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Tiger Woods Captures BMW, FedEx Cup Lead

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19 years ago

Sep 10, 2007

Starting just one shot behind Steve Stricker and Aaron Baddeley, it didn’t take Tiger Woods long to catch fire and pass them both by a comfortable margin.

This was Tiger’s sixth win of 2007 and increased his lead on the money list by over four million dollars and Woods is poised to break the ten million dollar mark next week at the Tour Championship. More importantly, Tiger’s win allows him to control his fate in the FedEx Cup playoff. Woods’s round of 63 tied the course record, and the eight birdies he compiled were just too much for the competition to catch him on Sunday. Woods said, "Normally, you don’t have to make that many birdies, but with the conditions this soft the guys are just going to beat this place apart. I think the three of us just got wrapped up in it. We were all making birdies and we kept pushing each other. I just made a few more on that back nine."

The turning point in the round began on the par 3 12th hole. With an extreme right hand pin tucked on a narrow peninsula, Woods played a safe shot left of the pin and leaving himself a long birdie putt. With Stricker and Baddeley watching, Woods drained his long putt to take the out right lead he would not relinquish. Stricker and Baddeley both failed to hit the green, with Stricker bogeying the hole to give Woods a two shot cushion. It would be more than enough for Woods who went on to add three more birdies to finish the tournament at -22. "I hit a pretty safe shot into 12 today. I played way left and made a nice bomb there. Then made a nice birdie at the very next hole. So birdieing 12 and 13 back-to-back, I felt — it was about even because I should have birdied 10 and 11, so I was right at the number I should have been anyways," said Woods.

For Stricker and Baddeley it was all they could do just to keep Woods in sight. Stricker said, "There isn’t a lot you can do. You would have had to match that today to beat him. I would have had to shoot 63 today to beat him. I mean, it’s possible, but you have to play mistake-free… It’s tough. You know, it’s tough to make some birdies when you have to. He put the pressure on us really to do that, and neither one of us did coming in." Yet, even Tiger’s masterful performance was slightly muted by Stricker’s hometown support. Stricker, a Wisconsin native and graduate of nearby University of Illinois received quite a bit of support from the crowd and enjoyed it immensely: "It’s a great atmosphere for me. I don’t get this very often. Being a couple hours away from home and where I went to school at U of I is great for me. I get a lot of support and see a lot of family and friends."

And now the FedEx Cup drama boils down to one tournament – next week’s Tour Championship which is already shrouded in an air of controversy. Due to drought conditions in the Atlanta area, the Tour Championship Pro Am and practice rounds for players have been canceled in a final effort to save the greens. Henry Hughes, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the PGA Tour said, "We are working diligently to improve and present the golf course in the best condition possible for next week’s tournament. While restricting players’ practice rounds and canceling the pro-am is not an ideal scenario, we felt this was the best decision in order to allow us a few more days to prepare the greens for the event."

Regardless of the conditions of the greens, the final play for the FedEx cup is become clear – only two players control their own destinies. If either Steve Stricker or Tiger Woods wins the Tour Championship, they win the FedEx Cup. Phil Mickelson’s decision to skip the BMW Championship appears to have hurt him more than he might have thought because even if Mickelson wins a solo second place finish by Tiger Woods still wins him the FedEx Cup. A whole host of scenarios are up for grabs, with five players (Baddeley, Choi, Mickelson, Sabbatini, and Woods) all with a realistic shot of winning the FedEx Cup with a win at this week’s Tour Championship.

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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

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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

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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.