TULSA - For the second consecutive year, K.H. Lee is entering the PGA Championship having won the previous week's AT&T Byron Nelson. The last player to win a major and the previous tournament before the major was Rory McIlroy in 2014 (WGC-Bridgestone, PGA Championship).
Five players are making their first major championship appearance of their careers, including three PGA Tour members (denoted by an asterisk): Kramer Hickok*, Sadom Kaewkanjana, Jinichiro Kozuma, Chad Ramey* and Adam Schenk*. Both Hickok and Schenk qualified for the field as alternates.
Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy have each recorded two PGA Championship titles and four major championship victories. Only five players in history have won the PGA Championship three times or more: Jack Nicklaus (5), Walter Hagen (5), Tiger Woods (4), Sam Snead (3) and Gene Sarazen (3). 19 have won five or more majors (last player to reach that mark: Phil Mickelson).
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has 2,842 FedExCup points, the sixth-highest total during the FedExCup Regular Season since the points format changed in 2009. With a win, he would move to second-highest (3,442), trailing Jordan Spieth in 2014-15 (4,169).
Bryson DeChambeau WD after a Wednesday practice round.
PGA Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa
YARDS/PAR: 7,556 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT(S): Perry Maxwell (1936); Gil Hanse (2018)
PRIZE Money: Was $12 million in 2021
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Phil Mickelson
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 600
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @PGA @PGAChampionship
PGA of AMERICA: (link) and PGA Championship (link)
TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds (today and May 20) are scheduled for coverage from 2:00pm to 8:00pm (ET) on ESPN. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 10:00am to 1:00pm (ET) on ESPN and 1:00 to 7:00pm (ET) on CBS.
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus today and Friday with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 8:00am to 2:00pm (ET). Weekend times include ESPN+ streaming from 8:00am to 10:00pm (ET). PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) will live stream the first two rounds (8:00am to 8:00pm (ET) and from 8:00am to 7:00pm (ET) on the weekend.
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of the PGA Championship with broadcasts beginning at 2:00pm (ET) today through Sunday. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.
Sirius XM Coverage of the 2022 PGA Championship (Yahoo)
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
2022 PGA Championship | The Basics:
The Tee Times at Southern Hills start today at 8:00am (ET) and go to 3:42pm (ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast is for sunny skies and temperatures reaching 79-degrees with only a 10% chance of rain. Winds at 17 mph in high humidity (79%).
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 8:00am (ET) on Friday.
PGA Championship - Field, Tee Times and Leaderboard
The Field: (link)
Updates: Phil Mickelson (WD); Bryson DeChambeau (WD)
Tee Times: (link)
PGA Championship Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying:
Bryson DeChambeau WDs After Practice Round (ESPNCom)
Everything You Need to Know from Tiger to Sleepers (ESPNCom)
PGA Championship 2022: Tournament Analysis (ESPNCom)
Course Designer Perry Maxwell Never Received Proper Acclaim (GolfCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Industry News:
Expert Picks at The PGA - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks at The PGA - (CBS Sports)
A Champ or a Sleeper? (GolfCom)
PGA Picks: The Hovland Debate (Golf Digest)
On This Day in Golf History:
May 19, 1996 - Reigning U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin won the 50th Colonial National Invitational by two strokes over Jeff Sluman. Pavin shot a final round (69) to win the Colonial for the second time in his career. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Next Week: Charles Schwab Challenge
Parting Putt:
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