Y.E. Yang becomes the first Asian-born player to win a major / Y.E. Yang devine primul câştigător de turneu major născut în Asia

Padraig Harrington wins the PGA Championship / Padraig Harrington câştigă Campionatul PGA, al doilea său turneu major al anului

Here are the top ten and ties:

1	Padraig Harrington	-3	71	74	66	66
T2	Sergio Garcia	-1	69	73	69	68
T2	Ben Curtis	-1	73	67	68	71
T4	Camilo Villegas	+1	74	72	67	68
T4	Henrik Stenson	+1	71	70	68	72
6	Steve Flesch	+2	73	70	70	69
T7	Phil Mickelson	+4	70	73	71	70
T7	Andres Romero	+4	69	78	65	72
T9	Alastair Forsyth	+5	73	72	70	70
T9	Justin Rose	+5	73	67	74	71
T9	Jeev Milkha Singh	+5	68	74	70	73
T9	Charlie Wi	+5	70	70	71	74

Click here for the entire leaderboard.

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Iată primii zece şi egalii lor:

1	Padraig Harrington	-3	71	74	66	66
T2	Sergio Garcia	-1	69	73	69	68
T2	Ben Curtis	-1	73	67	68	71
T4	Camilo Villegas	+1	74	72	67	68
T4	Henrik Stenson	+1	71	70	68	72
6	Steve Flesch	+2	73	70	70	69
T7	Phil Mickelson	+4	70	73	71	70
T7	Andres Romero	+4	69	78	65	72
T9	Alastair Forsyth	+5	73	72	70	70
T9	Justin Rose	+5	73	67	74	71
T9	Jeev Milkha Singh	+5	68	74	70	73
T9	Charlie Wi	+5	70	70	71	74

Click aici pentru întregul clasament.

Halfway through the PGA Championship / La jumătatea Campionatului PGA

Oakland Hills is playing as a par 72 or more, that's for sure. Out of the 18 holes, 16 are playing over par, with only the two par 5's helping the players score some birdies or eagles.

The cut was made at 8-over-par (lowest 70 scores and ties) while the leader was at 1-under-par.

Let's talk a little about who finished under the cut-line on Friday:

• Kenny Perry - number two in the FedEx Cup standings (after Tiger) who withdrew after an eye injury (an infection caused by his Lasik lenses). He will be OK but he needs to rest his eyes for a bit, as the doctor recommended him.
• Hunter Mahan, Ryuji Imada - were some of the younglings who could not handle the tough course.
• Vijay Singh, Woody Austin, Lee Westwood, Trevor Immelman, Stephen Ames, Stewart Cink, K.J. Choi - all thought of as having a chance at winning it.
• Adam Scott, Zach Johnson, Jeff Quinney - among those who are still searching for a good form these past few weeks.

Now let's see the players who still have a chance of lifting the Wanamaker Trophy, if they can survive another two rounds in Michigan:

• J.B. Holmes - the winner at the FBR Open earlier this season is leading the proceedings at -1. The big-hitter (he averages 311 yards through 64 rounds this season, being second only to Bubba Watson) carded a 68 on Friday after an opening round of 71. His driving accuracy along with the distance is helping him negotiate this monster at Oakland Hills.
• Ben Curtis and Justin Rose - the two players are just one shot behind the leader, at even par (73-67 in the first two rounds)
• Charlie Wi - the South-Korean-born player shot two even par rounds, joining Curtis and Rose in tied for 2nd. He had double-bogeys on both days, but managed to erase them with some excellent birdies.
• Sergio Garcia - he led the championship for most of the second round, until bogeys on the back nine pushed him to +2.
• the American Brandt Snedeker, the Australian Aaron Baddeley, the Argentine Angel Cabrera and the Indian Jeev Milkha Singh are also at 2-over-par, looking forward to moving-day.
• Phil Mickelson is at +3, still in contention, still one of my favorites to win it. Lefty's driving was great on Friday, but his approach shots didn't give him much chances for birdies. If he can post a low score on Saturday, he will be in the driving seat for the last major of the season. He would climb into second place in the FedEx Cup standings with a win here, less than 400 points behind Woods and into a top spot before the reset.

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The PGA Championship Preview / Avancronică la Campionatul PGA, ultimul turneu major al sezonului

The fourth and final major tournament of the year is here and with it, a stretch of very important golfing weeks begin.

The 90th PGA Championship will be held this week, from August 7th to August 10th, at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

With the FedEx Cup playoffs 2 weeks away, many players will look for those extra points to make it into the top 144 or to be in a better position when the reset comes. And there's only one more tournament before that - the Wyndham Championship - so the points awarded this week will be the breath of fresh air that everyone is looking for.

