May 18, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Davis Riley tees off on the third hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow. Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

Davis Riley Ties for Second at PGA Championship: Roll Call, May 19, 2025

Originally posted on Alabama Crimson Tide on SI
By Theodore Fernandez | Last updated May 19, 2025 1:00 AM ET

On a weekend where Justin Thomas had one of his worst showings of the season, missing the cut at Quail Hollow, Davis Riley had one of his best, shooting six-under to tie for second at the PGA Championship.

Riley entered Sunday tied for third place at -7. He stayed in the mix, shooting +1, but the end of the day, Scottie Scheffler was too dominant for anybody to hang with, earning his second win of the year, five strokes ahead of Riley, Bryson DeChambeau, and Harris English, who shot an incredible six-under on Sunday.

It was Riley's first top-five finish since he won the Charles Schwab Challenge last May. He will defend his title there next week at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Riley jumps from 100 to 53 in the rankings with the second-place finish, meaning he will now get to compete at the US Open and put him in a prime position for next year's Masters.

Davis Riley slam dunk #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/gmv1Do7Tzv
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 18, 2025

Monday's Crimson Tide Schedule:

No events scheduled

Sunday's Crimson Tide Results:

Softball: No. 15 Alabama 3, Virginia Tech 2

Did You Notice?

Sarah Ashlee Barker scored six points with three rebounds, an assist, a block, and a steal in the LA Sparks' 89-75 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. Barker has led the Sparks in minutes of the bench in the team's first two games of the season.

SARAH ASHLEE FOR THREE! @SarahAshlee10 x @WNBA pic.twitter.com/fRPNbTGCpu
— Los Angeles Sparks (@LASparks) May 18, 2025

Mac Guscette went 3-5 with a triple, an RBI, and a run for the Augusta GreenJackets (Atlanta Braves Low-A Affiliate). Guscette is batting .293 with 16 RBIs and an .866 OPS this season.

Imagine hitting a grand slam for your first pro homer AND wearing these Azaleas unis?!

It's reality for Mac Guscette (@Braves) as he slugs one for the @GreenJackets. pic.twitter.com/GgJUsiSrU9
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) April 20, 2025

Ironically, Guscette was outshone by another former Alabama catcher. Sam Praytor went 2-3 with a triple and a home run for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Marlins' Double-A Affiliate). Both Praytor and Guscette hit their first career pro triples on Sunday.

Your Total Fire Protection Hot Hitter of the Game is Sam Praytor! pic.twitter.com/udXZi3GEuZ
— Pensacola Blue Wahoos (@BlueWahoosBBall) May 18, 2025

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2025 Football Season Opener:

103 days.

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

May 19, 1988: Athletic Director Steve Sloan announced that John Forney, who served on the Alabama broadcast team from 1953-82, would return as the play-by-play commentator for the 1988 season.

May 19, 1993: “Silent” Al Clemens died in Hollywood, Fla., at the age of 94. He was the captain of the Crimson Tide football team in both 1921 and 1923, under coaches Xen Scott and Wallace Wade, respectively. Clemons also competed in baseball, basketball and track for Alabama.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“To my brothers: This is the moment you’ve been working for since you got the first letter postmarked Tuscaloosa in your mailbox. Remember the excitement you felt that day. You’re doing it man, you’re here. I would give anything to be able to take the field with my brothers won more time. So when you go out there, put every bit of yourself into every single play. Every single play. You never know when it might be your last. Roll Tide!”

Eddie Jackson