PGA Tournament Wrap-Up

Well, I have always thought that the Atlanta Athletic Club had a pretty goofy golf course, and this week's results did nothing to change that view. The winner of the tournament, Keegan Bradley, was playing in his very first major championship. The guy he beat in the playoff, Jason Dufner, has never won a PGA tournament. For that matter, Bradley may be the only person ever to win a major after making a triple bogey to fall five shots behind on the 69th hole. So this was not exactly Watson v. Nicklaus. As for Dufner, we will point out that as an Auburn graduate, he should be used to tough losses.

The only good news is that Bradley is young (25 years old), he is an American (he played for St. John's), and he has actually had a good year (this was his second win of the year and he is now 4th in the FedEx Cup standings. After hearing so much about young Americans who are never going to win a major -- (cough) Bubba Watson (cough) Dustin Johnson -- it was great to see a 20-something from Massachusetts come through. We will now be rooting for Keegan Bradley to win the FedEx Cup. And we will hope that the PGA stays away from the AAC for a long, long time:

1. K. Bradley: -8 (71+64+69+68=272) (-1 in three-hole playoff)

2. J. Dufner: -8 (70+65+68+69=272) (Even in three-hole playoff)

3. A. Hansen (DEN): -7 (68+69+70+66=273)

T4. R. Karlsson (SWE): -5 (70+71+67+67=275)

T4. D. Toms: -5 (72+71+65+67=275)

T4. S. Verplank: -5 (67+69+69+70=275)

7. A. Scott (AUS): -4 (69+69+70+68=276)

T8. L. Westwood (ENG): -3 (71+68+70+68=277)

T8. L. Donald (ENG): -3 (70+71+68+68=277)

T10. K. Na: -2 (72+69+70+67=278)

T10. D.A. Points: -2 (69+67+71+71=278)