Playing From The Tips #112: PGA Championship

It’s major time again with the LPGA heading to France for The Amundi Evian Championship. The fourth of five Grand Slam events for the world’s best women gets underway Thursday night Australian time while the PGA TOUR joins forces with the D World Tour to co-sanction the Scottish Open at Renaissance Golf Club in North Berwick and the ISCO Championship in Kentucky. Meanwhile, LIV Golf head to Spain for LIV Golf Andalucia at the famed Valderrama course.Music by www.Audionautix.com 

Normal non-major programming resumes this week with the DP World Tour in Germany for the BMW International Open, the PGA TOUR heading to Illinois for the John Deere Classic and the Asian Tour in Morocco for the International Series.Music by www.Audionautix.com 

Another week, another major as the over 50s take on The Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado for the US Senior Open. Meanwhile, LIV Golf are in Dallas, the LPGA heads to Michigan for the teams format Dow Championship, the PGA TOUR are in Detroit for the Rocket Classic and in Italy the DP World Tour hosts the Open d’Italia.Music by www.Audionautix.com 

There’s barely time to draw breath between majors this week when the best of the LPGA gather in Texas for the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco and the best over 50s are at Firestone Country Club for the Kaulig Companies Championship. Meanwhile, in Connecticut, the PGA TOUR plays host to a star studded field at the Travelers Championship, the final signature event of the season. Music by www.Audionautix.com 

The majors are coming thick and fast and this week it’s the US Open at Oakmont. The big guns of men’s world golf are assembled in Pennsylvania ready to do battle on one of the world’s truly great courses with storylines aplenty waiting to unfold. Although Oakmont will grab the bulk of the attention, the LPGA heads to Michigan for one of the best events in the schedule, the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. Music by www.Audionautix.com 

A week off from major talk as the travelling global circus that is golf gets back into full swing. LIV Golf are in the US for LIV Golf Virginia presented by Maaden, the LPGA travel to New Jersey for the Shoprite LPGA Classic presented by ACER, DP World Tour is in the Netherlands for the KLM Open and the PGA TOUR crosses the border to the north for the RBC Canadian Open.Music by www.Audionautix.com 

It’s major time again with the best women in the world taking on the daunting Erin Hills layout in Wisconsin for the most prestigious title in the game, the US Women’s Open. Meanwhile, the cream of the PGA TOUR crop – minus Rory McIlroy – celebrate the great Jack Nicklaus at the Memorial while in Austria the DP World Tour hosts the Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand.Music by www.Audionautix.com 

Normal programming resumes after Scottie Scheffler’s runaway victory at the PGA. The World No.1 isn’t resting, though, taking his place in the field at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas while the DP World Tour hosts the Soudal Open in Belgium. The LPGA is offshore in Mexico for the MEXICO Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba and the Asian Tour is in Korea for the Kolon Korea Open.Music by www.Audionautix.com 

There’s only one show in town this week and it is the second men’s major for the year, the PGA Championship, to be played at the Quail Hollow Golf Club in North Carolina. A regular stop on the PGA TOUR, the course will be familiar to many in the field including Masters champion Rory McIlroy, who has won here four times in his career.Our so-called experts also run their eyes over the Regions Tradition, the first senior major of 2025.Music by www.Audionautix.com 

Just one more week till the second men’s major for the year and players are warming up at the Truist Championship in Pennsylvania, the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya and the International Series Japan in Chiba prefecture. Meanwhile, the LPGA head to New Jersey and the Liberty National course for the Mizuho Americas Open.Music by www.Audionautix.com