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PGT: When Tiger Woods was winning tournaments, he was considered to be an unstoppable machine — mechanically perfect, competitive like a Terminator and unflappable on any stage. After shooting a 7-over 77 at the PGA Championship on Thursday, Woods looks like a machine in need of emergency repair.

Vote: Who will win the PGA Championship?

GolfChannel: A gallery of the best images from the PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club.

JOHNS CREEK, Georgia (AP) -Bubba Watson says a runner-up finish in last year's PGA Championship and two wins on the tour this year have helped him appreciate how difficult it is to win.

Facts and figures for the PGA Championship:

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PGT: With Steve Williams carrying his bag, golfer wins for 8th time on PGA Tour, while Tiger Woods finished tied for 37th.

PGT: Tiger Woods played a schizophrenic final round at the Bridgestone, finishing at even par before heading to prepare for the PGA.

Vaughn Taylor's only two career wins on the PGA tour have come at the Reno-Tahoe Open, where he's making a bid to claim a third after a 6-under-par 66 on Friday gave him a one-shot lead over Will MacKenzie.

Interactive: NBCSports.com contributor Rob Bolton analyzes the top contenders, those in the running, and the long shots for the PGA Championship, to be played Aug. 11-14 at Atlanta Athletic Club.

PGT: Tiger Woods has committed to play in the PGA Championship in two weeks at Atlanta Athletic Club.

PGT: If Tiger Woods doesn't play in the PGA Championship, he might not return until 2012.

The PGA Tour's Tim Finchem joins Morning Joe to discuss the PGA Tour and its partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative, rising golf champ Rory McIlroy, and Tiger Woods. (Morning Joe)

David Hutsell won the 44th PGA Professional National Championship on Wednesday, beating Faber Jamerson with an 8-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff.

In his second full year on the PGA Tour, Gary Woodland has reason to feel like a rookie for the rest of the season. That's not a bad thing, either.