Scottie Scheffler, left, shakes hands with fans wearing Scottie Scheffler T-shirts as he walks off the ninth green during the second round of the PGA

Scheffler jailed, released and stays in the mix on a memorable day at the PGA Championship

Scottie Scheffler was in handcuffs before dawn in the back of a police car. His warmup routine began in a jail cell. And some six hours later, Scheffler remarkably signed for a 5-under 66 and was right in the mix Friday at the PGA Championship.

Scottie Scheffler arrested outside PGA Championship, then returns and climbs leaderboard

May 17
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation.

Thitikul shoots 65 for 2-shot lead at Mizuho Americas Open; No. 1 ranked Nelly Korda lurking 3 back

May 17
Rising star Atthaya Thitikul birdied five of the final seven holes in a round of 7-under 65 to grab the halfway lead in the Mihuho Americas Open on Friday, with top-ranked Nelly Korda in contention one week after having her LPGA record-tying five tournament winning streak halted.
Sports
May 17

After starting his day in jail, Scheffler finds peace on the course and a chance to win, too

Perspective was even harder to come by than birdies through all the raindrops, bourbon and cigar smoke that streamed across golf's biggest stage Friday during one of the sport's most bizarre mornings ever.
Sports
May 17

Woods makes two early triples en route to a 77 and will miss cut at PGA Championship

Tiger Woods will miss the cut at the PGA Championship after making two triple-bogeys over the first four holes Friday on the way to 6-over-par 77.
Sports
May 17

Getting into Valhalla during the PGA isn't easy on a good day. Then came a perfectly imperfect storm

Will Zalatoris urged his parents Richard and Catherine to stay home this weekend and not follow him around at the PGA Championship.
Sports
May 17

Scottie Scheffler, from the course to jail and back: What to know about his PGA Championship arrest

Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested after police say he dragged an officer while trying to get around the scene of a fatal accident Friday ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship.
Sports
May 17

Scottie Scheffler isn't the first pro golfer to be arrested during a tournament

Scottie Scheffler's arrest hours before his second-round tee time at the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, will go down as one of the most shocking in professional golf history. It certainly wasn't the first, though.
Golf
May 16
Xander Schauffele hits from the fairway on the fifth hole during the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on Thursday. Schauffele shot a 9-under 62

Schauffele shoots 62, sets pace at PGA Championship

Xander Schauffele is playing some of his best golf without a trophy to show for it. He at least put his name in the PGA Championship record book Thursday with a 9-under 62, and gave himself another entry in the record book for all majors.
Golf
May 16
Tiger Woods shot a 1-over 72 during the first round of the PGA Championship on Thursday, his 10th consecutive round of even par or worse at a major da

A pair of late 3-putts sent Tiger Woods to a sluggish 1-over start at the PGA Championship

Tiger Woods figures it took him three holes to get back into the ''competitive flow" of tournament golf on Thursday at Valhalla.
Golf
May 16
Rory McIlroy watches his tee shot on the 11th hole of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on Thursday. McIlroy shot a first-round 66.

Rory McIlroy loves life inside the ropes, shoots 66 on first day at PGA

Rory McIlroy blasted a drive down the middle, this one onto the left side of the fifth fairway. As he headed off the tee box and toward the ball, a girl in the crowd shouted ''I love you, Rory!''
Sports
May 16

Rose Zhang withdraws from this week's LPGA tournament because of illness after playing three holes

Defending champion Rose Zhang withdrew from the Mizuho Americas Open on Thursday because of illness after completing only three holes of the opening round.
Sports
May 15

Rory McIlroy dealing with another distraction on eve of PGA Championship

Rory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade.
Sports
May 15

Talor Gooch sees his PGA Championship invitation as evidence sanity may prevail in LIV/PGA split

Talor Gooch wasn't planning to be at Valhalla this week. He and his wife, Ally, had scheduled a trip to Las Vegas to take advantage of a break in the LIV Tour schedule.
Sports
May 15

Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia from Augusta

A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia pleaded guilty on Wednesday to transporting millions of dollars' worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia and historic items, including one of Arnold Palmer's iconic green jackets.
Sports
May 15

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: What golf was talking about the last time at Valhalla

Tiger Woods nearly a no-show
Sports
May 14

Scheffler never happier with his life, wife and son. Now he's ready to grab another major at PGA

Scottie Scheffler has never spent much time reflecting on anything he has done, especially with something grand — another major championship — on the immediate horizon.
Sports
May 14

Tiger Woods is still deciding whether he has time to be Ryder Cup captain

Tiger Woods brings a lot of uncertainty to Valhalla for the PGA Championship. Some of that has to do with his achy body. And some of that involved the Ryder Cup.
Sports
May 14
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, holds the trophy after winning the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club Sunday, May 12

Rory McIlroy files for divorce from his wife of 7 years ahead of the PGA Championship

Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce after seven years of marriage, according to court records in Palm Beach County, Florida, a stunning development going into the PGA Championship.
Sports
May 14

Playing in the PGA Championship at 61, golf teacher's biggest lesson is the power of perseverance

At first glance, it's easy to pick out the most unlikely entrant in golf's second major of the year. He's a 61-year-old club pro out of Oklahoma named Tracy Phillips.
Sports
May 14

Valhalla's future in question for another PGA. Another dramatic finish wouldn't hurt

The PGA Championship is returning to Valhalla for the fourth time in the last 28 years, a greater rate than any other golf course over that span. Another memorable finish could go a long way in making sure it stays in the rotation.
Sports
May 13

It's a boy! Scottie Scheffler arrives at PGA Championship with a newborn at home

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler arrived at Valhalla on Monday for the PGA Championship and received congratulations at every turn, none related to any of his victories.
Sports
May 13
Rose Zhang poses for photos after winning the LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup golf tournament in Clifton, N.J.

