PGA Championship 2013: Biggest Surprises from This Weekend at Oak Hill

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Published: August 12, 2013

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The 2013 PGA Championship is behind us, as 36-year-old Auburn University alum Jason Dufner has won his first career major championship. Dufner finished at 10 under par, outdueling Jim Furyk for the $1,445,000 prize and a place amongst the immortals.

The question is, what were the biggest surprises from this weekend at Oak Hill?

To start, we'd be remiss to ignore just how improbable it was for Dufner to win big. He hadn't won a PGA Tour event in over a calendar year, finished 27th at the 2012 PGA Championship and appeared to be broken after losing a three-hole playoff to Keegan Bradley at the 2011 event.

The PGA Championship has now become the event of the unknown.



Perhaps we shouldn't be so surprised.

Not only did Dufner finish second at the 2011 PGA Championship, but he finished in fifth place in 2010. Even still, few had Dufner as a true contender to win the event at the beginning of August.

Four days later, we've been provided with an underdog champion.



 

Jonas Blixt's Top-5 Finish



Twenty-nine-year-old Jonas Blixt was an accomplished amateur competitor and currently owns two PGA Tour victories. Most recently, he won the 2013 Greenbrier Classic.

In just his second career major championship, Blixt cracked the top five at the 2013 PGA Championship.

Blixt has been a professional since 2008, having attended Florida State beforehand. In his first career major championship appearance, he finished 26th overall at eight over par during the 2013 Open Championship.

Who could've predicted that he'd turn things around so soon?

Blixt was fourth at the 2013 PGA Championship, shooting six under overall. He was even on the final day, converting three birdies and three bogeys on the final six holes of the fourth round.

In the round prior, he shot a bogey-free 66 and proved...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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