PGA Championship Filled With Historic Storylines At Aronimink
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- Sports Money PGA Championship Filled With Historic Storylines At Aronimink By Tim Corlett,
- A player has not held all four major championship trophies since Tiger Woods in 2001, but after winning this year’s Masters, Rory McIlroy has the potential to change the record books.
- "Strategy off the tee is pretty nonexistent.
Sports Money PGA Championship Filled With Historic Storylines At Aronimink By Tim Corlett,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Professional and Amateur Golffor Break80Follow Author May 12, 2026, 08:24pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA - JUNE 02: A general view of the Wanamaker trophy on the 17th hole at the Aronimink Golf Club on June 2, 2025 in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/PGA of America via Getty Images)PGA of America via Getty ImagesThis year’s PGA Championship week has a multitude of possible storylines, from the possibility of a player earning their first major victory to the pursuit of a Hall of Fame career and the career Grand Slam.
A player has not held all four major championship trophies since Tiger Woods in 2001, but after winning this year’s Masters, Rory McIlroy has the potential to change the record books. The insurmountable task favors McIlroy’s game at Aronimink Golf Club, where his long, towering drives will lead to shorter clubs into tiered and sloped greens. His high ball flight with driver and long irons will be an asset in cutting off the dogleg mid-length par fours and will give him better stopping power on the long par threes. No player has won the modern Grand Slam by holding the Green Jacket, Wanamaker Trophy, U.S. Open Trophy, and Claret Jug simultaneously.