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Jordan Spieth at the PGA Championship: One Major Away from Immortality

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Six golfers in history have won all four major championships. Gene Sarazen. Ben Hogan. Gary Player. Jack Nicklaus. Tiger Woods. Rory McIlroy. Jordan Spieth has won three of them — and this week at Aronimink Golf Club, he gets his chance to join that list.

Jordan Spieth Chasing Grand Slam

“If I can win one more tournament in my life, it would obviously be this one,” Spieth said ahead of the 108th PGA Championship. The man knows what is at stake. So does everyone else. (PGA Tour)

A Game Trending in the Right Direction

Spieth arrives at Aronimink feeling good about where his game is. He led the field in strokes gained off the tee at last week’s Truist Championship — and at a Donald Ross course where precision from the tee is everything, that is exactly the statistic you want heading into a major week. The greens are undulating, the 180 bunkers demand respect, and the par-threes separate the contenders from the field. Spieth, at his best, is built for all of it.

108th PGA Championship Trophy

“My game has been getting better and better. It’s plenty good to have a chance to win,” he said at his Aronimink press conference. He has had stretches this season where he has led the tour in multiple statistical categories. The pieces are there. Aronimink is the week to put them together. (PGA Championship)

The Course Sets Up Well

Aronimink rewards the things Spieth does best. Past winners at this venue have been defined by elite putting — touch, trajectory, and reading greens under pressure. That is Spieth’s signature. A player who can drive it straight and hole putts when it matters has always had a chance here. Right now, Spieth is doing both. (Golf Digest)

Aronimink 108th PGA Championship

Gary Player — the only man to have won a major at Aronimink, claiming the 1962 PGA Championship on these very fairways — believes Spieth has everything he needs. “Jordan has the talent to return to world number one,” Player said. “He simply needs to reconnect with his fundamentals.” High praise from a nine-time major champion who knows this course better than anyone alive. (Golf Magic)

The Moment, the Narrative, the List

Rory McIlroy completed his own career Grand Slam at Augusta just last month — and Spieth has spoken openly about the inspiration it provided. “The easiest way to do that is to not try to, in a weird way. Just go out and get ready for the first hole, get a good game plan in and attack it the way it needs to be attacked,” he said. That kind of clarity — knowing exactly what you want and exactly how not to chase it — is the mark of a player who has been in big moments before. (Sky Sports)

He has won the Masters. He has won the US Open. He has won The Open Championship. The PGA Championship is the only one left. The narrative is written. The stage is set. Aronimink opens Thursday.

If the golf is pulling you towards a screen this week, we understand entirely. And when you are ready to swap the sofa for a fairway, Tee Times will have your Algarve golf holiday waiting — courses, transfers, and deals included.

Portugal Makes Its Mark at the French Pitch & Putt Open

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Hugo Espírito Santo and Tomás Ribeiro excel at a wet and competitive weekend near Lyon

The 22nd Open International de France de Pitch & Putt brought 71 players to UGOLF Mionnay, just 20 kilometres north of Lyon, for three rounds across the 8th to 10th of May. Portugal sent a four-man contingent — and came away with a podium finish.

Though it was not the biggest tournament in the golf calendar, it was, exactly the kind of result that reminds you how broad and deep the game runs beneath the surface of the DP World Tour. (Federação Portuguesa de Golfe)

Open International de France

Third Place in Testing Conditions

Hugo Espírito Santo, representing Quinta das Lágrimas, and Tomás Ribeiro of Paredes Golf Club closed with a combined total of 144 shots, 18 under par, to share third place. The final round was played in persistent rain, with the top seven players separated by just two shots entering the day — conditions that test patience as much as technique.

Espírito Santo, a former champion of this event in 2023, showed the composure of a player who has been here before. Ribeiro matched him card for card, returning three identical rounds of 48 — a consistency that is harder to achieve than it looks across 54 holes of strokeplay.

The Winner and the Field

The title went to Noa Auch-Roy, a young French player from the host club, who posted a composed 47-47-47 for 141, 21 under par — three shots clear of the field and arguably the performance of the weekend. The runner-up spot went to Spaniard José Maria Ortiz, the defending champion from the 2025 edition at Le Puy-en-Velay, on 143.

The field of 71 also included players from the Netherlands, Italy, Algeria, and Benin — a reminder that Pitch & Putt has a genuinely international following, particularly across southern Europe, where the format has been growing steadily for two decades.

