PGA Championship 2012: Top Storylines from Ocean Course

And so we come upon the PGA Championship, the last major of the year and one last opportunity in 2012 to absolutely obsess over Tiger Woods.

I kid, I kid, though you know that with the Olympics winding down, a huge part of your sports coverage will turn to Tiger, as he looks to end his drought at the majors. 

Tiger is always a storyline, but what are the others that will make the rounds from Friday to Sunday? 

Glad you asked. Let's take a look.

Can Tiger End His Majors Drought?

Here's the deal—until Tiger Woods gets another win at a major championship, he'll always be the primary storyline. That's just how this works.

He started out well enough, shooting a three-under 69 for the day. But as has been the case all year, it isn't early play that has given Woods trouble—it's been the weekends.

At the major tournaments this year, Woods is 13-over par on Saturday and Sunday. Contrast that with his seven-under par on Thursday and Friday at the majors, and you see the struggles Woods has had closing.

He hasn't won a major since he took the U.S. Open in 2008. Will this be the weekend he reverses his fate?

Another Comeback Winner?

You want late-round drama? This year, the PGA has provided plenty of late-round drama (via the Associated Press from FOX News):

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This has been the year of the comeback on the PGA Tour, with 11 players coming from at least four shots behind to win in the final round.

Or maybe it's the year of the meltdown.

There was Kyle Stanley making triple bogey on the final hole at Torrey Pines and losing in a playoff to Brandt Snedeker. Most recently, Jim Furyk took a double bogey—the last four shots from the collar of a bunker next to the 18th green—to lose at Firestone. In between, there was Adam Scott making four straight bogeys at Royal Lytham & St. Annes to lose a four-shot lead in the British Open to Ernie Els.

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See, it's not just Tiger Woods who has been left to lament the weekend.

But hey, it's made for great television, so make sure you're glued to the television on Sunday. Someone is bound to make a major comeback. And someone else is bound to blow a big lead.

Variety is the Spice of Life

In the last 17 majors, we've now seen 17 different winners, dating back to Tiger Woods' last win in 2008 at the U.S. Open. (He even worms his way into the different storylines of this tournament, doesn't he?)

Who will end the parity? Can Rory McIlroy break through once again, like he did at last year's U.S. Open? Has anyone seen Phil Mickelson lately? Can Keegan Bradley repeat his performance at this tournament from a year ago?

Then again, maybe it would be nice to keep the parity alive. After all, we're still waiting for Luke Donald and Lee Westwood to break through and win a major. What the hell, let's make it 18 different golfers over 18 majors, shall we, boys?

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