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PGA Tour Q School Update

Published

18 years ago

Nov 24, 2007

Round 2 is in the books, so who were the big names to make it into the top 20 and who missed out from the six regional Round 2 qualifying sites?

The PGA Tour may have a revamped schedule and the FedEx Cup, but in terms of sheer pressure no event can match the grind that is the PGA Tour’s Qualifying School. Whehter it is the burgeoning professional golfer anxious to make the final step in his career development, or the aging PGA Tour veteran who is fighting for his Tour Card, Q School takes no prisoners and preys upon the young and old alike. This year, the second stage was played at six venues around the country. Those who advanced are rewarded with a five round marathon at Orange County National Golf Club in Florida to play golf in the dead of winter all in hopes of finishing in the top 25 and securing their playing privileges for the next year.

Lake Jovita Country Club

Located in Dade City, Florida and playing 7100 yards the cut line at Lake Jovita was -6. Bubba Dickerson and Scott Parel shared medalist honors, both scoring 16 under par. PGA Tour veterans Jim McGovern (-15), Carlos Franco (-12), and Tommy Tolles (-9) all made the cut to advance. Among the notables who did not make the cut were Arjun Atwal (-5) who missed the cut by just one stroke while Tripp Isenhour (-4) missed by two.

Hombre Golf Club

Panama City, Florida’s qualifying site boasted tougher conditions, the final cut line was +5. However, someone neglected to tell Richard Johnson who finished at -16, eleven strokes clear of his nearest competitor. Spencer Levin (+2), Spike McRoy (+4), and Greg Owen (+5) all finished inside the cut.

TPC Craig Ranch

Just outside of Dallas, Texas TPC Craig Ranch played at par 71 and just over 7400 yards. The final cut for the top 20 players was -1. Cameron Percy was the medalist with a four round total of 275 (-9). Also advancing was 2007 U.S. Amateur Champion Colt Knost (-5) who came in second. Tag Ridings (-3), Duffy Waldorf (-2), Notah Begay III (-1), Hunter Haas (-1), and Scott Gutschewski (E) all made it inside the cut line. Another notable score was Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey who made the cut at two under par. Gainey first gained fame on Golf Channel’s Big Break series and reaffirmed his talent qualifying for the Wachovia Championship last year. Gainey’s counterpart Anthony Rodriguez (+4) from Big Break VII was among the notables who missed the cut.

Woodlands Tournament Course

The fourth qualifying site just north of Houston, TX featured a shorter course than many other qualifying sites playing at just over 7000 yards, but difficult conditions hurt scoring with the cut line coming in at -2. Mark Walker from Hurst, TX earned medalist honors finishing at -10. Several former PGA Tour players including Mark Brooks (-1), Len Mattice (+7), Neal Lancaster (+1), and Glen Day (+6) all failed to make the cut.

Royal Dunes Golf Club

Maricopa Arizona’s Royal Dunes Golf Club played at almost 7500 yards but scoring was among the best of any of the qualifying venues. The final cut number was -10 for the 20 players who made the cut. Kevin Streelman and Chris Kirk shared medalist honors at -17. Ricky Barnes was the biggest name to miss the cut, his bogey on the 18th hole brought his four round total to -9, placing him just one stroke away from advancing. Bryce Molder (-6), Roger Tambellini (-3), and Rich Barcelo (-9) were among the victims of the low scoring course.

Oak Valley Golf Club

Beaumont, California’s Oak Valley Golf Club played at just over 7000 yards and also featured very low scoring with the cut line coming at -7. Y.E. Yang was the medalist with a final score of -19. Chris Riley (-8) and Steve Pate (-8) were among the players who made it through California’s lone Q School venue. T.C. Chen, the infamous double chip victim at the 1985 U.S. Open withdrew after rounds of 80 and 81.

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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

4 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.