Allenby narrowly missed a birdie on the challenging closing hole at TPC Sawgrass to force a playoff with Tim Clarke at the 2010 Players Championship, earning his second runner-up finish of 2010. Making his 17th appearance in the PGA Championship this week, Allenby’s best finish came at his venue in 2004 when he tied for ninth. Robert Allenby Australia
Harrington, the 2008 PGA Champion and 2007/08 Open Champion, trailed the leader by two strokes heading into the final round of the 2009 Championship at Hazeltine National before being derailed by a final-round 78, which left him tied for 10th. In 2008, Harrington became the first European since Tommy Armour in 1930 to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy, and only the fourth man in history to win the Open Championship and PGA Championship in the same calendar year. Padraig Harrington Ireland
Rose had a phenomenal stretch from June to July, carding two PGA Tour victories — at the Memorial Tournament and the AT&T National — and a tie for ninth at the Travelers Championship, where he held the 54-hole lead. He has shot up the World Ranking from 66th to 16th, and has shown that his game is ready to take on a major. Rose’s best finish in a PGA Championship came in 2008 when he tied for ninth. Justin Rose England
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