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PGA Championship 2017: Live updates — Jordan Spieth’s Grand Slam pursuit gets underway

Mike EhrmannCHARLOTTE, NC – AUGUST 10: Jordan Spieth of the United States lines up a putt on the 10th hole during the first round of the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club on August 10, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)The final major of 2017 is officially underway, and the storylines are endless for the 99th PGA Championship. Despite what you've been reading or hearing, there are more things happening at Quail Hollow than just Jordan Spieth's pursuit of the career Grand Slam — although that is certainly the biggest story of the week. Spieth would become the youngest to ever accomplish the feat by six months, topping Tiger Woods.
We'll try to contextualize what the feat means as the week goes on, and if it starts to look like it's a real possibility. Spieth is the biggest storyline, but there are many other stories to cover. Among them, the PGA Championship moving to May starting in 2019 at Bethpage Black. That will set..

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PGA Championship 2017: Live updates — Thorbjorn Olesen cards four-under 67, holds solo lead

Sam GreenwoodCHARLOTTE, NC – AUGUST 10: Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark plays his shot from the second tee during the first round of the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club on August 10, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)The final major of 2017 is officially underway, and the storylines are endless for the 99th PGA Championship. Despite what you've been reading or hearing, there are more things happening at Quail Hollow than just Jordan Spieth's pursuit of the career Grand Slam — although that is certainly the biggest story of the week. Spieth would become the youngest to ever accomplish the feat by six months, topping Tiger Woods.
We'll try to contextualize what the feat means as the week goes on, and if it starts to look like it's a real possibility. Spieth is the biggest storyline, but there are many other stories to cover. Among them, the PGA Championship moving to May starting in 2019 at Bethpage Black. That will set of..

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Golf Digest Podcast: Gary McCord puts Jordan Spieth’s success in context, explains the origin of his legendary mustache and reflects on his TV career

Monty BrintonCoverage of the CBS Sports NORTHERN TRUST OPEN Golf Tournament, held at the Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades on February 16, 2013. PICTURED: Gary McCord Golf Analyst Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS © 2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights ReservedThree decades into working as a golf TV commentator, Gary McCord remains one of the most entertaining personalities in the sport. Getting his start at CBS in 1986 as a freelancer, and signing on full-time in 1989, the former PGA Tour pro has plenty of experience calling golf tournaments. It seemed only natural to pick his brain about this week's PGA Championship, where he'll be part of broadcast crew, and Jordan Spieth's pursuit of the career Grand Slam.
On the latest Golf Digest podcast, McCord puts Spieth's success in context and explains why the 24-year-old's group of buddies might be helping the Texan unlike any other golfer in history. The 69-year-old also recalls being recruited to work in TV by pione..

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Rory McIlroy to narrate emotional Golf Channel piece about a junior golfer’s tragic car accident

The amazing story of Traden Karch, whose story Golf Digest told last year, will be brought to life on the Golf Channel on Wednesday evening — with a special touch from Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy narrated an emotional feature that debuted on Golf Channel's Live From at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, telling Karch's story. Karch, 12 years old at the time, was in a coma for three weeks after a car accident while driving with his grandfather in their hometown of Broken Arrow, Okla. It required six hours of surgery to reconstruct Karch's skull, and yet, miraculously, he woke up.
Golf Channel shared a teaser video with us in the hopes that viewers will tune into watch Karch's story come to light. If you remember his story from our November 2016 issue of the magazine, you'll recall Rory's role in helping Karch's recovery, as the four-time major winner sent the Karch family a video to share with Traden before he woke up.
Here's the teaser:
https://twitter.com/GolfChan..

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Rory McIlroy will narrate an emotional video about a tragic junior golfer’s car accident

The amazing story of Traden Karch, whose story Golf Digest told last year, will be brought to life on the Golf Channel on Wednesday evening — with a special touch from Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy will narrate an emotional feature on Golf Channel's Live From at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, telling Karch's story. Karch, 12 years old at the time, was in a coma for three weeks after a car accident while driving with his grandfather in their hometown of Broken Arrow, Okla. It required six hours of surgery to reconstruct Karch's skull, and yet, miraculously, he woke up.
Golf Channel shared a teaser video with us in the hopes that viewers will tune into watch Karch's story come to light. If you remember his story from our November 2016 issue of the magazine, you'll recall Rory's role in helping Karch's recovery, as the four-time major winner sent the Karch family a video to share with Traden before he woke up.
Here's the teaser:
https://twitter.com/GolfChannel/statu..

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