US PGA Championship 2023

[Corona Man]

I've been a bit slack in posting about the majors of late. So here's a little something about the next major on the roster.

Once again we see a sprinkling of Liv players back in the fold for a major. The PGA Championship - the 105th edition returns to Oak Hill for the first time in 10 years.

A little on the course:

The Architecture of Oak Hill East, a preview of the fourth PGA Championship hosted at the historic venue, was released earlier this week and goes in depth on the restoration of the venue by golf architect Andrew Green back to its original Donald Ross design.

“I felt like the presentation of the golf course needed to be more authentic and better connected to some of the original imagery we had from Ross’ time,” Green said.

Green was tasked by Oak Hill to restore the venue of the 1980, 2003 and 2013 PGA Championships in 2020. He set out to recapture Ross’ image and create more variety in the way the course could be set up for Major Championships.

“I’m really excited about the way it presents itself in as authentic fashion as possible,” Green said in the piece. “That it feels of a certain vintage, a certain period. That it feels like the way it was intended to be. I’m really excited to see how it holds up, what the challenges are and how the players react.”

The Field

Alker, Steven – NEW ZEALAND
Ancer, Abraham – MEXICO
Arnaus, Adri – SPAIN
Beach, Alex – Stillwater, MN [CFPT]
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan – SOUTH AFRICA
Block, Michael – Mission Viejo, CA [CFPT]
Bradley, Keegan – Woodstock, VT
Buckley, Hayden – Tupelo, MS
Burmester, Dean – SOUTH AFRICA
Burns, Sam – Shreveport, LA
Cahill, Matt – Palm Beach Gardens, FL [CFPT]
Cantlay, Patrick – Jupiter, FL
Casey, Paul – ENGLAND
Clark, Wyndham – Denver, CO
Conners, Corey – CANADA
Cordes, Anthony – Johns Creek, GA [CFPT]
Dahmen, Joel – Scottsdale, AZ
Daly, John – Dardanelle, AR
Davis, Cam – AUSTRALIA
Day, Jason – AUSTRALIA
DeChambeau, Bryson – Dallas, TX
Detry, Thomas – BELGIUM
Donald, Luke – ENGLAND
Droemer, Jesse – Houston, TX [CFPT]
Dufner, Jason – Auburn, AL
Echavarria, Nico – COLOMBIA
English, Harris – Sea Island, GA
Finau, Tony – Lehi, UT
Fitzpatrick, Matthew – ENGLAND
Fleetwood, Tommy – ENGLAND
Fowler, Rickie – Murrieta, CA
Fox, Ryan – NEW ZEALAND
French, Chris – Rockford, IL [CFPT]
Gooch, Talor – Edmond, OK
Griffin, Ben – Chapel Hill, NC
Grillo, Emiliano – ARGENTINA
Grove, Russell – Coeur d’Alene, ID [CFPT]
Hadwin, Adam – CANADA
Hardy, Nick – Northbrook, IL
Harman, Brian – St. Simons Island, GA
Harrington, Pádraig – IRELAND
Hatton, Tyrrell – ENGLAND
Henley, Russell – Columbus, GA
Herbert, Lucas – AUSTRALIA
Higa, Kazuki –JAPAN
Hodges, Lee - Athens, AL
Hoge, Tom – Fort Worth, TX
Højgaard, Nicolai – DENMARK
Højgaard, Rasmus – DENMARK
Holmes, Steve – Simi Valley, CA [CFPT]
Homa, Max – Valencia, CA
Horschel, Billy – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Hoshino, Rikuya – JAPAN
Hossler, Beau – Mission Viejo, CA
Hovland, Viktor – NORWAY
Hubbard, Mark – The Woodlands, TX
Hughes, Mackenzie – CANADA
Im, Sungjae – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Inglis, Colin – Creswell, OR [CFPT]
Johnson, Dustin –Jupiter, FL
Johnson, Zach – Cedar Rapids, IA
Kaewkanjana, Sadom – THAILAND
Kaymer, Martin – GERMANY
