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Three-Time Major Champion Brooks Koepka Captures PGA Player of the Year Award

Three-Time Major Champion Brooks Koepka Captures PGA Player of the Year Award

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Sept. 26, 2018) – Three-time major champion Brooks Koepka, who turned professional just six years ago and who overcame a serious wrist injury prior to this season, wrapped up a historic campaign by capturing the 2018 PGA of America Player of the Year Award, presented by the PGA of America for excellence by a PGA TOUR professional.

Koepka, who won a second consecutive U.S. Open Championship in June, powered his way to the PGA Player of the Year award by winning the PGA Championship in August. He collected 126 total points based upon two major championship victories, which guaranteed him 50 bonus points. He also finished fifth in the season money list and ninth in the Vardon Trophy standings for adjusted scoring average.

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Lee Trevino Tells Great Story About Arnold Palmer’s Final Round

Two years since the passing of Arnold Palmer, the stories have continued to surface from fellow golfers and fans alike.

One such story that recently resurfaced on Reddit’s golf page is a pretty hilarious one Lee Trevino told in 2013 about Arnie’s final competitive round at the Champions Tour's Administaff Small Business Classic on October 13, 2006. 

In typical Palmer fashion, he gave Trevino a good ribbing about his play and Palmer told him to “not embarrass him like this” after Trevino birdied the first two holes. It was on the fourth hole that Palmer needed help from his partner to find the pin, and that’s when he said he was done playing competitive golf. 


 

The 7 Golfers with the Most PGA Tour Wins

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There is no more waiting for Tiger Woods. Tiger won the 2018 Tour Championship to earn his first PGA Tour win since 2013.

Tiger now trails Sam Snead by just two PGA Tour wins.

Here are the seven players with the most PGA Tour wins of all time.

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100 Yards to Go: Instruction Strategy for Success

You're in the fairway and 100 yards from the green. Now what's the best strategy for easily getting your ball close to the pin? PGA Professional Billy Ore offers some great strategy and technique for executing the right shot.

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Congressional to host future PGA of America Championships

Congressional to host future PGA of America Championships

The PGA of America announced today that Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, will host eight of its championships and events over the next two decades including the Ryder Cup and PGA Championship.

The landmark agreement will route the Ryder Cup (2036), PGA Championship (2031), KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (2022, ’27), KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship (2025, ’33), PGA Professional Championship (2029) and the Junior PGA Championship (Girls and Boys, 2024) to the Nation’s Capital and Congressional’s Blue Course during a 15-year stretch from 2022 to 2036. Congressional will also host an annual PGA HOPE national event, introducing golf to veterans, for the duration of the contract.

Conceived in 1921 so that Members of Congress could meet socially with business leaders, Congressional boasts a vaunted golf history that includes the 1976 PGA Championship won by Dave Stockton and a trio of U.S. Opens (2011/Rory McIlroy, 1997/Ernie Els, 1964/Ken Venturi). Congressional has also staged the 1995 U.S. Senior Open, the 1959 U.S. Women’s Amateur, the 1949 U.S. Junior Championship and three PGA Tour events a total of 15 times.


 

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