11 Reasons to Watch the PGA this Week – #10 will be exciting!
11 Reasons to Watch the PGA this Week – #10 will be exciting!
I arrange my schedule at the beginning of each year around the 4 Major Championships. I have only missed one in the last 30 years, and that was when the US Open was played at Bethpage in 2009. It rained during the tournament and the final round was played on Monday. I was in airports all day and missed Lucas Glover’s victory. This year I will be in front of my TV on Sunday afternoon watching another major Championship come to an end. the winner is anybody’s guess, but one thing will be for sure – it will be exciting! Joel Beall of Golf Digest brings us 11 compelling reasons to watch this week!
11 Reasons to Watch the PGA this Week – #10 will be exciting!
WHERE IS THE PSYCHE OF DUSTIN JOHNSON?
Some are wondering how Jordan Spieth will bounce back after his performance at St. Andrews. It’s the right question, just for the wrong player to ask it of since it’s DJ who will be more keenly watched. Following another disappointing showing at the British Open, it’s easy to wonder if the 31-year-old Johnson has the mental fortitude to win a major. Returning to the scene of the crime at Whistling Straits — where he suffered his most infamous of mistakes — will be a litmus test for Johnson.11 Reasons to Watch the PGA this Week – #10 will be exciting!
OH YEAH, ABOUT THAT TIGER GUY …
Just when we think we’re out on Tiger Woods — missing the cut at the U.S. and British Open by miles, shooting 85 at Memorial — he fires three sub-70 rounds at the Quicken Loans National and pulls us back in. Tiger hasn’t been a factor at the past two PGA Championships at Whistling Straits, finishing T-24 in 2004 and T-28 in 2010, and his best performance this year was at Augusta, where he came in 17th. However, as long as he’s in the field, you better believe eyes will follow.11 Reasons to Watch the PGA this Week – #10 will be exciting!
THREE-FOR-FOUR AIN’T SHABBY
Spieth might be the first (then) 21-year-old to finish fourth at the British Open and have it feel disappointing. Certainly the wind is out of the sails with the Grand Slam kaput. Still, a win at Whistling Straits would give Spieth his third major of the year. Only two other in the modern era have accomplished the feat: Ben Hogan in 1953 and Tiger Woods in 2000.
Source: JOEL BEALL
Pictures: STUART FRANKLIN/GETTY IMAGES
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