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Y.E. Yang Tops Honda Field

Y.E.Yang captured his first PGA tour victory Sunday, winning the Honda Classic by a single stroke. Mr. Yang, who defeated Tiger Woods three years ago, said this was much more satisfying a victory. How can that be one might ask? Well, for this victory he gets to play in the CA Championship at Doral this week, a two year exemption on the PGA tour, a million dollar plus pay check, an invite to the Masters, and that nifty crystal trophy he’s smooching in the picture above. Certainly enough ingredients to concoct an elixir of satisfaction.

Published

17 years ago

Mar 9, 2009

Eric Schuster

Mr. Yang began the day one shot atop the leaderboard, thanks to some remarkably steady play the first three days of the tournament, during which he recorded only two bogeys. With birdies on holes three, four and five he managed to open a lead on the rest of the field. He needed those birdies to offset the three bogeys he recorded the rest of his round, including both par threes in the dreaded "Bear Trap" stretch of holes 15, 16, and 17.

Robert Allenby had himself right in the mix after beginning the day three back of the leader, until the 12th hole. He recorded his fifth three putt of the week and found himself trailing by four shots. All I could think was "ouch" it hurts so much to smack oneself in the shins that many times. Then on the 13th he hit his tee shot into a bunker on the left side of the fairway for the second day in a row. To complete the similarity he bogeyed the hole and watched his chances sail off into the distance.

John Rollins put up the best chase, with four birdies in five holes from number 8 thru 12. At this point in his round he had 7 one putts, in stark contrast to Mr. Allenby’s woes. His birdie on the 18th hole, combined with Mr. Yang’s bogey on the 17th left the lead at a single shot. Johnny Miller helped create an air of tension when he noted that Mr. Yang’s chances of winning had dwindled to one in ten as he stood on the 18th tee. A drive in the fairway, and layup to 111 yards left Mr. Yang with a wedge in his hand to get close to the pin, and two putt for the victory. The swing he put on that wedge brought a cringe to his face and more doubt into the picture as the ball ended up 50 feet left of the hole. Per Mr. Miller the chances of victory sank to one in three. As he had all week, Mr. Yang cozied that putt to about ten inches from the hole and his first win.

As for Mr. Rollins, “I have no complaints,” Rollins said. “I did all I can do. Shot 3 under on championship Sunday and came up short.”

He did indeed play well, one of the few who moved in the correct direction up the leaderboard on Sunday.

Even more notable than Mr. Yang’s victory, and in no way taking anything away from the South Koreans’ marvelous win, was the week Erik Compton delivered. Walking all four rounds, despite having permission to use a cart since only nine months ago he received his third heart, he finished tied for 44th place at 3 over par. He’ll play next week in Puerto Rico, take off a week, then play at Arnold Palmer’s tournament at Bay Hill on sponsor’s exemptions. The thought of having your chest cracked open like a lobster shell not once but twice is enough to make me reach for the bottle of Aleve and a double dose. Good for you sir! I salute you for removing forever any whining I may be inclined to indulge in the next time I feel a twinge in a location a twinge does not belong. A wimp needs a reminder every now and then about what it really means to suck it up and stomp on the whiny girlie man trying to impose himself on my playing partners. I stand fully chastised.

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WITB Time Machine: Phil Mickelson’s winning WITB, 2021 PGA Championship

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4 days ago

May 13, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Phil Mickelson made history at the 2021 PGA Championship on Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course. At 50, he became the oldest player to win a major, breaking Julius Boros’s record. Starting the final round with a slim lead, Lefty faced tough competition from Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen. He pulled ahead with key birdies and a standout 366-yard drive on the 16th hole. Finishing 6 under par and two shots ahead, Mickelson claimed his sixth major and second PGA Championship. Many saw his win as an inspiring comeback, showing that experience and determination can still lead to victory in professional golf — and, sometimes, age is just a number.

Driver: Callaway Epic Speed Triple Diamond (6 degrees @5.5 , green dot cog)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X (47.9 inches)

2-wood: TaylorMade “Original One” Mini Driver (11.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

4-wood (Sunday only): Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X

Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (16) (Thursday-Saturday), Callaway X21 UT Proto (19 degrees @20.5, 25), Callaway Apex MB ‘21 (small groove) (6-PW)
Shafts: (16) MCA MMT 105 TX, KBS Tour V 125 S+

Wedges: Callaway PM Grind ’19 “Raw” (52-12@50, 55-12, 60-10)
Shafts: KBS Tour V 125 S+

Putter: Odyssey Milled Blade “Phil Mickelson”
Grip: SuperStroke Pistol GT Tour

Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X (Triple Track)

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

More photos of Phil Mickelson’s WITB here.

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2026 PGA Championship betting odds

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5 days ago

May 12, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Scottie Scheffler leads the betting ahead of the second major championship of the year, with the World Number One a +345 favorite to get his hands on a second PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy who won the Masters back in April is a +800 shot to complete half of the calendar slam at Aronimink Golf Club this week, while Jordan Spieth can be backed at +5900 to become a career grand slam winner.

