Favorites capsule for Baltusrol PGA Championship
The 87th PGA Championship at Baltusrol features Tiger Woods as prohibitive favorite after a strong major run, with Kenny Perry, Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia, Retief Goosen, Billy Mayfair, Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson among top contenders. The field includes Woods seeking third major of the year, plus international challengers from Fiji, Spain, Ireland, Australia and beyond.
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PGA Championship History Quiz Test
A compact trivia item listing 19 multiple choice questions about PGA Championship history covering trophies, records, players, and notable feats.
Long course awaits at Baltusrol on 650-yard 17th
The PGA Championship at Baltusrol features a historic 650 yard 17th par 5, the longest in major history, challenging all but Woods Daly Singh to reach in two. Players face thick rough, trees and cross bunkers, with Stevens Leaney laying up and theatrically testing the risky shot over the final hazards.
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Brad Faxon
Nick Price
Jonn Mahaffey
Lee Trevino
Phil Mickelson
Bob May
Colin Montgomerie
Vijay Singh
Gary Player
Raymond Floyd
Springfield
N.J
Chad Campbell
Baltusrol
Campbell
Tiger Woods
John Daly
Davis Love III
Stephen Leaney
Australia
Leaney
Love
Justin Leonard
Firestone
Woods
Long PGA Tour Par Five Tests Players Reach in Two
Leaney discusses shot options on a difficult par five with cross bunkers and a 230 yard approach. Campbell and others doubt anyone can reach the 17th in two, aside from Daly who did so in 1993 U S Open, while Clarke predicts a conservative plan for the 650 yard hole with heavy August air reducing distance.
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Campbell
Tiger
Daly
Darren Clarke
Woods Faces Mixed Signs After Two Majors
The story notes Tiger Woods shows continued vulnerability despite two majors. It cites long and high drives easing competition, comments from Harrington and Sergio Garcia on his status, and recent misses at Dallas Pinehurst and Buick Open, illustrating both peak form and mortal slips.
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Woods
Dallas
Pinehurst
Vijay Singh
Harrington
Sergio Garcia
Johnson in good company at Baltusrol PGA Championship
Zach Johnson of Cedar Rapids will play with Padraig Harrington of Ireland and Peter Lonard of Australia at Baltusrol Golf Club. The threesome tees off at 7:55 a.m. Thursday and 1 p.m. Friday with Harrington ranked eighth, Lonard 34th, Johnson 42nd and 28th on the PGA money list with $1,467,519.
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N.J
Zach Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Baltusrol Golf Club
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Ireland
Padraig Harrington
Australia
Peter Lonard
Harrington
Loward
Golf World Reacts to Woods Dominance and Campbell Challenge
Players debate whether Tiger Woods remains unbeatable with rival Phil Mickelson in a five-man pack. Michael Campbell, U S Open winner, insists it is anyone's game this week while recalling Woods's 2000 era dominance and the locker room mindset when he started.
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Wachovia
Westchester
Woods
Garcia
Singh
Michael Campbell
Campbell
Pinehurst No. 2
Davis Love III
Colin Montgomerie
Lee Janzen
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Vuay Singh
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Spain
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Retief Goosen
South Africa
Oan Aiica
Eric Els
Billy Mayfair
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Jim Furyk
Europe
Adam Scott
Phat Mickelson
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Hagen
Wanamaker
Valhalla
Jack Nicklaus
Denny Shute
Walter Hagen
Arnold Palmer
Tom Watson
Bobby Jones
Greg Norman
Lanny Wadkins
Steve Elkington
Paul Azinger
Larry Nelson
al Geiberger
Sutherland
Alou
Hebert
Julius Boros
Hale Irwin
Mike Weir
Russ Cochran
Phil Mickelser
Siwanoy
Paul Bunyan
Dave Marr
Jeff Sluman
Ernie Fle
Steve Lowery
Mark Brooks
HAM
TNT
CBS
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