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Published: August 4, 2008

For all the talk about the PGA Championship suffering from an identity crisis, the PGA Tour's final major of the year certainly has had its share of memorable moments the past two decades:

Some favorites:

Baltusrol, 2005: Tied for the lead with Thomas Bjorn and Steve Elkington as he arrives at the 72nd hole, Phil Mickelson flops a chip shot from 50 feet for a tap-in birdie on the par-5 18th, giving Lefty his second career major. It was first Monday finish at the PGA since 1986, when Bob Tway holed a bunker shot on the 72nd hole to beat Greg Norman.

Valhalla, 2000: Tiger Woods beats boyhood friend Bob May in the first three-hole playoff in PGA history, defending his title and adding the third leg on what would become the Tiger Slam after his Masters victory in 2001. Woods' birdie on the first playoff hole, the par-4 16th, holds up after May is unable to convert a 40-foot birdie putt on 18.

Medinah, 1999: The first of Woods' four PGA titles is best remembered for Sergio Garcia's blind 6-iron approach shot on No. 16 on Sunday after his tee ball came to rest up against a tree between two roots. The image of Garcia running toward the green and leaping to get a better look as his ball comes to rest 25 feet from the flag will live on forever.

Crooked Stick, 1991: John Daly, the ninth and final alternate, opens with a 3-under 69 even though he is seeing the course for the first time, then follows with a 67 to lead by a stroke after 36 holes. Another 69 gives him a three-shot cushion through 54 holes, and a closing 71 is more than enough to secure one of the biggest upsets in golf history.

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