What Shane Bacon has said about 2026 PGA Championship
5 quotes · 1 episode · May 13, 2026
Shane Bacon, Golf broadcaster for CBS and amateur competitive golfer, has been quoted on 2026 PGA Championship 5 times in 1 episode of Pardon My Take, most recently on May 13, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Bacon describes Aronimink as a second-shot course where driving distance is not essential.
“I don't think you have to bomb it off the tee to contend around here, but I do think it's a second-shot golf course”
Pardon My Take: Brooks Koepka, PGA Championship With Shane Bacon, Wemby's Revenge, Lebron's Last Game? Plus Guys On Chicks (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 2:06:49
- Didn’t happen
Bacon sees Aronimink as a strong opportunity for Scottie Scheffler to repeat as PGA champion.
“I think this is a great opportunity for Scottie to kind of go back-to-back at the PGA”
Pardon My Take: Brooks Koepka, PGA Championship With Shane Bacon, Wemby's Revenge, Lebron's Last Game? Plus Guys On Chicks (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 2:10:04
- Came true
Bacon predicts Jordan Spieth will not win this PGA Championship but likes his chances the following year at Frisco.
“I don't think he's going to win this PGA. I kind of like his chances next year”
Pardon My Take: Brooks Koepka, PGA Championship With Shane Bacon, Wemby's Revenge, Lebron's Last Game? Plus Guys On Chicks (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 2:11:47
Bacon praises Brooks Koepka as more thoughtful and vulnerable than his public image suggests.
“Brooks is a little bit deeper, I think, than people would think he is when they see the mock turtle and the biceps”
Pardon My Take: Brooks Koepka, PGA Championship With Shane Bacon, Wemby's Revenge, Lebron's Last Game? Plus Guys On Chicks (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 2:11:28
- Didn’t happen
Bacon picks Rickie Fowler as a candidate to win his first major at Aronimink.
“I think Ricky Fowler could potentially get a major win finally this week at Aronamick”
Pardon My Take: Brooks Koepka, PGA Championship With Shane Bacon, Wemby's Revenge, Lebron's Last Game? Plus Guys On Chicks (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 2:23:59
Predictions
- Didn’t happen
Bacon sees Aronimink as a strong opportunity for Scottie Scheffler to repeat as PGA champion.
“I think this is a great opportunity for Scottie to kind of go back-to-back at the PGA”
Pardon My Take: Brooks Koepka, PGA Championship With Shane Bacon, Wemby's Revenge, Lebron's Last Game? Plus Guys On Chicks (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 2:10:04 · 2026 PGA Championship
Scottie Scheffler did not win the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink a second year in a row. He shared the first-round lead with a 67 but finished tied for 14th at 2-under 278. Aaron Rai won by three shots after a final-round 65 on May 17, 2026.
Sources: Scottie Scheffler can't conjure final-round magic in PGA Championship title defense - PGA TOUR · Aaron Rai wins the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink | PGA Championship · Aaron Rai emerges from the pack to win PGA Championship with the final round of his life at Aronimink · 2026 PGA Championship - Wikipedia
Checked Sep 30, 2026
- Came true
Bacon predicts Jordan Spieth will not win this PGA Championship but likes his chances the following year at Frisco.
“I don't think he's going to win this PGA. I kind of like his chances next year”
Pardon My Take: Brooks Koepka, PGA Championship With Shane Bacon, Wemby's Revenge, Lebron's Last Game? Plus Guys On Chicks (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 2:11:47 · 2026 PGA Championship
Jordan Spieth did not win the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink: Aaron Rai won at 9 under par, three shots ahead of Jon Rahm, when the tournament ended on May 17, 2026. Spieth finished at 279 (1 under) after a final-round 68. Bacon's remark that he likes Spieth's chances in 2027 at Frisco is an opinion about a future event and can't be judged yet.
Sources: PGA Championship 2026, Final round recap: Aaron Rai becomes first English winner since 1919 - Golf Channel · PGA Championship 2026 leaderboard: Final results, scores from Aronimink - Golf Channel
Checked Sep 30, 2026
- Didn’t happen
Bacon picks Rickie Fowler as a candidate to win his first major at Aronimink.
“I think Ricky Fowler could potentially get a major win finally this week at Aronamick”
Pardon My Take: Brooks Koepka, PGA Championship With Shane Bacon, Wemby's Revenge, Lebron's Last Game? Plus Guys On Chicks (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 2:23:59 · 2026 PGA Championship
Aaron Rai won the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink (May 14–17, 2026) at 9 under, three strokes ahead of Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley. Rickie Fowler did not win, so he still had no major title after that week.
Sources: Aaron Rai wins the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink | PGA Championship · 2026 PGA Championship - Wikipedia · PGA Championship 2026, Final round recap: Aaron Rai becomes first English winner since 1919 - Golf Channel · Aaron Rai emerges from the pack to win PGA Championship with the final round of his life at Aronimink
Checked Sep 30, 2026
Episodes
Brooks Koepka, PGA Championship With Shane Bacon, Wemby's Revenge, Lebron's Last Game? Plus Guys On ChicksPardon My Take · May 13, 2026 · 2 h 54 min
The Pardon My Take crew covers the NBA playoffs, a Wizards bet and Giannis rumors, then interviews Brooks Koepka and Shane Bacon ahead of the 2026 PGA Championship.
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