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• BreakingPGA Championship 2020: Tournament news, tee times, schedule, coverage and analysis
  All you need to know about the 2020 PGA Championship, including day-by-day results and analysis from TPC Harding Park.
  - 29 mins ago, 6 Aug 20, 3:29pm -
• No positive tests among LPGA players in Ohio
  The LPGA Tour reported no positive tests among its players this week, leading up to the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.
  - 14 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 2:16am -
• Stricker still gets to pick half his Ryder Cup team
  Now that Ryder Cup matches have been postponed until 2021, Steve Stricker will still get his six captain's picks. The selection criteria had previously been altered when golf shut down for three months in America amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  - 15 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 1:24am -
• Tiger looking to a putter switch before Round 1
  On the eve of the PGA Championship, Tiger Woods appears set to make a rare putter switch at TPC Harding Park.
  - 15 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 12:33am -
• DeChambeau's trainer aware of rush to judgment
  Greg Roskopf, the trainer for Bryson DeChambeau, understands why there might be conjecture after the PGA Tour golfer gained 50 pounds -- and 20 yards off the tee -- in less than a year.
  - 20 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 8:04pm -
• Best bets for the PGA Championship
  Brooks Koepka goes for his third straight PGA Championship against the best field in golf in this season's first major. Here are our experts' best bets.
  - 23 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 5:11pm -
• Catlin, caddie out of event after breaking protocol
  American golfer John Catlin and his caddie Nathan Mulrooney have been removed from this week's English Championship by the European Tour after they breached its COVID-19 protocol.
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 3:44pm -
• PGA Championship: How to watch and stream on ESPN and ESPN+
  ESPN and ESPN+ will offer extensive coverage of the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park. Here are all the ways to watch.
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 12:27pm -
• PGA Championship: ESPN predictions on who'll win golf's first major of the year
  There are plenty of choices, given the variety of players who have looked strong since golf came back from the coronavirus-forced shutdown. So our experts had a lot of options.
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 12:27pm -
• PGA Championship's biggest questions (and answers): From Tiger to Brooks to Sunday drama
  The year's first major comes with plenty of questions, and not only because it's the first one in 13 months and the first one without fans. We go through each and give some answers.
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 12:27pm -
• PGA of America modifies awards due to pandemic
  A shorter PGA Tour season because of the pandemic has led the PGA of America to modify its two major awards for tour players.
  - 2 days ago, 5 Aug 20, 3:02am -
• Tiger: 'Been gearing up for' PGA Championship
  Despite his lack of tournament preparation of late, Tiger Woods made it clear that the majors like this week's PGA Championship have been his focus. "This is what I've been gearing up for," he said.
  - 2 days ago, 5 Aug 20, 2:03am -
• Spieth: PGA win to cap career slam is 'No. 1 goal'
  Jordan Spieth said his "No. 1 goal in the game of golf right now" is to complete the career Grand Slam, which he can accomplish by winning the PGA Championship.
  - 2 days ago, 5 Aug 20, 1:56am -
• 'I'm defending, aren't I? OK, just checking' -- Why Brooks Koepka never doubts Brooks Koepka
  He has won the last two PGA Championships. And even when his game wasn't its best, he was never worried. And just like that, his game reappeared in time for the big stage.
  - 2 days ago, 4 Aug 20, 12:39pm -
• Who can and who cannot win the PGA Championship
  A host of players have a chance to win the Wanamaker Trophy. There are some who need everything to go right. And there are some who, well, might just be happy to be on the property.
  - 2 days ago, 4 Aug 20, 12:38pm -
• Everything you need to know for the PGA Championship, golf's first major of 2020
  After a 13-month wait, it's finally time for a golf major. From Tiger's rust to Brooks Koepka's quest for a three-peat to a PGA Championship without fans, a look at everything that's important for 2020's major debut.
  - 3 days ago, 3 Aug 20, 5:39pm -

Golf News

• BreakingThe Latest: Koepka begins bid for 3rd straight PGA title

  

  Two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka has teed off a TPC Harding Park as he tries to become the first golfer to win three PGA Championships in a row since Walter Hagen. Koepka would be the first player ever to win the PGA Championship three stra…
  - 1 hour ago, 6 Aug 20, 2:45pm -
• BreakingPGA Championship: Round 1 leaderboard, updates

