Three Against The Field In The PGA Championship – By Ian Hudson

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Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas are the players in form and the top two players in the world rankings can fight out the US PGA Championship but not many punters will see it happen. Every year the fourth major of the season has new broadcast arrangements and this year’s potential shootout between the world’s best golfers will only be available through online streaming. No live TV coverage of one of the four events that matter most is ridiculous but Dustin and Justin won’t care.

Another Justin in Rose can make the payout places and win the market for the leading player from the UK and Ireland. The cream doesn’t always rise to the top in majors and there have been some freak results in the past but the PGA should go to form. The highlighted players have each won one major and one of the three selections can become a multiple major champion this week but they won’t appear on TV. Streaming figures and betting turnover will be interesting for the final big one.

In the United States the PGA Championship is known as Glory’s Last Shot because it is the final chance for players to win a major. Before the US Masters everybody has a chance of winning the Grand Slam but then that becomes just the winner of the Masters Tournament. Patrick Reed was the champion at Augusta, Brookes Koepka won his second US Open in two years and Francesco Molinari was an outstanding Open champion. For another year no player was a multiple major champion.

Jordan Spieth was the last player to win more than one major in the same season. He won the Masters and US Open in 2015. Rory McIlroy won two majors the previous year and Padraig Harrington won the Open and PGA Championship in 2008. Tiger Woods was a multiple major winner in 2000 (three wins), 2002, 2005 and 2006. Mark O’Meara won the Masters and Open in 1998 and Nick Price won two majors in 1994. Koepka is the latest player to win more than one major in a career.

Live streamers of the PGA Championship will see the action from Bellerive Country Club in St Louis. The course is a par 70 and measures 7,316 yards. There will be a premium on finding the relatively small greens in the correct number of shots but the course does not favour one type of player. Current form could be key to the outcome and that makes Dustin and the two Justin’s leading contenders for this August major.

The championship will be moved to May next season so the season will have a focul point in April, May, June and July. Broadcast details for 2019 are not known. In 2016 there was a potential clash between the Olympics and PGA Championship which will be avoided in 2020. Players will have one less excuse for avoiding the Olympics but the success of the event in Rio may attract more leading players. McIlroy may diplomatically swerve the event so he doesn’t have to choose who he represents.

Rose won the Gold Medal at the Olympics which means he has bragging rights for four years. He won the US Open in 2013 and is now a regular on leader boards in majors. He came from off the pace to contend for the Open at Carnoustie but there was too much ground to make up after two average opening rounds. Johnson and Thomas did not figure in the Open but have won tournaments since. These are the three players against the field but you won’t see the outcome on television

hree Against The Field In The PGA Championship – By Ian Hudson

Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas are the players in form and the top two players in the world rankings can fight out the US PGA Championship but not many punters will see it happen. Every year the fourth major of the season has new broadcast arrangements and this year’s potential shootout between the world’s best golfers will only be available through online streaming. No live TV coverage of one of the four events that matter most is ridiculous but Dustin and Justin won’t care. 

Another Justin in Rose can make the payout places and win the market for the leading player from the UK and Ireland. The cream doesn’t always rise to the top in majors and there have been some freak results in the past but the PGA should go to form. The highlighted players have each won one major and one of the three selections can become a multiple major champion this week but they won’t appear on TV. Streaming figures and betting turnover will be interesting for the final big one.

In the United States the PGA Championship is known as Glory’s Last Shot because it is the final chance for players to win a major. Before the US Masters everybody has a chance of winning the Grand Slam but then that becomes just the winner of the Masters Tournament. Patrick Reed was the champion at Augusta, Brookes Koepka won his second US Open in two years and Francesco Molinari was an outstanding Open champion. For another year no player was a multiple major champion.

