Envious Thomas Bjorn watches on as Baltusrol set for major drama

The last time Baltusrol staged the US PGA Championship in 2005, Thomas Bjorn equalled the lowest score in major championship history on his way to finishing second.

But anyone asking the 45-year-old Dane to recount the details of that brilliant achievement ahead of the tournament’s return to the New Jersey venue this week will be in for some serious disappointment.

“It’s funny,” Bjorn said. “I read the other week it was going back to Baltusrol and I hadn’t really thought about it. Then I started thinking about that 63 and I remember nothing!