During the 2011 PGA Championship Steve Stricker set the early lead, Jerry Kelly never competed and the pre-tournament favorite was Rory McIlroy who was born in 1989.
The 2011 PGA Championship was the 93rd PGA Championship, held August 1114 at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb northeast of Atlanta. Steve Stricker set the early lead with a 7-under-par 63, after narrowly missing a putt on his final hole that would have set a new major championship record of 62. Jerry Kelly finished with 65, in what was shaping up to be a good chance for the U.S. to get its first major win since the 2010 Masters Tournament. Pre-tournament favorite Rory McIlroy injured his wrist on the 3rd hole, but was able to grind out an even par round of 70. 
