2026 PGA Championship
Event in Golf
2026 PGA Championship has come up in 2 episodes across 1 podcast in TMT, including Pardon My Take. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Shane BaconGolf broadcaster for CBS and amateur competitive golfer
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
Brooks KoepkaAmerican professional golfer and five-time major champion
Koepka supports allowing rangefinders in tournaments because they would speed up play.
“But range finders would speed it up for sure. I don't understand”
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 1:52:07
Koepka says Aronimink rewards long hitters and will come down to wedges and putting.
“if you hit it long, you're going to have a good chance. A lot of wedges and just a putting competition”
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 1:37:27
Koepka says he believes he is the only tour player who does not use a yardage book.
“I think I'm probably the only, to my knowledge, the only tour player that doesn't”
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 1:38:34
Predictions
- Didn’t happenShane Bacon
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
- Came trueShane Bacon
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 happenShane Bacon
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
Podcasts
- Pardon My Take · 2 episodes
Episodes
Ryen Russillo In Studio, NFL Schedule Release, Zoo Trades, Playoffs And Fyre FestPardon My Take · May 15, 2026 · 2 h 30 min
The Pardon My Take crew reacts to the NFL schedule, PGA Championship and a zoo gorilla trade, then Ryen Russillo discusses the NBA playoffs, the draft and solo travel.
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.