'It's going to be such a good Sunday': Stage set f...
Key takeaways
- NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Standing atop the hill that looks down on Aronimink Golf Club below, there are flags as far as the eye can see.
- The setup by the PGA of America this week has sparked an onslaught of opinions -- from players, pundits and fans -- about whether this tournament was offering a proper test.
- The stage this tournament has set for Sunday is one that figures to be epic and, as Xander Schauffele put it, "an absolute free-for-all."
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Standing atop the hill that looks down on Aronimink Golf Club below, there are flags as far as the eye can see. Flags by the clubhouse. Flags on top of grandstands. Flags on the green.
For the first two days of the PGA Championship, the wind whipped them all with a fervor that turned devilish pin placements into diabolical ones, simple holes into byzantine ones, treacherous greens into nearly impossible ones, and forced the best players in the world to dig deep into their bag in order to find a combination of skill, artistry and patience that this major championship has failed to demand in recent years.
The setup by the PGA of America this week has sparked an onslaught of opinions -- from players, pundits and fans -- about whether this tournament was offering a proper test. Some argued that it is not allowing the best players to separate from the field. Others relished the challenge in part because it was keeping them within an arm's reach of contention.