The defending champion will not defend his title, but the other big guns will be ready to take the Wanamaker Trophy: Vijay Singh - coming after his win at the WGC event of last week, Phil Mickelson - showing a good form in the past tournaments. The two mentioned players are also the last to have won "Glory's last shot", before the back-to-back wins of Tiger Woods. Padriag Harrington, Sergio Garcia, Trevor Immelman and the veteran Kenny Perry will be some of the names to watch for as Thursday's round begins. Newbies Anthony Kim and Camilo Villegas will want to confirm and, respectively, to prove themselves as well.

I would also keep my eyes on the brits Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter, as they have shown the form needed to be ranked among the top 5.

The last time the par 70 South Course at Oakland Hills was host to the PGA Championship, South-African Gary Player won with an aggregate score of +1 over Tommy Aaron and Jim Jamieson, in 1972.

You can watch the PGA Championship on TNT and CBS as follows:

ET (Eastern Time):

Thursday		1 PM - 7 PM
		12:37 - 1:07 AM
Friday		1 PM - 7 PM
		12:37 - 1:07 AM
Saturday		11 AM - 2 PM
		2 PM - 7 PM
Sunday		11 AM - 2 PM
		2 PM - 7 PM

GMT:

Thursday		6 PM - 12 Midnight
Friday		5:37 - 6:07 AM
		6 PM - 12 Midnight
		5:37 - 6:07 AM
Saturday		4 PM - 7 PM
		7 PM - 12 Midnight
Sunday		4 PM - 7 PM
		7 PM - 12 Midnight

Or you can listen to all the shots as they happen with the commentary team at the official PGA TOUR radio on XM146 (click here), as follows:

Thursday/Friday (August 7 - 8) LIVE Coverage at 12 Noon-7PM ET PGA Championship Replay 7-9PM

Saturday/Sunday (August 9 - 10)

LIVE Coverage from 1-7PM ET PGA Championship Replay 7-9PM SUNDAY ONLY Re-air of final round play-by-play 8-11PM ET PGA Championship Replay 11PM-Midnight ET

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Al patrulea şi tot odată ultimul turneu major al anului este aici şi împreună cu acesta, o serie de săptămâni foarte importante în golf.

Al 90-lea Campionat PGA va fi organizat în această săptămână, între 7 şi 10 august, la Oakland Hills Country Club în Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

La două săptămâni distanţă de playoff-urile Cupei FedEx, mulţi jucători vor căuta acele puncte necesare pentru a prinde primele 144 de locuri din clasament sau pentru o poziţie cât mai bună în momentul în care se va efectua resetul. Şi mai există doar un turneu până atunci - Campionatul Wyndham - astfel încât punctele acordate în această săptămână reprezintă gura de aer proaspăt căutată de toată lumea.

Campionul en-titre nu îşi va apăra trofeul cucerit anul trecut, dar alte nume mari vor fi pregătite de a înhăţa Trofeul Wanamaker: Vijay Singh - venind după victoria obţinută în săptămâna tocmai încheiată la turneul WGC, Phil Mickelson - arătând o formă bună în ultima vreme. Cei doi sunt şi ultimii câştigători ai "Glory's last shot", înaintea dublei reuşite de Tiger Woods. Padraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia, Trevor Immelman şi veteranul Kenny Perry sunt şi ei printre cei cotaţi cu şanse la victorie. Tinereii Anthony Kim şi Camilo Villegas vor vrea să confirme şi, respectiv, să se dovedească începând de joi.

Aş fi cu ochii şi pe britanicii Lee Westwood şi Ian Poulter, ei aflându-se în forma bună, necesară pentru o clasare în primii 5.

Ultima dată când traseul de sud (par 70) de la Oakland Hills a fost gazda Campionatului PGA, sud-africanul Gary Player a învins cu un scor total de +1 în faţa lui Tommy Aaron şi Jim Jamieson, în anul 1972.

Puteţi urmări Campionatul PGA pe TNT şi CBS, după cum urmează:

Ora României:

Joi		20:00 - 02:00
Vineri		07:37 - 08:07
		20:00 - 02:00
		07:37 - 08:07
Sâmbătă		18:00 - 21:00
		21:00 - 02:00
Duminică		18:00 - 21:00
		21:00 - 02:00

Sau puteţi asculta toate loviturile cu excelenta echipă de comentatori a radioului oficial al PGA TOUR, XM 146. Iată programul:

Joi-Vineri (7 - 8 August)

LIVE de la 19:00 la 02:00 PGA Championship Reluare 02:00 - 04:00

Sâmbătă-Duminică (9 - 10 August)

LIVE de la 20:00 la 02:00 PGA Championship Reluare 02:00 - 04:00 DOAR DUMINICĂ Reluarea integrală a ultimei runde 03:00 - 06:00 PGA Championship Reluare 06:00 - 07:00