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Aaron Rai runs away with the PGA Championship, first English-born winner in more than a century
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated May 19 - 9:40 a.m. | Save Story
Aaron Rai was just another name among a dozen others who had reason to believe the PGA Championship was theirs for the taking Sunday at tough Aronimink.

Adam Scott officially set for 100th consecutive major at US Open as field starts to fill
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 6:59 p.m. | Save Story
Adam Scott officially is set for his 100th consecutive major next month in the U.S. Open, which added 24 players to the field from the world ranking on Monday. Sixteen players also earned spots at qualifiers in England and Dallas.

Aaron Rai leans on humble roots and hard work to become a major champion
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 3:36 p.m. | Save Story
winner of the PGA Championship.

This golfer nearly died after being hit by a drunken driver. Now she's won her first pro title
Steve Douglas, Associated Press | Posted May 18 - 4:17 a.m. | Save Story
on home soil, too.

Kurt Kitayama becomes 2nd player with a Sunday 63 in PGA Championship history
Bob Lentz, Associated Press | Updated May 17 - 7:31 p.m. | Save Story
Kurt Kitayama tied the lowest final round in major championship history with a 7-under 63 on Sunday at the PGA Championship.

Aaron Rai runs away with the PGA Championship, first English-born winner in more than a century
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated May 17 - 7:28 p.m. | Save Story
Aaron Rai has become the first English-born player in more than a century to capture the PGA Championship. Rai, who dreamed of being a Formula 1 driver until he turned to golf, was three shots behind and approaching the turn at Aronimink Golf Club when he delivered a performance worthy of a major champion. He made a 40-foot eagle putt on the par-5 ninth during a stretch when he one-putted seven straight greens. Then he holed a birdie putt of some 70 feet across the 17th green for the clincher. The 31-year-old Rai is the first player of Indian heritage to win a major. He closed with a 5-under 65.

McIlroy has angry exchange with fan at PGA. Rahm, Smith, Schauffele also fade
Bob Lentz, Associated Press | Posted May 17 - 5:55 p.m. | Save Story
Rory McIlroy's frustrating final round at the PGA Championship on Sunday boiled over with an angry exchange with a fan after a "U-S-A!" shout from the gallery at Aronimink Golf Club.

Lottie Woad wins Kroger Queen City Championship for 2nd LPGA Tour title
The Associated Press | Updated May 17 - 5:08 p.m. | Save Story
Lottie Woad held off Haeran Ryu on a gusty Sunday afternoon at Maketewah Country Club in the Kroger Queen City Championship.

Alex Smalley grabs a 2-shot lead in a PGA Championship that's up for grabs
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated May 16 - 6:51 p.m. | Save Story
Alex Smalley kept his composure amid pure chaos Saturday in the PGA Championship, when he vanished from the leaderboard with a shaky start and when he surged back in front with sublime shots along the back nine at Aronimink Golf Club.

Woad takes Kroger Queen City lead, leaving Korda 9 shots back in bid for 3rd straight win
The Associated Press | Updated May 16 - 6:34 p.m. | Save Story
Lottie Woad left Nelly Korda and everyone else behind on a rainy and breezy Saturday in the Kroger Queen City Championship.

Who is PGA Championship leader Alex Smalley? A player with the confidence he can win
Dan Gelston, Associated Press | Posted May 16 - 6:13 p.m. | Save Story
Alex Smalley lived in the Wannamaker Quad, the dorm at Duke when he blossomed into a golf star and even beat Scottie Scheffler in a key match in the NCAA Championship.

Rory McIlroy surges into PGA Championship contention with a 66 at Aronimink
Dan Gelston, Associated Press | Updated May 16 - 5:23 p.m. | Save Story
Rory McIlroy smashed his drive on the 397-yard sixth hole and landed a beauty on the green to the delight of a roaring Aronimink crowd.

Scheffler's putter goes cold, forcing big comeback for shot at 2nd straight PGA Championship
Dan Gelston, Associated Press | Posted May 16 - 5:12 p.m. | Save Story
Scottie Scheffler walked off Aronimink with his putter still in the bag, though the defending PGA Championship winner might not have been blamed had he chucked the club into the water.

How much are players earning at PGA Championship? The purse goes up to $20.5M
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted May 16 - 7:23 a.m. | Save Story
The PGA Championship raised its total prize fund this year to $20.5 million, a $1.5 million increase from last year but still third among the three American majors.

The PGA Championship has the biggest logjam at a major in 24 years.
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated May 15 - 7:34 p.m. | Save Story
Not many players imagined Aronimink Golf Club and its wild, wavy greens would be so tough on scoring at the PGA Championship. Even fewer would have predicted Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy to be atop the leaderboard Friday.

Rose's final-hole eagle ensures weekend tee times at the PGA Championship; DeChambeau misses cut
Bob Lentz, Associated Press | Updated May 15 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
Justin Rose's second-round scorecard had a little bit of everything at the PGA Championship.

Scheffler calls PGA Championship pin placements the hardest he's ever seen
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated May 15 - 6:09 p.m. | Save Story
Scottie Scheffler had just made three bogeys on the first four holes of his second round at the PGA Championship when he stood on the tee at the par-3 14th hole at Aronimink and looked at a yellow flag that boggled his mind.

Ko and Doherty lead in Cincinnati, with Korda 3 back in bid for 3rd straight win
The Associated Press | Posted May 15 - 5:38 p.m. | Save Story
Jin Young Ko and Amanda Doherty each shot 4-under 66 on Friday to share the second-round lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship, with Nelly Korda three shots back in her bid for a third straight victory.

Backyard ladders and 'sky decks' turn Aronimink homes into free PGA Championship seats
Dan Gelston, Associated Press | Updated May 15 - 3:31 p.m. | Save Story
The paint-splattered wood ladder had to be decades old, yet for a cheap seat at the PGA Championship, the top cap would have to do.

