 65 and

5:35 PM ET TULSA, Okla. — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy don’t stroll the way in which they as soon as did, when every was on the peak of his powers. Woods, understandably, takes tentative steps lately. He’ll usually maintain a membership in his proper hand as he leaves the tee field, gently swinging it