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15-05-2025
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PGA Championship 2025: Who wins, who disappoints, does Rory McIlroy's major run continue?
The PGA Championship commences Thursday. Who will claim the Wanamaker Trophy? Who will leave dejected? Who might surprise along the way? The team is on-site at Quail Hollow Club and offers up some answers to the pressing questions at the year's second major. Who wins the 107th PGA Championship? RYAN LAVNER: Bryson DeChambeau. There's no one on the planet – not Rory, not Scottie – who is driving the ball as well as DeChambeau is at the moment. And it's difficult to conjure up a more perfect venue for him, a 7,600-yard behemoth that will play even longer after the heavy rain and place a premium on finding the fairways and avoiding the wet, dense rough. DeChambeau's iron play continues to be a question mark – it's the only reason he didn't win the Masters last month – but his short game and putting remains tidy enough to give him a significant advantage. If he continues to drive the ball like he has for the past year-plus, this is a great opportunity for him to knock off major No. 3. Advertisement REX HOGGARD: Rory McIlroy. This is the most chalk of picks for nearly every reason. The Northern Irishman's record at Quail Hollow is beyond impressive with four victories (at the Truist Championship) and he's in the best form of anyone in golf with three marquee victories this year. BRENTLEY ROMINE: Rory McIlroy. Let's not try and overthink things. Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and even Justin Thomas warrant consideration, but there's a reason Quail Hollow is also known as Rory McIlroy Country Club. This course was built for him, it's long and wet with still firm greens thanks to the SubAir system, and McIlroy is at the top of his craft. What's the winning score at Quail Hollow? LAVNER: 15 under. Good scoring remains likely after the early-week rainfall and upcoming heat wave, but the SubAir system underneath the greens should allow the PGA setup staff to maintain some semblance of firmness in the putting surfaces. 2025 PGA Championship - Preview Day Two PGA Championship 2025: Odds, favorites and predictions to win and contend Advertisement The men's second major is upon us. Who are the favorites entering the PGA Championship? HOGGARD: 12 under. The winning score at the 2017 PGA Championship played a Quail Hollow was 8 under but that was contested in August with vastly different conditions and grasses, while the average winning score for the Truist Championship, which is played in May, the last five years is 16 under. Somewhere in the middle of those two marks seems right. ROMINE: The sheer length of Quail and the fact that not much mowing is being done right now will keep things somewhat in check. Still, I'll guess 15 under, slightly harder than when McIlroy cruised here last year. Who leaves the most disappointed? LAVNER: Jordan Spieth. As great as it'd be to write, it seems like too much to ask for back-to-back majors in which a player captures the career Grand Slam. Though Spieth has gotten longer and faster in recent years, giving him more of a chance at Quail Hollow than in prior attempts, he's still going to be giving up a ton of yardage to the pre-tournament favorites (almost all of whom are bombers) that he's not quite sharp enough to make up for in other areas. 2025 PGA Championship - Preview Day Two PGA Championship 2025: First-round tee times, groupings at Quail Hollow Advertisement Tee times and groupings for the opening round of the 107th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club. HOGGARD: Jordan Spieth. Considering his steadily improving form and health there's a good chance Spieth has a solid week at the PGA Championship, but given the fact that Quail Hollow is a sprawling bomber's ballpark, not exactly Spieth's strength, it's a good bet he will have to wait at least one more year before he has a serious chance to complete the career Grand Slam. ROMINE: For the price he's going at, I'm not sold on Collin Morikawa this week. And Russell Henley once again is being valued too high. What longshot could be in the mix? LAVNER: Patrick Reed, 90-1. Finished third at the Masters, has been playing well around the world and his short game remains as sharp as ever. When the PGA was last held here, in 2017, he tied for second, and he posted two other top-10s here at the old Wells Fargo Championship. If this becomes a slugfest, he could certainly elbow his way into contention. Advertisement HOGGARD: Jason Day. The 2015 PGA champion has a solid history at Quail Hollow having won the 2018 Truist Championship and he tied for ninth at the '17 PGA Championship. He's also been impressively consistent this season with three top-10 finishes, including a tie for eighth at the Masters, and no missed cuts in nine starts. ROMINE: There are some juicy options in the triple-digits, such as Daniel Berger (100), Keith Mitchell (130), Kurt Kitayama (250) and Eugenio Chacarra (400). All will find the top 20, though Kitayama always seems to break my heart in these situations. Chacarra arrived at Quail a couple days early, so he got in some practice rounds before the heavy stuff got here.
NBC Sports
14-05-2025
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- NBC Sports
PGA Championship 2025: Who wins and who disappoints at Quail Hollow?
