The PGA Championship: Day 4
August 14 2011
6:54 pm Donald’s PGA ‘bittersweet’
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The PGA Championship represented a "missed opportunity again" for Luke Donald.
He mounted a charge on Sunday, moving to 5 under with a birdie at the 12th hole, but those two bogeys down the home stretch left Donald in a tie for eighth. So the man who ranks third in the FedExCup and first in the world is still looking for that elusive first major.
Donald’s best showing this year was his tie for fourth at the Masters. He tied for 45th at the U.S. Open and missed the cut at the British Open.
"The positives I see is I didn’t have my best this week and I still came reasonably close," Donald said. "I know I’ve got the game to compete and win majors but got to take that as a positive. Again, (it’s bittersweet). It’s another major gone, another year gone without winning a major."
Donald broke a five-year victory drought earlier this year when he won the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. He has 10 top-10 finishes in 14 starts on the PGA TOUR this year, and he currently leads the money list. Donald also is on top of the European Tour Order of Merit.
No one has ever topped the money list on both Tours, and as Donald says, "That’s certainly a goal. That would be a great accomplishment. … To be the first would be very special."
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what a great player and gentleman. It shows how hard it is to win majors.
Luke is absolutely Charmin soft. Every facet of his game is so good it would take a moron to finish outside the top 15, yet whenever he sniffs the lead he folds, almost instantly, like clockwork. When he got in position at Augusta, water on 12. Needed only -1 on the back nine to win at Harbor Town, doesn’t get it done. Last week, a birdie at 13 got him close, then he immediately makes one of his three bogeys on the whole week on 14. He and Westwood are the world’s two greatest…….Masters of the Backdoor Top 10!
majors are not really any harder to win than any other tournament. because there are only 4 each year thats what makes it hard. there have been many one time only major winners, it doesnt mean to say that these winners are great players. many of the great golfers have never won a major.
You only have 4 chances to win a major in a year. I am pretty sure if Luke keeps up his high-quality game in the coming years, he will win a major.
Luke you will win a major you have the best overall game and the greatest attitude in modern golf . you are also the best role model to british golfers out there thanks for your entertainment this year
luke donald= chokeshow
Good on you, Luke.
You keep playing YOUR game and just let it happen.
If it doesn’t, it won’t be because you aren’t good enough, but just because your wins don’t fall on the majors, that’s all.
To me, majors are overrated anyhow.
Which golfer wouldn’t give their left b*****k to be in your shoes right now?
Keep living the dream, being the top bloke you are, and setting the example you are and you’ll be remembered warmly for many years after you stop playing professionally.
Tiger might be (hopefully not “might have been”) an amazing athlete, but I know who I’d rather play a round with.
no majors for luke, its about bringing yer A game to the majors and he cant do it, same goes for westwood….so much for number 1 and 2 in the world, they both play great in events that arent majors, and therefore shouldnt be considered the best in the world, sorry how can you call anybody the best in the world, or the best at their profession when they havent won the Biggest events? he just dont have what it takes to win a major…not now…not ever!
@ eric, good point, sneakin in the backdoor to grab a top ten without really ever contending all week, but all the lovers of westwood and donald will say look how many top tens in majors they have…sorry you have to win when it counts….see keegan bradley, gotta have a little fire in the belly to win..westwood tried to play like it didnt matter and it showed…luke is just a very very conistent player who will occasionally throw up a win here and there, and thats it!
Luke isn’t a choker, it’s just that he does nothing special when he needs to. I always hear of Donald being a very good putter, very good iron player and superb short game. Because he is so consistent like that , he’s the best matchplayer in the world at the moment.
However, Donald does not do anything great to win a major. You must take some risks and play clutch shots to get it done. His game is always good or very good but in these majors when it matters he never hits great putts or great iron shots that win you these tournaments.
Donald needed 63 on Sunday to get into a play-off, wasn’t gonna happen, so it didn’t matter anyway he was too far back.
Jshan
Who do you give no.1 to then? Keegan Bradley? who could be the next Shaun Micheel or Todd Hamilton. Or maybe Louis Oosthuizen. or give it to Tiger, he’s won 14 majors it would take away the point of rankings if the player hasn’t played or played well for 2 years.
The rankings are fine, you can’t just say someone can’t be no.1 because they haven’t won one of the 4 of 20+ events in a year. It would take away from the point of every other event in the year, that’d be a shambles of a system.
Why do this big loud mouth but never win a major? Not good enough .
Fake number one his talent is about number 10.