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Ernie Els looks ready to contend for a different type of major championship at Congressional.

The venerable, century-old clubhouse remains the same. What is not so familiar anymore are the vistas around Congressional Country Club's Blue Course, which hosts the Senior PGA Championship beginning Thursday.

Everything Scottie Scheffler did Sunday was expected.

Scottie Scheffler worked harder than he imagined and got the result everyone expected Sunday in the PGA Championship: A most pleasant walk to the 18th green with another major title secure in the hands of golf's No. 1 player.

Jon Rahm knew his tee shot at the 11th hole of PGA Championship on Saturday was offline.

One swing was all Scottie Scheffler needed to send Quail Hollow into delirium Saturday, to briefly rattle Bryson DeChambeau, and to give this PGA Championship the star power it had been lacking.

The PGA Championship heads into the weekend with an eclectic group of contenders at Quail Hollow and the Masters champion nine shots behind.

The PGA Championship for years has been the major that lacked an identity compared with the other three.

Sepp Straka knew early on that precision at Philadelphia Cricket Club was the key to the Truist Championship.

Keith Mitchell led a birdie spree at the Truist Championship on Thursday, shooting a career-best 9-under 61 to shatter the course record at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.