The PGA Championship is the little major that produces the big battles

Fourth on the calendar to be played, the PGA Championship has always struggled not to be last of golf’s majors in regards to impact.

It has not been easy, mostly because the other majors have such strong identities.

Played on the same course each year, the Masters is a pilgrimage, a season-starter in many respects. The field is small and intimate, the atmosphere festive, the TV audience massive.