Here is the full betting board for the 2026 PGA Championship courtesy of DraftKings.

Scottie Scheffler +345 – (Check 0ut his WITB here)

Rory McIlroy +800 – (Check out his WITB here)

Jon Rahm +1300
Cameron Young +1500
Bryson DeChambeau +1700
Xander Schauffele +1850
Matt Fitzpatrick +1950
Ludvig Aberg +2000
Tommy Fleetwood +2600
Collin Morikawa +3500
Brooks Koepka +3900
Justin Rose +4300
Russell Henley +4600
Si Woo Kim +4700
Justin Thomas +4800
Robert MacIntyre +5300
Patrick Cantlay +5300
Viktor Hovland +5400
Tyrrell Hatton +5500
Jordan Spieth +5900
Sam Burns +6000
Hideki Matsuyama +6200
Adam Scott +6400
Rickie Fowler +7000
Chris Gotterup +7400
Patrick Reed +7400
Min Woo Lee +7800
Ben Griffin +8000
Sepp Straka +8400
Shane Lowry +9000
Akshay Bhatia +9200
Maverick McNealy +9200
Joaquin Niemann +9200
Jake Knapp +9200
Jason Day +9600
Kurt Kitayama +10000
J.J. Spaun +10000
Harris English +10500
Nicolai Hojgaard +11000
Gary Woodland +11000
David Puig +11000
Michael Thorbjornsen +12000
Jacob Bridgeman +12000
Keegan Bradley +12500
Corey Conners +14000
Alex Fitzpatrick +15000
Sungjae Im +15500
Sahith Theegala +15500
Harry Hall +15500
Alex Noren +16000
Thomas Detry +16500
Marco Penge +16500
Kristoffer Reitan +17000
Alex Smalley +17000
Wyndham Clark +17500
Sam Stevens +17500
Keith Mitchell +17500
Daniel Berger +18500
Ryan Gerard +20000
Nick Taylor +20000
Rasmus Hojgaard +21000
Dustin Johnson +21000
Pierceson Coody +23000
Aaron Rai +24000
Jordan Smith +24000
Angel Ayora +24000
Bud Cauley +25000
Matt McCarty +26000
Jayden Schaper +26000
Brian Harman +27000
Taylor Pendrith +27000
Ryan Fox +27000
J.T. Poston +27000
Cameron Smith +29000
Ryo Hisatsune +29000
Michael Kim +29000
Max Homa +29000
Denny McCarthy +29000
Tom McKibbin +30000
Rico Hoey +32000
Matt Wallace +32500
Ricky Castillo +33000
Haotong Li +33000
Michael Brennan +34000
Max Greyserman +36000
Stephan Jaeger +37500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +37500
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +39000
Aldrich Potgieter +40000
Andrew Novak +42000
Patrick Rodgers +42500
Daniel Hillier +42500
Max McGreevy +46000
Billy Horschel +48000
Chris Kirk +48000
Ian Holt +49000
Casey Jarvis +49000
William Mouw +50000
Steven Fisk +50000
John Parry +50000
Nico Echavarria +52500
Garrick Higgo +52500
John Keefer+55000
Matthias Schmid +57500
Austin Smotherman +57500
Sami Valimaki +60000
Andrew Putnam +60000
Lucas Glover +62500
Daniel Brown +62500
Jhonattan Vegas +75000
Emiliano Grillo +80000
Mikael Lindberg +85000
Adrien Saddier +100000
Bernd Wiesberger +100000
Elvis Smylie +110000
Stewart Cink +130000
Kota Kaneko +130000
David Lipsky +150000
Chandler Blanchet +150000
Andy Sullivan +150000
Joe Highsmith +180000
Adam Schenk +200000
Travis Smyth +200000
Davis Riley +225000
Martin Kaymer +400000
Brian Campbell +400000
Padraig Harrington +450000
Kazuki Higa +450000
Jordan Gumberg +450000
Ryan Vermeer +500000
Austin Hurt +500000
Tyler Collet +500000
Timothy Wiseman +500000
Shaun Micheel +500000
Y.E. Yang +500000
Michael Block+500000
Mark Geddes+500000
Luke Donald+500000
Bryce Fisher+500000
Jimmy Walker +500000
Jason Dufner +500000
Jesse Droemer +500000
Jared Jones +500000
Garrett Sapp +500000
Francisco Bide +500000
Zach Haynes +500000
Paul McClure+500000
Derek Berg +500000
Chris Gabriele +500000
Braden Shattuck +500000
Ben Polland +500000
Ben Kern +50000

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Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

Published

6 days ago

May 11, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site for the second major of 2026: The PGA Championship from Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The tournament’s location, just outside Philadelphia, and its status as a major championship mean GolfWRXers are in for a treat: WITBs from a strong field, custom gear celebrating the PGA Championship, and the rich culture of the City of Brotherly Love — we have noted a relative absence of cheesesteak-themed items thus far this week, but most of the rest of the usual suspects are well represented.

Check out links to all our photos below.