PGA Championship 2014: Latest News, Predictions Heading into Valhalla Golf Club

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Published: August 5, 2014

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The last major tournament of the golf season is nearly upon us, and the PGA Championship looks like it will be a fitting conclusion to the PGA Tour's slate of marquee events.

Rory McIlroy's final-day surge at the Bridgestone Invitational has opened the Northern Irishman as the heavy favorite. For the second week in a row, he got the better of Sergio Garcia, who must wonder if making the trip to Valhalla Golf Club is even worth the trouble.

Garcia and McIlroy are just two of the golfers commanding a ton of attention during the preparation for the PGA Championship. Here is a snippet of the news making early waves, along with two predictions for how the tournament will unfold.

 

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Rory McIlroy Jumps into No. 1



With the victory in Akron, Ohio, McIlroy supplanted Adam Scott as the best golfer in the world, at least in the eyes of the Official World Golf Rankings. He sits 91.67 points ahead of the 2013 Masters champion. The last time McIlroy was No. 1 in the world was March 2013, per ESPN Stats and Info:



He acknowledged after the final round at the Bridgestone Invitational that his triumph at the Open Championship will only go so far. He's got to remain focused on each tournament as it comes, per ESPN.com's Bob Harig:

That's the most pleasing thing about this week is not dwelling on what happened at Hoylake and just keep moving forward. That's what I'll have to do after this as well. I've just got to keep moving forward. I've got plenty of time at the end of the year to celebrate all these successes.

Garcia also rose in the rankings after the weekend, jumping from fifth to third, a little less than a hundred points behind Scott.

Golfers generally aren't judged solely by how many weeks they topped the world rankings, but having McIlroy displace Scott adds an interesting storyline heading into the PGA Championship...
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