PGA Championship 2013 Picks: Projecting Final Scores for World’s Top Golfers

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Published: August 6, 2013

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The 2013 PGA Championship tees off Thursday at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., with Tiger Woods entering as the clear-cut favorite after his fifth tour victory of the season.

Woods notched his eighth win at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by seven strokes, defined by a second-round 61 that left the entire sports world buzzing. He has failed to capture a major since the 2008 U.S. Open, but the type of dominance he showed at Firestone suggests that might change.



World No. 2 Phil Mickelson has been spectacular in his own right lately, winning the Scottish Open before claiming the Claret Jug at the Open Championship to put him one leg away from the career Grand Slam.

Mickelson's ascent at this late stage in his career has dropped the game's most promising young star, Rory McIlroy, to third in the world rankings.

The 24-year-old superstar has not won in 2013 but enters Oak Hill in the hopes of capturing some sort of momentum as he prepares to defend the Wanamaker Trophy.

Below are some early predictions as to how contemporary golf's most celebrated three players will fare in the year's final major at Oak Hill's challenging, par-70 layout.

Note: Statistics and information are courtesy of PGATour.com unless otherwise indicated.

 

Tiger Woods



Bovada lists Woods as an 11-2 favorite to win at Oak Hill, and his closest competitor in Mickelson is currently projected as a 16-1 proposition.

That gap seems rather ridiculous, even though Mickelson wasn't nearly on his A-game at Firestone, finishing tied for 21st.

Nevertheless, Woods has shown the ability many times in his illustrious career to pull away from the field at even the most prestigious, pressure-packed tournaments. To get off his perceived major "slump," it will all come down to how well he putts.

The primary part of Woods' game that has ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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