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A shorter PGA Tour season because of the pandemic has led the PGA of America to modify its two major awards for tour players. The Vardon Trophy, which dates to 1937 and is given to the PGA Tour player with the lowest adjusted scoring average, required a player to complete at least 60 rounds. That

SAN FRANCISCO — It became a talking point as soon as he lifted the Claret Jug in victory three years ago at Royal Birkdale. It remains one today for Jordan Spieth: completing golf’s career Grand Slam, with victories in all four major championships. The PGA is the only tournament separating Spieth from the lofty club

SAN FRANCISCO — The damp, foggy, chilly surroundings at TPC Harding Park on Tuesday are not exactly the type of conditions Tiger Woods is embracing heading into the PGA Championship. But Woods is well aware of summertime conditions in the Bay Area, and despite his lack of tournament preparation of late, he made it clear

SAN FRANCISCO — Brooks Koepka will begin his quest for a third consecutive PGA Championship title at 11:11 a.m. ET on Thursday at TPC Harding Park, playing alongside the last two major champions, Shane Lowry and Gary Woodland. Tiger Woods, the other major champion from 2019, will be two groups behind them, along with two

The tee times and featured groups for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park: Featured groups on ESPN+ All times ET ThursdayGroup 111:33 a.m.Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas4:58 p.m.Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia Group 211:22 a.m.Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose4:47 p.m.Rickie Fowler, Bryson DeChambeau, Adam Scott Note:

It’s been an odd year — for golf, for everybody. Before the coronavirus shut down sports and forced golf into a three-month break, Rory McIlroy was on fire. He hasn’t been himself since the restart. Brooks Koepka, who comes in having won back-to-back PGA Championships, looked hurt and a bit lost — until he found

The questions, at the time, seemed relevant and more than fair. Brooks Koepka, the former No. 1-ranked golfer in the world and a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour, hadn’t hoisted a trophy in more than a year (366 days to be exact). The winner of four of the past 11 major championships hadn’t played

Two-time major winner John Daly said on Monday that he withdrew from the PGA Championship as didn’t feel comfortable flying with the high number of cases in California. The 54-year-old, who won the event in 1991, is one of several well-known players to announce that they will not take part in the tournament. 1 Related

Finally, after waiting more than a year, we will get to see the first golf major of 2020. And if watching PGA Tour players try their luck at a city-owned municipal course wasn’t enough, we’ll get a rare glimpse of Tiger Woods, who has played only four competitive rounds since February. Woods, 44, will be

The PGA Championship was supposed to take place in May. But the coronavirus pandemic shut down golf — and sports. So here we are, in early August with golf’s first major of 2020. There will be no fans on site at TPC Harding Park, but there will be drama. Tiger Woods makes a rare 2020

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Richy Werenski holed a flop shot from the 16th fairway for a five-point eagle and birdied the last for a one-point victory over Troy Merritt on Sunday in the Barracuda Championship. Werenski won for the first time on the PGA Tour, scoring 13 points in the final round on Tahoe Mountain Club’s

SAN FRANCISCO — John Daly and Vijay Singh were the latest players to withdraw from the PGA Championship this week at TPC Harding Park, making 12 players either exempt or offered invitations who have chosen not to play. Daly, the surprise winner in 1991 at Crooked Stick when he began the week as the ninth

GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Jim Furyk turned 50 when golf was shut down and made the most of it when the PGA Tour Champions returned, closing with a 4-under 68 to win the Ally Challenge on Sunday when Brett Quigley bogeyed his last two holes. Furyk became the first player since Miguel Angel Jimenez in

TOLEDO, Ohio — Danielle Kang was away from the LPGA Tour for six months during the coronavirus pandemic, which is not to suggest she was without competition. She lost track of the games she played with her brother, Alex, who has spent two seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour, and boyfriend Maverick McNealy, in his

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Justin Thomas wants to make his second stint as No. 1 in the world last longer than the first time around. “I hope so,” Thomas said Sunday after winning the FedEx St. Jude Invitational to take the No. 1 spot for the first time since June 2018. “I feel like I’m a

SAN FRANCISCO — Tiger Woods arrived early for the PGA Championship on Sunday but had to wait awhile to get on the course at TPC Harding Park. He wasn’t permitted on site until he had passed his COVID-19 test, along with caddie Joe LaCava and his eyes and ears Rob McNamara. Woods showed up to

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When Justin Thomas needed an emergency fill-in caddie on Tuesday, he called Jim “Bones” Mackay, one of the best to ever carry a bag on the PGA Tour. Thomas could have never imagined the circumstances in Sunday’s final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, when he was paired in the third-to-last

SAN FRANCISCO — At long last, golf will see a major championship played in 2020. It’s been awhile. When Shane Lowry clutched the Claret Jug at Royal Portrush last summer, it seemed as if it would be a long wait until the Masters. Well, how about adding another four months to that? The PGA Championship