By Will Freeman

The PGA Championship hardly lived up to the intense nail-biting ending most fans were hoping for. History will show the winning score at the 2012 PGA Championship was -13, but a whopping 15 players were within three strokes of David Lynn’s five-under, second-place finish.  Imagine the excitement Rory McIlroy deprived us of with his exceptional performance throughout the week. Instead of fans watching anxiously while routing for their favorites, Mcllroy slammed the door shut as he obliterated the field. I understand McIlroy is at the top of many fan-favorites lists, including mine, but I would imagine that even the most loyal of fans would have appreciated a more dramatic ending.

Thankfully McIlroy gave fans some fireworks as he bombed a humongous drive, executed a superb second, and then holed his 20-footer for birdie on 18 Sunday.  Although it was in fact, a magnificent performance and awe-inspiring to watch, Sunday’s play seemed somewhat casual in comparison to what was expected. The back nine at the Ocean Course is built for drama, and dramatic it was indeed, but for second place rather than declaring the 2012 PGA CHAMPION.  Congratulations to World’s No. 1, Rory McIlroy, for his truly dominating performance in the 2012 PGA Championship.

 

PGA Championship Players within striking distance;
what could have been:

1    Rory McIlroy        -13    275    $1,445,000    
2    David Lynn        -5    283    $865,000    
T3    Keegan Bradley    -4    284    $384,500
T3    Justin Rose        -4    284    $384,500
T3    Ian Poulter        -4    284    $384,500
T3    Carl Pettersson        -4    284    $384,500
T7    Blake Adams        -3    285    $226,000    
T7    Jamie Donaldson    -3    285    $226,000
T7    Peter Hanson        -3    285    $226,000
T7    Steve Stricker        -3    285    $226,000
T11    Adam Scott        -2    286    $143,286
T11    Tiger Woods        -2    286    $143,286    
T11    Geoff Ogilvy        -2    286    $143,286
T11    Ben Curtis        -2    286    $143,286
T11    Bubba Watson        -2    286    $143,286
T11    Tim Clark        -2    286    $143,286
T11    Graeme McDowell    -2    286    $143,286