News about Shaun Micheel

XCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: The most successful major champion in golf doesn't have the sticks out much these days. He appeared a handful of times in 2022, according to Ben Curtis' count. This year? Probably less. He's only 46, but he called time six years ago. He didn't like the grind, all the time away from the kids, and so, with one of the best of sporting memories tucked away, he returned to Ohio. His clubs now have a lot of dust. I play a little, but only with my son here and there,' he says. 'That's enough for me.' On some days, I'll shoot even or a couple under, and then on other days, after eight or nine holes, it's like, "Just get me done please." I need lunch."

XclusIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: One of golf's top underdogs gets a kick out of seeing his old plaque and the cracked ground surrounding it. Shaun Micheel has made the pilgrimage to Oak Hill, Rochester, a special occasion, and it always raises a smile. There are other interesting facts, but it is mainly a happy buzz because it is where he came from rank obscurity to win the US PGA Championship. As a few able souls have explained it, he did so by striking the 'fire heard around the world,', which will continue to light the embers at a fine time in time.