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Todd Milles has been with The News Tribune since 1994, covering local colleges, high schools, auto racing, Washington State and golf. You will find news and observations on Pacific Northwest courses and updates on local standouts on this blog.
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The News Tribune's golf blog
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Posted by Todd Milles @ 01:49:52 pm

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.

Categories: Ryan Moore