  

  Follow the Round 1 leaderboard for the 2020 PGA Championship and get updates on the first round from TPC Harding Park.
  - 4 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 11:46am -
• BreakingPGA officials tighten dining restrictions at TPC Harding Park

  

  PGA officials informed players late Wednesday that dining restrictions would be tightened at TPC Harding Park.
  - 5 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 10:49am -
• BreakingUSPGA Championship 2020 leaderboard: latest scores from Harding Park

  

  The 2020 USPGA Championship begins on Thursday, the first of three golf majors in a rearranged 2020 schedule. You can follow the latest scores as the first day progresses here. Ahead of the tournament starting, Rory McIlroy - a winner in 2014 - admit…
  - 8 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 8:08am -
• 2020 PGA Championship live stream: How to watch first round online, on TV

  

  The year's first major finally is here.
  - 14 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 2:15am -
• Bryson DeChambeau's trainer addresses steroid speculation ahead of PGA Championship

  

  Greg Roskopf has heard the whispers. And he addressed them head-on.
  - 15 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 1:18am -
• In just 2nd tournament since September, Rachel Heck medals at U.S. Women's Am

  

  Rachel Heck went more than nine months without playing a tournament before returning to action at last month. Now, she’s the U.S. Women’s Amateur medalist.
  - 15 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 12:59am -
• Collin Morikawa takes aim at next prize: PGA Championship

  

  It's been a straight path for Collin Morikawa, from college standout at California and the game's No. 1-ranked amateur to the rarefied air of golf's elite.
  - 15 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 12:44am -
• Bettors primed to pounce on PGA Championship

  

  Gamblers starved of sports action are expected to go all in on this year's PGA Championship, the first golf major of the year and the biggest single sporting event in the United States since February's Super Bowl. The coronavirus pandemic quieted sp…
  - 16 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 12:01am -
• US Open champ Woodland says better diet will extend career

  

  Reigning US Open champion Gary Woodland says shedding some extra pounds during the global pandemic was a life-changing decision that will ultimately extend his golf career. While some PGA stars like Bryson DeChambeau are packing on 50 pounds of musc…
  - 16 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 11:44pm -
• Reigning champ Gabi Ruffels easily advances to U.S. Women's Amateur match play

  

  Reigning U.S. Women's Amateur champion Gabriela Ruffels' title defense is still alive after the USC senior easily advanced to match play at Woodmont.
  - 16 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 11:43pm -
• Stricker still gets to pick half of his Ryder Cup team

  

  Golf shut down for three months in America, leading Ryder Cup organizers to adjust the selection criteria to allow U.S. captain Steve Stricker to use wild-card picks for half of the 12-man team. Before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down golf and elimin…
  - 16 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 11:41pm -
• Tiger Woods might have a new putter for the PGA Championship

  

  Tiger Woods appears to have something new in store for this PGA Championship: his putter. Woods has won all but one of his 15 majors with a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS, the putter he borrowed from Mark O’Meara in 1998 and never returned. Wo…
  - 17 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 11:04pm -
• Johnson hopes problematic back holds out at PGA Championship

  

  Dustin Johnson cited his bad back for failing to break 80 at the Memorial tournament last month in his first event since winning the Travelers Championship to extend his career win streak to 13 years. The injury also caused him to withdraw from the…
  - 17 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 10:41pm -
• PGA Championship at a Glance
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A brief look at the 102nd PGA Championship, which starts Thursday:
  - 17 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 10:31pm -
• Harding Park a public course with a history of elite winners

  

  Harding Park is a public golf course with a history of elite champions. Tiger Woods was No. 1 in the world when he won a World Golf Championship here in 2005, and when he went 5-0 in his matches at the Presidents Cup in 2009. Rory McIlroy was No. 1…
  - 18 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 9:57pm -
• Collin Morikawa a Ryder Cupper? Captain Steve Stricker gets closer look

  

  U.S. Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker played a practice round with one of his potential young players on Monday: Collin Morikawa.
  - 18 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 9:46pm -
• Stricker says Tiger's new putter is longer so he can practice longer without pain

  

