Golf's major championship season comes to a close this weekend as the best players in the world head to Oak Hill CC in Rochester, NY. The East Course will host the PGA Championship for the first time since 2003. A decade ago, it was Shaun Micheel coming out of nowhere to shock the golf world by winning the PGA Championship. In the last 20 majors, there have been 18 different champions. The only two men to win multiple majors are Rory McIlroy (the defending PGA champion) and Phil Mickleson (the most recent major champion). Neither of those Men are the favorite this week though. You guessed it. Tiger Woods is the oddsmakers favorite yet again. Tiger was dominant at the Bridgestone Invitational last weekend. He looks primed to break his skid. There are a lot of men capable of capturing the Wanamaker Trophy this year. Here is a look at my Top 10 favorites to win golf's final major of 2013.
1. Zach Johnson - USA (35/1)
World Golf Ranking: 26th
Best PGA Finish: T3 (2010)
Average 2013 Score: 71.162. Tiger Woods - USA (4/1)
World Golf Ranking: 1st
Best PGA Finish: Champion (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007)
Average 2013 Score: 70.00
3. Jason Dufner - USA (38/1)
World Golf Ranking: 21st
Best PGA Finish: 2nd (2011)
Average 2013 Score: 71.00
4. Lee Westwood - England (28/1)
World Golf Ranking: 12th
Best PGA Finish: T3 (2009)
Average 2013 Score: 71.06
5. Adam Scott - Australia (18/1)
World Golf Ranking: 5th
Best PGA Finish: T3 (2006)
Average 2013 Score: 70.75
6. Steve Stricker - USA (50/1)
World Golf Ranking: 13th
Best PGA Finish: 2nd (1998)
Average 2013 Score: 69.90
7. Martin Kaymer - Germany (50/1)
Best PGA Finish: Champion (2010)
Average 2013 Score: 72.12
8. Luke Donald - England (40/1)
World Golf Raking: 9th
Best PGA Finish: T3 (2006)
Average 2013 Score: 71.05
9. Jason Day - Australia (40/1)
World Golf Ranking: 20th
Best PGA Finish: T10 (2010)
Average 2013 Score: 70.95
10. Rory McIlroy - Northern Ireland (35/1)
World Golf Ranking: 3rd
Best PGA Finish: Champion (2012)
Average 2013 Score: 71.46
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