The Other Portuguese Results

Portugal Pitch and Putt Team
Matteo Balzer, playing out of Amendoeira Golf Resort in the Algarve, finished a creditable sixth on 148, 14 under par. Arnaldo Paredes of Quinta das Lágrimas closed in 13th on 160, two under. Four Portuguese starters, four finishers — and three of them inside the top fifteen. By any measure, a strong showing for the national squad on foreign soil.

A Format Worth Knowing

Pitch & Putt is played on a par-54 course, with holes typically ranging from 40 to 90 metres. Every shot is either a pitch or a putt — no drivers, no long irons, no excuses. The format strips the game back to its most transferable skills: touch, trajectory, and reading a green. Portugal has a long tradition in the discipline, and the Algarve in particular has produced players capable of competing at the highest international level.

For the visiting golfer, it is also worth knowing that many of the region’s leading resorts offer Pitch & Putt facilities alongside their full-length layouts — a useful option on a rest day, or for travelling companions who are new to the game.

The Algarve remains one of Europe’s most versatile golf destinations, with courses and formats to suit every level. Whether you are chasing a competitive round on one of the region’s championship layouts, or looking for something more relaxed, Tee Times Golf Holidays can put together a package that fits — tee times, hotels, and transfers all taken care of.

Fourteen Shots: Yurav Premlall Rewrites the Record Books in Barcelona

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A week that began with a missed cut ended with one of the most dominant performances in DP World Tour history.

Golf has a habit of producing weeks that defy rational explanation. The 2026 Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship at Real Club de Golf El Prat produced one of them.

From Missed Cut to Record Books in Seven Days

Seven days before lifting the trophy in Barcelona, Yurav Premlall had missed the cut at the Turkish Airlines Open by nine shots. Seven days later, the 22-year-old South African had secured the largest winning margin in the history of non-major DP World Tour events — finishing on 28-under par, 14 shots clear of fellow South African Shaun Norris. (Outkick/Fox News)

Yurav Premlall Catalunya Championship 2026 18th Green

That margin was just one shot shy of Tiger Woods’ record at an official DP World Tour event, set at the 2000 US Open — and it surpassed what had previously been the widest margin in a non-major, Colin Montgomerie’s 11-shot victory at the 1989 Portugal Open. (Golf Monthly)

“I have no words. I have worked so hard to get into this position, and it’s so rewarding to finally see the results of it. The last eight or nine months have been such a struggle — and to end up in this position, I’m just so grateful, and it’s a dream come true.”

Yurav Premlall Catalunya Championship 2026 Trophy

Born in Durban in 2003, Premlall made history as a teenager by becoming the youngest amateur ever to qualify for the South African Open, at just 15 years and five months old. The ability was always there. Barcelona confirmed the composure has caught up. (Yardbarker)

A Course With History, and a Week With Meaning

Real Club de Golf El Prat had not hosted a DP World Tour event since the 2015 Open de España, and its return to the calendar carries significance beyond a single week’s play. The Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship kicks off the Road to the 2031 Ryder Cup, following the announcement that Camiral will host the biennial contest — making Spain the first continental European country to do so twice. (Official site)

Spain Real Club Golf El Prat

The week carried a personal dimension too. The opening round coincided with the anniversary of the death of Severiano Ballesteros, with players invited to wear navy blue and white — the colours in which Seve claimed some of his most iconic victories — and the starter acknowledging his anniversary before the first tee shot.

Portugal on the Leaderboard

Two Portuguese players made the cut at El Prat, with Ricardo Gouveia the pick of the pair. Having sat fourth at the halfway stage, he faded slightly over the weekend to finish tied 13th on ten under — a solid result and another encouraging week for a player building quietly consistent form on tour. Daniel Rodrigues closed tied 43rd on five under, a decent return after his breakthrough second place at the Turkish Airlines Open last month. Portuguese golf is in good health.

Why Spain Deserves a Place on Your Golf Calendar

Barcelona is already one of Europe’s great golf-break destinations: courses in fine condition, the climate largely reliable, and a city that makes a compelling case for extending any trip by a day or two. A flagship DP World Tour event — with the Ryder Cup on the horizon — only adds to the momentum.

Spain Golfing Magic

The amateur golfer watching Premlall’s historic final round will have done so with one thought already forming. Whether it’s a long weekend in Barcelona, a week along the Costa Brava, or a wider Spain golf break taking in multiple destinations, Tee Times Golf Holidays can put together the right package — tee times, hotels, and transfers all arranged.