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Read More at Wikipedia ›When the PGA Championship returns in five years to Whistling Straits the rules on playing the countless bunkers may still be in place.
The golf world was still reeling Monday over the two-shot penalty given to Dustin Johnson on the final hole. He grounded his 4-iron in the sand to the right of the fairway, not aware he was in a bunker.Johnson had a one-shot lead when he teed off on the 18th. He missed a 7-foot par putt and seemed to slip into a playoff. But when he learned he had let his club touch the sand during his preshot routine, Johnson added two shots to his score and tied for fifth.Asked if there was any consideration to change the unusual local bunker rule for 2015, PGA of America president Jim Remy said, "Not at this point.""Obviously, it's the day after," Remy said. "I'm sure (championship director) Kerry Haigh will do his due diligence. He made the decision not to do it from 2004 to 2010. My guess is that probably the way we're leaning is to leave it that way."It wasn't the ...Four-times champion Tiger Woods, without playing at his best, moved ominously into contention at the Memorial tournament after shooting a two-under-par 70 in Thursda...
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Rory McIlroy went from the bunker to the water, walked across the pond to the drop area, then hit into another bunker. When he was done making a mess of the 12th hol...
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The golfers playing this weekend's Principal Charity Classic caught a bit of a break.Senior PGA Championship winner Roger Chapman and points leader Michael Allen did...
Tiger Woods, without playing at his best, moved into contention at the Memorial tournament on Thursday while fellow American Scott Stallings made a welcome return to...
Luke Donald held off Justin Rose to win the BMW PGA Championship for the second straight year Sunday and overtake Rory McIlroy for the No. 1 ranking.Donald won by fo...
Luke Donald moved to the brink of a second successive BMW PGA Championship title and reclaiming the top ranking by shooting a 3-under 69 to take a two-stroke lead af...
After playing only one event on the European Senior Tour, Roger Chapman showed up at the Senior PGA Championship in fine form.Chapman shot a 3-under 68 on Thursday t...
Anyone wishing to take on the Whistling Straits course where Martin Kaymer won the PGA Championship and Dustin Johnson was buried by a bunker ruling need only to mak...
Roger Chapman shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the Senior PGA Championship.Chapman finished the day at 14-under par. ...
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The PGA of America president doesn't expect any changes to the rule on Whistling Straits' countless bunkers when the PGA Championship returns in five years.The golf ...
Mike Goodes opened the Principal Charity Classic by sticking all of his approaches next to the cup and tapping in for easy birdies.Knowing such good fortune was unli...
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Rory McIlroy had another short week of work by missing the cut for the third straight tournament.It was only four weeks ago when McIlroy lost in a playoff at Quail H...
Just two days after jesting that "two-day weeks" were not good for him, U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy missed his third successive cut worldwide at the Memorial tou...
Rory Sabbatini posted his second straight three- under 69 Friday and owns a one-shot lead over Tiger Woods, and others, after the second round of the Memorial.Sabbat...
Just two days after jesting that "two-day weeks" were not good for him, U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy missed his third successive cut worldwide at the Memorial tou...