2014 PGA Championship Preview

Golf's last major of the year is set to start in just a couple of days. The iconic PGA Championship will be played at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky this year, a course with just as much notoriety as the PGA Championship itself.

The PGA Championship is hosted by the PGA of America and to the everyday person, might not seem as prestigious as the Masters, or the US Open, or the Open Championship. And that's because it's not like any other major, in fact to some, it's considered the hardest major to win and to me,  I think the most underrated major.

To find out what makes the PGA Championship so different from the other majors we asked, via Twitter (@RickSCOREGolf), Rick Young of SCOREGolf, what he thought made it so different:

As Rick said, the PGA Championship attracts the toughest set of players behind the Players. This, coupled with tough course set-ups by Kerry Haigh (Chief Championships Officer of The PGA of America) results in a tough field for any competitor. Ernie Els even calls it a “PGA Tour event on steroids.”

Valhalla is known for hosting several PGA Championships, Senior PGA Championships, and the 2008 Ryder Cup. It's last PGA Championship was won by none other that Tiger Woods in 2000. Since then, the Jack-Nicklaus designed and PGA of America-owned course has been remodeled twice. As it stands today, it is a par 71/7,458 yards long. A hole of note is the 10th hole, a 590 yard par 5 double-dogleg (right to-left; then left to right), where today hosted a long-drive competition during the practice rounds. For a hole-by-hole look, check out Coast Reporter's article about it.

As with any other major, we'll be having daily coverage of the 2014 PGA Championship starting tomorrow with our picks of win and raise the Wanamaker Trophy come Sunday evening. Stay tuned for those posts!

-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews