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Tour Rundown: Kim defends in Sin City

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3 years ago

Oct 16, 2023

Leaves turned orange and yellow across my American northeast, and golf marched on in Shanghai, Las Vegas, Madrid, and North Carolina. The LPGA is immersed in its swing across Asia, while the PGA Tour has turned the page to the 2023-2024 season. The DP World Tour edges closer to its tour championship, while the PGA Tour Champions winds down its events, in anticipation of the Schwab Cup. International team play is behind us for 2023, and the focus lays on individual exploits. Four events give us plenty to corral in this week’s Tour Rundown. Saddle up, friends.

Lexi Thompson drives the 296-yard, par-4 15th (her sixth hole) and makes her third birdie of Round 2. She's at even par and one off the cut line at the Shriners Children's Open.pic.twitter.com/RjTsDDdYea

— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) October 13, 2023

Oh, did we forget to mention that Lexi Thompson came so-darned-close to making the cut at Summerlin? You just saw one of her best swings. Hopefully, there will be more opportunities for Lexi to tee it up with the lads.

PGA Tour @ Shriners Classic: Tom Kim defends in Sin City

They go low in Vegas, and low wins at every table at TPC Summerlin. Adam Hadwin knew that there would be chasers after him and Kim. Hadwin got off to a slow start (-1 through nine) but had it motoring, until a crushing bogey at the par-five 16th. He managed birdie at the last to ease past a quartet at -18, to finish solo 2nd.

Erik Cole, who seems to be in the mix every week, lit the course on fire with a 62. Cole posted nine birdies, but also walked away from 16 feeling let down by a par. He matched with Alex Noren, J.T. Poston, and Taylor Pendrith for third.

It was Tom Kim, the 2022 media darling and defending champion, who found the victory elixir. After a bumpy front nine of four birdies and two bogies, Kim kruised home in three-under 33, to escape Hadwin’s comeback. After a celebratory piece of chocolate, Kim hopped a 6:30 am flight this morning to Japan for the Zozo Championship.

3 birdies in his last 4 holes ?@JoohyungKim0621 has found his stride. pic.twitter.com/wnnr3R92Kw

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 15, 2023

LPGA @ LPGA Shanghai: Angel collects first tour win

Angel Yin came oh-so-close to her first tour victory last spring, at the Chevron Championship. She matched Lilia Vu through 72 holes, but lost out to Vu’s birdie on the first extra hole. It must have felt like Groundhog’s Day for Yin, when she finished up at 274 in Shanghai, to find that Vu had also reached that number, and that the pair would once again do battle in overtime.

This time, it was Yin who struck first. The L.A. native and best Twitter handle (@angelyinlol) coaxed in a ten-feet putt for birdie and claimed her inaugural tour title. Five golfers tied for third place, one shot out of the playoff. The tour moves on to the BMW Ladies Championship this week in Korea.

The winning putt by @angelyinlol ? pic.twitter.com/HbHLGoBW19

— LPGA (@LPGA) October 15, 2023

DP World Tour @ Spanish Open: Pavon wins a national open

Unlike previous years in Madrid, there was no Spanish presence near the top of the board, which meant that there was no Jon Rahm to fear. Golfers from England, France, South Africa, Germany, and Paraguay were poised to claim victory. In the end, it was first-time winner Matthieu Pavon who ran the table with 64, for a four-shot win over Zander Lombard.

In truth, it was always Pavon. He opened with 63, then stumbled to 68 on day two. Clearly irked, the Frenchman buckled down with 66-64 on the weekend. On Saturday, Pavon made one bogey, to go with his five birdies. On Sunday, he was even better. Seven birdies and nary a bogey separated him comfortably from his chasers.

The professionals will all take the rapid Ave south to Andalusia, where they will reunite at Sotogrande for the Andalucía Masters. Unfortunately for Pavon, we have no good footage from his win, so a man-bun hole-out for eagle will have to suffice as a highlight.

THAT @SiemMarcel hole-out and celebration ? #EmiratesFlyBetterMoments | @emirates pic.twitter.com/0MKyi3OLG7

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) October 16, 2023

PGA Tour Champions @ SAS: Pampling holds off Alker for #2

In 2022, any appearance by Steven Alker was cause for concern and a dose of stomach-calming medicine. This year, the New Zealand ace has been there, just not there. Alker has missed out on a number of victory opportunities, and the beneficiary of the latest was Australian acrobat Rodney Pampling. Pampling first won on the Tour Champions in Seattle, in 2021. This week, Pampling was the class of the ball with 15-under 201 as his total. Alker was a pair of strokes back, at 203.

Over the course of the week, the champion amassed 19 birdies, and kept his bogey level to a manageable number. His Sunday card was clean through 17 holes, at which point he had a three-shot advantage. Pampling played the final hole safely, in bogey figures, to claim his second tour title. As for Alker, he needed to be perfect on Sunday, and a bogey at the 14th hole, paired with a Pampling birdie, derailed his effort.

Slamming the door ?@RodPampling has a three shot lead with one hole to go @SASChampionship. pic.twitter.com/Qk0XsBoEW9

— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) October 15, 2023

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WITB Time Machine: Phil Mickelson’s winning WITB, 2021 PGA Championship

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20 hours 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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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

3 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.