Greetings, lots to discuss but not enough time, so leg’s narrow it down to: PGA Championship and Clay Holmes Injury
Sunday at the PGA Championship
PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club has delivered everything and then some for the second major of the 2026 season. It’s been an exceptionally demanding venue, rewarding great shots while brutally punishing bad ones. Honestly, it’s hard to remember a major championship where this many players still had a legitimate chance to win heading into Sunday.
Alex Smalley, still searching for his first PGA Tour victory, leads the field by two shots at 6-under par.
Lurking just behind him is a loaded leaderboard featuring Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg, and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, all within striking distance.
Winning your first tournament is difficult enough. Winning your first tournament at a major championship? That’s exceedingly rare territory. If Smalley manages to pull it off, he’ll join an elite and very short list of players who announced themselves to the golf world in spectacular fashion.
As impressive as Smalley has been, I don’t think he finishes the job. Instead, I think Rahm finally breaks through after a frustrating stretch in majors since his move to LIV Golf. A victory here would give him a third major championship and set the stage for a potential career Grand Slam at The Open Championship later this summer.
Holmes to Miss Months
As if things couldn’t get worse for the New York Mets.
To their credit, the Mets have played better over the past ten days – including last night’s big win over the Yankees – but now they’ll likely be without Clay Holmes — arguably their best pitcher this season — until at least August.
There’s also a very real possibility Holmes has thrown his last pitch as a Met. With an opt-out looming and his value skyrocketing after such a strong season, he’s positioned to command a sizable contract on the open market.
No Francisco Lindor. No Jorge Polanco. No Luis Robert Jr.. And now no Holmes.
At this point, it’s fair to wonder whether David Stearns survives the season without facing overwhelming criticism. The roster he assembled looked thin from the start, and over the past few weeks that lack of depth has been exposed in painful fashion.
