The PGA Championship is the final major championship of the year on the PGA Tour, and it will be played at Baltusrol Golf Club this week. As usual, there are numerous storylines heading into the week, and it will be exciting to see how everything unfolds. Tiger Woods is at the top of the list of stories once again. Woods will be looking to win his third major of 2005 and the 11th of his career.
A win this week will put Tiger in a tie with Walter Hagen on the all-time list of major championship victories. So far in 2005, Woods has finished first at The Masters, second at the U.S. Open, and first at last month’s British Open. Tiger is arguably playing the best golf of his career, and he will be the unanimous favorite at Baltusrol this week. Out of Woods’ 10 major championship victories, two have come at the PGA Championship.
The final major championship of the 2005 PGA season is here already! It seems like it was just yesterday when Tiger was narrowly defeating Chris DiMarco in a playoff to win his fourth green jacket. After that, it was on to the 
So the PGA Championship starts on Thursday, and I couldn’t be more excited. I like this major because there is always a no-namer that can contend and even win (see: Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel). This year, my pick is Tiger because I think he’s the hottest player in golf. My long-shot pick is Ian Poulter. I like his game and he’s played well in the majors and on U.S. turf.
Have you ever thought about all the golf club companies out there and said, “Sheesh! I can’t tell the players without a scorecard!” If so, I have two things to say to you. First, welcome to the Bag Drop. You’re my kind of person and I’m glad you’re here, even if you sound kind of dorky saying “Sheesh!” like that. And second, here’s your scorecard.
Morgan Pressel played two grueling rounds of golf today to win her first U.S. Women’s Amateur title. The first round was played under gloomy skies and over soggy fairways. The afternoon was even worse as storms threatened and rain soaked the golfers. It didn’t even faze Morgan Pressel.
Golf is a game of honor. It’s the only real sport in which players routinely call penalties on themselves, and the only real sport without referees. While the NFL abides by the policy that “you don’t break a rule unless you get caught,” golf abides by the policies set forth by the USGA and R&A. Sure, there are some bad seeds out there, but by and large, golfers simply follow the rules.
