The PGA Championship tees off on Thursday morning at Oak Hill Country
Club in Rochester, NY. The year's final major championship - formerly
and lovingly referred to as "Glory's Last Shot" before the PGA Tour
decided that the moniker discounted the FedEx Cup - will be all but
three players' last chance to cash in on one of the four biggest
tournaments of the year in professional golf.
Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson all have major wins to their
credit in 2013, while names like Tiger Woods, Graeme McDowell, Matt
Kuchar, Brandt Snedeker and Lee Westwood are optimistic that they can
round out the possible foursome that will play at the Grand Slam of Golf
in Bermuda in October.
PGA Championship 2013
August 8 to 11
Thursday to Sunday
What the PGA Championship lacks in colored blazers, national prominence
or knee-high rough, it tries to make up for by honoring the PGA of
America professionals who teach everyday golfers the game. Not to
mention, the PGA Championship also boasts the strongest field in golf,
this year bringing in 99 of the top 100 players in the Official World
Golf Rankings (Louis Oosthuizen is the only player not in the field due
to a bad hip).
Picking a winner this week will require a player
who is not only relatively straight off the tee, but long as well. Able
to be stretched to 7,163 yards, Oak Hill's East Course still only plays
as a par-70. The Donald Ross design will host its third PGA Championship
this week to go along with its three US Opens, two US Amateurs, one US
Senior Open, one Senior PGA Championship and one Ryder Cup.
