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Tiger Withdraws From PGA Champ

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Tiger Woods Forced to WD From PGA Championship

TULSA – Mito Pereira holds a three-stroke lead over Matt Fitzpatrick and Will Zalatoris. It is Pereira’s his first lead after any round on Tour. Pereira is the first player since John Daly (1991) to hold the outright 54-hole lead in their PGA Championship debut.

Pereira is seeking to become the first PGA Tour Rookie to win a major championship since Keegan Bradley at the 2011 PGA Championship.

Tiger Woods withdrew from the PGA Championship after recording his highest score (79) in 79 rounds at the PGA Championship and third-highest personal score ever in a major.

In the seven major championships hosted at Southern Hills, all winners held at least a share of the 54-hole lead.

Danny Willett is the last player to earn his first Tour win at a major (2016 Masters).

Zalatoris, Watson Go Low at PGA

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Bubba Watson Tied PGA Championship Record

TULSA – Will Zalatoris leads after tying the third-best opening 36-hole score (66-65-131) in PGA Championship history. In the seven major championships hosted at Southern Hills, all winners held at least a share of the 36-hole lead.

Bubba Watson equaled the PGA Championship scoring record with a 7-under (63), becoming the third player to do so at Southern Hills (Raymond Floyd/1982, Tiger Woods/2007).

Four-time PGA Championship winner Tiger Woods made the cut for the 18th time in 22 starts at the event while Scottie Scheffler becomes just the third World No. 1 to miss the cut at the PGA Championship

First-round leader Rory McIlroy trails by five shots following a 1-over (71).

Shane Lowry (T-41/+2) extended the longest active streak of cuts made in major championships to 12, dating to a T-8 at the 2019 PGA Championship.

Scheffler, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay and Daniel Berger among the notables that MTC.

Southern Hills and Southern Hospitality for PGA Championship 2022

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TULSA – Tiger Woods, who returned from injury at the Masters Tournament in April for his first Tour start since the 2020 Masters, is set to compete this week at the second Major of the 2022 pro golf circuit. Woods, who won the 2007 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club the last time it hosted a major, is tied for the most PGA TOUR wins of all-time (82) and trails only Jack Nicklaus‘ record of 18 major championships by three. Woods enters the week No. 237 in the FedEx Cup standings and No. 818 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

The PGA of America announced on Saturday, May 14, that 2021 champion Phil Mickelson will not compete. The last time a defending champion did not play in a major was Rory McIlroy at the 2015 Open Championship. Mickelson last played on Tour at the 2022 Farmers Insurance Open (MC).

Five players have won the Career Grand Slam and Jordan Spieth can become the sixth with a win. Spieth won the 2015 Masters Tournament, 2015 U.S. Open and 2017 Open Championship, and is making his sixth start in the PGA Championship since the 2017 Open (T-28/2017, T-12/2018, T-3/2019, T-71/2020, T-30/2021).

Bryson DeChambeau WD from PGA after practice round Wednesday.

 

PGA Championship | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa

YARDS/PAR: 7,556 yards/Par 70

ARCHITECT(S): Perry Maxwell (1936); Gil Hanse (2018)

PRIZE Money: Was $12 million in 2021

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Phil Mickelson

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 600

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @PGA @PGAChampionship

PGA of AMERICA: (link) and PGA Championship (link)

TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds (May 19 & 20) are scheduled for coverage from 2:00pm to 8:00pm (ET) on ESPN. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 10:00am to 1:00pm (ET) on ESPN and 1:00 to 7:00pm (ET) on CBS.

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus Thursday and Friday with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 8:00am to 2:00pm (ET). Weekend times include ESPN+ streaming from 8:00am to 10:00pm (ET). PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) will live stream the first two rounds (8:00am to 8:00pm (ET) and from 8:00am to 7:00pm (ET) on the weekend.

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of the PGA Championship with broadcasts beginning at 2:00pm (ET) Thursday through Sunday. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.

Sirius XM Coverage of the 2022 PGA Championship (Yahoo)

How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)

2022 PGA Championship | The Basics:

The Tee Times at Tulsa’s Southern Hills start Thursday at 8:00am (ET) and go to 3:42pm (ET).

