A race to get ready for the last major
By Doug Ferguson
Topics: From the Wires
Adam Scott, of Australia, hits from the 14th tee as Ernie Els, left, of South Africa, watches during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, S.C., Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)(Credit: AP)KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The final major of the year, and everyone was cramming for their last big exam.
Ernie Els and Adam Scott walked up to the 18th green at Kiawah Island on Wednesday evening about the time most people in the low country would be going out for a dinner of shrimp and grits. Behind them on the Ocean Course was Ian Poulter, facing the prospect of missing out on the Ryder Cup team, and Graeme McDowell, in Sunday contention at the last two majors and hopeful the outcome at the PGA Championship will be different.
The major that bills itself as “Glory’s Last Shot” feels more like a pop quiz.
Rain has kept players from getting in typical practice sessions on a course where they need it.
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