SB Nation Boston - PGA Championship 2012: Rory McIlroy Cruises To Eight-Stroke Winhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48863/boston-fave.png2012-08-13T09:27:36-04:00http://boston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/29876152012-08-13T09:27:36-04:002012-08-13T09:27:36-04:00PGA Championship 2012: Rory McIlroy Dominates, Keegan Bradley Ties For Third
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<p>New England native Keegan Bradley finished fourth at the PGA Championship, but he was no match for Rory McIlroy, who won the tournament by a record margin.</p> <p>Nobody was going to come close to Rory McIlroy in the PGA Championship, as the 23-year-old from Northern Ireland won the event on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island by a record margin of eight strokes.</p>
<p>McIlroy didn't bogey any of his last 23 holes, finishing the tournament at 13-under, winning his second career major by the same margin that he won his first, the 2011 U.S. Open. A run by Ian Poulter had cut his lead to two strokes at one point on the final day, but once McIlroy started scoring, there was no stopping him, as he reclaimed the World No. 1 spot by shooting 11-under for his final 36 holes. David Lynn finished a distant second at 5-under.</p>
<p>Keegan Bradley, who was born in Vermont and also lived in New Hampshire and Hopkinton, Mass., never contended for the lead, but fought his way back from shooting a 77 in the second round to finish in a tie for third place. Bradley was at even par entering the final round of the competition, but shot a four-under on the final 18 holes to put him in a four-way tie for third with Poulter, Justin Rose, and Carl Pettersen nine strokes off the lead. His finish will earn him $384,500. Bradley was the American golfer with the highest finish. Bradley's outing gave him a fourth-place finish in the Ryder Cup standings, meaning he will represent Team USA in that event.</p>
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https://boston.sbnation.com/2012/8/13/3239339/pga-championship-2012-keegan-bradley-rory-mcilroyRodger Sherman2012-08-13T09:24:58-04:002012-08-13T09:24:58-04:00PGA Championship 2012: Rory McIlroy Dominates, Keegan Bradley Ties For Third
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<p>New England native Keegan Bradley finished fourth at the PGA Championship, but he was no match for Rory McIlroy, who won the tournament by a record margin.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/2012/8/13/3239300/pga-championship-2012-keegan-bradley-rory-mcilroyRodger Sherman2012-08-12T18:58:05-04:002012-08-12T18:58:05-04:002012 PGA Championship Winner: Rory McIlroy Cruises To Victory
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<p>Rory McIlroy cruised to victory on Sunday in the 2012 PGA Championship at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina. McIlroy finished 6-under-par on Sunday and 13-under for the tournament.</p>
<p>David Lynn was a distant second at 5-under for the tournament. Tiger Woods finished 2-under, tied for 11th place. Defending PGA Championship winner and Vermont native Keegan Bradley finished 4-under for the tournament and was among four players tied for third with that score.</p>
<p>The win was McIlroy's second in a major championship. He also won the 2011 U.S. Open. McIlroy's best finish in the PGA Championship before this year was third in 2009 and 2010. Like the 2011 U.S. Open win, McIlroy grew stronger as the tournament wore on and his dominating performance on the weekend gave him an undramatic victory.</p>
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https://boston.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3238377/2012-pga-championship-winner-rory-mcilroy-tiger-woods-keegan-bradleyPat Johnston2012-08-12T07:00:23-04:002012-08-12T07:00:23-04:002012 PGA Championships: Third Round Recap And Tee Times Update
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<p>Saturday's rain delay prevented the completion of the third round of the 2012 PGA Championships for many of tournament's competitors, including Rory McIlroy, Vijay Singh, and Tiger Woods. As a result, players who have not yet completed their round of golf will take to the course at 7:45 a.m. Eastern Time. Afterwards, the fourth and final round of play will begin at 11:44 a.m. and tee times will continue through 1:45, <a href="http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/golf/golfm/release/pgachampionship/sites/pgachampionship/files/docs/NOTICE%20Rd3%20Resumption%20-%20Start%20of%20Rd4%20in%203s.pdf" target="_blank">according to an official statement from the PGA of America Rules Committee. </a>The golfers will be placed into groups of three for round four.</p>
<p>McIlroy will look to finish his third round of golf as successfully as he started it. He was four-under on Saturday to lower his overall score to six-under, good enough to place him first on the leaderboard. Singh is tied with McIlroy overall and is two-under through seven holes in the third round. Some of the competitors, including Bo Van Pelt (three-under) and Steve Stricker (two-under) were able to finish all 18 holes on Saturday before the rain delay.</p>
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https://boston.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3237017/2012-pga-championships-third-round-recap-and-tee-times-updateAlex Shultz2012-08-11T15:20:13-04:002012-08-11T15:20:13-04:002012 PGA Championship 3rd Round: Keegan Bradley Even Through Front 9
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<p>Keegan Bradley has had an up and down front nine in the third round of the 2012 PGA Championship at The Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, SC, but the defending champion made the turn at even par on the day and 1-over par for the tournament.</p>
<p>The Woodstock, VT native had a roller coaster start to the day, going birdie-bogey-birdie on the first three holes to move 1-under par for the day and even par on the tournament. After four straight pars Bradley lost a stroke and moved back to over par following a bogey on the 198-yard par-3 eighth hole.</p>
<p>With leaders Tiger Woods, Carl Pettersson and Vigay Singh set to start, Bradley will need to make a run on the back nine if he wants to be in contention to win back-to-back Wanamaker trophies.</p>
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https://boston.sbnation.com/2012/8/11/3236107/2012-pga-championship-3rd-round-keegan-bradley-even-through-front-9Ken DeCelles2012-08-11T10:52:06-04:002012-08-11T10:52:06-04:002012 PGA Championship Odds: Tiger Woods Favorite To Win As Round 3 Begins
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<p>The latest odds on the 2012 PGA Championship have Tiger Woods a 3/2 favorite to pick up the victory, which would be his fifth time winning the event. He's currently tied at the top of the leaderboard with Vijay Singh, who is getting 10/1 odds on a win, and Carl Pettersson, who is getting 12/1 odds. Vermont native Keegan Bradley, winner of the 2011 PGA Championship, has slid to a 50/1 longshot after opening the tournament a heavy favorite. Expanded odds for the field, <a href="http://www.sportsbook.ag/livesports/indexmember.php?sportsname=golf">courtesy of Sportsbook.ag</a>, are below.</p>
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<li>Tiger Woods 3/2</li>
<li>Field (Any Other Golfers) 6/1</li>
<li>Rory McIlroy 7/1</li>
<li>Ian Poulter 10/1</li>
<li>Vijay Singh 10/1</li>
<li>Adam Scott 12/1</li>
<li>Carl Pettersson 12/1</li>
<li>Phil Mickelson 20/1</li>
<li>Graeme McDowell 25/1</li>
<li>Peter Hanson 40/1</li>
<li>Jamie Donaldson 40/1</li>
<li>Aaron Baddeley 40/1</li>
<li>Zach Johnson 50/1</li>
<li>Keegan Bradley 50/1</li>
<li>Trevor Immelman 50/1</li>
<li>Blake Adams 60/1</li>
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<p>Round 3 of the 2012 PGA Championship begins Saturday, and the third round tee times have been released. With a three way tie for first, Vijay Singh will pair with Tiger Woods in the final pair. Things get started at 8:50 a.m. ET, the top ten tees off around 2:20 p.m. ET, and Woods and Singh tee off at 3 p.m. Vermont native Keegan Bradley will tee off at 1 p.m. Complete tee times are below, all times Eastern.</p>
