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• Robert Karlsson & Jeev Singh Top Leaderboard

  The PGA Championship had been building a reputation as the major to make birdies. That gave way Thursday to the reputation of Oakland Hills. Round one went to The Monster. “It was a real beast today,” Ernie Els said. Only seven players from the 156-man... Posted Aug 08 2008, 08:25 AM by Golf International with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, PGA Championship, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Trevor Immelman, Robert Karlsson, 2008, Hunter Mahan, Jim Furyk, Ben Hogan, Geoff Ogilvy, Paul Goydos, Oakland Hills, Jeev Singh

• Ernie Els Recovers to Stay in Contention

  Ernie Els may have become golf’s forgotten man, but he hasn’t completely forgotten how to play. Els, who hasn’t contended down the stretch in the three majors completed this year, finally made a good start, a 1-over-par 71 in the opening round at the... Posted Aug 08 2008, 08:22 AM by Golf International with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, PGA Championship, Ernie Els, 2008, Oakland Hills

• Lee Westwood Unhappy With Course Setup

  Lee Westwood lambasted organisers for an unfair course set-up after sliding to a seven-over-par 77 in the U.S. PGA Championship opening round on Thursday. Westwood said the lush rough at Oakland Hills Country Club was too long and penalised players who... Posted Aug 08 2008, 08:20 AM by Golf International with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, PGA Championship, Lee Westwood, 2008, Oakland Hills

• Sergio Garcia Happy Despite Poor Driving

  Sergio Garcia hit only four of 14 fairways on Thursday yet stayed near the top of the leaderboard with a one-under-par 69 in the first round of the PGA Championship. “I scrambled nicely,” said the 28-year-old Spaniard. Missing fairways on the 7,395-yard... Posted Aug 08 2008, 08:17 AM by Golf International with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Sergio Garcia, PGA Championship, 2008, Oakland Hills

• PGA Championship Could Be Toughest Test of the Year

  Rich Beem stood over his tee shot on the 18th hole during his final practice session for the PGA Championship, trained his eye down the narrow fairway squeezed between bunkers, waggled his driver and then backed off. “This is the hardest hole I’ve ever... Posted Aug 07 2008, 01:39 PM by Golf International with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, PGA Championship, Ernie Els, Adam Scott, Padraig Harrington, Steve Stricker, 2008, Mike Weir, Chad Campbell, Geoff Ogilvy, Rich Beem, Oakland Hills

• Sergio Garcia Still Searching for First Major

  Sergio Garcia’s bid to win an elusive first major continues this week at the PGA Championship, the tournament where the Spaniard made his first great splash in 1999. Garcia, then 19, captivated the golfing world with his spirited challenge at Medinah... Posted Aug 07 2008, 01:36 PM by Golf International with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Sergio Garcia, Ryder Cup, PGA Championship, 2008, Oakland Hills

• Par 3's Key at Oakland Hills

  Paul Azinger stepped to the tee at Oakland Hills’ par-3 ninth and his caddie told him how far it was to the front of the green. As he tapped the 3-wood in the bag, he said: “247.” Azinger laughed, grabbed the recommended club and hit a spectacular tee... Posted Aug 07 2008, 01:32 PM by Golf International with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, PGA Championship, Woody Austin, Paul Azinger, 2008, Kenny Perry, Oakland Hills

• Europeans Positive About Oakland Hills

  To walk up the stairs to the locker room at Oakland Hills is a swift journey through history, the kind that most Americans would like to forget. Go up the first flight and there on the wall is a wood-framed photograph of Colin Montgomerie, posing after... Posted Aug 05 2008, 07:47 AM by Golf International with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Phil Mickelson, Bernhard Langer, PGA Championship, Colin Montgomerie, Lee Westwood, Robert Karlsson, Luke Donald, David Toms, Oakland Hills, Chris DiMarco

• Phil Mickelson Warms Up At Oakland Hills

  Phil Mickelson spent more than three hours Tuesday dissecting the front nine at revamped Oakland Hills, site of the PGA Championship next week. Mickelson last played at Oakland Hills as a member of the 2004 U.S. Ryder Cup team. Since then, the course... Posted Jul 31 2008, 07:42 AM by Golf International with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Phil Mickelson, PGA Championship, Oakland Hills