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FedEx Cup Round One: The Barclays

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19 years ago

Aug 22, 2007

Amidst all of the controversy and confusion surrounding the initiation of the playoffs, the world number one opting out of the first event of the playoffs, the FedEx Cup is starting this week.

The first tournament site is Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York, and they will play host to The Barclays. At 6,839 yards and par 71, Westchester is one of the shortest courses on the 2007 PGA tour. Despite its lack of length, Westchester is a fantastic challenge and one of the favorite stops on the tour.

Tiger Woods recently withdrew from the first of four events in the FedEx Cup citing exhaustion, "My body is spent and I need a short break, major championships are grueling experiences and usually necessitate recovery time." This is a major blow to the inaugural event designed to spice up the end of the golf season for the PGA Tour, but Tiger Woods is still dedicated to the FedEx Cup and the remainder of the playoffs. "This is in no way a knock on Barclays, their new event or the new FedExCup series, which I fully support”, said Woods. “I just hope this extra week of rest will rejuvenate me for the final three Playoff events and The Presidents Cup.” Ty Votaw, the PGA Tour’s executive vice president for Communications and International Affairs said in support of Woods, "We’re disappointed that Tiger will not be playing The Barclays next week, it’s clear from Tiger’s statement he remains focused on winning the FedEx Cup. Whether he can do it will be one of the many exciting things our fans will be following over the next four weeks." This is just another twist and turn that will continue to unfold in this interesting and compelling year end event.

With Woods withdrawal from this event, the top prize is now up for grabs. Many of the top players will now have a great chance to capture this inaugural event. Look for players like Ernie Els, and Vijay Singh to step up and possibly take a lead in the playoffs. Vijay could potentially have the best chance entering in as the number two seed, defending champion at The Barclay’s, and winning on three of the four host sites. Adam Scott who is in 10^th place entering the playoffs has won at two of the four sites. Also keep a look out for the latest winner on the tour Brandt Snedeker, who has called the four week playoff a “four-week lottery ticket”. There have been many computer models generated and most say that you need to be in the top 30 or top 15 to have a chance to win the playoffs, but only time will confirm if that turns out to be the case.

That may be the most intriguing element of the playoffs, the uncertainty. The PGA Tour has never done something like this and it will be interesting for the fans, as well as interesting and frustrating for the players. "I think it’s a great thing," said Vijay Singh, "You know, it’s warming up to a big finale and that’s what Tim Finchem wanted, that’s what the Tour wants, that’s what the sponsors want, obviously. I think once you start off with the last four events, it’s going to heat up I think to a great finale." It is not often you get to witness something that is new, fresh, and exciting, but over the next four weeks, starting this week at The Barclay’s, you now have that opportunity.

This week’s field will be 144 players, who have qualified through a year long point’s race. At the conclusion of this week’s event, 50,000 points will be distributed and the number of players will be shortened to 120 for the Deutsche Bank Championship, then distributing another 50,000 points and cutting to 70 for the BMW Championship, and then distributing another 50,000 points and setting the field at 30 for the Tour Championship, where there will be a total of $35 million dollars in bonus money up for grabs. This week’s purse is $7 million dollars, with the winner receiving $1.26 million.

Television Times

Thursday 8/23 3-6 PM Golf Channel

Friday 8/24 3-6 PM Golf Channel

Saturday 8/25 3-6 PM CBS

Sunday 8/26 3-6 PM CBS

Tournament Website

www.pgatour.com/playoffs/tournaments

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

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2 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

Published

3 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

4 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.