by Bill Ostrowski | Jan 10, 2020
One of the great golf design minds, World Golf Hall of Famer Pete Dye passed away at the age of 94. Dye designed Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits near Kohler. He also designed Florida’s TPC Sawgrass, home of The Players Championship and Kiawah Island in...
by Bill Ostrowski | Aug 8, 2017
The 2017 PGA Championship gets underway this Thursday at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina. Two years from now, the PGA is moving its championship from August to May. The PGA of America is moving its major championship to May for the first time in 70 years...
by Bill Ostrowski | Jul 29, 2016
Jimmy Walker fired a personal major best 5-under par 65 and has a one-shot lead after the first round of the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol in Springfield, New Jersey. Walker takes a 1-shot lead over Emiliano Grillo, Ross Fisher and two-time major champion Martin...
by Bill Scott | Aug 15, 2015
High winds, lightning, heavy rain and hail came quickly and forced play at the 97th PGA Championship to be suspended. The second round will resume at 7am Saturday morning followed by round three. Jason Day and Matt Jones still have to complete their second rounds,...
by Bill Scott | Jul 2, 2015
A pair of Wisconsin PGA club professionals have earned a spot in the 97th PGA Championship Field at Whistling Straits in August. Menasha’s Ryan Helminen and Brent Snyder of Hudson both were among the top 20 scorers at the PGA Professional National Championship...
by Bill Scott | Jul 1, 2015
Jordan Niebrugge of Mequon qualified Tuesday for the 144th British Open Championship, July 16-19 at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. The Oklahoma State senior tied for medalist honors in a 36-hole qualifier at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, England. ...
by Bill Scott | Aug 8, 2014
Madison’s Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker are in the mix after the opening round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday. Kelly, who only made the PGA field when Dustin Johnson withdrew, fired a 4-under par 67 and finds...
by Bill Scott | Jun 26, 2014
Appleton’s Ryan Helminen is headed to golf’s final major, the PGA Championship. Helmimen is an Appleton East graduate and current golf pro at Ridgeway Country Club in Neenah. He won a playoff at the PGA Professional National Championship on Wednesday,...
by Bill Scott | Aug 10, 2013
Madison’s Steve Stricker shot a 3-under par 67 on Friday and trails Jason Dufner by 4-shots at the PGA Championship in Rochester, New York. Stricker stands at 5-under par. Dufner matched the best round ever in a major championship with a 63 and tops the...
by Bill Scott | Aug 13, 2012
A 7th place finish for Madison’s Steve Stricker at the PGA Championship over the weekend. That leaves Stricker out of the top 8 places for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. U.S. Captain Davis Love III will make the four final picks in three weeks but he made it clear...
by Bill Scott | Aug 8, 2012
Madison’s Steve Stricker, coming off a 2nd place finish at the World Golf Championships last week, will open play tomorrow in the 94th PGA Championship on the Ocean Course at Kaiwah Island, South Carolina. Stricker will tee off at 8:40am Thursday morning,...
