Alex Smalley's mom is garnering a ton of attention as her son grabs surprise lead at the PGA Championship
Alex Smalley is leading the PGA Championship, and his mother, Maria Smalley, is gaining attention for her dedicated support. She has been tracking his performance since high school and continues to do so as he competes professionally. Maria's involvement includes detailed statistics and video documentation of his games.
- ▪Alex Smalley is the 54-hole leader at the PGA Championship.
- ▪Maria Smalley has tracked her son's statistics since his high school days.
- ▪She provides detailed notes on his performance, including distance to the pin and club used.
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| Publication time | Sun, 17 May 2026 09:22:59 -0400 |
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OutKick Alex Smalley's mom is garnering a ton of attention as her son grabs surprise lead at the PGA Championship Maria Smalley has tracked her son's stats since high school and hasn't missed a shot ever since By Mark Harris OutKick Published May 17, 2026 9:22am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video You Can't Be Mad At Phil Mickelson And Then Say the PGA Tour Was Screwing The Players | Don't @ Me w/Dan Dakich 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.
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