S.F. Examiner: Local teaching pro mixes with stars at PGA Championship

By Art Spander
San Francisco Examiner

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — There’s a difference between a professional golfer,  someone like Jason Day or Jordan Spieth, someone who plays golf for a living, and a golf professional, someone like Mitch Lowe, who teaches others how to a play and now and then has a chance to compete with the big boys.

The PGA, Professional Golfers Association, is the group of teachers and club pros, but starting nearly a century ago it created a tournament that, along with the Masters and U.S. and British Opens has become one of the four majors. The PGA Championship saves a few places for people such as Lowe, who does his instructing at San Francisco’s Harding Park.

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Bleacher Report: Jordan Spieth's Incredible Consistency in Majors Not Seen Since Jack Nicklaus

By Art Spander
Featured Columnist

HAVEN, Wis. — He’s the best in the world now, at least in the rankings.

No, Jordan Spieth didn’t win the PGA Championship, but he finished second. This after wins in the Masters and U.S. Open and after missing the playoff in the British Open by a single shot. It was a record-breaking year in which he finished with the lowest cumulative score for all four majors in a single season at 54 under par.

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Global Golf Post: McIlroy Back, Just Not All The Way

By Art Spander
Global Golf Post

SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN — Jordan Spieth said it succinctly and approvingly. "It's good to have him back," was the observation. He was talking about the man with whom he partnered the first two rounds at the PGA. He was referring to Rory McIlroy. And yes, for the sake of golf, the sake of McIlroy and even the sake of Spieth, it was good to have him back.

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Bleacher Report: Jordan Spieth's Blistering Back 9 Has Him on Verge of Historic 3rd Major of Year

By Art Spander
Featured Columnist

HAVEN,  Wis. — The man is confident, and he has every right to be. This has been Jordan Spieth’s year, his breakthrough, his star-turn. He won the Masters in record-breaking fashion, won the U.S. Open and fell one shot short in the British Open.

And now, he has a wonderful chance to take the final major of 2015, the PGA Championship. Three out of four in a calendar year is a feat accomplished only by the immortal Ben Hogan in 1953 and prime Tiger Woods in 2000.

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Bleacher Report: What's Next for Tiger Woods After Tumultuous 2015 Season?

By Art Spander
Featured Columnist

HAVEN, Wis. — What's next for Tiger Woods?

In the short-term, it will be the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina next week. That’s probably the next tournament on his journey, his search. The indication is Woods will be at the Wyndham this coming week, which may be a mistake.

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