It was quite a PGA Championship, with a thrilling finale driven by Tiger back in full flow. Here are my thoughts in this Monday morning shagbag.
PGA Championship final leaderboard https://www.pga.com/events/pgachampionship/leaderboard/2018
*The cover picture on the PGA of America's website is not Brooks Koepka holding the famous Wannamaker trophy, a remarkable history making double, US Open and PGA Championship in the same season.
*It is Tiger who was the runner up, in full fist pump mode, and when did you ever see the 2nd place finisher getting that kind of top billing.
*Well it is because Brooks won the championship with a final -4 66 -16 total, but Tiger who shot -6 64 -14 total who won everyone's hearts, and it wasn't until he sliced his tee shot at the 71st hole into the hazard that we knew he'd run out of holes to capture the trophy himself.
* Tiger had everyone tuning in to golf once again, the crowds at Bellerive CC surrounded every hole, even with the brilliance of the Spieth's, Thomas's, McIlroy's and Fowler's, Tiger as he always has, simply transcends golf.
* The 8 men who have now qualified for captain Jim Furyk's Ryder Cup squad are set and can be viewed on this link https://www.rydercup.com/rankings, but I can assure you that Tiger who is currently an assistant captain, will now be on the team. How could he be left off. 6th place at the Open, now 2nd at the PGA Championship.
* Francesco Molinari continued his monster year with a T6 -10 total, which has increased his lead in the Race To Dubai.
* It was a good final leaderboard for the Europeans as well, with Jon Rahm T4, Thomas Pieters T6, Rafa Cabrera Bello and Tyrrell Hatton T10 joining Moinari in the top 10.
* Despite the tough pin placements on Sunday, the early over watering of the Bellerive CC to save the course from the searing St Louis heat prior to the PGA Championship, left a tough long course defenseless, not a tough enough test for a major.
* disappointed ? : Rickie Fowler and Jason Day closed with +1 71's to fall out of the race. Webb Simpson finished T19 and fell out of the 8th place spot for the Ryder Cup, immediately asking if he could be an assistant captain. I also have to include Adam Scott despite finished 3rd at -13. He had makeable putt after putt that he couldn't convert on the back nine which was the difference. He played like the Scott of old all week long.
Bryan Angus
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