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5 things we learned on Day 3 of The Open Championship

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On a day when the weather didn’t turn for or against anyone, we saw little movement up and down the leaderboard. Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson went out as the final game and played hot potato with the lead most of the round. By nightfall, Stenson was 12-under par, good for a one-stroke lead over Lefty. Bill Haas, Andrew Johnston and J.B. Holmes moved into position, in case both leaders collapse on Sunday. For the rest of the day’s events, let’s look at five things we learned on moving day of the 2016 Open Championship.

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Red numbers aren’t easy on major championship weekends

Thirteen out of 81 golfers shot under par at Royal Troon on Saturday. That’s 16 percent of the field, for you number crunchers. No one went lower than three-under 68, and Henrik Stenson was one of them. The day’s big move was made by another 68 author, Steve Stricker. Stricker gained 21 spots on the field, a healthy climb to T6 on Day 3. Many golfers fired and fell back, proving that winning is all that matters to many of them. Risk the high number in order to shoot the low number. These guys are truly good.

Phi Shanka Wedga not going so well

Much has been made this week of the “frat house” atmosphere of the house that lads Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler are sharing with the Old School trio of Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson and Jason Dufner. If it pays off in late September at the Ryder Cup, that’s one thing. In the present, Omega Missa Putta has not had a positive effect on anyone save Johnson (currently T13). Walker missed the cut and the rest of the brothers are outside the top 38. Take it from a Sigma Nu, the fraternity life can be sweet, but it may not be the best arrangement when trying to contend for a major title.

There’s enough Beef to go around

Golf may not have Tiger Woods, but if it can clone the convivial nature of Andrew Johnston (Dan Jenkins called him a “smiling bus driver” in a tweet), it will do just fine. The man with the Amish beard, the lurchy swing and the first spot off the podium (currently 4th at five-under) has that innate ability to make fans smile and howl his name. Not pleased with the crowd’s reaction after this hole-out, he smiled wider than the links and waved his arms to encourage more cheers. And he got them!

Rory McIlroy won’t favorite this week

After beginning the week with his ill-chosen comments about not watching the Olympics, not growing the game, etc., the former world No. 1 gave us a bit of hope with an outward 32 on Thursday before tapering off to a meh finish. Tomorrow will be a mere stroll for the lad, one that will be accompanied by a newly reshafted three metal. After a run at the green on the par-five 16th hole went wide right, McIlroy tomahawked the guilty club to the ground, separating head from shaft in the process. Something’s been missing since the wunderkind injured himself last summer playing soccer, so here’s hoping that whatever has him off-balance gets eliminated promptly. The sport needs a mature, confident McIlroy.

Bunker cams are absolutely awesome

Give a rose to the person who came up with this idea. Most of us have no idea how deep and intimidating these bunkers are, so these in-your-wedge lenses have taken us inside the pit with the golfers. We’ve suffered in the coffin bunker with Bubba Watson and Patrick Reed, so it’s nice to see Bill Haas (currently third at six-under) get one back for the good guys.

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Ronald Montesano writes for GolfWRX.com from western New York. He dabbles in coaching golf and teaching Spanish, in addition to scribbling columns on all aspects of golf, from apparel to architecture, from equipment to travel. Follow Ronald on Twitter at @buffalogolfer.

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  1. Realist

    Jul 17, 2016 at 10:24 am

    Those saying Rory should leave Nike are the same guys shopping around for new set of irons, putter, driver after a bad couple of rounds. Nike pays him very well to swing their sticks, and I highly doubt he’d do it if they weren’t releasing some top notch stuff. People just don’t like the color schemes or the fact that Nike is competing with other major golf manufacturers. I was anti-nike for a while then got a set of their engage wedges. Its rare that I chunk a wedge now.

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    • Ronald Montesano

      Jul 17, 2016 at 10:37 am

      Well-developed and succinct…a rare bird.

      Nicely put, Realist.

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    • ND Hickman

      Jul 17, 2016 at 11:26 am

      Have to agree. Nike clubs are much better than people give them credit for. Their cavity back drivers they were doing a few years back were a good innovative idea.

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  2. ffs

    Jul 17, 2016 at 2:59 am

    We’re already tired of that beef guy.

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  3. COGolfer

    Jul 17, 2016 at 12:57 am

    Breaking the head off a 3 metal sounds terrible, if you have to pay for the replacement.

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  4. Jack always

    Jul 16, 2016 at 7:45 pm

    Rory mind not right at the moment!