Weather: Thursday’s forecast calls for sunny skies and 79-degree temperature with only a 10% chance of rain. Wind blowing at 17 mph in high humidity (79%).

Tournament Web Site: (link)

FedEx Cup Standings: (link)

PGA Championship – Field and Tee Times:

The Field: (link)

Updates: Phil Mickelson (WD)

Tee Times: (link)

PGA Championship | The Odds

Source: Draft Kings

Name, Outright Win, Top 5 odds

Jon Rahm +1200 +300

Rory McIlroy +1200 +300

Scottie Scheffler +1200 +300

Collin Morikawa +1400 +350

Justin Thomas +1400 +350

Jordan Spieth +2000 +400

Cameron Smith +2200 +450

Dustin Johnson +2200 +400

Patrick Cantlay +2200 +400

Viktor Hovland +2200 +400

Shane Lowry +2500 +500

Xander Schauffele +2500 +500

Daniel Berger +3500 +650

Will Zalatoris +3500 +650

Brooks Koepka +4000 +800

Hideki Matsuyama +4000 +800

Matt Fitzpatrick +4000 +800

Joaquin Niemann +4500 +800

Billy Horschel +5000 +900

Max Homa +5000 +900

Tony Finau +6000 +1100

Adam Scott +6500 +1100

Bryson DeChambeau +6500 +1100

Corey Conners +6500 +1100

Russell Henley +6500 +1100

Sam Burns +6500 +1100

Tiger Woods +6500 +1100

Tyrrell Hatton +6500 +1100

Cameron Young +7000 +1100

Keegan Bradley +7000 +1100

Louis Oosthuizen +7000 +1100

Sergio Garcia +7000 +1100

Tommy Fleetwood +7000 +1100

Harold Varner III +9000 +1400

Robert MacIntyre +9000 +1400

Seamus Power +9000 +1400

Abraham Ancer +10000 +1400

Jason Day +10000 +1400

Aaron Wise +13000 +1600

Adam Hadwin +13000 +1600

Alexander Noren +13000 +1600

Cameron Tringale +13000 +1600

Christiaan Bezuidenhout +13000 +1600

Erik Van Rooyen +13000 +1600

Gary Woodland +13000 +1600

Jason Kokrak +13000 +1600

Jhonattan Vegas +13000 +1600

Justin Rose +13000 +1600

Kevin Na +13000 +1600

Marc Leishman +13000 +1600

Matt Kuchar +13000 +1600

Maverick McNealy +13000 +1600

Mito Pereira +13000 +1600

Sebastian Munoz +13000 +1600

Si Woo Kim +13000 +1600

Talor Gooch +13000 +1600

Troy Merritt +13000 +1600

Webb Simpson +13000 +1600

Bernd Wiesberger +15000 +2500

Brian Harman +15000 +2500

Bubba Watson +15000 +2500

K.H. Lee +15000 +2500

Keith Mitchell +15000 +2500

Kevin Kisner +15000 +2500

Patrick Reed +15000 +2500

Ryan Palmer +15000 +2500

Sepp Straka +15000 +2500

Thomas Pieters +15000 +2500

Chris Kirk +18000 +3000

Ian Poulter +18000 +3000

J.J. Spaun +18000 +3000

Mackenzie Hughes +18000 +3000

Tom Hoge +18000 +3000

Adria Arnaus +20000 +3500

Anirban Lahiri +20000 +3500

Cameron Champ +20000 +3500

Cameron Davis +20000 +3500

Charl Schwartzel +20000 +3500

Davis Riley +20000 +3500

Joohyung Kim +20000 +3500

Lanto Griffin +20000 +3500

Lucas Herbert +20000 +3500

Luke List +20000 +3500

Matthew Wolff +20000 +3500

Oliver Bekker +20000 +3500

Patton Kizzire +20000 +3500

Rickie Fowler +20000 +3500

Stewart Cink +20000 +3500

Francesco Molinari +25000 +4500

Lucas Glover +25000 +4500

Pablo Larrazabal +25000 +4500

Ryan Fox +25000 +4500

Sam Horsfield +25000 +4500

Takumi Kanaya +25000 +4500

Beau Hossler +30000 +6000

Branden Grace +30000 +6000

Brendan Steele +30000 +6000

Carlos Ortiz +30000 +6000

Chad Ramey +30000 +6000

Chan Kim +30000 +6000

Garrick Higgo +30000 +6000

Henrik Stenson +30000 +6000

Jinichiro Kozuma +30000 +6000

Justin Harding +30000 +6000

Kevin Streelman +30000 +6000

Laurie Canter +30000 +6000

