SB Nation Kansas City - 2012 PGA Championship: Rory McIlroy Dominates In Second Career Major Winhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48935/kc-fave.png2012-08-13T12:44:04-05:00http://kansascity.sbnation.com/rss/stream/29886652012-08-13T12:44:04-05:002012-08-13T12:44:04-05:002012 PGA Championship: Full Recap Of The Season's 4th And Final Major Tournament
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<p>Rory McIlroy claimed his second career major title on Sunday with an impressive 13-under score at the 2012 PGA Championship from South Carolina's Kiawah Island.</p> <p>The fourth and final major tournament of the 2012 golf campaign is now a thing of the past, and fans of the sport will not soon forget 23-year-old winner Rory McIlroy's complete domination of Kiawah Island's Ocean Course en route to an eight-stroke victory.</p>
<p>McIlroy's eye-popping win not only put him into the record books for breaking Jack Nicklaus' seven-stroke margin of victory record for a major dating back to 1980, but also put the Irish born youngster firmly at No. 1 in the official world golf rankings, a distinction he will take into the 2013 season.</p>
<p>Although he finished a full 17 shots back of McIlroy's 13-under score, Kansas native Gary Woodland also turned in a strong performance over the weekend to finish in a tie for 42nd place. After opening his tournament with a 5-under par score of 67 on Thursday, Woodland's brutal 79 in the tumultuous wind on Friday completely erased his hot start and hurt his chances for a career-best finish.</p>
<p>But with the pressure, and more importantly the wind, off his back in rounds three and four, Woodland eased up and was able to play some of his best golf to-date. His final round score of 71 put him in rare company too, as only a handful of golfers were able to remain in red numbers over their final 18 holes. "When the wind snuck up I kind of got out of control with my golf swing, which is a little frustrating,” Woodland <a href="http://cjonline.com/sports/2012-08-12/woodland-ends-high-note-pga-championship">told The Topeka Capital-Journal</a> on Sunday. “All in all, I’m starting to putt better, hit it better and I’m driving the heck out of it, so I’m pretty excited right now.”</p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/13/3239922/2012-pga-championship-recap-results-rory-mcilroy-winner-leaderboard-gary-woodlandDave Ryan2012-08-13T06:00:27-05:002012-08-13T06:00:27-05:00PGA Championship Purse 2012: Rory McIlroy Earns Nearly $1.5 Million In Prize Money
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<p>The 2012 PGA Championship has come and gone and the beautiful scenery at Kiawah Island is now left behind on the golf calendar for everyone, but nearly everyone who played at this weekend's big event earned more than enough to take a return trip, should they choose to do so. Rory McIlroy raked in the big bucks as the winner of the tournament, but even those who finished far down the list still earned a sizable check. </p>
<p>McIlroy took in a lump sum of $1.445 million over four days worth of work, which is a tremendous boost to his career earnings. David Lynn took second place which earned him $865K. </p>
<p>Gary Woodland was tied at 42nd overall which means he earned a cool $29,500 for his efforts.</p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/13/3238870/pga-championship-purse-2012-rory-mcilroyMatt Conner2012-08-12T18:13:30-05:002012-08-12T18:13:30-05:00PGA Championship Winner 2012: Rory McIlroy Wins Second Career Major
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<p>Rory McIlroy dominated the field at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island and captured his second career major and his first PGA Championship. </p>
<p>McIlroy broke Jack Nicklaus' record for largest margin of victory at the PGA Championship winning by eight strokes over second place David Lynn. His 6-under, 66 on Sunday was his best round of the tournament. In fact McIlroy stepped his game up over the weekend shooting 11-under over the two rounds. </p>
<p>Lynn shot a 68 on Sunday to climb to 5-under and finish second. A group of four golfers including Carl Pettersson and 2011 champ Keegan Bradley finished tied for third at 4-under. Tiger Woods shot even par on Sunday and finished the tournament at 2-under and tied for 11th. </p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3238419/pga-championship-winner-2012Kris Willis2012-08-12T17:05:12-05:002012-08-12T17:05:12-05:002012 PGA Championship Leaderboard: Rory McIlroy Cruising Through Final Round
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<p>Rory McIlroy has played mistake free golf for much of the afternoon and is pulling away from the field at the 2012 PGA Championship. </p>
<p>McIlroy is 11-under for the tournament and 4-under during his final round. He has no bogeys through 14 holes and hasn't given the rest of the field much of a chance to close the gap. Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter and David Lynn are in a group of golfers who are tied for second at 5-under. </p>
