The PGA Championship comes to a close today, and the main attractions coming into this major, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, will be distant afterthoughts on the tournament's final day. Despite the absence of Woods and "Lefty" as legitimate contenders for the 2013 PGA Championship crown, there will be plenty of drama that can be live streamed here.
The start of the show on Day 2 was Jason Dufner, who came a putt short of the finest round of golf in a major ever, finishing with a 63 and surging into the lead. Dufner returned to Earth on Saturday, though, registering a 1-over par 71 and falling to second place.
Jim Furyk is atop the leaderboard heading into Round 4, and he's been one of the most consistent golfers in the entire tournament. He opened with a 65 on Day 1, and has shot back-to-back 2-under par 68s in Rounds 2 and 3.
Furyk has admitted the course has been tough, and he acknowledged the myriad contenders gunning for his spot but also expressed confidence. "It's only going to get harder," Furyk said. "I'm comfortable with where I'm at. There's a crowded leaderboard at the top, and instead of really viewing it as who is leading and who is not, I'm really viewing it as I need to go out there tomorrow and put together a good, solid round of golf. Fire a good number and hope it stacks up well."
Among those in that crowded leaderboard is last year's PGA Championship winner Rory McIlroy. He is tied for seventh place at 3-under par, and shot his best round on Saturday. He could be finding his groove at the perfect time to recapture last year's glory. "It was good to feel the sort of rush again," McIlroy said.
Should McIlroy beat the odds and emerge as the winner, he'd join Tiger Woods as the second back-to-back winner of the PGA Championship in the stroke-play era.
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