Category: PGA Championship
The last of each summer's four majors, the PGA Championship is also generally considered the lesser of the four. Originally, a match play event, it switched to stroke play in 1958.
No Need To Watch The PGA On Sunday
There’s no need to watch the PGA Championship on Sunday. Tiger has won.
Go outside and enjoy the day.
Sergio Disqualified
The trials continue for the young Spainiard. He has been disqualified from the PGA for signing an incorrect scorecard.
Not his year.
PGA Produces Most One-Hit Wonders
USA Today has an interesting snapshot today:
Among golf’s major, the PGA Championship has produced the most one-hit wonders—champions who have won only one major in their career.
PGA Championship - 31
US Open - 23
British Open - 21
The Masters - 14
We can speculate that the Masters has the fewest because it’s the youngest. But by that logic, the British Open should have the most. It also could have something to to do with the fact that, from its inception in 1916 through 1957, the PGA Championship was a match play event. A single bad day eliminates you from match play, while in medal play, you still have a chance to recover.
PGA Championship Odds July 30, 2007
Here are the latest odds for the 2007 PGA Championship, provided courtesy of Bodog.Com, the world’s largest online sports betting destination.
It’s an interesting list. Tiger’s on top, of course, but I don’t think he’s going to win this one. Remember that Nicklaus went through a couple of years of Majors drought. It could be time for Tiger’s.
I like the field. It wouldn’t surprise me to see a relative unknown come out of the blue and win this one.
Nicklaus To Enter PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame
When I saw the press release from the PGA announcing Nicklaus’ induction into the Hall of Fame, I did a double take. I found it hard to believe that the guy wasn’t already in. He owns five Wannamaker trophies, for heavens sake.
But in further reading the release, it emphasizes Nicklaus’ achievements outside of his playing:
Jack Nicklaus: Regarded by most historians as the greatest player in golf history, Jack Nicklaus also has been revered for his efforts in sportsmanship, philanthropy, respect for the game of golf and its effect upon future generations. The 2000 recipient of the PGA Distinguished Service Award, Nicklaus partnered with his wife, Barbara, to begin the Barbara & Jack Nicklaus Junior Golf Endowment Fund. Nicklaus remains honorary chair of PGA Junior Golf, and partnered with The PGA of America to create a $2 million endowment to provide teaching grants to certified Chapters of The First Tee that use PGA Professionals and Apprentices for instruction. To date, 123 of the 202 active Chapters of The First Tee nationwide have been recipients of either a PGA of America or Nicklaus/PGA teaching grant.
The combined PGA and Nicklaus/PGA grants total $1,520,000. In addition to a playing career that includes 18 professional major championships, Nicklaus was a six-time U.S. Ryder Cup member and a two-time Ryder Cup Captain (1983, ‘87). In 1977, Nicklaus was credited in leading a campaign to include European players in the Ryder Cup to enhance competitive balance in what today is golf’s ultimate spectacle. In November 2005, Nicklaus was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civil award, and presented by President George Bush.
Congratulations, Jack.
