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Week 2 FedEx Cup: The Deutsche Bank Championship

Published

19 years ago

Aug 28, 2007

We are now embarking on round two of the FedEx Cup and this week’s version of the playoffs will start with only 120 golfers. Last week at The Barclays, Steve Stricker won in impressive fashion and that victory vaulted him into the number one position in the FedEx Cup standings.

24 players less, the tour now stops at TPC Boston for the Deutsche Bank Championship. The TPC Boston is a par 71 and tips out at 7415 yards, a rather daunting task for this weeks participants, especially the ones that are sitting in the 71-120 positions in the standings. Only 70 players will move past this week and onto the third round of the playoffs. Be prepared for the drama to continue to unfold as we continue on this new path of the unknown, the 2007 FedEx Cup. What is going to happen? Who is going to make it to Chicago? Atlanta and the Tour Championship? Only time will tell, but I can assure you that it is getting more interesting and more stories will continue to develop as the weeks unfold.

Defending champion Tiger Woods, fresh off of a week respite will look to not only defend his crown at the Deutsche Bank Classic, but regain his top position on the leader board of the playoffs. Steve Stricker who has overtaken the number one position in the standings knows full well what is ahead of him, "I’m in a great position now but there’s still a long way to go and we all know who is coming back this week," he told reporters smiling as he referred to Woods. Coming off of an impressive win at the Barclays Stricker seems to have things in check, "You need to prepare yourself and you need to get ready and you need to play as best as you can, and let the points fall where they may, I guess." That will be an understatement as the return of Woods adds a little more spice to an already interesting and the highly debated “playoffs”.

There have also been a couple of notable withdrawals this week at the Deutsche Bank Classic. Ernie Els, and Scott Verplank both have withdrawn from the event sighting family reasons and fatigue. I have been on the road now for almost eight weeks and it is important that I return home where my children will be preparing for their return to school,” Els said. “I regret having to miss such a prestigious and important tournament and I wish everybody there an enjoyable and successful week.” Ernie will be sorely missed but will return in Chicago because his point total will automatically grant him passage into next week’s event. Verplank put a slighty different spin on it than Els, speaking to reporters in August at the PGA Verplank said, "I know me better than anyone else, and I can tell now you my body is not going to hold up for four weeks in a row.” “I’m probably stupid, but I’d rather win the Tour Championship than the FedEx Cup,” wanting to make sure he is fresh enough to do so it is no wonder that he opted to drop out at Boston gearing up for the final stops in Chicago and Atlanta. Verplank like Els has the luxury of having enough points to skip the event and not worry about making it past the next round, even possibly into the Tour Championship.

Players to watch this week should include Reteif Goosen, K.J. Choi, Vijay Singh, Rich Beem , and Rory Sabbatini, all for different reasons. Goosen and Beem are the two that are looking in from the outside. Goosen is in 86^th position and Beem is in 113th, moving 23 places last week to gain entrance into the event this week. He will need yet another amazing week to be able to continue, Goosen on the other hand needs to only move up 16 places to advance, then needs to figure a way to move up 40 more spots to get to the Tour Championship, a hefty task to say the least. K.J. Choi has been one of the most consistent performers this year on tour, and finds himself in second place in the standings, just 2,050 points behind Stricker. Vijay Singh, who has missed two consecutive cuts, looks to regain his form and put himself in position to win the FedEx Cup. Singh owns the course record of 61 at TPC Boston and is also a winner at the course. Sabbatini who has been a critic of Tiger and his ability to be had this year, on several occasions, is now ahead of Woods in the standings and has a chance to back up what he stated earlier in the year. Although he has had some chances to beat Woods, he has failed to do so yet, and this is yet another chance for him to try and do what he said was possible earlier in the year.

Stay tuned, the playoffs are heating up and who knows what is going to happen, and that is part of the excitement.

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Thursday 8/31 3-6 EST Golf Channel

Friday 9/1 3-6 EST Golf Channel

Saturday 9/2 3-6 EST NBC

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

Published

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.