Post-Dispatch photographers walked more than 100 miles between them to follow the greatest in golf at the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in August of 2018. Here are their favorite photos from a memorable week in Town and Country.
Brooks Koepka pumps his fist after birdieing on the 16th hole to extend his first place lead to two strokes during the final round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Sunday Aug. 12, 2018. Koepka won the 2018 PGA Championship by two strokes over Tiger Woods. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Brooks Koepka's girlfriend Jena Sims (left) and mom Denise Jakows nervously watch at Koepka approaches to putt at the 18th green during the final round of the 100th PGA Championship after he shot par on the 18th green on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. He finished the day at 16-under-par. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Gian Wessel of Brentwood is attended to by medical staff after being hit on the head from a Justin Thomas tee shot that landed in the rough above him on the 12th hole. After Thomas checked on Wessel and found that he was okay, he took his next shot perched above him. Wessel just needed a bandage for the cut and Thomas finished the 100th PGA Championship tied for sixth place on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Brooks Koepka shakes hands with his caddie Ricky Elliott after winning the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods watches his ball after he hits out of the rough on the 14th hole during the final round of play of the 100th PGA Championship on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Woods would bogey the hole, placing second in the tournament with a score of 14 under par. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Jon Rahm walks to tee off at the 4th hole during the final round of play of the 100th PGA Championship on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Rahm finished the tournament with a score of 11 under par. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods makes his way down the 16th fairway with a huge gallery following him as he plays to a second place finish at the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods celebrates after sinking a putt on the 18th hole of the final round of the PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club on Aug. 12. Woods finished second. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods fans snap photos as he passes by during the PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods waves to the crowd after walking off the course with a second place finish at the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Fans cheer on Tiger Woods after he hits out of the rough on the 8th hole during the final round of play of the 100th PGA Championship on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Despite hitting into the rough, Woods birdied the hole, finishing second in the tournament with a score of 14 under par. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods drops his clubs and hangs and pauses after his misses a birdie on the 11th green during the final round of play of the 100th PGA Championship on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Woods finished second in the tournament with a score of 14 under par. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods puts for birdie and an overall second place finish on the 18th hole of the final round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods putts for birdie and an overall second place finish on the 18th hole of the final round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Brooks Koepka's girlfriend, Jena Sims, runs to celebrate with him after Koepka won the 100th PGA Championship on Sunday at Bellerive Country Club. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Brooks Koepka shares a moment with his girlfriend Jena Sims as caddie Ricky Elliott heads off the course after Koepka wins the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Brooks Koepka kisses his girlfriend Jena Sims after winning the 100th PGA Championship after he shot par on the 18th green on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Koepka finished the day at 16-under-par. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods bends down to pick up his ball after his putt for par on the 18th green during the rain delayed finish of round two of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Fans erupt after Rory McIlroy chips in for a birdie drove at the 14th hole during the rain-delayed second round of the 100th PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Rickie Fowler grimaces after his putt misses for a birdie at 15th hole during the third round of the 100th PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Fowler would shoot par on the hole and end at -9 under after the third round. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Fan let their feet breath during the third round of the 100th PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Dustin Johnson hits hits from the rough at the 10th hole during the third round of the 100th PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Johnson bogeyed the hole and ended the day at -9 under after the third round. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Rickie Fowler makes a face at Charl Schwartzel's daughter as he leaves the course at the end of the third round of the 100th PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Fowler is -9 under for the tournament. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Brooks Koepka hits out of a sand trap on the 18th hole during the third round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Koepka finished the day at 12 under par and is leading the tournament. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Brooks Koepka hits from the fan gallery after taking a penalty stroke when his ball landed behind a tree on the 15th fairway, scoring a bogey during the third round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Koepka leads the tournament at 12-under par. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Evidence of hydration and alcohol mix in the trash cans as hot temperatures kept golf fans drinking during the third round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods and Gary Woodland fans Jared Sanders (center) and Seth Rogers, both of Lees Summit, Mo. watch a shot by Woodland during the third round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Gary Woodland looks away in disbelief as his ball just barely misses going in for a birdie on the sixth hole during the third round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods kicks in frustration after he misses a putt and settles for a bogey on the 5th hole during the third round of the 100th PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods hits his second shot from the rough in the crowd's gallery on the 18th hole during the rain delayed finish of round two of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Woods hit the green with the shot and was able to par the whole and finish at 4 under for the round. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods and Rory Rory McIlroy walk of the 18th green as they finish the the rain-delayed second round of the 100th PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Thomas finished the second round of play for the tournament at -6 under, Woods at -4 under and McIlroy -3 under. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods looks at the line for his putt on the 13th green during the rain-delayed second round of the 100th PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Woods shot par on the hole. