# PGA Championship 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** golf\ **Created:** [May 22, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703 "2021-05-22T19:08:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703/1 "2021-05-22T19:08:55Z")
Welp, Phil just 2 putted for a birdie on 2 to take a 2 stroke lead, but 34 long holes to go (longest course ever for the PGA). Would be awesome if he won. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703/2 "2021-05-23T21:10:05Z")
4 up with 8 to go to get major #6. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703/3 "2021-05-23T21:44:49Z")
6 up with 6 to go. In match play they call that “dormie”… Unbelievable. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703/4 "2021-05-23T21:54:06Z")
Goes into the drink on 13. He has a nice cushion though, so it hopefully wont hurt him too much. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703/5 "2021-05-23T22:40:03Z")
Helluva chip on 16. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703/6 "2021-05-23T23:06:49Z")
I’m feeling a bit like Shooter McGavin here. This crowd is trash. Get off the course and let them play. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703/7 "2021-05-23T23:15:25Z")
Wowza. Note next month he plays for the only major he doesn’t have, on a course he’s won on twice and played many times. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703/8 "2021-05-24T01:16:42Z")
Before the PGA, ESPN listed golfers in several categories according to their perceived chances of winning. Tier I was the real contenders, Tier II would have a chance if everything went right, Tier III would need a miracle. ESPN put Mickelson in Tier IV, golfers who should be happy to make the cut. > **[Who has a shot and who has no chance to win the PGA Championship](https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/page/PGAPreview21/who-shot-win-2021-pga-championship-no-chance-kiawah-island)** > > The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island is difficult -- and could get even more difficult if the wind blows. So who has what it takes? Who could stun everyone? Who should just be happy to be on property? ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703/9 "2021-05-25T05:21:42Z")
Ah, the “Put those forks away!” moment. Wonderful. As someone who’s currently on the downswing of a bunch of things myself, seeing him pull away, weather the bad shots, and _not_ crap out on the final day was an inspiration. Gotta hand it to the man…he’s had more than his share of rough patches and coulda-shouldas (still remember [this list](https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/31503531/can-phil-mickelson-win-some-more-other-big-lessons-learned-pga-championship)), and he’s staunchly refused to become washed up. If he can win a major pushing 51, there’s hope for us all. Five more years! Five more years! 😁