Jack Nicklaus held the previous record when he won the PGA by seven shots in 1980.<\/p>\n
McIlroy’s victory propelled him back into the No. 1 spot in the world rankings, a spot he has since relinquished to Tiger Woods.<\/p>\n
McIlroy would go on to win two more PGA events in 2012, but his 2013 season has been less than stellar. The Ulsterman does have four top-10 finishes this season, but has also missed four cuts and withdrew from the Honda Classic in February, citing a sore wisdom tooth as the cause.<\/p>\n
This week’s field will include 99 of the top 100 players in the world, but none are entering the tournament with more momentum than Woods.<\/p>\n
Woods is coming off a 7-stroke victory at the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational last week that was propelled by a 61 on Friday that all but sealed the win before the weekend. The victory was Woods’ fifth on the PGA Tour this season and first since the Players Championship in May.<\/p>\n
Woods, however, has not won a major championship since the 2008 U.S. Open.<\/p>\n
Also in the field will be reigning major champions Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose and Adam Scott. The lone member of the top 100-ranked players will be No. 12 Louis Oosthuizen, who has been bothered by back and neck injuries.<\/p>\n
TNT will have full television coverage of the first two rounds and early on the weekend before handing coverage over to CBS for the afternoon.<\/p>\n
The PGA Tour heads south to North Carolina next week for the Wyndham Championship, where Sergio Garcia earned a 2-stroke victory over Tim Clark last year.<\/p>\n
WEB.COM<\/p>\n
PRICE CUTTER CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP – Highland Springs Country Club, Springfield, Missouri – The Web.com Tour moves to Missouri this week for the Price Cutter Charity Championship.<\/p>\n
Chris Wilson birdied the first playoff hole last year to beat Scott Harrington and earn his first Web.com Tour win.<\/p>\n
Wilson will return to defend his title this week against a field that includes seven previous winners on tour this season and the Web.com’s all-time leader in wins, Jason Gore.<\/p>\n
There will be no television coverage this week.<\/p>\n
The Web.com Tour travels to Tennessee next week for the News Sentinel Open, where Darron Stiles carded a 4-under 67 during the final round last year to hold off Scott Gardiner, D.J. Brigman and Nicholas Thompson by a single stroke.<\/p>\n
PGA TOUR CANADA<\/p>\n
ATB FINANCIAL CLASSIC – Country Hills Golf Club (Talons Course), Calgary, Alberta – The PGA Tour Canada returns from a two-week absence for the ATB Financial Classic, which will be played from Tuesday through Friday.<\/p>\n
The event was originally scheduled for June 20-23, but was postponed due to torrential rains and flooding in the Calgary area.<\/p>\n
Michael Gligic parred the second playoff hole last year to defeat Matt Marshall and claim his first victory on the PGA Tour Canada.<\/p>\n
Gligic will be back to defend his title against a field that includes the four tournament winners this season — Stephen Gangluff, Wil Collins, Riley Wheeldon and Carlos Sainz, Jr.<\/p>\n
There will be no television coverage.<\/p>\n
The PGA Tour Canada moves to Ontario in two weeks for The Great Waterway Classic in Morrisburg, where Eugene Wong captured the 2012 title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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