Jordan Spieth was the last player to win more than one major in the same season. He won the Masters and US Open in 2015. Rory McIlroy won two majors the previous year and Padraig Harrington won the Open and PGA Championship in 2008. Tiger Woods was a multiple major winner in 2000 (three wins), 2002, 2005 and 2006. Mark O’Meara won the Masters and Open in 1998 and Nick Price won two majors in 1994. Koepka is the latest player to win more than one major in a career. 

Live streamers of the PGA Championship will see the action from Bellerive Country Club in St Louis. The course is a par 70 and measures 7,316 yards. There will be a premium on finding the relatively small greens in the correct number of shots but the course does not favour one type of plThree Against The Field In The PGA Championship – By Ian Hudson

Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas are the players in form and the top two players in the world rankings can fight out the US PGA Championship but not many punters will see it happen. Every year the fourth major of the season has new broadcast arrangements and this year’s potential shootout between the world’s best golfers will only be available through online streaming. No live TV coverage of one of the four events that matter most is ridiculous but Dustin and Justin won’t care. 

Another Justin in Rose can make the payout places and win the market for the leading player from the UK and Ireland. The cream doesn’t always rise to the top in majors and there have been some freak results in the past but the PGA should go to form. The highlighted players have each won one major and one of the three selections can become a multiple major champion this week but they won’t appear on TV. Streaming figures and betting turnover will be interesting for the final big one.

In the United States the PGA Championship is known as Glory’s Last Shot because it is the final chance for players to win a major. Before the US Masters everybody has a chance of winning the Grand Slam but then that becomes just the winner of the Masters Tournament. Patrick Reed was the champion at Augusta, Brookes Koepka won his second US Open in two years and Francesco Molinari was an outstanding Open champion. For another year no player was a multiple major champion.

Jordan Spieth was the last player to win more than one major in the same season. He won the Masters and US Open in 2015. Rory McIlroy won two majors the previous year and Padraig Harrington won the Open and PGA Championship in 2008. Tiger Woods was a multiple major winner in 2000 (three wins), 2002, 2005 and 2006. Mark O’Meara won the Masters and Open in 1998 and Nick Price won two majors in 1994. Koepka is the latest player to win more than one major in a career. 

Live streamers of the PGA Championship will see the action from Bellerive Country Club in St Louis. The course is a par 70 and measures 7,316 yards. There will be a premium on finding the relatively small greens in the correct number of shots but the course does not favour one type of player. Current form could be key to the outcome and that makes Dustin and the two Justin’s leading contenders for this August major. 

The championship will be moved to May next season so the season will have a focul point in April, May, June and July. Broadcast details for 2019 are not known. In 2016 there was a potential clash between the Olympics and PGA Championship which will be avoided in 2020. Players will have one less excuse for avoiding the Olympics but the success of the event in Rio may attract more leading players. McIlroy may diplomatically swerve the event so he doesn’t have to choose who he represents. 

Rose won the Gold Medal at the Olympics which means he has bragging rights for four years. He won the US Open in 2013 and is now a regular on leader boards in majors. He came from off the pace to contend for the Open at Carnoustie but there was too much ground to make up after two average opening rounds. Johnson and Thomas did not figure in the Open but have won tournaments since. These are the three players against the field but you won’t see the outcome on television   ayer. Current form could be key to the outcome and that makes Dustin and the two Justin’s leading contenders for this August major. 

The championship will be moved to May next season so the season will have a focul point in April, May, June and July. Broadcast details for 2019 are not known. In 2016 there was a potential clash between the Olympics and PGA Championship which will be avoided in 2020. Players will have one less excuse for avoiding the Olympics but the success of the event in Rio may attract more leading players. McIlroy may diplomatically swerve the event so he doesn’t have to choose who he represents. 

 

Rose won the Gold Medal at the Olympics which means he has bragging rights for four years. He won the US Open in 2013 and is now a regular on leader boards in majors. He came from off the pace to contend for the Open at Carnoustie but there was too much ground to make up after two average opening rounds. Johnson and Thomas did not figure in the Open but have won tournaments since. These are the three players against the field but you won’t see the outcome on television