My Struggle and Solution for Finding That Old Leaderboard
So last night I got this wild idea to check how my favorite golfer did back in the 2017 PGA Championship. Easy peasy, right? Dead wrong. My whole adventure went something like this.
First I just pulled out my phone real quick and opened the sports app I always use. Typed in “2017 PGA Championship” like a normal person. Nothing useful popped up – just current tournaments and generic articles. Then I went straight to the official golf websites. But guess what? They only show recent leaderboards! Kept digging around menus for like 20 minutes until I got mad and closed the tab.
Second attempt: Figured I’d ask the internet directly. Went to my search engine and typed “see 2017 PGA leaderboard live” – dumb mistake. Old stuff ain’t live! Got flooded with news articles from 2017 about who won, but zero actual scoreboards. Tried adding “archive” or “past results” to the search. Still garbage. Mostly Wikipedia pages that only show final scores, not daily standings.
Finally, I remembered something: specialized sports databases. Didn’t bother with mainstream sites anymore. Went directly to one of those stats-heavy golf sites I bookmarked ages ago. Had to scroll past ads and popups like crazy though. Found their tournament history section, picked 2017 from the dropdown list, and selected PGA Championship. Bingo! Saw the whole leaderboard – names, scores per round, everything. Even let me filter by day!
Here’s the messy process:
- Tried default sports apps – useless for historical data
- Wasted time on official golf sites – recent events only
- Failed with general searches – wrong results
- Succeeded with dedicated golf databases – actual archived scores
My big takeaway? Official sites suck for old tournaments. Either you get lucky with some forum thread (doubtful) or you go straight to nerdy stat platforms. Took me nearly an hour of stumbling around like an idiot. Better believe I’m saving that leaderboard page this time!
