He captured the United States Open there in 1989, becoming the first player in decades to win consecutive Opens.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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Steven Alker Set To Make PGA Championship Debut
Steven Alker’s golf career was largely unremarkable. Then he joined the senior circuit and won so big that he’ll play his debut P.G.A. Championship.
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Richie Shazam’s Book of Self Portraits
Richie Shazam, a model and downtown artist, has made an explosive book of self-portraits.
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Rory McIlroy Seeks a Sharper Swing and a Clearer Mind At PGA Championship
Rory McIlroy has had a stretch to forget. At this week’s P.G.A. Championship, he is looking to fix small troubles in his swing.
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Hannah Jadagu Turns Small Moments Into Big Pop Songs
The 20-year-old N.Y.U. student’s debut album, “Aperture,” aims for emotions and earworms.
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Building a $600,000 Home in Washington State
One Washington State couple worked side by side with their contractors, doing much of the heavy lifting: “We wanted to do something extraordinary.”
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Claire Chase Is Changing How People Think of the Flute
She is marking her 24-year effort to expand the instrument’s repertoire with performances, including a Carnegie Hall series, as well as a box set and a new fellowship.
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Jack Nicklaus on the PGA Championship
The 18-time major winner talked with The Times near the 60th anniversary of his first P.G.A. Championship victory. The event is returning to Oak Hill, where Nicklaus earned his last P.G.A. title.
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At the P.G.A. Championship, Justin Thomas Looks for Last Year’s Magic
The defending champion comes to Oak Hill without finishing first in any of the 20 events he has entered since claiming his second career major victory in 2022.
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Victor Wembanyama Wants to Take Over the NBA
The 19-year-old French basketball star is the most hyped N.B.A. prospect since LeBron James, but he says he isn’t fazed by the pressure.
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Matthew Barney, Back in the Game
In his new video installation, the artist known for maximalist works like “The Cremaster Cycle” returns to the football fields of his childhood.
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How Chris Messina Forced Matt Damon to Up His Game in ‘Air’
The “actor’s actor” ad-libbed so many funny threats that the movie star couldn’t keep a straight face and resorted to improvisation to keep up.