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods hits off the fairway from a fan gallery on the 18th hole as second round play finishes from a Friday rain delay at the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Golf fans follow the every move of Tiger Woods as he walks to the fairway after his tee shot on the 18th hole as second round play resumes from a Friday rain delay at the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Golf fans make their way back and forth between the 16th and 17th holes as second round play resumes from a Friday rain delay at the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Rory McIlroy stands on his toes sizes up a a shot from the sand trap on the 15th hole during the rain-delayed second round of the 100th PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Fans look down the fairway for the ball Tiger Woods drove from the 14th tee during the rain-delayed second round of the 100th PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Woods shot par at the hole. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods tees off on the 16th hole as the crowd lines the fairway during the rain delayed finish of round two of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods tees off on the 17th hole during the rain delayed finish of round two of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Fan exit the course as threatening weather suspended play of the second round of the 100th PGA Championship on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Stone shot par on the hole. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Frank Ochoa (left) of Herculaneum and Richard Cook of Oakville find shelter with plastic bags they "acquired" during a rain delay on the 9th hole of the second round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club on Friday. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods hits out of sand trap on 6th hole during the second round of the 100th PGA Championship on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Woods shot par on the hole. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Pat Perez kicks in frustration as his ball misses the hole for a birdie on the 6th green during the second round of the 100th PGA Championship on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Perez shot par on the hole. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Gary Woodland looks for a way to hit out of a jam on the 18th hole after his errant tee shot ended up under a trash container during round two of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sergio Garcia hits his second shot from a trap as a mammoth crowd wraps around the 9th hole during the second round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Brandon Stone putts for par at the 3rd hole during the second round of the 100th PGA Championship on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
"This is the best spot. We are in the shade and we can just about see the whole course. Don't tell anyone," said Mike Kaelin, O'Fallon, Mo., (left) who uses binoculars to watch the morning golfers during the second round of the 100th PGA Championship on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. To his right stands his friend Gene Goen. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
John Daly takes a smoke break after finishing on the second hole during the second round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Rico Gomez of Ferguson flashes Brooks Koepka some muscle after Koepka's second shot, which land just right of the flagstick, leading to birdie on the 15th hole during the second round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Patrick Reed looks over his shot from the middle of a pine tree on the 14th hole during the second round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Reed hit onto the green to save par. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Chairs line the ninth green, prime seating under a tree at sunrise before the second round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods walk the tee on the 13th hole during the first round of the 100th PGA Championship on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Thomas birdied the hole. Their group tee off time was 8:23 am. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
An unticketed dragonfly watches from the ropes as golfers enter the 18th green during the first round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Eric Pederson (left) of Phoenix, Ariz. and his high school friend Stefan Sonnenfeld of Manchester encourage Dustin Johnson as he heads to the 18th hole during the first round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Kevin Na drops his driver over his shoulder after hitting an errant shot on the 17th tee during the opening round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Brandon Stone reacts as a possible birdie putt that would given him a share of the lead rolls just past the cup on the 18th hole during the opening round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Stone finished at 4 under for the day. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas walk from the 18th green after the opening round of the 100th PGA Championship. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Rickie Fowler hits from the 17th fairway en route to a birdie on the hole during the first round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Golf fans jump a traffic bottleneck near the 18th hole during the first round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods wipes his brow before he hits out of the woods at the 15th hole during the first round of the 100th PGA Championship on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Despite shooting into the woods twice, Woods shot par on the hole. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Tiger Woods tees off the 18th hole during the first round of the 100th PGA Championship on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Despite hitting into the woods twice, Woods birdied the hole. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Ryan Fox hits from the mud on the side of the cart path after taking a drop on the 10th hole during the opening round of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Fox was at 2 under at the time and near the top of the leader board. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Phil Mickelson signs items for fans on the ninth hole during a practice round for the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Justin Thomas waits to tee off at the 15th hole during a practice round for the 100th PGA Championship on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Golf fans put their smartphones to work as they follow Tiger Woods on the 18th hole during his practice round at the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Justin Thomas rewards resourceful fans who slipped their autograph material underneath a passageway that carried golfers to the clubhouse after their practice round at the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Cases of water slowly roll through the crowds gathered at Bellerive Country Club for the100th PGA Championship on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 in Town and Country. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk heads for the clubhouse after his practice round at the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
American golfer Rickie Fowler signs autographs after he finishes a practice round at the 100th PGA Championship on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Rory Bunting, 4, of St. Charles County, is greeted by the fifth-ranked golfer in the world Rory McIlroy as he makes his way to the 12th tee box during a practice round before the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 in Town and Country. Rory's mother Pamela Bunting encourages her son to give McIlroy a high-five. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