  Tiger Woods has been tinkering with a new Scotty Cameron putter this week. It's a longer putter that should help Woods practice without pain.
  - 19 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 9:13pm -
• Column: Big and booming, DeChambeau is PGA Tour must-see TV

  

  It's hard to find a reason to like Bryson DeChambeau. Bulked up on protein shakes and M&M's, DeChambeau has so far this year been making a mockery of golf courses designed by architects who had no idea what golf of the future might look like. In a…
  - 19 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 9:00pm -
• Steve Stricker to get six captain’s picks for postponed Ryder Cup

  

  Steve Stricker will still have six captain’s picks to fill out his squad for the postponed Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.
  - 19 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 8:47pm -

• Who has the most to prove at PGA? Start with these 6 guys

  

  Everyone at TPC Harding Park has something to prove, but here are five players who could use some serious answers.
  - 19 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 8:45pm -
• Rory McIlroy has not paid a greens fee in a very, very long time

  

  Rory McIlroy has played some of the world’s best golf courses. But when’s the last time he’s paid to play?
  - 19 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 8:31pm -
• Brooks Koepka unbothered by pressure of making PGA Championship history

  

  The weight of history would bother most. To Brooks Koepka, it's nothing major.
  - 20 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 8:12pm -
• McIlroy looking to get back to pre-COVID form at PGA Championship

  

  Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is hoping the first major championship of the year can spark his game and get him back to the form that saw him reach world number one earlier this year. The four-time major winner got off to a rousing start in 2020 w…
  - 20 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 8:08pm -
• Good news: No positive COVID-19 tests at PGA Championship

  

  Some good news: The PGA of America reports no positive COVID-19 tests at this week's PGA Championship.
  - 20 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 8:01pm -
• Zach Johnson is back at PGA Championship – both of them

  

  For the second time in PGA Championship history, there will be not one but two Zach Johnsons in the field this week at TPC Harding Park.
  - 20 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 7:57pm -
• Alice Hewson races into first-round lead in Rose Ladies Series Grand Final

  

  Alice Hewson made headlines around the globe in March by not only winning her first tournament as a professional on the Ladies European Tour but also doing it at the South African Open, the last big-time event contested in the sport before the lockdo…
  - 20 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 7:42pm -
• Live leaderboard: PGA Championship Round 1

  

  This first major of the 2020 season is finally here after the PGA Tour schedule was reshuffled due to coronavirus. Who will start fast at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco?
  - 21 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 7:10pm -
• British Open champ Lowry ready to test himself at PGA Championship

  

  Shane Lowry has gone from wondering when his British Open victory will finally sink in to thinking how long before he gets another shot at more glory. The 33-year-old won golf's last major championship by capturing the British Open at Royal Portrush…
  - 21 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 7:05pm -
• Power important, but precision also key at TPC Harding Park

  

  TPC Harding Park will play long in the NorCal chill. But as important as power is, so, too, is precision on this layout.
  - 21 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 6:48pm -
• Strange times for Rory McIlroy, but he has signed some autographs

  

  Rory McIlroy said it's been strange to play tournaments with no fans and lots of COVID-19 protocols, but he was able to safely sign some autographs for some kids last week in Memphis.
  - 21 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 6:32pm -
• And now, what we've all been waiting for: Beefy Bryson’s Big Experiment

  

  Majors ask different questions of elite players, and so the best way for Bryson DeChambeau to bolster his “brand� – and to silence some skeptics – is to become a serious challenger.
  - 21 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 6:29pm -
• Rory McIlroy hopeful of addressing six-year major drought ahead of USPGA despite middling recent form

  

  Majors are in the habit of producing sparks and Rory McIlroy is praying that the first major in more than a year will jolt him out of his lockdown malaise. Otherwise, the Northern Irishman fears that his six-year drought will continue. The world No 3…
  - 21 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 6:29pm -
• Shane Lowry begins long stay in U.S. away from family: ‘Not going off to war’

  

  Shane Lowry plans to stay in the U.S. through September's U.S. Open. As hard as it was to say bye to his family, he told them he's "not going off to war."
  - 22 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 6:13pm -
• A PGA Championship like no other comes to San Francisco

  