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<li>8:50 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>David Toms<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>John Huh<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>9:00 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dustin Johnson<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jason Dufner<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>9:10 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Luke Donald<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Chez Reavie<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>9:20 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Seung-Yul Noh<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sang Moon Bae<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>9:30 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jim Furyk<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Louis Oosthuizen<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>9:40 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Thomas Bjorn<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Darren Clarke<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>9:50 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>J.J. Henry<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ken Duke<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>10:00 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Marcus Fraser<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Thorbjorn Olesen<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>10:10 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bill Haas<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Brendon de Jonge<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>10:20 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Paul Lawrie<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Toru Taniguchi<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>10:30 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Retief Goosen<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Justin Rose<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>10:40 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bubba Watson<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Rich Beem<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>10:50 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Matt Every<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jimmy Walker<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>11:10 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Steve Stricker<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Cameron Tringale<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>11:20 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>John Senden<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Robert Garrigus<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>11:30 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Y.E. Yang<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Alex Noren<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>11:40 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Charl Schwartzel<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ernie Els<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>11:50 am<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>George McNeill<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>David Lynn<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>12:00 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Gary Woodland<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Geoff Ogilvy<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>12:10 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ryo Ishikawa<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ben Curtis<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>12:20 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>K.J. Choi<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Greg Chalmers<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>12:30 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Scott Piercy<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Marc Leishman<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>12:40 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bo Van Pelt<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Padraig Harrington<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>12:50 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Miguel Angel Jimenez<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>K.T. Kim<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>1:00 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Keegan Bradley<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fredrik Jacobson<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>1:10 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Martin Laird<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>John Daly<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>1:30 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Marcel Siem<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Pat Perez<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>1:40 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Francesco Molinari<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Zach Johnson<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>1:50 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Joost Luiten<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>2:00 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Peter Hanson<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tim Clark<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>2:10 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Phil Mickelson<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Graeme McDowell<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>2:20 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Blake Adams<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Trevor Immelman<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>2:30 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Aaron Baddeley<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Adam Scott<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>2:40 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jamie Donaldson<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Rory McIlroy<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>2:50 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Carl Pettersson<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ian Poulter<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </li>
<li>3:00 pm<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Vijay Singh<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tiger Woods</li>
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https://boston.sbnation.com/2012/8/11/3235495/pga-championship-2012-tee-times-pairings-saturdayPete Holby2012-08-11T08:00:33-04:002012-08-11T08:00:33-04:00PGA Championship 2012: TV Schedule, Streaming, Live Updates And More
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<p>Round 3 of the 2012 PGA Championship begins Saturday morning, with a three way tie at the top of the leaderboard. Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Carl Pettersson all sit at 4-under par. Woods moved from a 69 on Thursday to a 71 on Friday, so he'll need to turn his momentum in the other direction to stay at the top. Pettersson posted a 66 on Thursday and a 74 on Friday, so he has even more work to do. Vermont native Keegan Bradley, representing New England in the field, struggled on Friday and sits tied for 15th at 1-over par. </p>
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<p><b>Location: </b>Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina</p>
<p><b>Television Coverage:</b> TNT from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET, CBS from 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET</p>
<p><b>Streaming Coverage:</b> Video will be available at <a href="http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/">PGA.com</a></p>
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https://boston.sbnation.com/2012/8/11/3235113/pga-championship-2012-tv-schedule-streaming-live-updatesPete Holby