2014 PGA Championship: Ryan Palmer Hoping to Extend Magic Moment

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Published: August 8, 2014

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Nestled in a tie for fourth place at the 2014 PGA Championship, little-known Ryan Palmer threatens to burst into golf’s most elite group of major title-holders by winning the coveted Wanamaker Trophy at Valhalla Golf Club.

Palmer, who fought his way through early-morning rain to shoot a one-under 70 on Friday, also threatens to join an equally singular group of unknowns who won the PGA Championship only to return to obscurity.

Unaccustomed to being atop the leaderboard at a major, he was two birdies away from posting a 62 on the first day and thus record the lowest score in major championship history. The whole thing must have been like an out-of-body experience. 

"When you get to where people are taking pictures of you walking, then you know you're playing good," Palmer told Tim Sullivan of The Courier-Journal. "Because you know they are not watching my clothes or my walk." 

The rain-softened course helped of course. But you have to hand it to Palmer who recorded seven birdies on his way to a 65.

After Day 2, Palmer resides in the high-rent district surrounded by leader Rory McIlroy, Jim Furyk, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Steve Stricker and Henrik Stenson. He is so unfamiliar with his surroundings that he will have to go around with a fruit basket to introduce himself to his new neighbors.

Can the journeyman who hasn’t won since 2010 dare to beat the world’s best and come away with a major title?

It was one thing for Palmer to shoot a six-under 65 on the first day for a share of the lead with Lee Westwood and Kevin Chappell. Guys like Palmer usually fade after a great day like that at a major venue.

It was quite another when the 37-year-old Texan followed that with a very pure 70 on the second day to hang in a tie with Fowler in fourth place. Trailing the high-flying McIlroy by two, Palmer has put himself in position to make a run at fame a...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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