  In one of the most anticipated sporting events since the COVID-19 pandemic sent sports into a deep freeze in March, the PGA Championship comes to San Francisco this week with several top players out to make history. Originally scheduled for May, the…
  - 22 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 5:48pm -
• Kentucky golfer Cullan Brown, 20, dies after cancer battle

  

  University of Kentucky golfer Cullan Brown died Tuesday, less than a year after being diagnosed with a form of bone cancer.
  - 22 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 5:35pm -
• Club pros at PGA see COVID-related surge in golf back home

  

  As one of the 20 club pros making a start at the PGA Championship this week, Rob Labritz finds himself in possession of one of the most coveted tee times in golf. Labritz is the director of golf at the exclusive Glenarbor Golf Club in Westchester Co…
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 3:57pm -
• Adam Scott back in PGA chase after long break Down Under

  

  Adam Scott took his own sweet time returning to competitive golf. When he finally showed up at the PGA Championship in San Francisco this week, everyone else ranked inside the top 10 had already revved up for the season's first major by playing at l…
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 3:23pm -
• Punch Shot: Winner, long-shot contender and Tiger Woods' chances at PGA

  

  GolfChannel.com writers weigh in with their predictions for the 102nd PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park.
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 2:06pm -
• European Tour WDs player after breaching COVID-19 protocols

  

  The European Tour has cracked down after a player breached COVID-19 protocols.
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 12:20pm -
• Catlin out of tournament after breaking COVID-19 protocol

  

  American golf player John Catlin and his caddie Nathan Mulrooney have been removed from this week’s English Championship by the European Tour after they breached its COVID-19 protocol. The European Tour said in a statement on Wednesday that t…
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 12:12pm -
• DraftKings Preview: PGA Championship picks

  

  New world No. 1 Justin Thomas deserves consideration when crafting DraftKings lineups for this week's PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park. (AP)
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 11:57am -
• American John Catlin kicked out of European Tour event over Covid-19 breach

  

  The European Tour promised to get tough if any of its strict Covid-19 protocols were breached, and it has been true to its word by kicking out the American pro John Catlin and his caddie from this week's English Championship at Hanbury Manor. Catlin…
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 11:49am -
• Yahoo DFS Golf: PGA Championship

  

  Daniel Berger has been a Top-5 machine this year, and Bryce Danielson suggests including him in your lineups for this week's PGA Championship contests on Yahoo.
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 10:21am -
• Spieth chasing Grand Slam and hardly anyone notices

  

  The spotlight on Jordan Spieth should be bright enough to cut through the marine layer blanketing Harding Park this week at the PGA Championship. Win this major and he joins the most exclusive club in golf with the final leg of the career Grand Slam…
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 6:21am -
• Koepka aims for rare three-peat on the PGA's big stage

  

  Brooks Koepka will be chasing history at the PGA Championship on Thursday as the two-time defending champion attempts a rare major championship three-peat in San Francisco. The 30-year-old American is seeking to join Walter Hagen as just the second…
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 6:00am -
• Rahm finds expectations rising with great play at young age

  

  Even though his reign at No. 1 lasted all of two weeks, Jon Rahm can be considered in some circles as among the best players to have never won a major. After all, he earned a PGA Tour card after just four tournaments. ''My third major, the Masters,…
  - 2 days ago, 5 Aug 20, 1:08am -
• Underachiever Thomas yearns for his second major title

  

  Newly-crowned world number one Justin Thomas is playing at the top of his game at just the right time. Thomas is coming off a rousing performance at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude in Memphis, where he outduelled four-time major winner Brooks Koepka, to bec…
  - 2 days ago, 5 Aug 20, 12:11am -
• Column: 'Big Game Brooks' faces major test to his reputation

  

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Brooks Koepka now has gone more than a full year without winning, a drought he hasn't experienced since he was still new enough on the PGA Tour that his name was mistakenly pronounced ''cupcake.''
  - 2 days ago, 4 Aug 20, 11:49pm -
• Quarantine travel restrictions made decision to return difficult for Adam Scott

  

  Adam Scott admits there was a time during the pandemic when he considered “just [calling] it a season" because of the difficult travel restrictions.
  - 2 days ago, 4 Aug 20, 11:46pm -
• Jordan Spieth searching for major magic in hunt for elusive grand slam

