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Keegan Bradley celebrates on the 18th green after winning a three-hole playoff against Jason Dufner at the PGA Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Major fun at the final major
It may not be regarded with the same esteem as the rest of its major championship brethren, but the PGA Championship was fun. The tournament was dramatic and tense and competitive – and that as much as anything makes major championship golf fun.
Did it matter that the leader board could have been at the Children’s Hospital Classic at Black Creek? Not really. The course looked great. The last four holes were world-class hard. And there was a battle-tested winner and a disappointed runner-up (hard to call anyone a loser who cashes a $800,000-plus paycheck for playing four rounds of golf).
The tournament served as yet another reminder that the title of “major” golf tournament is more powerful for the players than the fans. Wow, the drama and the pressure of Sunday was fun to watch – whether it was Jason Dufner vs. Keegan Bradley or Jason of Aragon vs. General Bradley.