2009 PGA Championship Practice Round - Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and the rest during the practice round of the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. It was the 91st PGA Championship, held August 13-16.
Yang Yong-eun, more commonly referred to as "Y.E. Yang" won his first major title, three strokes ahead of Tiger Woods, who was a four-time champion. It marked the first time that Woods had failed to win a major he had led after 54 holes. Yang also became the first Asian-born player to win a men's major championship.
First round
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Tiger Woods had the outright lead after a 67 on the first round, which included 5 birdies and no bogeys. Defending champion Pádraig Harrington, who played in the same group as Woods, was alone in second place after a 68. David Toms, 2001 champion, was also one to make a move. He made many long birdie putts and par saves to shoot a 69, placing him in a group of six tied for third that also included two-time champion Vijay Singh. World number two Phil Mickelson struggled slightly, shooting a 2-over par 74. John Daly, 1991 champion, withdrew after posting a 78, citing a back injury.
Second round
Friday, August 14, 2009
Tiger Woods broke away from the pack with a run of three straight birdies on the back nine, finishing the round with a four-shot lead. It is his largest margin after two rounds at a major since the 2005 British Open at St Andrews, when he led by five. Conditions on the second day were tough, with strong winds playing with putts and the greens uneven. Vijay Singh, Lucas Glover and Brendan Jones, who moved up the leaderboard all played in the morning. Pádraig Harrington and Ross Fisher, had to cope with the fierce winds.
Third round
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Tiger Woods played a safe round, avoiding throwing away shots. His lead was halved to two shots over Pádraig Harrington and 2009 Honda Classic winner Yang Yong-eun. Henrik Stenson, winner of that year's Players Championship, scored a round of 68 and was in the group that played along with U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover. Ernie Els was as close as one shot from the lead but finished with three straight bogeys.
Final round
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Struggling with his putting all day, Tiger Woods was in jeopardy of losing a major for the first time when leading after 54 holes. The only player who was able to take advantage of this was Woods' playing partner, Yang Yong-eun. Defending champion Pádraig Harrington was in contention early, but made a quintuple-bogey 8 on the par-3 8th, causing him to fall from tied for 2nd to tied for 10th. Tied on the short par-4 14th, Yang chipped in for eagle from just off the green, whereas Woods was only able to make birdie. This enabled Yang to take the lead and he did not relinquish it, sealing the victory by drawing a remarkable 210-yard (192 m) approach around a tree to within ten feet (3 m) on the final hole, setting up a birdie against Woods' closing bogey and a winning margin of three strokes.