Lee Westwood +30000 +6000

Martin Kaymer +30000 +6000

Matt Jones +30000 +6000

Nicolai Hojgaard +30000 +6000

Padraig Harrington +30000 +6000

Zach Johnson +30000 +6000

Dean Burmester +40000 +8000

Harry Higgs +40000 +8000

Hudson Swafford +40000 +8000

Min Woo Lee +40000 +8000

Richard Bland +40000 +8000

Rikuya Hoshino +40000 +8000

Shaun Norris +40000 +8000

Alex Cejka +50000 +10000

Bio Kim +50000 +10000

Dany Van Tonder +50000 +10000

Jason Dufner +50000 +10000

Kramer Hickok +50000 +10000

Ryan Brehm +50000 +10000

Ryosuke Kinoshita +50000 +10000

Sadom Kaewkanjana +50000 +10000

Yuki Inamori +50000 +10000

Alex Beach +100000 +20000

Austin Hurt +250000 +40000

Brandon Bingaman +250000 +40000

Casey Pyne +250000 +40000

Colin Inglis +250000 +40000

Dylan Newman +250000 +40000

Jared Jones +250000 +40000

Jesse Mueller +250000 +40000

John Daly +250000 +40000

Kyle Mendoza +250000 +40000

Matt Borchert +250000 +40000

Michael Block +250000 +40000

Nic Ishee +250000 +40000

Paul Dickinson +250000 +40000

Rich Beem +250000 +40000

Ryan Vermeer +250000 +40000

Sean McCarty +250000 +40000

Shaun Micheel +250000 +40000

Shawn Warren +250000 +40000

Tim Feenstra +250000 +40000

Tyler Collet +250000 +40000

Wyatt Worthington +250000 +40000

Y.E. Yang +250000 +40000

Zac Oakley +250000 +40000

TL’s Wedge for an Edge: It’s a MAJOR, so I’m coming hard with all the favorites for the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills. Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland were must-picks. Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy round out the starting fearsome foursome. Reserves: Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas. For my Tour One and Done game at the PGA? It’ll be Rory McIlroy.

What They’re Saying:

First Look at the 2022 PGA Championship (PGATourCom)

McIlroy Calls Mickelson Absence Unfortunate, Sad (Sports Illustrated)

Ten Storylines at Southern Hills (CBS Sports)

Nine Things to Know About Southern Hills (PGATourCom)

Tiger, Rory and Jordan (ESPNCom)

Power Rankings for the PGA (PGATourCom)

Horses for the Course at Southern Hills (RotoBaller)

FedExCup Standings (PGATourCom)

Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Industry News:

Picks and Predictions for the PGA Championship – (Action Net)

Expert Picks at The PGA – (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks at The PGA – (CBS Sports)

Jack Nicklaus Turned Down $100m from LIV Tour (CBS Sports)

On This Day in Golf History:

May 18, 1947 – Ben Hogan won the second-ever staging of the Colonial National Invitational, repeating as tournament champion after shooting a final round (69) to beat Tony Penny by one shot. – Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE

Lee Goes Back-to-Back at Byron Nelson

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MCKINNEY, TEXAS – Defending champion K.H. Lee became the AT&T Byron Nelson’s first repeat winner since 1980 (Tom Watson), closing with a final round and career low (63) to defeat hometown hero Jordan Spieth by one stroke.

Spieth heads to this week’s PGA Championship and his bid to complete the Career Grand Slam following a win and runner-up in last two starts.

Hideki Matsuyama posted his second-lowest round on Tour, one stroke shy of (61) at Firestone Country Club.

