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Report Card
How the top 10 players on the World Ranking entering the PGA Championship fared
- 1. Tiger Woods, did not play
- Grade: DNP
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By John Antonini
Photos By Getty Images August 15, 2008 Still rehabilitating his surgically repaired left knee, Woods admitted to having little interest in golf and said he probably wouldn't watch the PGA Championship.
2008 recap: Winning the U.S. Open on a broken leg keeps him in the mix for the player-of-the-year award.
- 2. Phil Mickelson, T-7, 284 (+4)
- Grade: B
What worked: Opened and closed with even-par 70s and had fewer putts (115) than at any other '08 major.
What didn't: Hit four fairways Sunday, his lowest total of the week and was three over on his last 14 holes.
2008 recap: Below par just twice in his last 14 major rounds and was really in contention only at Augusta.
- 3. Padraig Harrington, Won, 277 (-3)
- Grade: A
What worked: Brilliant on the greens (only 108 putts) and on the beach (six sand saves in his last 34 holes).
What didn't: It hardly mattered, but he hit fewer fairways as the week went on, finishing with seven in round four.
2008 recap: The first player not named Tiger to win two majors in one year since Mark O'Meara in 1998.
- 4. Vijay Singh, MC, 152 (+12)
- Grade: F
What worked: The winner at Firestone wasn't a factor at Oakland Hills but did average 308.8 yards off the tee.
What didn't: His putting abandoned him, especially on No. 9 where he needed eight putts over two days.
2008 recap: Not out of the top 20 at Augusta, he was never that close again after round two at Torrey Pines.
- 5. Ernie Els, T-31, 291 (+11)
- Grade: C-
What worked: Despite finding few fairways, Els was in the top half of the field in greens hit and total putts.
What didn't: His tee ball. Els didn't hit three consecutive fairways until the end of his round Sunday.
2008 recap: Was in semi-contention at Torrey but didn't really put two solid rounds together all year.
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