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Photos from the WGC-Cadillac Championship

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12 years ago

Mar 5, 2014

GolfWRX is live from the newly redesigned TPC Blue Monster at Trump National Doral Miami for the WGC-Cadillac Championship, just an hour down the road from last week’s event in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The Blue Monster, a par-72 design measuring 7,481 yards, gets its name from the brutal closing hole that measures 470 yards with water down the left and a guarded bail out to the right.

Donald Trump and Gil Hanse, with the help of a $200 million renovation, made the course longer and more difficult, while breathing life back into the dated layout. The most notable changes appear on the closing stretch, where water now comes into play on the par-3 15th hole and the drivable par-4 16th hole.

Trump’s version of the Blue Monster will makes its PGA Tour debut by hosting each of the top-50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings. Barring any late withdrawals, this will be the first time since the PGA Championship in 2012 that the top-50 players will compete in the same field.

The most likely player to withdraw is defending champion Tiger Woods, who exited the Honda Classic mid-round on Sunday citing back spasms. He won last year by two strokes over Steve Stricker and will reportedly seek treatment in order to defend his title.

Check out our photos from this week’s event at the TPC Blue Monster in Miami, Fla.

Monday

2014 Cadillac Championship Photos: Mon. Pt. 1
2014 Cadillac Championship Photos: Mon. Pt. 2

Tuesday

2014 Cadillac Championship Photos: Tues. Pt. 1
2014 Cadillac Championship Photos: Tues. Pt. 2
2014 Cadillac Championship Photos: Tues. Pt. 3
2014 Cadillac Championship Photos: Tues. Pt. 4
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Wednesday

2014 Cadillac Championship Photos: Wed. Pt. 1

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10 Comments

Lee

Mar 6, 2014 at 3:38 pm

Looking forward to seeing the course $200m investment should equal a great job. But why extend 7481 yards which as usual puts it out of the realms of us mere mortals. Merion proved last year that a course doesn’t need to be stupid long to provide a severe test for the best, so why not tighten it up, re-bunker, contour the greens etc and still keep in under 7000?

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Tyler

Mar 5, 2014 at 5:17 pm

I really don’t like those Ping hats and I especially don’t like the “uniform” look like the Taylormade guys do. This ain’t a team event! On a positive note Doral looks impeccable this year. Nice job Mr. Trump.

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Jerry

Mar 5, 2014 at 7:55 am

Are any of the pros still using metal spikes?

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- Dave
  
  Mar 5, 2014 at 12:40 pm
  
  Several, if not most, still use spikes. You can usually notice when they walk the cat paths.
  
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  - Lee
    
    Mar 6, 2014 at 3:39 pm
    
    A lot of pro’s say they get better torsion through the swing with traditional metal spikes.
    
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- Greg
  
  Mar 5, 2014 at 2:36 pm
  
  about 40% use metal or a combination soft spike with metal tip in center of spike
  
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Mike

Mar 4, 2014 at 7:38 pm

Is Justin Rose using a new putter?!?!?!

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- Greg
  
  Mar 5, 2014 at 2:37 pm
  
  He took a Tour Edge putter with a Champ grip out to test (the one he was trying in the photo) and is having a couple of others made.
  
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Tom

Mar 4, 2014 at 5:50 pm

I love the smell of fresh cut grass in the morning.

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- Lee
  
  Mar 6, 2014 at 3:40 pm
  
  Nothing like it
  
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Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

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2 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.