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Top stories from the PGA Championship
Something weird was in the air at the 2014 PGA Championship. Well, it did rain a lot, so maybe precipitation was the culprit.
Rory McIlroy won his fourth major in some rather unusual circumstances, a fitting way to cap off a crazy week; Ian Poulter produced a blooper for the ages, Bubba Watson starred in a week long soap opera, Jason Day and his caddy played catch with a golf club and McIlroy proved he wasn’t going to let the trophy fall through his fingers…literally. Brandel and Nobilo happened, also.
Check out the top stories from Valhalla Golf Club this week at the 2014 PGA Championship.
Fighting Darkness
Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler and PGA tournament officials made the decision to allow McIlroy and his playing partner (disappearing act, Bernd Wiesburger) to tee off before Fowler or Mickelson hit their second shots into the par 5, so McIlroy had the option to finish the hole if play was called due to darkness. Standard protocol when darkness ensues.
When Rory and Wiesburger hit their approach shots over Mickelson and Fowler’s heads, however, the latter were taken by surprise. McIlroy’s ball was nearly in the hazard, in the rough, on a sidehill slope, and I’m sure Fowler and Mickelson relished the opportunity to apply some pressure with an eagle or birdie. Rory was waved up by tournament officials, however, so he was able to hit his second shot without any added pressure from the group ahead.
Did this affect the outcome? Who knows. But the decision to let them play up left a question mark in some people’s mind.
Poulter… just a bit outside
Ian Poulter probably wants this one back. He decided that chipping the ball from the putting surface would give him the best opportunity at getting the ball down in two. Whoops!
He ended up making double-bogey on the hole en route to a 73 in round 2 and a T59 for the week.
What’s eatin’ ya, Bubba?
After Tuesday’s long drive protest, Bubba Watson wasn’t thrilled with Friday’s playing conditions or the PGA’s decision-making.
And he let everyone know, including viewers at home, since most of his annoyance could be heard during Friday’s broadcast.
“Water on the clubface, bro … water on the clubface. I got no chance,” said Bubba to his caddy after missing the fairway.
According to reports, he complained to tournament officials about not playing “lift,clean and place.” Throughout his second round (72), as they played the ball down, he was heard verbally complaining using expletives. Four-letter words aren’t usually part of Watson’s vocabulary, but weird stuff is going on with Bubba these days, or at least it did the week at Valhalla. What gives Bubba?
He didn’t approve much of the spectators’ ability to follow directions, either. “Am I speaking English?” he asked.
For the record, he did apologize. Watson kept a good attitude all week on Twitter.
Hand-eye coordination
Rory just can’t miss right now.
He won back-to-back majors, three tournament victories in three straight starts, and casually saves the Wanamaker trophy’s life. He’s on a nice streak.
Jason Day and his caddy, who tossed that perfect knuckleball, look like they’ve done this before. Although Day failed to make a strong run for the championship on Sunday, at least he saved par on this hole from the trenches.
In conclusion: Rory
It looked like Rory was going to fade into mediocrity on Sunday until he hit a 3 wood from over 280 yards to about six feet, and dropped the eagle putt to climb within striking distance. He said in a post-round interview that the shot was mis-struck; even when he misses, he can’t miss.
Click here to see what 3 wood he had in the bag.
Until further notice, Rory is the top story in golf. He’s won the last two majors, and will be going for the career grand slam come next April at Augusta — at age 25. He drives the ball straight and far. He’s the World No. 1 ranked player according to the Official World Golf Rankings and he’s leading the FedEx Cup Playoff standings. Any other questions?
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
See what GolfWRXers are saying in the forums.
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Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.
As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.
Be sure to check back for more photos from the Big Easy, as we’ll continue to update this page with additional galleries throughout the week.
General Albums
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #2
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Alex Fitzpatrick – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Austin Cook – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Alejandro Tosti – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Davis Riley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- MJ Daffue – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Nate Lashley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- James Nicholas – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Kevin Streelman – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rasmus Hojgaard – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Tom Whitney – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- SangMoon Bae – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Daniel Berger – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rory McIlroy – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Russ Cochrane – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Aldrich Potgieter – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Steve Stricker WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Drew Brees WITB (Legendary New Orleans Saints QB) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Derek Carr (New Orleans Saints QB) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Thriston Lawrence WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
Pullout Albums
- MJ Daffue’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Cameron putters – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Swag covers ( a few custom for Nick Hardy) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Custom Bettinardi covers for Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Doug Ghim’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Patrick Cantlay spotted testing a Scotty Cameron blade putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
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Todd
Aug 12, 2014 at 12:25 pm
Great finish, and a great win for Rory! Nice show of sportsmanship by Rickie and Phil — that goes a long way, I’d imagine.
Chris
Aug 12, 2014 at 9:57 am
Might we see a Rory Slam?!?!?
bradford
Aug 12, 2014 at 7:43 am
Yeah, best Sunday I’ve watched in a long while. Honestly, the implication that Rory may have double or triple bogeyed the last hole is a bit off. If he had lost at that point, it would’ve been due to darkness, and nobody wanted that.
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Rcalfo
Aug 11, 2014 at 9:54 pm
I loved it, Sunday was a great viewing experience, I was surprised they didn’t play lift, clean, and place on Sunday. If that’s not the time with fairways comprised of casual water everywhere, when should they play it?
Martin
Aug 11, 2014 at 9:15 pm
The best finish in recent memory of a major, terrific television.
Valhalla give up lots of birdies, but bites back just enough to make it fun to watch.
Paul
Aug 11, 2014 at 8:02 pm
hahah @ jason day there
that is the perfect throw and caught with no issue what so ever
that’s not as easy as they made it look~!
richard
Aug 11, 2014 at 7:52 pm
This was about as good as it gets in terms of drama in pro golf. Rare to see several of the best in the world all going at each other with no clear winner until the last hole. Rory is by far the best right now, and good to see Fowler keep us his consistent excellence. Other big story might be Phil’s return to form after about a year of pretty bad play. I hope he continues to play well, would like to see him win something this year. All in all a fantastic show, except for Bubba and Tiger.