Like the musical group that had one big hit then faded off into the world of elevator music and reunion tours, the PGA Championship has more than its share of champions whose greatest moment under the professional golf sun came at what was for many years the final major of the season.
Jason Dufner is one of 33 golfers whose lone major title came at the PGA Championship.
Names like Jim Turnesa, Chandler Harper, John Mahaffey, Wayne Grady, Jeff Sluman, Shaun Micheel, Jason Dufner and Rich Beem grace the victory roster at the PGA Championships while golf greats including Arnold Palmer, Nick Faldo, Hale Irwin and Seve Ballesteros never claimed the crown.
Of the four major championships, the PGA Championship has by
far been the kindest to players looking for their first (and in many cases
only) major championship.
Since World War II, 44 golfers have claimed their first
major title at the PGA Championship. This compares to 38 for the U.S. Open, 31
for the British Open and 31 for the Masters.
The PGA Championship is also home to the greatest number of
golf’s “one hit wonders” as 33 of the first-time winners of the tournament
failed to claim another major title. In comparison, 24 winners of the U.S.
Open, 22 of the British Open and 19 of the Masters failed to win another major.
It is hard to pin-point one specific reason for why so many
golfers have won their only major at the PGA Championship, but there is no
question that it has been the toughest tournament for great players to win
multiple times.
Known for many years as “Glory’s last shot” because it was
always the final major of the year, the PGA Championship moved to second in the
order of majors in 2019. However, because of COVID-19, this year it will be the
first major of the season.
The Open Championship is an annual golf
tournament, the oldest of the four major golf tournaments in professional golf,
and the only major one that takes place outside the US. This year’s edition of
the British Open is set to begin on July 18.
It’s been 68 years since the British Open was
held at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, and the challenging
track should put 156 top-ranked players to test. World #1 Brooks Koepka has won
four major championships since the start of the 2017 season, including a win at
the PGA Championship. Accordingly, he is the top favorite to win the tournament
at 8.00 (888Sport), while the course record-holder Rory Mcllroy is trailing at
9.00. Last year’s winner Francesco Molinari is listed at 21.00, and the
three-time British Open champion Tiger Woods is capped at 13.00.
Brooks Koepka has finished in the top 2 in five of the last six Majors. The only exception was the 2018 British Open when he finished tied for 39th.
The Open Championship is the final PGA major
of the year and will feature an extremely talented field that includes former
champions like Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Hendrik Stenson, Zach
Johnson, and Darren Clarke.
There will be plenty of action during the
tournament, as well as a lot of opportunities for you to bet and make some
serious cash. If you’re having trouble finding a reputable golf betting site
and golf betting odds, visiting ttps://www.onlinesportbetting.ca/golf-predictions-betting-odds/
might give you the answers you were looking for.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at our
expert tips and predictions for the 2019 British Open Championship.
The Sports Then and Now Vintage Athlete of the Month is a former major league baseball player who came into the game as a teenager and stayed until he was in his 40s. In between, Rusty Staub put up a solid career that was primarily spent on expansion or rebuilding teams.
Originally signed by the Colt .45s at age 17, he made his major league debut as a 19-year old rookie and became only the second player in the modern era to play in more than 150 games as a teenager.
Though he hit only .224 splitting time between first base and rightfield, Staub did start building a foundation that would turn him into an All-Star by 1967 when he finished fifth in the league with a .333 batting average.
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