Should Majors Visit Regular Tour Stops?

  Today is day 2 of the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. and keen fans of the PGA Tour will know the course well. This is Quail Hollow’s first major, but it has hosted over a dozen PGA Tour events and has been the site of the Wells Fargo Championship […]

In Praise of the PGA Championship

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A few years ago, Sports Illustrated asked 50 PGA Tour players which major they most wanted to win. The Masters took half the votes, the British and US Opens about 25% each. And the PGA Championship? 2%.Pity the poor PGA. It’s the Ringo Starr of major championships: Definitely one of the Fab Four, but not […]

A New Quail Hollow Will Debut At PGA Championship

  Since we last saw Quail Hollow at the 2016 Wells Fargo Championship, the golf course has undergone some major renovations as it prepared to host its first major championship. As soon as James Hahn sunk his final putt on the 72nd hole to win the Wells Fargo last May, construction crews began the 12- […]

Rain In The Forecast At PGA Championship

  If you were hoping for a firm, fast Quail Hollow this week, it looks like you are going to be out of luck. Rain has been the story of the first two practice days, and that storyline is expected to continue throughout the rest of the week, and weekend, as rain is expected every […]

Great Public Courses Near Major Venues in the Northeast

The return of the PGA Championship to New Jersey’s Baltusrol Golf Club marks the 32nd time a major men’s championship has been played within 100 miles of New York City. The only other metropolitan areas that can make such a claim are Edinburgh, Scotland, and of course Augusta, Georgia. Indeed, the greater New York area […]