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Morning 9: Herbert hoists first PGA Tour trophy | Meanwhile, under the lights | Checking on tour pro Halloween costumes

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5 years ago

Nov 1, 2021

Ben Alberstadt

By Ben Alberstadt

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November 1, 2021

1. Herbert hoists first PGA Tour trophy in Bermuda

Via Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine…

Leaderboard: Lucas Herbert (-15), Patrick Reed (-14), Danny Lee (-14), Patrick Rodgers (-13), Scott Stallings (-12), Taylor Pendrith (-12)

“Herbert began the final round, which was moved up because of weather, four shots back of Pendrith, the 54-hole leader. As Stallings and Reed made charges from in front, Herbert and Lee each held the lead for stretches on Sunday as Pendrith didn’t card a single birdie. Eventually Stallings’ blistering run fell short and Reed got in the clubhouse at 14 under, leaving the three players in the final group too battle it out. Lee birdied Nos. 15-17 to give himself a shot, but his double-bogey-bogey stretch right before cost him. The long-hitting Pendrith made a costly double on the par-5 penultimate hole. Herbert’s four closing pars, which followed two birdie bombs at Nos. 12 and 14, was just enough to get the job done in blustery conditions.”

Full piece.

2. Meanwhile, under the lights…

BBC report…”England’s Bronte Law secured her maiden Ladies European Tour title with victory at the Dubai Moonlight Classic.”

“The 26-year-old produced a impressive final round of 64 to edge a shot clear of Mexico’s Maria Fassi at Emirates Golf Club.”

“Law played her last eight holes in six under par thanks to an eagle and four birdies.”

“It’s a bit surreal right now,” Law told Sky Sports. “I’m just so happy to win again because it’s been a while.”

“Law, from Stockport, last celebrated victory in May 2019 when she won the Pure Silk Championship on the LPGA Tour.”

Full piece.

3. No win, but a card at least

Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard…“With Lee holding a one-stroke lead, Lee’s week began to unravel at the par-4 12th hole with a poor drive, an awful approach and a three-stroke swing…”

“Lee followed that miscue with bogeys at Nos. 13 and 14 and appeared to be rushed throughout the entire meltdown…”

“Lee rebounded with birdies at Nos. 15, 16 and 17 to pull within a stroke of Herbert, but his approach at the last hole was wide and he finished tied for second place with Patrick Reed.”

“…Lee can take some solace in his finish which was good enough to secure his PGA Tour card after starting this season playing on a medical exemption. The 31-year-old needed a solo third-place finish to earn enough FedExCup points to reclaim his membership.”

Full piece.

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4. Checking on tour pro Halloween costumes

Golfweek’s Adam Schupak rounds up some of the Halloween garb…

“Annika Sorenstam/Ben An/Tyrrell Hatton…Looks like they had quite the party at Lake Nona Golf Club in Orlando on Saturday. Annika with the Scooby Doo throwback costume of Velma. We’re not sure who Ben An is supposed to be but exceptional shirt-hoody. As for Hatton, we wouldn’t even know that was him in that get up except for the tag.”

“Zac Blair…Zac Blair has been sidelined with injury, which means he’s had plenty of time at home bonding with his young son, Charlie, who is rocking an adorable puppy-dog onesie.”

“Jena Sims…Jena Sims, A.K.A. the future Mrs. Brooks Koepka, dunked on Halloween with a strong take on Michael Jordan. The cigar and the snifter were an especially nice touch in portraying THE GOAT.”

“Justin Thomas…JT didn’t let us down with a Halloween social media post. He looks ready to post up as Jackie Moon of Semi Pro fame. Will Ferrell approves.”

“Tony Finau…With the birth of Sienna-Vie in July, the Finau family is large enough to suit up a starting five, so why not a hoops team for Halloween? They went as the Goon Squad from this year’s sequel to Space Jam. As Finau’s instructor Boyd Summerhays put it, “So good!”

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5. An incredible top-60 finish

Golf Digest’s Tod Leonard…”All of the strong work, and the rewards that come with it, seemed to be slipping away for Jim Knous on Sunday in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Through nine holes, he was four over par for the day and looking at a worst-case scenario.”

“The 31-year-old, playing his last event on a major medical extension, entered the week needing to finish tied for 67th or better to retain conditional status on the PGA Tour for the 2021-22 season. He nearly didn’t make the weekend at Port Royal, but closed with a birdie on Friday to make the cut on the number. A solid third-round 69 put him at T-56, two shots inside the bubble…Then he was decidedly outside after opening with a 39 on Sunday after starting on the 10th hole.”

…”In the rain and wind, Knous made three birdies against a bogey on the back nine, including a birdie on his 18th hole, to shoot one-over 72. That put him at one-under total and in a tie for 57th. Those who finished tied for 67th were three over.”

“The greatest top-60 of all time,” an ecstatic Knous said after the round. “I’m going to celebrate with my caddie and my friends tonight and then my family when I get home. Then it’s back to work; job’s not done. Obviously conditional status—the ones I get in I have to be ready, and I plan to be ready and go low and have chances.”

Full piece.

6. Winning WITB: Lucas Herbert

Driver: TaylorMade SIM2 (9 degrees set at 8.75)

Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM (15 degrees set at 15.5)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana DF 80TX

Irons: TaylorMade P790 UDI, TaylorMade P7TW (3, 4, 6-PW)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: TaylorMade MG3 (50, 54, 60)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Black (50), KBS Hi-Rev 135X Black (54, 60)

Putter: TaylorMade Spider X

Ball: TaylorMade TP5

Grips: Gripmaster Roo

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2026 PGA Championship betting odds

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2 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

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.