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Golf at Sunrise: Why Early Morning Rounds Are the Best

Photo by Dave Robinson on Unsplash There's a particular quality to the golf course at 6:30 in the morning that's impossible to fully describe to someone who hasn't experienced it. The dew still on the fairways. Birdsong without background traffic. The day's light arriving at an angle that makes every blade of grass cast a shadow. The course empty ahead of you, the pace entirely your own. If you've been playing golf at sensible mid-morning or afternoon hours and haven't tried a sunrise tee time, you're missing the best version of the experience. The Practical Advantages Empty Courses Morning tee times — particularly the first three or four groups of the day — mean a pace of play governed only by how fast you choose to move. There's nobody ahead to wait behind, no backed-up group on the green, no standing around on the tee box. On a busy public course that takes 5.5 hours on a weekend afternoon, the same 18 holes in the morning can take 3.5 to 4 hours. Th...
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Brooks Koepka at the 2026 PGA Championship: Three-Time Champion Targets Wanamaker Again

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There is no player in professional golf more dangerous at the PGA Championship than Brooks Koepka. A three-time winner of the Wanamaker Trophy — at Bellerive in 2018, Bethpage Black in 2019, and Oak Hill in 2023 — Koepka has demonstrated a singular ability to elevate at this specific major. He arrives at Aronimink as one of the most compelling stories of the week regardless of his form leading into it.

His PGA Championship Record

Koepka's PGA Championship record is historically significant. His three wins tie him for the most PGA Championship victories in the modern era. Each of his wins came at demanding courses — Bellerive, Bethpage Black, and Oak Hill — venues that rewarded the same combination of power and precision that Aronimink will require in 2026. No active player has demonstrated a deeper connection to this specific major.

The Aronimink Challenge

Aronimink at par 70 and 7,267 yards will test Koepka's iron play as much as his distance. The Donald Ross design rewards the ability to hold greens with mid and long irons, which is a strength in Koepka's game when he is playing his best. The course's more than 170 bunkers punish anything off line, requiring the kind of tee-to-green discipline that Koepka has shown in his major championship victories.

Major Championship Elevation

The most remarkable aspect of Koepka's career is how consistently he has raised his level for major championships specifically. Players and analysts have noted for years that his approach to major preparation is different — more focused, more targeted. Whether that approach translates to Aronimink in 2026 depends on his physical condition and the form he carries into championship week. But writing off Brooks Koepka at a PGA Championship is something the golf world has learned not to do.

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