Opportunity Knocking?
With Norman dropping out of the field, and possibly out of playing golf professionally, Joe Durant steps into a pretty good situation. His stats appear primed for the PGA Championship. First in total driving on the tour, 2nd in Greens in Regulation, 3rd in driving accuracy. If this guy could just putt reasonably well for four rounds (which he is not prone to do as his statistics show), he would be a lock for a top 10 in this tournament. This just shows another reason why the last majors have been won by so many newbies, and why the players have got it right when they claim, “the quality of players on the PGA Tour runs deeper than ever before.”
