McIlroy’s placing look, Tiger looking

Welcome to GOLF.com’s “Seen & Heard” video collection, wherein we provide you with an inside take a look at golf’s largest occasions by the eyes and ears of our onsite crew. On deck this week: the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Membership in Louisville, Kentucky. Let’s go!

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Main championship Wednesdays are typically filled with hypothesis. Gamers parade by the media middle, and everybody wonders who will find yourself separating themselves over the approaching days.

The GOLF crew thought it will be enjoyable to supply up a vibe test as we head into the primary spherical of the 12 months’s second main. Who’s displaying some good vibes? Scottie Scheffler, who’s so assured about his prospects that he’s already lined up a backup caddie for Saturday’s spherical so his common looper, Ted Scott, can attend his daughter’s highschool commencement.

Dangerous vibes? Jordan Spieth, whose press convention earlier this week featured a little bit of uncommon snippiness from the normally affable Texan.

Then there’s Rory McIlroy. The surprising information of his divorce is high of thoughts for a lot of observers, nevertheless it’s a subject that can be intensely private, and delicate, and McIlroy is staying mum for the second. However he did provide this: “I’m able to play this week.”

One other event favourite who appears prepared: defending PGA Champ Brooks Koepka. GOLF’s Sean Zak famous that the five-time main winner is among the solely favorites within the discipline who doesn’t seem like taking part in with any distracting baggage this week.

“What Brooks is being requested about is simply the golf,” Zak mentioned. “Everyone seems to be type of working their approach by one thing, and really quietly, and in some way, the defending champion has received essentially the most slim, most blatant path.”

Favorites apart, tales abound on the PGA. Adam Christensen handles golf’s social media accounts, and at his first main championship, he solely had eyes for Tiger. Nick Piastowski was intrigued by 61-year-old membership professional qualifier Tracy Phillips, who as soon as put his golf equipment away for 20 years.

The final man on the vary on Wednesday? Viktor Hovland, who was grinding together with his driver.

Hovland’s prospects — and people of the remainder of the sector — are but to be revealed. That’s the magic of Wednesday: the hope and anticipation of the event’s begin. Thursday? It’s go time.

To atone for all of the GOLF staff’s actions at Valhalla, take a look at the complete video above — and keep tuned for extra Seen & Heard all through the week.

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