MORE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
8/15/04 -- The world hasn’t seen the last of Whistling Straits, the gem of a golf course that debuted to magnificent reviews during the PGA Championship.
8/15/04 -- Tiger Woods came up empty in a major again, but he’s still the No. 1 ranked player in the world.
8/15/04 -- Justin Leonard thought the Wanamaker Trophy had his name on it when he hit a 5-iron and watched the ball sail over Seven Mile Creek guarding the front of the 18th green.
By MERCER BAGGS
8/15/04 -- Years from now well remember the man who won more so than the manner in which he accomplished his feat.
8/15/04 -- Years from now well remember the man who won more so than the manner in which he accomplished his feat.
8/15/04 -- Chris DiMarco and Chris Riley faced knee-knocking pressure in the last round of the PGA Championship. And what did they get for their efforts? More of the same.
8/14/04 -- Vijay Singh birdied four of his final 13 holes for a 3-under 69 and sole possession of the lead entering the final round of the 86th PGA Championship.
8/14/04 -- Tiger Woods was desperate to make birdies and catch up to the leaders, but he was running out of holes. And it was only Saturday.
8/14/04 -- Pursuing his second major victory of the season at the PGA Championship, the Masters champ moved into a five-way tie for third place Saturday with a 5-under 67.
8/14/04 -- The heartbreak might have begun a day early for Ernie Els. The runner-up at the Masters and the British Open, and in the final group at the U.S. Open before a closing-round meltdown, Els made the turn Saturday tied for the lead in the third round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
8/14/04 -- The galleries came to the double dogleg fifth hole at the PGA Championship hoping to see Tiger Woods make a run at another major. Instead they got Briny Baird.
8/14/04 -- Scott Verplank stood at 5 under through four holes Friday when his luck -- and foot -- turned, leading to bogeys on four of the next six holes and a double bogey on 11 that left him with a 76.
8/13/04 -- Justin Leonard posted a three-under 69 and Vijay Singh carded a 4-under 68 on Friday to share the lead midway through the 86th PGA Championship.