Justin Ray

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Justin Ray

For the second men's major championship in a row, it looked like a victory was all but sealed for a superstar, chaos briefly ensued, then eventually, said star wound up the winner. Though this time, the final moments of the championship were slightly less tense. Here are the top numbers and notes to know from the final round of the PGA Championship. 1. When Scottie Scheffler made the turn Sunday at Quail Hollow, a lead he had built up to five strokes had completely evaporated. With birdies at Nos.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Justin Ray

For the better part of two days, unexpected contenders stole the headlines at Quail Hollow Club. Saturday, the game's top-ranked player made an emphatic statement. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler played the last five holes Saturday in 5-under-par, leaving a bunched leaderboard in his dust. He holds a three-shot lead over Alex Noren entering the final round, 18 holes from a third career major championship victory. Here are the top numbers to know from the third round of the 107th PGA Championship. 1.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Justin Ray

The narrative shifted from mud balls to leaderboard movement Friday at the PGA Championship, where the title picture is coming into clearer focus. Thirty-five players head to the third round within six shots of leader Jhonattan Vegas. Here are the top numbers and notes to know from Round 2 at Quail Hollow. 1. Vegas posted a round of 70 on Friday morning, then watched as nobody was able to catch up to his score of 8 under par.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Justin Ray

The unexpected was everywhere at soggy Quail Hollow Club on Thursday. The eight players who shot 67 or lower Thursday entered the week with a combined four major championship rounds inside the top five in the last ten seasons. As a group, they were a combined 436 over par in the majors since the beginning of 2016. The two Ryder Cup captains, Luke Donald and Keegan Bradley, were a combined 7 under.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Justin Ray

About a month removed from his epic completion of the career grand slam, Rory McIlroy begins a new phase of his career this week. That its genesis comes at Quail Hollow is a perfect fit: it's the site of his first PGA Tour victory in 2010, and a venue he has dominated to the tune of four career wins. Rory has company on the marquee, though, as the top of the men's game enters the season's second major championship in full flight.