Xander Schauffele played his last 49 holes in 26-under to finish T-5 after making the 36-hole cut on the number (-5).

FedEx Cup leader and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler finished T-15 at 19-under.

The field made 2,228 birdies this week, the most on record (since 1983) at any single-course event on Tour while 104 eagles were made, the second-most on record (since 1983) at an event on Tour. The record for most eagles was 114 at the 2019 Barbasol Championship.

Byron Nelson Final Leaderboard

K.H. Lee 64-68-67-63—262 (-26)

Jordan Spieth 67-65-64-67—263 (-25)

Hideki Matsuyama 67-66-69-62—264 (-24)

Sebastian Munoz 60-69-66-69—264 (-24)

Final Full Leaderboard (link)

PGA Tour: Weekend at Byron Nelson

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AT&T Byron Nelson | After 36 Holes

MCKINNEY, TEXAS – First-round leader Sebastian Munoz follows opening-round (60) with a (69) and retains a share of the lead at (-15) as Amarillo, Texas native Ryan Palmer shot his lowest score (62) in 54 rounds at the AT&T Byron Nelson and 40-year-old PGA Tour rookie David Skinns posted his career-low score on Tour with a (63).

Defending champion K.H. Lee sits three strokes back in attempt to become event’s first repeat winner since 1980 while FedEx Cup leader and the World’s No. 1 ranked player, Scottie Scheffler, sits T-20 at 9-under, despite a triple bogey.

After 36 holes, players within four strokes of the lead represent nine different countries (USA, England, Colombia, South Africa, Chile, Korea, Japan, Ireland, Sweden).

The 5-under cut-line matched the lowest this season in relation to par (for the fourth time).

Jonas Blixt withdrew with illness during the second round.

Byron Nelson Leaderboard | After 36 Holes

Ryan Palmer 67-62—129 (-15)

David Skinns 66-63—129 (-15)

Sebastian Munoz 60-69—129 (-15)

Justin Lower 64-66—130 (-14)

Charl Schwartzel 66-65—131 (-13)

Full Leaderboard (link)

AT&T Byron Nelson | Tournament Facts

COURSE: TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas

YARDS/PAR: 7,468 yards/Par 72

ARCHITECT: Tom Weiskopf

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $9,100,000/$1,638,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: K.H. Lee

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @attbyronnelson

BYRON NELSON ORGANIZATION: (link)

TV COVERAGE: Saturday and Sunday coverage is set for 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS.

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Weekend ESPN+ streaming from 8:00am to 6:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Weekend coverage on Sirius XM Radio runs from 1:00 to 6:00pm (ET) or completion of event. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.

Byron Nelson Preview

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AT&T Byron Nelson | Tournament Preview

MCKINNEY, TEXAS – The AT&T Byron Nelson is one of the premier events on the PGA Tour since 1968. The TPC Craig Ranch, just north of Dallas/Fort Worth, hosts the biggest golf attraction of the year and the most anticipated social event of the spring because of its yearly financial charity commitment to the community.

Three of the world’s Top 10 professional golfers and six of the Top 20 are scheduled to play with Brooks Koepka having to withdraw this week. Dallas resident Scottie Scheffler claimed his first Green Jacket at The Masters, then kept winning and winning to rocket to the top spot in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Fellow Texans Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris and Ryan Palmer are set to return to TPC Craig Ranch, as well.

AT&T Byron Nelson | Tournament Facts

COURSE: TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas

YARDS/PAR: 7,468 yards/Par 72

ARCHITECT: Tom Weiskopf

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $9,100,000/$1,638,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: K.H. Lee

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @attbyronnelson

BYRON NELSON ORGANIZATION: (link)

Day Back in the Swing of Things

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Wells Fargo Championship | Round 2

POTOMAC, Maryland – Jason Day registered his 13th career score of (63) or better on the PGA Tour and his first since the 2021 Travelers Championship. He leads the tournament by a stroke after 18 holes.

Rockville, Maryland native Denny McCarthy opened with a (65), and stands T-3 as he plays a “home game.”

Three PGA Tour rookies are also T-3 and tied career-low on Tour with (65) (Paul Barjon, Aaron Rai, Callum Tarren).

