GLYN KIRKJordan Spieth will attempt to become the youngest golfer to complete the career Grand Slam at next week's PGA Championship. But first, he'll be trying to beat the other two major winners from this year over the first two days at Quail Hollow.
PODCAST: Our editors preview the 2017 PGA Championship
Tee times for the 2017 PGA Championship are out and there are some great groups to watch, headlined by the pairing of Spieth, the British Open champ, and Masters and U.S. Open winners Sergio Garcia and Brooks Koepka. And fans won't have to wait long to see this star-studded threesome, which will tee off Quail Hollow's 10th hole at 8:25 a.m. (ET) Thursday morning.
Other marquee groups include World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, Jason Day and Henrik Stenson playing in the group behind Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler and Jon Rahm (1:35 on Thursday), and defending champ Jimmy Walker playing with Ryder Cup teammates and fellow PGA Championship winners Phil Mickelson and Jas..
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The clubs Steph Curry used at the Ellie Mae Classic
Along with wondering how well Steph Curry, playing in the Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic on a sponsor’s exemption, would fare in his debut playing among professionals, many golf fans wanted to know what was in his bag as he took on TPC Stonebrae. As it turns out, lots of Callaway with a little bit of Titleist equipment sprinkled in.
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The NBA superstar, who shot a respectable 74 in the opening round, was fit for the clubs last summer when he visited the Ely Callaway Performance Center. He also had his wedges customized by Anthony Taranto, having his MD2 Milled wedges personalized with the blue and gold colors of the Golden State Warriors, their team slogan of “Lock In” and his wife and daughter’s names stamped on his 60-degree wedge.
After a shaky start in which his opening tee shot found a spectators drink cup holder, Curry recovered and played well. “It was an amazing experience,” Curry said after finishing his round…
OnScene: Steph Curry looks to turn things around
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Would Jordan Spieth completing the Grand Slam be more impressive than when Tiger Woods did it?
Stuart FranklinJordan Spieth celebrates an eagle on the 15th hole during the final round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.Jordan Spieth's win at Royal Birkdale not only provided the Open Championship one of its most compelling finishes, it also injected new life into the season's final major, the PGA Championship at Charlotte, N.C.'s Quail Hollow Club.
Now Spieth has a chance to capture the career Grand Slam, something only five men — Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Tiger Woods — have done before. When a 24-year-old Woods won the last leg of his Slam, the 2000 Open Championship at St. Andrews, he became the youngest player to do so. Spieth's win would actually come even earlier, having turned 24 just last week, but it still doesn't settle the question of which feat would be more impressive. On one hand, Spieth would be earlier in his career, and in the age of excessive social media attention and arguably more competiti..