PGA Championship 2013: Highlighting Most Surprising Performances from Oak Hill

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Published: August 12, 2013

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Every golf tournament provides surprises. That just comes with the unpredictable nature of the sport. Still, the 2013 PGA Championship was full of them.

From the winner to the performance of Tiger Woods and the performance of the course itself, there were surprises from all angles.

Here are the ones that most caught my attention. But feel free to look over the leaderboard first.   



 

Dufner Beats the Field and His Demons



We may as well start off with our winner. Jason Dufner, who began the day one stroke back of leader Jim Furyk and was playing in the final group, stood on the 15th tee with a two-stroke lead.

That is a fairly comfortable lead. However, it likely didn't feel all that comfortable to Dufner.

Just two years ago, Dufner stood on the 15th tee in the final round of the PGA Championship with a five-stroke lead. He bogeyed three of his next four holes that year and wound up losing to Keegan Bradley in a playoff.



This year, Dufner bogeyed his final two holes. But the last four holes were dangerous, so this wasn't a terrible finish. And no one was able to chase him down.



Nerves appeared to get to Dufner on a few short putts on Sunday, but that wasn't the case when he had an iron in his hand. Dufner's approach game was nearly flawless on Sunday, and that paved the way to the 36-year-old's maiden major championship.  

 

We May Want to Hold Off on Rory McIlroy's Golfing Obituary 



Rory McIlroy has struggled throughout this year, leading many to speculate that the 24-year-old was mired in a slump that wouldn't come to an end anytime soon. 

In fact, golfing legend Gary Player went as far as to dissect McIlroy's problems all the way to his personal life. 



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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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