LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At first glance, it's easy to pick out the most unlikely entrant in golf's second major of the year. He's a 61-year-old club pro out of Oklahoma named Tracy Phillips. A deeper look at Phillips' pedigree suggests the only fluke about the 5-foot-4 golf instructor teeing it up at the PGA Championship this week is that it took him 40 years longer to get here than anyone expected.
Playing in the PGA Championship at 61, golf teacher's biggest lesson is the power of perseverance