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  5. ddd

    Jul 16, 2016 at 7:10 pm

    Another thing we learned was Phil has a potty mouth

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    • nn

      Jul 16, 2016 at 8:08 pm

      No he doesn’t

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    • Ronald Montesano

      Jul 16, 2016 at 10:30 pm

      When did we learn that?

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      • ddd

        Jul 17, 2016 at 8:04 am

        On his second shot on 18, cameras started clicking on his downswing. He said something like I know you gotta cover this but what a …… thing to do. Tv picked it up clear as can be! I’m sure others heard it too

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        • Dave

          Jul 17, 2016 at 9:18 am

          They needed to be smacked up alongside the head. Camera’s were going off very early in his downswing. Phil was way too nice.

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          • Ronald Montesano

            Jul 17, 2016 at 10:35 am

            I know how sensitive some triggers can be, but anyone shooting before apex of backswing should be schooloed in proper etiquette/professional conduct.

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  6. Jonny

    Jul 16, 2016 at 5:46 pm

    It’s a three wood… a three wood. Not a three metal. Rory thew his 3-wood.

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2026 PGA Championship betting odds

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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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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.

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How much each player won at the 2026 Truist Championship

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Kristoffer Reitan held his nerve at Quail Hollow on Sunday to claim his first PGA Tour victory and the $3.6 million winner’s check that came with it. The Norwegian fended off a packed leaderboard on a dramatic final day, with Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Højgaard both taking home $1.76 million for their runner-up finishes.

With a total prize purse of $20 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player won at the 2026 Truist Championship.

1: Kristoffer Reitan, $3,600,000

T2: Rickie Fowler, $1,760,000

T2: Nicolai Hojgaard, -$1,760,000

4: Alex Fitzpatrick, $960,000

T5: Tommy Fleetwood, $730,000

T5: Sungjae Im, $730,000

T5: J.J. Spaun, $730,000

T8: Ludvig Aberg, $600,000

T8: Harry Hall, $600,000

T10: Patrick Cantlay, $500,000

T10: Matt McCarty, $500,000

T10: Cameron Young, $500,000

13: Justin Thomas, $420,000

T14: Min Woo Lee, $360,000

T14: Chris Gotterup, $360,000

T14: Nick Taylor, $360,000

T17: Alex Smalley, $310,000

T17: Gary Woodland, $310,000

T19: Austin Smotherman, $242,100

T19: Rory McIlroy, $242,100

T19: Keegan Bradley, $242,100

T19: Sudarshan Yellamaraju, $242,100

T19: Kurt Kitayama, $242,100

T24: Patrick Rodgers, $156,643

T24: Pierceson Coody, $156,643

T24: Adam Scott, $156,643

T24: Andrew Novak, $156,643

T24: Harris English, $156,643

T24: J.T. Poston, $156,643

T24: David Lipsky, $156,643

T31: Brian Harman, $114,416.67

T31: Viktor Hovland, $114,416.67

T31: Alex Noren, $114,416.67

T31: Tony Finau, $114,416.67

T31: Nico Echavarria, $114,416.67

T31: Corey Conners, $114,416.67

T37: Sam Burns, $82,187.50

T37: Maverick McNealy, $82,187.50

T37: Akshay Bhatia, $82,187.50

T37: Taylor Pendrith, $82,187.50

T37: Matt Wallace, $82,187.50

T37: Andrew Putnam, $82,187.50

T37: Bud Cauley, $82,187.50

T37: Lucas Glover, $82,187.50

T45: Justin Rose, $60,000

T45: Daniel Berger, $60,000

T45: Ryo Hisatsune, $60,000

T48: Denny McCarthy, $50,000

T48: Aldrich Potgieter, $50,000

T48: Webb Simpson, $50,000

T48: Michael Kim, $50,000

T52: Mackenzie Hughes, $45,187.50

T52: Max Homa, $45,187.50

T52: Brian Campbell, $45,187.50

T52: Jhonattan Vegas, $45,187.50

T52: Matt Fitzpatrick, $45,187.50

T52: Chandler Blanchet, $45,187.50

T52: Jordan Spieth, $45,187.50

T52: Jacob Bridgeman, $45,187.50

T60: Xander Schauffele, $42,500

T60: Robert MacIntyre, $42,500

T60: Ricky Castillo, $42,500

T63: Ben Griffin, $41,250

T63: Sepp Straka, $41,250

T65: Ryan Gerard, $40,250

T65: Si Woo Kim, $40,250

67: Ryan Fox, $39,500

68: Jason Day, $39,000

69: Sahith Theegala, $38,000

70: Sam Stevens, $37,500

71: Hideki Matsuyama, $37,000

72: Tom Hoge, $36,000

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