The PGA Championship commences Thursday. Who will claim the Wanamaker Trophy? Who will leave dejected? Who might surprise along the way? The team is on-site at Quail Hollow Club and offers up some answers to the pressing questions at the year's second major. Who wins the 107th PGA Championship? RYAN LAVNER: Bryson DeChambeau. There's no one on the planet – not Rory, not Scottie – who is driving the ball as well as DeChambeau is at the moment. And it's difficult to conjure up a more perfect venue for him, a 7,600-yard behemoth that will play even longer after the heavy rain and place a premium on finding the fairways and avoiding the wet, dense rough. DeChambeau's iron play continues to be a question mark – it's the only reason he didn't win the Masters last month – but his short game and putting remains tidy enough to give him a significant advantage. If he continues to drive the ball like he has for the past year-plus, this is a great opportunity for him to knock off major No. 3. REX HOGGARD: Rory McIlroy. This is the most chalk of picks for nearly every reason. The Northern Irishman's record at Quail Hollow is beyond impressive with four victories (at the Truist Championship) and he's in the best form of anyone in golf with three marquee victories this year. BRENTLEY ROMINE: Rory McIlroy. Let's not try and overthink things. Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and even Justin Thomas warrant consideration, but there's a reason Quail Hollow is also known as Rory McIlroy Country Club. This course was built for him, it's long and wet with still firm greens thanks to the SubAir system, and McIlroy is at the top of his craft. What's the winning score at Quail Hollow? LAVNER: 15 under. Good scoring remains likely after the early-week rainfall and upcoming heat wave, but the SubAir system underneath the greens should allow the PGA setup staff to maintain some semblance of firmness in the putting surfaces. Golf Channel Staff, HOGGARD: 12 under. The winning score at the 2017 PGA Championship played a Quail Hollow was 8 under but that was contested in August with vastly different conditions and grasses, while the average winning score for the Truist Championship, which is played in May, the last five years is 16 under. Somewhere in the middle of those two marks seems right. ROMINE: The sheer length of Quail and the fact that not much mowing is being done right now will keep things somewhat in check. Still, I'll guess 15 under, slightly harder than when McIlroy cruised here last year. Who leaves the most disappointed? LAVNER: Jordan Spieth. As great as it'd be to write, it seems like too much to ask for back-to-back majors in which a player captures the career Grand Slam. Though Spieth has gotten longer and faster in recent years, giving him more of a chance at Quail Hollow than in prior attempts, he's still going to be giving up a ton of yardage to the pre-tournament favorites (almost all of whom are bombers) that he's not quite sharp enough to make up for in other areas. HOGGARD: Jordan Spieth. Considering his steadily improving form and health there's a good chance Spieth has a solid week at the PGA Championship, but given the fact that Quail Hollow is a sprawling bomber's ballpark, not exactly Spieth's strength, it's a good bet he will have to wait at least one more year before he has a serious chance to complete the career Grand Slam. ROMINE: For the price he's going at, I'm not sold on Collin Morikawa this week. And Russell Henley once again is being valued too high. What longshot could be in the mix? LAVNER: Patrick Reed, 90-1. Finished third at the Masters, has been playing well around the world and his short game remains as sharp as ever. When the PGA was last held here, in 2017, he tied for second, and he posted two other top-10s here at the old Wells Fargo Championship. If this becomes a slugfest, he could certainly elbow his way into contention. HOGGARD: Jason Day. The 2015 PGA champion has a solid history at Quail Hollow having won the 2018 Truist Championship and he tied for ninth at the '17 PGA Championship. He's also been impressively consistent this season with three top-10 finishes, including a tie for eighth at the Masters, and no missed cuts in nine starts. ROMINE: There are some juicy options in the triple-digits, such as Daniel Berger (100), Keith Mitchell (130), Kurt Kitayama (250) and Eugenio Chacarra (400). All will find the top 20, though Kitayama always seems to break my heart in these situations. Chacarra arrived at Quail a couple days early, so he got in some practice rounds before the heavy stuff got here.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
PGA to give away 3,000 Ryder Cup tickets to local New York golfers with 'The People's Perk'
One of golf's most in-demand tickets will be a little easier to obtain for the right kind of fan. The PGA of America announced 'The People's Perk,' a 'grassroots program' to give 3,000 tickets to this year's Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black to local New York residents. Advertisement 'As we kept thinking about what Bethpage represents, it's the people, it's the tie to public golf. We've gotten to know the culture very well, the challenge of playing public golf,' Bryan Karns, the PGA of America's championship director, told 'Very early on, in 2023, we were kicking around the idea [of a giveaway] because we knew the demand would be so high with a global audience. 'At the Ryder Cup you're competing with people all over the world and that was actually the north star. We didn't have any way to carve out tickets for the people who are the essence of Bethpage.' The giveaway will be a targeted program to 'meet the people where they are, at public golf courses.' 'We collaborated with a number of our key stakeholders and it's shown me there is a massive community of golfers and facilities that very rarely get their story told,' Karns said. 'At the end of the day, we're guests in this market.' Advertisement 'The People's Perk' tickets will be awarded throughout the summer to residents who represent the fabric of public-access golf at various New York-area courses and facilities. PGA officials will use input from local clubs and courses to determine the recipients. Fans who are selected will be given a ticket for themselves and a "plus one" — for a total of 3,000 tickets — for either a competition or practice round day. The PGA of America had been criticized for the price of this year's Ryder Cup tickets, with Friday through Sunday tickets costing $750 – which includes unlimited food and non-alcoholic beverages. Karns said the 'The People's Perk' giveaway is not a response to that criticism. 'We know this isn't some sort of silver bullet that will take care of everyone,' he said. 'In no way is this a reaction to anything other than what we knew was going to be competition for the tickets because the demand was going to be so high. We didn't want this to feel reactionary [to ticket prices].' Thursday-through-Sunday tickets have already sold out for the Ryder Cup and Karns said there's 'a very limited amount of tickets on Tuesday and Wednesday.'
