The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island is the home to the 2021 PGA Championship this week, and the focus of almost the entirety of our podcast this week. The Ocean Course is the scene of Rory McIlroy’s record breaking win back in 2012 as he went on to win his second Major, and – spoiler alert – he is the favourite of both hosts this week, given his recent win at Quail Hollow under the tutelage of Pete Cowan, Bob Rotella, and Brad Faxon.
The other major headliner this week alongside Rory is Jordan Spieth and his return to form, which is whetting the appetite of both hardcore and amateur golf enthusiasts.
Outside of these two, there are a plethora of big names in the OWGR Top 20 flying underneath the radar that we discuss the merits of including – Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland.
We also touch on Richard Bland’s marvelous win for the first time on the European Tour in 478 starts at the Betfred British Masters. An event that demonstrated again some of our “ones to watch” including Calum Hill and Adrian Meronk are getting used to life on the European Tour.
Ultimately, this week is about Rory. Can he win? Will he win? To both these questions, the answers from both hosts is unequivocally yes!
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