Whoa Nelly! Rose Zhang wins Founders Cup to end Korda's record-tying LPGA Tour winning streak

Great things have been expected from Rose Zhang from the moment the two-time NCAA champion won in her professional debut last year and joined the LPGA Tour the following week.
Sports
May 13

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Spieth gets another Grand Slam shot. Hardly anyone is talking about it

The attention starts building weeks, if not months, ahead of the one major keeping Rory McIlroy from the career Grand Slam, the most elite club in golf. It's like that every year, and it doesn't make it any easier when he gets to the Masters.
Golf
May 12
FILE -S teve Stricker hits off the third tee during the final round of the Champions Tour Principal Charity Classic golf tournament, Sunday, June 4, 2

Steve Stricker cites fatigue and a busy schedule for pulling out of PGA

Steve Stricker decided Sunday to withdraw from the PGA Championship at Valhalla, citing the difficulty of the 57-year-old playing four times in a span of five weeks.
Golf
May 12
Rory McIlroy celebrates after an eagle on the 15th hole from the bunker during the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C., on

Rory McIlroy rallies to win record 4th Wells Fargo Championship title

Rory McIlroy has a full head of steam heading into the PGA Championship.
Sports
May 12

Sagstrom, Zhang break away in Founders Cup, dashing Korda's bid for record 6th straight LPGA victory

Madelene Sagstrom and Rose Zhang left Nelly Korda and everyone else way behind Saturday in the Cognizant Founders Cup.
Sports
May 11
Rory McIlroy watches his tee shot on the 16th hole during the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship.

Rory McIlroy pulls within shot of Xander Schauffele in Wells Fargo Championship

Xander Schauffele has gone 38 tournaments without a win on the PGA Tour.
Sports
May 11

Els, Barron tied for Regions Tradition lead at 13-under heading into final round

Doug Barron shot a 6-under 66 for a share of the Regions Tradition lead with Ernie Els on Saturday, heading into the final round of the PGA Tour Champions' first major of the season.
Sports
May 11

Korda shoots 66 to keep bid alive for 6th straight LPGA Tour win. She trails Zhang, Sagstrom by 4

Nelly Korda has no intention of letting anyone run away with the Cognizant Founders Cup and end her bid to become the first player to win six straight LPGA Tour tournaments.
Sports
May 11
Xander Schauffele waves after completing the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow

Xander Schauffele shoots 67, leads by 4 over Rory McIlroy, Jason Day at Wells Fargo Championship

Xander Schauffele has been a mainstay near the top of the leaderboard most of the year. Now he's hoping to close the door.
Sports
May 10

2-time defending champ Steve Stricker takes 2nd-round lead at Regions Tradition over Ernie Els

Two-time defending champion Steve Stricker birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Ernie Els on Friday after the second round of the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors.
Sports
May 10

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Justin Thomas gets rare experience playing a major in his hometown

Justin Thomas was back home in Kentucky for an occasion different from any other time in Louisville. The city honored him with its ''Hometown Hero'' award, and a 60-foot banner was unfurled from the building he used to pass on the way to Saint Xavier High School.
Business
May 9
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Hazeltine golf club wants to take large-scale events to the next level with villas, new courses

The improvements plan was submitted to the city of Chaska.
Sports
May 9

Schauffele shoots 67 to take Wells Fargo lead. McIlroy in contention again at Quail Hollow

Rory McIlroy hoped that his victory with Shane Lowry two weeks ago in the Zurich Classic team event would serve as a springboard for the remainder of the season.
Sports
May 9

Nelly Korda shoots 69 to put herself in position for a record-setting 6th straight win on LPGA Tour

Nelly Korda put herself in position for a record sixth straight win on the LPGA Tour, shooting a relatively mistake-free 3-under 69 in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday.
Sports
May 8

Tiger Woods to be lone player on negotiating committee with Saudis

Tiger Woods will be the lone player on a five-member subcommittee that will be involved in negotiations with the Public Investment Fund, part of a busy day of governance as the PGA Tour tries to strike a deal with Saudi backers of LIV Golf.
Sports
May 8

Rory McIlroy won't rejoin PGA Tour board, says others were 'uncomfortable' with his potential return

Rory McIlroy won't be returning to the PGA Tour board, saying Wednesday a plan to replace Webb Simpson was met with resistance from board members.
Sports
May 8

After appearing on red carpet at the Met Gala, Nelly Korda goes for sixth straight win at Cognizant

Things are going well for Nelly Korda these days, that's for sure.
Sports
May 7

PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world

The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday that includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, giving the major the entire top 100 in the world ranking at Valhalla next week.
Sports
May 7

Analysis: Brooks Koepka has a big game. He doesn't need a lot of words

Brooks Koepka leaves the bluster to everyone else at LIV Golf. He cares about only his golf, especially when it's not going the way he wants.
Sports
May 6

Talor Gooch of LIV Golf gets a special invitation to the PGA Championship

Talor Gooch of LIV Golf gets to play in at least one major this year. He announced Monday on social media that he received an invitation to play in the PGA Championship next week.
Sports
May 6

NBC will stick with dual announcers and analysts for the US Open

NBC Sports has been without a permanent analyst in the 18th tower all year, and that's not going to change for the U.S. Open.

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