The Masters is the first major of the year and is unique in that it is played at the same venue, the U.S. Open is famed for being the toughest test in golf and the British Open is the oldest major and to win it requires a set of skills completely independent to any of the others.
This leaves the PGA in the position of bringing nothing unique to the party, and this year it has the added problem of clashing with the Olympics, don’t get me wrong as a golf fan I will certainly be paying attention to the leader board, but the PGA just doesn’t stir up the same enthusiasm inside me as the other three.
As the PGA started off as a matchplay event, rather than the usual stroke play, it could be worth reverting the PGA back to its original format, that way it would regain the uniqueness it once had and I think it would certainly make it more exciting than it is now.
As the last 16 majors have been won by 16 different golfers you can really make a case for anybody winning this week, but I’m going to be patriotic and optimistic and say that Luke Donald is going to win, despite the fact that the length of the course (7,676, yards) may cause him a problem or two.
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