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Jordan Spieth reacts after missing a putt on the 17th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at TPC Harding Park Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

The Latest: Making 2nd start in major, Morikawa wins PGA

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Tiger Woods walks on the 16th hold during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at TPC Harding Park Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in San Francisco.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Harding Park a public course with a history of elite winners

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Tony Finau hits from a bunker toward the 14th green during the first round of the Memorial golf tournament, Thursday, July 16, 2020, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Tony Finau leads Memorial at 65 as Tiger Woods has quiet return to golf

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Jordan Spieth hits from the 11th tee during the first round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) **FILE**

Jordan Spieth’s birdie streak turns around rough RBC Heritage start

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Jordan Spieth putts on the 10th green during the first round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Birdies galore at Hilton Head, and Spieth needed them badly

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

From right, Zac Blair, Harold Varner III and caddie Rick Wynn observe a moment of silence to pay their respects to the memory of George Floyd on the 16th hole during the second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, June 12, 2020. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Varner takes early 1-shot lead over Spieth at Colonial

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

In this Sept. 28, 2018, file photo, Dustin Johnson left, and Rory McIlroy shake hands on 16th green at the end of a fourball match on the opening day of the 42nd Ryder Cup in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France. Johnson and McIlroy headline a $3 million charity match for COVID-19 relief that will mark the first live golf on television since the pandemic shut down sports worldwide. The May 17 match will be played at Seminole Golf Club in South Florida. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) **FILE**

Rory McIlroy delivers the winner as live golf returns to TV

By Doug Ferguson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 5, 2019, file photo, Max Homa poses with the trophy after winning the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. Homa will have to wait two years to defend his title at Quail Hollow because the tournament moves to Bethesda, Md., next year. (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek, File)

Homa missing out on Masters and return to Quail Hollow

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Brooks Koepka hits to the 16th green during a practice round for The Players Championship golf tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Brooks Koepka says he won’t be joining Premier Golf League

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Hideki Matsuyama shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday at The Players Championship to become the ninth player to share the course record at TPC Sawgrass. (Associated Press)

Hideki Matsuyama matches TPC Sawgrass record to give fans one final show

By Doug Ferguson - The Washington Times

Rory McIlroy putts on the ninth green during a practice round for The Players Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Players Championship doesn’t always favor the best in golf

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament, Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

McIlroy trying to end spell of no repeat winners at Players

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

CORRECTS SPELLING TO TYRRELL, INSTEAD OF TYRELL - Tyrrell Hatton, of England, watches his shot from the seventh tee during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament Friday, March 6, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Hatton, Kang share lead on a tough day at Bay Hill

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, tees off on the ninth hole during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament, Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Every delivers again at Bay Hill, leads McIlroy by 1 shot

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Matt Every acknowledges the crowd after making a putt for birdie on the eighth green during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament, Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Matt Every delivers again at Bay Hill, leads Rory McIlroy by one shot

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland follows his tee off at the second during the final round for the WGC-Mexico Championship golf tournament, at the Chapultepec Golf Club in Mexico City, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano) **FILE**

Bay Hill has strongest field since death of Arnold Palmer

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Koepka: ‘I’m going to play where the best players play’

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, right, speaks with Tommy Fleetwood of England as they wait at the second tee off during the first round of the WGC-Mexico Championship golf tournament, at Chapultepec Golf Club in Mexico City, Mexico City, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Rory McIlroy roars out to a 2-shot lead in Mexico Championship

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits out of a bunker onto the 17th green during the final round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)

Rory McIlroy delivers strong rejection to proposed new tour

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Jon Rahm of Spain hits his tee shot on the 14th hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines Golf Course during the third round of the Farmers Insurance golf tournament Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

ESPN+ to get streaming deal as PGA Tour wraps up TV talks

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press