The Importance of Oak Hill to Curtis Strange

The Importance of Oak Hill to Curtis Strange

In June 1989, Curtis Strange made history at Oak Hill Country Club near Rochester, N. Y., the site of the P.G.A. Championship, which starts on Thursday.Trailing Tom Kite by three strokes with one round to go, Strange shot an even-par 70 to become the first player since Ben Hogan in …

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How Oak Hill Was Returned to Its Roots

How Oak Hill Was Returned to Its Roots

Oak Hill Country Club, near Rochester, N.Y., has been a familiar stop for men’s professional golf for decades: Since 1956, it has hosted three U.S. Opens, three P.G.A. Championships and a Ryder Cup.But when the P.G.A. Championship returns to Oak Hill on Thursday for the first time since 2013, the …

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Steven Alker Set To Make PGA Championship Debut

Steven Alker Set To Make PGA Championship Debut

“I haven’t had two years of consistently good golf, I think, ever,” Alker said in a Woodlands Country Club weight room. “It’s a second chance, it’s a second career, and those don’t come along very often.”Perseverance, he said, was probably more to thank than stubbornness. His status as one of the …

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