Head for the Hills!

golfmagic.com     Aug 5, 2008            

Great memories: Europeans celebrate at Oakland Hills in 2004. How many will be back in the team after this week's US PGA? The Oakland Hills course, in Michigan, where this week's US PGA Championship will be played - has great memories for the British and European contingent looking to claim the season's fourth major. It was here that the Europeans humiliated the US golfers in the 2004 Ryder Cup by nine clear points to extend their winning streak and set up a similar victory at The K Club two years later. Though most emphatically deny it, with still a month to go before captain Nick Faldo's selection is finalised, the Ryder Cup will also be on the minds of several players hopeful of combining a high finish here with an automatic place on the team. Darren Clarke with Montgomerie at Oakland Hills in 2004 - 'class is permanent,'... [read full story]                    


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