Karlsson is a major factor
By Jim Brighters, Sports Network
Who is the only player to register a top-10 finish in each of the season's first three major championship?
Robert Karlsson of Sweden and India's Jeev Milkha Singh are the co-leaders after the early wave of players during the first round of the 90th PGA Championship.
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Who is the only player to register a top-10 finish in each of the season's first three major championship?
Lexi Thompson, the newly crowned U.S. Girls' Junior champion, was ousted in Wednesday's first round of U.S. Women's Amateur match play when she lost 1-up to California teen Jennifer Hirano.
With two-time defending champion Tiger Woods at home recuperating from knee surgery, everyone expected a wide-open PGA Championship at Oakland Hills.
The PGA of America has selected the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey to host the 100th PGA Championship in 2016.
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The setting isn't the majestic clubhouse of Oakland Hills Country Club, site of this week's PGA Championship. Nor will it involve the Wanamaker Trophy, reserved for Sunday's winner.
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Kids reached out to touch him. Grown men shouted his name. Women smiled and begged for an autograph.
After hitting his golf ball more than 17 miles over four days at Firestone Country Club, Vijay Singh agonized over the final 42 inches.
Vijay Singh won his first World Golf Championships event on Sunday and that helped him jumped 11 places to No. 4 in this week's Official World Golf Rankings.
Last year, Woods closed with a one-under 69 at Southern Hills to fend off Woody Austin and Ernie Els. For Woods, it was his fourth PGA Championship title as he has gone back-to-back twice at this event.
Fifty-seven years ago, there were only two rounds under par, including Hogan's 67 on Sunday. He won the event and put the legend of Oakland Hills into golf immortality.
Eduardo Romero stumbled to a three- over 73 Sunday, but it was more than enough to give him the title at the U.S. Senior Open.
David Branshaw fired his third straight seven- under 64 on Saturday to take the third-round lead of the Cox Classic, and in the process, match the 54-hole tournament record.
Parker McLachlin shot a 2-over 74 Sunday and still cruised to his first PGA Tour victory by seven strokes at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.
Ji-Yai Shin won the Women's British Open by three strokes after a final round 6-under 66 on Sunday, maintaining Asia's recent domination of the majors on the LPGA Tour.