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'We love majors. That's what we're trying to win'

Reigning champ Morikawa relishing packed major schedule

Defending US PGA champion Collin Morikawa is relishing the packed major championship schedule as he targets more career-defining victories in golf's biggest events.

Golf • 17 May 21

The 2020 Masters champion is trying to recover from injury ahead of the year's second major

Johnson a doubt for PGA Championship due to knee issue

Dustin Johnson's participation at this month's US PGA Championship is in doubt after the world number one withdrew from this week's Byron Nelson Classic with a knee injury.

Golf • 10 May 21

Fowler missed out on the Masters earlier this month

Fowler and Catlin granted PGA Championship exemptions

Rickie Fowler and John Catlin have received special exemptions to the second major of the year at the PGA Championship, the PGA of America has confirmed.

Golf • 27 Apr 21

The Trump organisation is reeling from the PGA Championship blow

Bogey-man Trump out-of-bounds with American golf

Nothing could have hurt Donald Trump more than the news that his most loyal of constituencies was turning on him

Golf • 13 Jan 21

Trump National Golf Club has lost the rights to host the 2022 PGA Championship

Trump National Golf Club stripped of PGA Championship

Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, which is owned by US President Donald Trump, has been stripped of the 2022 PGA Championship.

Golf • 11 Jan 21

Mount Juliet will host the 2021 Irish Open

European Tour schedule announced, Irish Open in July

The European Tour has announced its schedule for next season as it returns to a full international programme, including the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at the start of July.

Golf • 15 Dec 20

Rory McIlroy continues his quest for the green jacket

McIlroy feels much-changed Masters will suit him

Rory McIlroy's quest to complete a career Grand Slam continues for a sixth consecutive year at the Masters this week and the Ulsterman feels he could benefit from playing Augusta National in cooler autumn temperatures without spectators.

Golf • 09 Nov 20

Thomas stays in Zozo lead as McIlroy impresses again

Rory McIlroy stepped on the gas at the Zozo Championship to card his second successive five-under-par 67 but he remains ten shots behind Justin Thomas, who left it until late to maintain his lead with back-to-back birdies on the 16th and 17th.

Golf • 25 Oct 20

Sebastian Munoz holds a share of the lead at the Sanderson Farms Championship

Defending Champion Munoz shares the lead in Mississippi

Returning champion Sebastian Munoz drained four straight birdies on the back nine to claim his share of a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboard in the first round at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Golf • 02 Oct 20

Brooks Koepka was going for the "three-peat" at the San Francisco major

Koepka regrets 'other guys' comment at PGA finale

Brooks Koepka has said he regrets his comments during the US PGA Championship which appeared dismissive of some of his rivals.

Golf • 13 Aug 20

Rory McIlroy has failed to win any of the past 21 majors

Golf's youthful talent pool McIlroy's Major issue

Today marks the sixth anniversary of Rory McIlroy's most recent major championship victory. Do we need to re-calibrate our expectations?

Golf • 10 Aug 20

'You've just got to keep going and keep persisting

Rory McIlroy: Maybe I'm not as good as I was

Rory McIlroy was in a rueful and deflated mood at the conclusion of the 2020 PGA Championship at Harding Park, his final round score of 68 seeing him finish the week on two under par, eleven shots behind eventual winner Collin Morikawa.

Golf • 10 Aug 20

Dustin Johnson weighs up his putt on the 11th green during the third round

Johnson charges into lead at US PGA Championship

A decade after controversially being denied a play-off place in the US PGA Championship, Dustin Johnson has his sights on a redemptive victory and second major title in San Francisco.

Golf • 09 Aug 20

Li Haotong plays his shot from the 12th tee during the second round of the US PGA Championship

Li leads US PGA Championship at halfway

Li Haotong did not think he had any chance of being a contender at this week's US PGA Championship, but on Friday he came out of nowhere with a bogey-free second round and suddenly has an opportunity to become the first Chinese man to win a major.

Golf • 08 Aug 20

Jason Day shares the lead after day one in San Francisco

Lowry best of the Irish as Day and Todd set pace at PGA

Jason Day and Brendon Todd lead the way after the first round of the US PGA Championship, while Shane Lowry is best of the Irish in action.

Golf • 07 Aug 20

The trio played together in the opening rounds of the 2018 PGA Championship

Rory to play with Tiger and Thomas at PGA Championship

Two former world number ones will play alongside the game's freshly crowned top player when Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas go out as a group in the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park on Thursday.

Golf • 04 Aug 20

John Daly has decided not to travel to San Francisco for the first major of the year

'Wild Thing' Daly holds tight amid Covid fear at PGA

Two-time major winner John Daly said that concerns about his health amid the Covid-19 pandemic had prompted his decision to withdraw from this week's PGA Championship.

Golf • 04 Aug 20

McIlroy was not in contention over the weekend at the St Jude Invitational

McIlroy and Lowry focused on major week

Rory McIlroy says the coronavirus shutdown has made him more focused on adding to his tally of four major titles, the last of which came in 2014.

Golf • 03 Aug 20

'I've felt like out of my comfort zone this week, so if I got to Memphis, I would feel uncomfortable playing golf tournaments'

Westwood to miss US PGA due to coronavirus concerns

Former world number one Lee Westwood said on Saturday that concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States will prevent him from flying over and participating in tournaments, including the PGA Championship next month.

Golf • 25 Jul 20

TPC Harding Park is the 2020 tournament host

PGA Championship to go ahead without spectators

The PGA Championship, one of golf's four majors, will be held in August without spectators according to the tour.

Golf • 22 Jun 20

Tiger Woods plays a shot during the final round of The 2019 Memorial Tournament

Memorial likely to slot into dates vacated by The Open

Golf's prestigious Memorial tournament is likely to slot into the calendar on the July dates of the cancelled British Open, tournament host Jack Nicklaus said.

Golf • 11 Apr 20