USPGA Championship – Kaymers gutsy win
August 16th, 2010 by Doogs
What a ‘Major’ difference! The recent British Open was a bit of a yawn for some, mainly due to the dominant display and emphatic win by South Africa’s Oosthuizen. This weekends US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits on the other hand had a frantic final round, with numerous lead changes, great shots, recoveries, misses, a playoff, a gutsy winner and a major final hole drama.
Nick Watney started the day in front but dropped 7 shots on the front nine and wasnt heard from again, leaving it up to Martin Kaymer, Bubba Watson, Rory McIlroy, Zac Johnson, Dustin Johnson and the Elk! The final nine was a classic Major finish, a four way playoff didnt look out of the question and Elkington at one stage looked like he could be the second oldest Major winner ever. Alas he dropped shots on the final holes, Rory couldnt land a putt, Zac fell just short, and Dustin Johnson was dealt a cruel penalty for grounding his club in a ‘hazard’ (more on that later).
That left Bubba and Kaymer to fight out a 3 hole playoff, Kaymer kept his nerve as Bubba Watson made a mess of the tough 18th hole and became the first German since Bernhard Langher to win a Major. Kaymer played a great Championship avoiding mistakes and hitting some big clutch putts.