Kern, Ben – Grove City, OH [CFPT]
Killeen, JJ – Lubbock, TX [CFPT]
Kim, Si Woo – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Kim, Sihwan – Las Vegas, NV
Kim, Tom – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Kirk, Chris – Athens, GA
Kisner, Kevin – Aiken, SC
Kitayama, Kurt – Las Vegas, NV
Koch, Greg – Orlando, FL [CFPT]
Koepka, Brooks – West Palm Beach, FL
Kuchar, Matt – Jupiter, FL
Lahiri, Anirban – INDIA
Larrazábal, Pablo – SPAIN
Lawrence, Thriston – SOUTH AFRICA
Lee, K.H. – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Lee, Min Woo – AUSTRALIA
Lowry, Shane – IRELAND
MacIntyre, Robert – SCOTLAND
Matsuyama, Hideki – JAPAN
McCarthy, Denny – Jupiter, FL
McIlroy, Rory – NORTHERN IRELAND
McNealy, Maverick – Las Vegas, NV
Meronk, Adrian – POLAND
Micheel, Shaun – Collierville, TN
Micheluzzi, David – AUSTRALIA
Mickelson, Phil – Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Mitchell, Keith – St. Simons Island, GA
Molinari, Francesco – ITALY
Montgomery, Taylor – Las Vegas, NV
Moore, Taylor – Edmond, OK
Morikawa, Collin – La Cañada, CA
Mullinax, Trey – Birmingham, AL
NeSmith, Matthew – Aiken, SC
Niemann, Joaquín - CHILE
Norén, Alex – SWEDEN
Olesen, Thorbjørn – DENMARK
Otaegui, Adrián – SPAIN
Paul, Yannik – GERMANY
Pendrith, Taylor – CANADA
Pereira, Mito – CHILE
Perez, Victor – FRANCE
Pieters, Thomas – BELGIUM
Pigman, Kenny – Norco, CA [CFPT]
Poston, J.T. – Sea Island, GA
Power, Séamus – IRELAND
Putnam, Andrew – University Place, WA
Rahm, Jon – SPAIN
Reavie, Chez – Scottsdale, AZ
Reed, Patrick – The Woodlands, TX
Reynolds, Gabe – Dallas, TX [CFPT]
Riley, Davis – Hattiesburg, MS
Rodgers, Patrick – Jupiter, FL
Rose, Justin – ENGLAND
Ryder, Sam – Longwood, FL
Sanger, Chris – Red Hook, NY [CFPT]
Schauffele, Xander – San Diego, CA
Scheffler, Scottie – Dallas, TX
Schenk, Adam – Vincennes, IN
Scott, Adam – AUSTRALIA
Shattuck, Braden – Aston, PA [CFPT]
Shinkwin, Callum – ENGLAND
Simpson, Webb – Charlotte, NC
Smalley, Alex — Greensboro, NC
Smith, Cameron – AUSTRALIA
Smith, Jordan – ENGLAND
Somers, John – Brooksville, FL [CFPT]
Spaun, J.J. – Scottsdale, AZ
Speight, Josh – Locust Hill, VA [CFPT]
Spieth, Jordan – Fort Worth, TX
Stallings, Scott – Oak Ridge, TN
Steele, Brendan – Idyllwild, CA
Straka, Sepp – AUSTRIA
Strydom, Ockie – SOUTH AFRICA
Suh, Justin – San Jose, CA
Svensson, Adam – CANADA
Taylor, Ben – ENGLAND
Taylor, Nick – CANADA
Theegala, Sahith – Houston, TX
Thomas, Justin – Louisville, KY
Thompson, Davis – St. Simons Island, GA
Todd, Brendon – Watkinsville, GA
Varner III, Harold – Gastonia, NC
Walker, Jimmy – San Antonio, TX
Wallace, Matt – ENGLAND
Wells, Jeremy – Estero, FL [CFPT]
Willett, Danny – ENGLAND
Wise, Aaron – Ellerbe, NC
Woodland, Gary – Topeka, KS
Worthington II, Wyatt – Reynoldsburg, OH [CFPT]
Wu, Brandon – Scarsdale, NY
Yang, Y.E. – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Young, Cameron – Scarborough, NY
AT&T Byron Nelson Winner

[CFPT] = Corebridge Financial PGA Team

ALTERNATES:
1. Lingmerth, David - SWEDEN
2. Tarren, Callum - Orlando, FL
3. Cole, Eric - Delray Beach, FL
4. Jaeger, Stephan - GERMANY
5. Stevens, Sam - Wichita, KS
6. Rai, Aaron - ENGLAND
7. Hadley, Chesson - Raleigh, NC
8. Glover, Lucas - Jupiter, FL
9. Kim, Michael - Del Mar, CA

This punter has had a sneaky investment on Brooks Kopeka.

