Rookie Eric Cole powered to the top of the leaderboard on five-under with four holes of his opening round to complete in the frost delayed PGA Championship.

Paddy Morgan takes a look back at Jordan Spieth wins over the years and looks at his chances for the second major of 2023 in a couple of weeks.

SÉAMUS Power matched his career-high of 40th in the world following his tie for ninth in the US PGA and insisted he has the game to win a major.

RORY McIlroy remains the most frustrating of all the big stars after he threatened to mount one of the greatest comebacks of all time only to extend his winless major streak to 27 in the US PGA at Southern Hills.

RORY McIlroy must go back to the major drawing board after a disastrous third round 74 that left him needing a miracle to end his eight-year drought in the US PGA at Southern Hills.

SHANE Lowry is looking forward to signing off with his low round of the week after getting the worst of the weather for the third day running to remain in the pack in the US PGA at a wet and windy Southern Hills.

ROUTE 66 took millions from Chicago to the US west coast for more than 60 years and it looks like the road to success for Shane Lowry and Séamus Power today after they slipped nine and 11 shots behind Will Zalatoris in the US PGA at Southern Hills.

RORY McIlroy failed to repeat the fireworks of his opening 65 but he scrambled brilliantly for pars on the last three holes to keep his hopes of a fifth Major alive in the PGA Championship at Southern Hills.

RORY McIlroy turned back the clock to the days when he screeched off the Major championship starting line like a Ferrari when he fired seven birdies in a five-under 65 to hit the front in the US PGA at Southern Hills.

RORY McIlroy insisted he can’t get ahead of himself after opening with a five-under 65 to take a one-shot lead in the US PGA at Southern Hills - his first lead after any round in a major since he won The Open in 2014.

SHANE Lowry dug deep in blustery afternoon conditions to keep his hopes alive in the US PGA Championship at Southern Hills.

SÉAMUS Power was relieved to make two great par saves at his last two holes and remain in the hunt at Southern Hills.

TIGER WOODS and Jon Rahm fired early warning shots yesterday with the US PGA Championship just three weeks away.

Pádraig Harrington turned back the clock alongside pal Shane Lowry and produced a thrilling Sunday charge for his fourth Major before they tied for fourth in the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.

Phil Mickelson has spent his career in the shadow of Tiger Woods but the quixotic left-hander threw down the gauntlet to his greatest rival yesterday when he became the first man over 50 to win one of golf’s Major titles.