PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '18: A younger game making it harder for players in their 40s to win the US majors

Aaron Baddeley takes 2nd-round lead at Barracuda

Jerry Smith made three late birdies to shoot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Friday and take a two-shot lead at the 3M Championship

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Akshay Bhatia holed a 40-foot eagle chip on the final hole Friday to successfully defend the Boys Junior PGA Championship title.

SIGATOKA, Fiji (AP) Ben Campbell of New Zealand shot a 6-under 66 Friday to take a four-stroke lead after two rounds of the Fiji International.

Thomas, Fleetwood, Poulter share lead at Firestone

Making a hole-in-one is a rare feat, no matter if you're a high handicapper or one of the best players in the world. There are no rules on how one should celebrate the accomplishment, except for that whacky one that requires you, the maker of said ace, to buy the drinks for everyone. Seems fair!
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Whether or not you go crazy, scream your head off, do a few laps around the tee box or act like you've been there before is entirely up to you. For Brooke Henderson, she has been there before, five times in her career in fact. So when she made her sixth ace on Friday at the RICOH Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes, it was business as usual. A simple, 141-yard 9-iron at the par-3 ninth that took one hop into the cup and yielded a “did I do that?” look and a few high fives from the 20-year-old rising Canadian star, who currently sits five off the lead through two round..

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand is standing out at the Women's British Open for more than just her pink golf ball.

High above Cruden Bay a sensation hits you harder than the waves crashing into the sandy beach below. The ruins of Slains Castle are visible in the distance, linking today with the past, while off in the horizon a deep blue sea meets the sky, an exhilarating reminder of how vast the world is; and how small the golf ball you’re chasing around it is.
“If you don’t feel great to be alive here,” my caddie, Richard, says, “there’s something wrong with you.”
I concur. As wrapped up as I often get in my own game, this is one of several moments I forget I’m playing at all. Cruden Bay is a magical place, and I’m winding down an unforgettable journey with six people I'd never met before. But let’s back up to share how I got there.
As part of a contest run by TaylorMade in conjunction with Visit Scotland, Golf Digest, and Golf Aberdeen, two lucky guys and their plus-ones won an all-expenses paid golf trip to Scotland. And not just any trip. The group (I was fortunate enough to represent Golf..

ST. LOUIS (AP) A hole-by-hole look at Bellerive Country Club, site of the 100th PGA Championship to be played Aug. 9-12: