Pro Sports Recap: 2024 PGA Championship

May 20, 2024

Special Olympics Massachusetts golfer, Tyler Lagasse, reacts to the action at the 2024 PGA Championship which took place this past weekend at Valhalla Country Club in Louisville, KY. The four day tournament provided some moments that were unprecedented, tragic, surreal, and even legendary. When it came to the golf, two golfers broke the single day course record, shooting 62 across 18 holes. Off the course there was a tragic automobile accident that killed a pedestrian and led to police detaining golfer, Scotty Scheffler. In the end X Marked the spot with Xander Schauffle edging fellow American, Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke with a final score of 21 under par.

Special Olympics Massachusetts golfer, Tyler Lagasse, reacts to the action at the 2024 PGA Championship which took place this past weekend at Valhalla Country Club in Louisville, KY. The four day tournament provided some moments that were unprecedented, tragic, surreal, and even legendary. When it came to the golf, two golfers broke the single day course record, shooting 62 across 18 holes. Off the course there was a tragic automobile accident that killed a pedestrian and led to police detaining golfer, Scotty Scheffler. In the end X Marked the spot with Xander Schauffle edging fellow American, Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke with a final score of 21 under par.

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