PGA updates | Golf poised to deliver first-time major winner
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Newest on the ultimate spherical of the PGA Championship (all occasions native):
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First-time main winners have been nothing new in golf throughout this subsequent technology of stars. The PGA Championship isn’t any exception.
Mito Pereira of Chile has a three-shot lead going into the ultimate spherical at Southern Hills. He’s making an attempt to turn out to be the primary PGA Tour rookie since Keegan Bradley within the 2011 PGA Championship to win a serious.
Chasing him are Matt Fitzpatrick of England and Will Zalatoris. Neither has gained a serious. Fitzpatrick is a two-time Ryder Cup participant from England. However he has just one top-10 end within the 24 earlier majors he has performed as a professional. Zalatoris was runner-up within the Masters in 2021.
Cameron Younger had by no means made a reduce in a serious till this week. He’s 4 photographs behind.
Eight of the final 13 champions of the PGA had by no means gained a serious. That’s about the identical ratio for the Masters and U.S. Open.
The closest main champions to the lead are Stewart Cink, Justin Thomas and Bubba Watson. All are seven photographs behind.
The ultimate group tees off at 2:35 p.m.
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