This week: 90th PGA Championship, Thursday through Sunday, South Course at Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Township, Mich.

World ranking: 91st.

2008 earnings: $1,122,631 (69th on the PGA Tour).

Previous PGA Championships: Tied for ninth in 2006 at Medinah CC near Chicago; missed cut at last year's at Southern Hills CC in Tulsa, Okla.

Tournament outlook: Nothing about the Puyallup golfer's recent play would indicate he is a serious threat this week – his best finish in the past four PGA Tour events is tied for 58th at last week's Reno-Tahoe Open, and that includes a pair of missed cuts. But there is something about this course that fits Moore's game. The UNLV All-American has been one of the tour's best in total driving, which Oakland Hills requires. What Moore has to do a better job of this week is hitting greens in regulation – he ranks 189th on tour in that department. Bob Harig, one of ESPN.com's golf writers, picked Moore as his "Horse for the Course" this week, mainly because the 25-year-old was the British Open qualifying medalist at Oakland CC last season.

Tee time Thursday: 5:40 a.m. PDT off the first tee with American Billy Mayfair and England's Graeme McDowell.

This week: Nationwide Tour's Wichita Open, Thursday through Sunday, Crestview Country Club, Wichita, Kan.

World ranking: 548th.

2008 earnings: $89,841 (50th on the Nationwide Tour).

Last tournament: The Tacoma native had a string of five made cuts in a row snapped at last week's Cox Classic in Omaha, Neb. (3-under 139). A big key for Putnam recently has been his first-round play – he's had rounds in the 60s in four of his past five tournaments. In 2006, Putnam played well in Wichita, finishing tied for 11th.

Tee time Thursday: 5:35 a.m. PDT off the 10th tee with Scott Gardiner and Ian Leggatt.