<p>Defending champion Keegan Bradley, Peter Hanson and Justin Rose are a little further back at 4-under and tied for fifth place. Tiger Woods is currently tied for 11th at 2-under for the tournament. </p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3238302/2012-pga-championship-leaderboard-rory-mcilroy-cruising-through-finalKris Willis2012-08-12T14:51:05-05:002012-08-12T14:51:05-05:00PGA Championship Leaderboard 2012: Rory McIlroy Maintaining His Lead In The Final Round
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<p>After finishing up their third round earlier Sunday morning, the players are back on the course at the 2012 PGA Championship for the final round. Rory McIlroy is still in the lead despite a strong charge from a few other players.</p>
<p>McIlroy is 10-under for the tournament and 3-under through his first seven holes of the final round. Ian Poulter has made the biggest move of the day, jumping eight spots into second place at 6-under. Poulter is 5-under through nine holes in the fourth round. Poulter came out of the gates of fire, notching birdies on his first five holes and six of his first seven.</p>
<p>While not as hot as Poulter, Tiger Woods has also moved up the leaderboard and currently sits in a tie for fourth place at 4-under. Woods is 2-under in the final round with six pars and two birdies in his first eight holes. Vijay Singh, who found himself in a tie for the lead when play was suspended Saturday, continues to fall. Singh is now in a tie for 26th place at even par. He is 2-over during his final round.</p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3238080/pga-championship-leaderboard-2012Mark Sandritter2012-08-12T11:40:26-05:002012-08-12T11:40:26-05:00PGA Championship 2012 Leaderboard: Final Round Action Underway
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<p>After a weather delay on Saturday forced many players to finish their third rounds Sunday morning, the final round has finally begun at the 2012 PGA Championship.</p>
<p>While the leaders won't tee off until later in the afternoon, roughly a third of the field has begun their final round. Ben Curtis and Paul Lawrie are finding some early success in the fourth round as both are 2-under through three holes. Gary Woodland, who played college golf at Kansas, will begin his final round in a tie for 42nd place. Woodland is 5-over for the tournament after shooting a 3-over 75 in the third round.</p>
<p>Here are a few notable tee times for the leaders (all times Eastern):</p>
<p>1:45 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Carl Pettersson, Bo Van Pelt</p>
<p>1:34 p.m.: Trevor Immelman, Adam Scott, Steve Stricker</p>
<p>1:23 p.m.: Peter Hanson, Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods</p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3237729/pga-championship-2012-leaderboardMark Sandritter2012-08-12T08:30:24-05:002012-08-12T08:30:24-05:002012 PGA Championship Leaderboard: Rory McIlroy Leads As Play Resumes
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<p>Play resumed early Sunday morning at the 2012 PGA Championship as golfers scramble to finish up the third round of the tournament before beginning the final round. </p>
<p>A birdie at 16 has Roy McIlroy at 7-under for the tournament and holding a three-shot lead over the rest of the field. Vijah Singh, Carl Pettersson and Trevor Immelman are all three shots back of McIlroy at 4-under. </p>
<p>The break in play may have helped Tiger Woods to sort himself out somewhat. Woods was four over through the first 10 holes of his third round but has two birdies on the back nine to get back to 2-under for the tournament. </p>
<p>Golfers will have to wait for the field to complete the third round before the final round can begin. </p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3237423/2012-pga-championship-leaderboardKris Willis2012-08-11T18:32:46-05:002012-08-11T18:32:46-05:002012 PGA Championship: Round 3 Suspended Due To Weather
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/golf/2012/8/11/3236351/2012-pga-championship-weather-delay-photo/in/2999619%20%20">Some bad weather rolled into Kiawah Island Resort</a> on Saturday, and it was severe enough to suspend the round. The final group of Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh only managed to get through seven holes on Saturday and will have to finish their final 11 holes before they even get to begin their fourth and final round. The conclusion of the third round is expected to begin at 6:45 a.m. CT with the final round scheduled to begin play at 10:30 a.m. CT.</p>
<p>Woods is having a poor round so far and is 3-over through seven holes after bogeying the fourth, fifth and seventh holes. With the slow start, Woods is now tied for 11th place and is 1-under for the tournament.</p>
<p>Woods playing partner Singh is doing well and is 2-under par through seven holes and is tied for the lead at 6-under par with Rory McIlory who made a run and is 4-under par through nine holes.</p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/11/3236559/2012-pga-championship-weather-delayJeremy Mauss