CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The PGA Championship put the top three players in the world together for the first time in three years on Thursday and the conversation turned to mud ... .
Mud balls are dominating the conversation at the PGA Championship. Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele both made double bogey from the middle of the 16th fairway with mud splotches on their golf balls ... .
It was a throwback to the days when the US PGA Championship was oblivious to reputations ... It was a skittish day ... In a short, firm and pointed statement on Wednesday night the PGA said that “the playing surfaces are outstanding and drying by the hour” ... .
Here is another example of the way the pay equity game is played by the media. ... So overall in terms of discourse around a detailed, if not complex, issue, apples and apples is what you might hope for, not immaturity and muddied waters. ... .