Defending champion and three-time Wells Fargo Champion Rory McIlroy(T17/-3) made five birdies on the back nine (started on 10), tying the most birdies or better he has made on the first nine holes of a tournament in his PGA Tour career (2013 PLAYERS Championship, 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions).

Wells Fargo Championship | Leaderboard After 18

Jason Day 63 (-7)

Joel Dahmen 64 (-6)

Matthew Wolff 65 (-5)

Denny McCarthy 65 (-5)

Aaron Rai 65 (-5)

Callum Tarren 65 (-5)

Paul Barjon 65 (-5)

Full Leaderboard: (link)

Rahm Leads at Mexico Open

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VALLARTA, México – World No. 2 Jon Rahm holds the 54-hole lead/co-lead for the seventh time in his career and is 1-for-6 to date converting to victory. Previously, he did so at the 2020 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday.

In his 14th start this season, first-year PGA TOUR member Kurt Kitayamaseeks first PGA Tour victory and second Top-10 finish. The Mexico Open is his best outing since finishing third at the 2020 Honda Classic.

Each of Cameron Champ’s three victories have come when he was inside the Top-four following 54-holes.

Alvaro Ortiz (T30/-6) is best of the three Mexican players after 54 holes (Abraham Ancer (T-35/-5, Carlos Ortiz (T-58/-3)

Stephan Jaeger (T13) makes back-to-back eagles for the first time in his TOUR career; marks second player this season

Moving Day at Mexico Open

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Mexico Open at Vidanta | Third Round 

VALLARTA, México – World No. 2 Jon Rahm, the highest-ranked player in the field, leads by two-strokes heading into Round 3 of the Mexico Open. Rahm holds the 36-hole lead/co-lead for the seventh time in his career but is 0-for-6 to date converting to victory.

Eight players within four shots of the lead through two rounds seek their first career Tour victory

Four of the five Major champions in the field advance to the weekend

Alvaro Ortiz (T2-5) is best of the 10 Mexican players in the field this week and one of the three to make the cut.

Vaughn Taylor withdrew Friday morning before the start of the second round due to a shoulder injury.

Mexico Open | Leaderboard After 36 Holes

Jon Rahm 64-66—130 (-12)

Alex Smalley 66-66—132 (-10)

Adam Long 67-66—133 (-9)

Andrew Novak 66-67—133 (-9)

Cameron Champ 67-66—133 (-9)

Patrick Reed 67-66—133 (-9)

Trey Mullinax 64-69—133 (-9)

Brandon Hagy 66-67—133 (-9)

Full Leaderboard: (link)

PGA Tour Rolls Into Mexico

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VALLARTA, México – The Mexico Open at Vidanta is a new, official FedEx Cup event, added to the PGA Tour schedule for 2021-22, and the third official event in the modern era of the Tour to be held in Mexico.

Previous PGA Tournaments in Mexico included:

  • World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship 2017-2020
  • World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba 2007-present

World No. 2 Jon Rahm of Spain, the highest-ranked player in the field, is making his 11th start of the season and first since the Masters Tournament (T-27). Rahm’s career-low score on the PGA Tour came at the 2020 WGC-Mexico Championship (61/R3/Club de Golf Chapultepec), which he matched at the 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions (R-3).

Abraham Ancer, the highest-ranked player from Mexico in the Official World Golf Ranking at No. 20, is one of four players from Mexico to win on Tour (Victor Regalado, Cesar Sanudo, Carlos Ortiz). Ancer has three Top-10s in seven starts at the World Wide Technology Championship and made three starts at the WGC-Mexico Championship with his best, a T-12 in 2020.

Ancer on the Mexico Open at Vidanta: “Having an event like this creates opportunities for other Mexican players,” he said. “The lessons you learn in an event like this are priceless.”

Mexico Open | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Vidanta Vallarta in Vallarta, México

ARCHITECT: Greg Norman (2015)

YARDS/PAR: 7,456 yards/Par 71

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $7,300,000/$1,314,000

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: New event on Schedule

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @MexicoOpenGolf 🇲🇽