The Last Major Around the Corner
July 31, 2006 by admin
The final major of the year, the PGA Championship, is looming large as a possible showdown between Woods and Mickelson. Tiger will be coming in with lots of confidence, fresh off his Open Championship win at Hoylake in Liverpool. Add to the fact that Woods also won the PGA Championship on this very course (Medinah Country Club) in 1999 and it could be the best major of the year. Oh yeah, Phil Mickelson is the defending championship and he might have something to say about everyone wanting to give it to Tiger.
It wasn’t all that long ago that the PGA Championship was treated like an also-ran major and even top touring pros didn’t seem to make all much of an effort in trying to win. In fact, the focus was on the PGA members across the country that were thrilled to be playing with the big boys. Times have changed though and not coincidentally when Woods became a threat to Jack’s majors record, the PGA Championship finally got the recognition and support it truly has deserved.