NBC Sports
07-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
PGA to give away 3,000 Ryder Cup tickets to local New York golfers with 'The People's Perk'
One of golf's most in-demand tickets will be a little easier to obtain for the right kind of fan. The PGA of America announced 'The People's Perk,' a 'grassroots program' to give 3,000 tickets to this year's Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black to local New York residents. 'As we kept thinking about what Bethpage represents, it's the people, it's the tie to public golf. We've gotten to know the culture very well, the challenge of playing public golf,' Bryan Karns, the PGA of America's championship director, told 'Very early on, in 2023, we were kicking around the idea [of a giveaway] because we knew the demand would be so high with a global audience. 'At the Ryder Cup you're competing with people all over the world and that was actually the north star. We didn't have any way to carve out tickets for the people who are the essence of Bethpage.' The giveaway will be a targeted program to 'meet the people where they are, at public golf courses.' 'We collaborated with a number of our key stakeholders and it's shown me there is a massive community of golfers and facilities that very rarely get their story told,' Karns said. 'At the end of the day, we're guests in this market.' 'The People's Perk' tickets will be awarded throughout the summer to residents who represent the fabric of public-access golf at various New York-area courses and facilities. PGA officials will use input from local clubs and courses to determine the recipients. Fans who are selected will be given a ticket for themselves and a 'plus one' — for a total of 3,000 tickets — for either a competition or practice round day. The PGA of America had been criticized for the price of this year's Ryder Cup tickets, with Friday through Sunday tickets costing $750 – which includes unlimited food and non-alcoholic beverages. Karns said the 'The People's Perk' giveaway is not a response to that criticism. 'We know this isn't some sort of silver bullet that will take care of everyone,' he said. 'In no way is this a reaction to anything other than what we knew was going to be competition for the tickets because the demand was going to be so high. We didn't want this to feel reactionary [to ticket prices].' Thursday-through-Sunday tickets have already sold out for the Ryder Cup and Karns said there's 'a very limited amount of tickets on Tuesday and Wednesday.' Page 2
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Sport
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Long-hitting Massa, aka 'Bobby Speed,' among Byron Nelson qualifiers
When it comes to hitting bombs, Aldrich Potgieter could get a run for his money this week outside of Dallas. Potgieter is the PGA Tour's current leader in average driving distance (324.1 yards) entering the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. But 37-year-old Bobby Massa, one of four Monday qualifiers, has some serious speed, too. Advertisement Massa is a sports performance coach from Dallas who has recently become one of the top mid-amateurs in the world. He reached the quarterfinals of last summer's U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine before falling in the final of the U.S. Mid-Amateur. And he hits bombs – 127-plus mph swing speed, ball speeds in the 190s. Massa was once a pro golfer, for five years after graduating from Texas-Arlington. Then he gave up the game, forced into exile by the swing yips. 'I couldn't break 90 to save my life,' Massa told last year. Bobby Bobby Massa teaches people to hit bombs; at age 36, he's still mashing at U.S. Amateur Advertisement Massa won his first-round match Wednesday at Hazeltine to advance to the Round of 32. The break from competing led to Massa's current career. He now works at Sanders Fit, where his clientele ranges from pro and elite amateur golfers to NFL, NBA and MLB players to even USGA president Fred Perpall. For Massa, it's all about unlocking his golf clients' speed and distance through non-golf-specific training. Perpall says some people call Massa, "Bobby Speed." Massa got his amateur status back in 2019, but with golf's distance boom, he's been plenty busy with his day job. His last world-ranked tournament was the East West Matches at Maridoe last November. He and his wife, Kalloway, have an almost 2-year-old daughter, Palmer, and a 4-month-old son, Miller, who was born Dec. 4 two months premature. "2024 has definitely been the craziest year of my life," Massa wrote on Instagram last December. Advertisement This won't be Massa's PGA Tour debut. He's played in two previous editions of the Byron Nelson, first in 2013 (MC) and then 2023 (MC). He averaged 324.8 yards off the tee two years ago to rank inside the top 10 in driving distance for the week. Massa is joined in this week's field by fellow Monday qualifiers Ross Steelman, Nick Watney and Nelson Ledesma. All four got through a 5-for-4 playoff after shooting 67 on Monday at Waterchase Golf Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where Massa played some in college.
