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Haotong Li leads PGA Championship with Brooks Koepka within two
The 25-year-old leads the way by two shots at the halfway point of the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park — the first major tournament of 2020 after the sport was shut down for months due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic. One of Li’s sponsors is WeChat — a matter that didn’t go unnoticed …
2020 PGA Championship leaderboard: Live coverage, golf scores, Tiger Woods score today in Round 2
Round 2 of the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park gets underway with Bryson DeChambeau and his new drive shaft trying to run down co-leaders Jason Day and Brendon Todd (both 5 under after the first round). If Friday is anything like Thursday, we’re in for a pretty great show in San Francisco. Following …
PGA Championship: Bryson DeChambeau snaps driver during opening round
DeChambeau may just have inadvertently answered that initial question after another show of brute force off the tee during the PGA Championship’s opening round in San Francisco — an event taking place in front of no fans in what is now the first major of 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But this was …
Technology changing the way fans consume, practice sport of golf | Sports
PHOENIX — When Rickie Fowler knocked his tee shot just 9 feet short of the pin in the third round of the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open, the rowdy fans at 16 roared their approval. So did viewers at home, who had a better understanding of the shot’s trajectory than even those in the stands. …
Tiger Woods starts hot, finishes 5 back after 71 in Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods’ first PGA Tour event in more than 150 days started and ended the same way: with a birdie. Woods, playing in his first tour event since February, shot a 71 in the first round of the Memorial Tournament on Thursday. “Well, it’s been a while since I’ve played,” Woods said. …
Are exclusive private golf courses getting a huge break on property taxes? Critics say it’s time to recalculate
2020 may be a year of reckoning for King County’s private golf courses, or at least for their tax bills. The King County Assessor, heeding calls from urban density advocates who have long said the courses pay less than they ought, has pledged to reexamine how golf courses are valued — potentially raising their tax …
PGA restart under scrutiny after Nick Watney tests positive for Covid-19 | Sport
Intense focus surrounds the status of the PGA Tour’s restart after one of its players, the 39-year-old Nick Watney, tested positive for Covid-19 mid-competition. Watney withdrew from the RBC Heritage in South Carolina before the second round and is now spending at least 10 days in isolation. This is an obvious blow to the Tour, …
2020 Charles Schwab Challenge leaderboard: Live coverage, golf scores, updates, highlights in Round 1
After the longest unplanned break for the PGA Tour since World War II, professional golf is back in a big way today at the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge. A monstrous field that includes 80% of the top 20 players in the world is ready to roll at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Storylines …
Baker Mayfield Using Golf Technology To Improve Mechanics
Photo Credit: Frank Jansky (Icon Sportswire) Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is turning to unlikely technology to improve his mechanics this offseason. Offensive Coordinator Alex Van Pelt revealed how he’s working on Mayfield’s mechanics to Cleveland.com: “The technology I got was from a golf lesson I had 10 years ago where they use this …