Golf News for Tuesday, August 9, 2005 | Daily Golf Blogs

Prediction of the non-winner in PGA Championship at Baltusrol: any European

I'm not quite ready to make a prediction about who will win the PGA Championship at Baltusrol this week. But, I am ready to make a prediction about who will NOT win.

Any European.

The last European to win a PGA Championship was Scot Tommy Armor 75 years ago. It won't happen this year, not with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and South African Retief Goosen in the field, among others.

Why is it Europeans can be so good in the Ryder Cup, yet so lousy in head-to-head competition? I guess it's because they were brought up in team-oriented golf and always crow about how buddy-buddy they all are. Hey, you're in America, pal. We don't play friendly here. It's every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost. So you can belly up to the bar with your buds all you want -- the guy winning the trophy has already left.

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