The other majors all have a certain number of amateurs in the field, meaning the PGA always has the deepest and strongest field.īlock was the only club pro to make the cut, and not only that, he played Sunday in the fourth-to-last twosome with Rory McIlroy. There are the world famous pros of the PGA Tour and other tours, and then there are the club pros who qualify based on their finish in the national club pro championship. The PGA Championship is the only major comprised 100% of pros. There was no one - and I repeat no one, maybe not even Koepka - who enjoyed himself more than Block, one of 20 PGA of America club pros who qualified to play in the tournament. Here are some of the other things that we will remember from the 2023 PGA Championship: Koepka put on a memorable performance, yet he was only a part of a fantastic week at a club that hosts major championships like no other, in a community that loves and supports golf like no other.
More: Brooks Koepka masters Oak Hill to win 2023 PGA Championship for 5th major title More: How Brooks Koepka overcame injuries, thoughts of retirement to capture PGA Championship When I’m retired and I can look back with Jena and my son and kind of reflect on all that stuff, that will be truly special, but right now I’m trying to collect as many of these things as I can. It’s just tough to really grasp the situation kind of while you’re still in it, I think.
“Yeah, it’s crazy,” he said Sunday night. Simply incredible, and yes, his name will fit fabulously on that Wall of Fame. What does five mean? Well, he is one of only 20 men in the history of a game that has been played for more than a century and a half to do that. But after winning the PGA Championship on the beefed up East Course with a superb final-round of 67 that gave him a 72-hole score of 9-under-par 271, he now has five majors. He’s probably not going to match Nicklaus who won a record 18 majors - not even Tiger Woods could do that. And now, it will include Brooks Koepka who has become one of the greatest major championship competitors of this era. It includes the likes of all-time greats such as Cary Middlecoff, and Lee Trevino, and Jack Nicklaus, and Curtis Strange, and Jay Haas, and yes, the European Ryder Cup. There is a brick wall on the back side of the Oak Hill Country Club clubhouse that prominently displays the names of those who have won the major tournaments at one of America’s most prominent courses. View Gallery: PGA Championship 2023 at Oak Hill: Photos from championship Sunday
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