[Dutchy]

Got a feeling we will see an Aussie pick up another major this year

[mighty_tiger_79]

Got a feeling we will see an Aussie pick up another major this year

you think Cam is tuning up nicely and his Day will come?

[Corona Man]

Got a feeling we will see an Aussie pick up another major this year

you think Cam is tuning up nicely and his Day will come?

Scotty went ok last night..

[mighty_tiger_79]

Got a feeling we will see an Aussie pick up another major this year

you think Cam is tuning up nicely and his Day will come?

Scotty went ok last night..

Yeah was a fair round

[Dutchy]

Seems a few in good from at the moment, Scott, Day, Min woo, Cam

[Corona Man]

Jason Day gets it done. First win on the PGA tour for 5 years.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Jason Day gets it done. First win on the PGA tour for 5 years.

He had been on a good trajectory this year

[Dutchy]

My stable for the weekend -

Matt Fitzpatrick $42

Hideki Matsuyama $85

Tommy Fleetwood $90

Adam Scott $110

Justin Rose $130

Adrian Meronk $260

Min Woo Lee $280

Robert MacIntyre $510

[carey]

Similar thought process for me in terms of spreading a few bets.

Ram and Smith I like to win both good value

Speaking of value I couldn’t believe the odds for Phil and Gooch backed them both as well.

[Dutchy]

Similar thought process for me in terms of spreading a few bets.

Ram and Smith I like to win both good value

Speaking of value I couldn’t believe the odds for Phil and Gooch backed them both as well.

I almost squeezed Gooch in. PGA usually throws up a roughie, there are some seriously good golfers with triple figure odds

[carey]

Similar thought process for me in terms of spreading a few bets.

Ram and Smith I like to win both good value

Speaking of value I couldn’t believe the odds for Phil and Gooch backed them both as well.

Rahm is done +6, Smith not looking much better +1

Bryson playing really solid golf, but Scheff looking the goods warrants the favourite tag that's for sure. Glad Ryan Fox is up and about i've liked him as a golfer pretty cool story behind him as well.

Phil just teeing off.

How good is golf.

[Eagles2014]

Similar thought process for me in terms of spreading a few bets.

Ram and Smith I like to win both good value

Speaking of value I couldn’t believe the odds for Phil and Gooch backed them both as well.

Rahm is done +6, Smith not looking much better +1

Bryson playing really solid golf, but Scheff looking the goods warrants the favourite tag that's for sure. Glad Ryan Fox is up and about i've liked him as a golfer pretty cool story behind him as well.

Phil just teeing off.

How good is golf.

Course seems to suit the long hitters, Bryson being one.

[Corona Man]

Current State of Play...

Pos Player R1 Thru Total
1 United States B. DeChambeau -4 F [F]

T2 United States S. Scheffler -3 F [F]
T2 Canada C. Conners-3 F [F]
T2 Austria S. Straka-3 through 13
T2 Australia A. Scott-3 through 11

T6 New Zealand R. Fox -2 F [F)
T6 Norway V. Hovland -2 F [F]
T6 United States K. Bradley -2 F [F]
T6 United States H. Buckley -2 through 15
T6 Belgium T. Pieters -2 through 12
T6 United States D. Johnson -2 through 10
T6 United States E. Cole -2 through 8

T13 United States J. Suh -1 F [F]
T13 Australia C. Davis -1 through 16
T13 United States K. Mitchell -1 through 12
T13 Spain P. Larrazábal -1 through 12
T13 United States A. Wise -1 through 9
T13 England J. Rose -1 through 8

[mighty_tiger_79]

The afternoon hitters on Thursday had an advantage with the weather.

[Eagles2014]

The afternoon hitters on Thursday had an advantage with the weather.

Why LIV is much fairer

[mighty_tiger_79]

Day missed a sitter for par on 16 to take him 1 outside the cutline

i love how the broadcast show the same shot twice but commentate as if its not been shown in the last 5mins alzheimers in the booth

[Corona Man]

Koepka misses a short birdie putt that would have had him in a 3 way tie for the lead.

Connors and Hovland share the lead at -6.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Holland drops out I reckon

[Corona Man]

I’m hoping Koepka gets it done. Nice collect if he does!