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Spotlight-averse Alex Smalley will face biggest test yet in final round of PGA Championship
Alex Smalley enters the PGA Championship final round with a two-shot lead at Aronimink, after shooting 68 in the third round to stand 6-under. Coverage notes that he is spotlight-averse, with his mother, Maria Smalley, repeatedly tracking his every shot and becoming a notable presence on-site. Articles from New York Post and Fox News corroborate his lead and the prominence of the momager storyline, though some framing emphasizes Smalley’s own performance and the challenge of closing out the round. Disagreements are minimal; no source disputes the lead, but the New York Post pieces emphasize the personal attention around Smalley’s family involvement.
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Spotlight-averse Alex Smalley will face biggest test yet in final round of PGA Championship
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Alex Smalley has gotten himself into a bit of a quandary this week. He’s paying a steep price for playing so damned well in this week’s PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. So well that he’s taking a two-shot lead — at 6 under par — into Sunday’s final round . Smalley, you see, is not only.
Alex Smalley's mom is garnering a ton of attention as her son grabs surprise lead at the PGA Championship
Following the collapse of LIV Golf Dan reacts to Stephen A Smith saying the PGA created a lot of their own issues. Dan says we can't be mad at Phil Mickelson for identifying those issues on his own and deciding to jump to LIV. Alex Smalley will begin Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship in entirely unfamiliar.
Alex Smalley’s ‘momager’ is tracking his every move at PGA Championship
Alex Smalley entered Sunday’s final round of the PGA Championship holding the biggest lead of his professional career. However, one of the most talked-about stories this weekend has involved the person tracking every shot alongside him: His mother. Maria Smalley, often light-heartedly referred to as Alex’s “momager,”.