  

  Jordan Spieth currently finds himself on a list with one of the game's greats. One he desperately wants to remove himself from.
  - 2 days ago, 4 Aug 20, 11:40pm -

ESPN Golf News

• BreakingPGA Championship 2020: Tournament news, tee times, schedule, coverage and analysis
  All you need to know about the 2020 PGA Championship, including day-by-day results and analysis from TPC Harding Park.
  - 29 mins ago, 6 Aug 20, 3:29pm -
• No positive tests among LPGA players in Ohio
  The LPGA Tour reported no positive tests among its players this week, leading up to the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.
  - 14 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 2:16am -
• Stricker still gets to pick half his Ryder Cup team
  Now that Ryder Cup matches have been postponed until 2021, Steve Stricker will still get his six captain's picks. The selection criteria had previously been altered when golf shut down for three months in America amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  - 15 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 1:24am -
• Tiger looking to a putter switch before Round 1
  On the eve of the PGA Championship, Tiger Woods appears set to make a rare putter switch at TPC Harding Park.
  - 15 hours ago, 6 Aug 20, 12:33am -
• DeChambeau's trainer aware of rush to judgment
  Greg Roskopf, the trainer for Bryson DeChambeau, understands why there might be conjecture after the PGA Tour golfer gained 50 pounds -- and 20 yards off the tee -- in less than a year.
  - 20 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 8:04pm -
• Best bets for the PGA Championship
  Brooks Koepka goes for his third straight PGA Championship against the best field in golf in this season's first major. Here are our experts' best bets.
  - 23 hours ago, 5 Aug 20, 5:11pm -
• Catlin, caddie out of event after breaking protocol
  American golfer John Catlin and his caddie Nathan Mulrooney have been removed from this week's English Championship by the European Tour after they breached its COVID-19 protocol.
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 3:44pm -
• PGA Championship: How to watch and stream on ESPN and ESPN+
  ESPN and ESPN+ will offer extensive coverage of the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park. Here are all the ways to watch.
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 12:27pm -
• PGA Championship: ESPN predictions on who'll win golf's first major of the year
  There are plenty of choices, given the variety of players who have looked strong since golf came back from the coronavirus-forced shutdown. So our experts had a lot of options.
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 12:27pm -
• PGA Championship's biggest questions (and answers): From Tiger to Brooks to Sunday drama
  The year's first major comes with plenty of questions, and not only because it's the first one in 13 months and the first one without fans. We go through each and give some answers.
  - 1 day ago, 5 Aug 20, 12:27pm -
• PGA of America modifies awards due to pandemic
  A shorter PGA Tour season because of the pandemic has led the PGA of America to modify its two major awards for tour players.
  - 2 days ago, 5 Aug 20, 3:02am -
• Tiger: 'Been gearing up for' PGA Championship
  Despite his lack of tournament preparation of late, Tiger Woods made it clear that the majors like this week's PGA Championship have been his focus. "This is what I've been gearing up for," he said.
  - 2 days ago, 5 Aug 20, 2:03am -
• Spieth: PGA win to cap career slam is 'No. 1 goal'
  Jordan Spieth said his "No. 1 goal in the game of golf right now" is to complete the career Grand Slam, which he can accomplish by winning the PGA Championship.
  - 2 days ago, 5 Aug 20, 1:56am -
• 'I'm defending, aren't I? OK, just checking' -- Why Brooks Koepka never doubts Brooks Koepka
  He has won the last two PGA Championships. And even when his game wasn't its best, he was never worried. And just like that, his game reappeared in time for the big stage.
  - 2 days ago, 4 Aug 20, 12:39pm -
• Who can and who cannot win the PGA Championship
  A host of players have a chance to win the Wanamaker Trophy. There are some who need everything to go right. And there are some who, well, might just be happy to be on the property.
  - 2 days ago, 4 Aug 20, 12:38pm -
• Everything you need to know for the PGA Championship, golf's first major of 2020
  After a 13-month wait, it's finally time for a golf major. From Tiger's rust to Brooks Koepka's quest for a three-peat to a PGA Championship without fans, a look at everything that's important for 2020's major debut.
  - 3 days ago, 3 Aug 20, 5:39pm -