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C10 Sports | | SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2019 2 R Newsday (TNS) N EWYORK – CBS long favoredmoving the PGA Champion- ship fromAugust toMay, and so it came to pass, starting this week at Bethpage Black. What no one anticipated was that the move would coincide with an extraordi- nary stroke of luck, or more to the point, 275 strokes fromTiger Woods en route to winning the Masters last month. “This is unquestionably one of the great cases of serendipity when it comes to scheduling that I’ve ever seen in the sports-broadcasting world,” CBS announcer Jim Nantz said on a recent con- ference call to promote the major tournament. He was not necessarily exaggerating. “You had to really bring together a lot of the govern- ing bodies of the sport to execute this one move,” Nantz said. “And who could have ever forecast that the PGA Championship would walk into Year One of this coming on the heels of one of the greatest moments in the history of the sport? “So the PGA Champion- ship definitely hit the lottery with the move in 2019.” Even before what CBS Sports chairman SeanMc- Manus called “the greatest comeback in the history of sports” byWoods, the move was viewed as a no-brainer by many, among other rea- sons for continuity’s sake. In previous decades, Woods would have had to wait twomonths to play in another major. The new golf calendar offers a major every month fromApril to July. “We said all along that moving toMay would be better from an ad-sales standpoint, and it definitely has been, and we think it’s going to be from a ratings standpoint and an overall interest standpoint,” Mc- Manus said. “So for us, for CBS, and for the sport of golf, that’s a win.” This is the final year of CBS’s deal with the PGA, but a new one begins in 2020. This will be the last year in which TNT shows the first two rounds; ESPNwill as- sume that role next May. Naturally, havingWoods in contention through Sun- day would be ideal for the network and the tournament itself. CBS analyst Nick Faldo expressed concernWoods has not played competitively since the Masters, that the temperatures at Bethpage in Farmingdale, N.Y., could be unusually cool, and that the rough could be challenging. “If he hits in the rough at Bethpage Black, he will not be able to scramble like he did at Augusta National,” Faldo said. “We have to just go back a couple of notches with our expectations.” RegardingWoods’ layoff, six-time major champion Faldo said as a golfer ages, “You need to play competi- tively somewhere in between the majors to just loosen things up and see where your game is, simple as that.” Nantz cautioned against thinking the rough will be as challenging as it was for the U.S. Opens at Bethpage in 2002 and 2009. “The PGA likes birdies,” Nantz said. “I promise you it’s not going to look any- thing like it did in those two Opens.” About an hour into the call, with no questions asked about defending champion Brooks Koepka, Nantz called it “borderline tragic” how little attention Koepka has received, given his perfor- mance inmajors over the past three-plus years. “Inmy mind, he’s the favorite,” Nantz said. Perhaps, but Woods is the star attraction. “The atmosphere is going to be manic,” Faldo said. “I can imagine we are going to be in a buzz from the moment he steps on the grounds until hopefully late Sunday evening again.” At a glance May 16-19 at Bethpage State Park (Black Course), 7,459 yards. Par 35-35–70. Defending champion: Brooks Koepka. Last year: Koepka blocked out the cheers for a charging Tiger Woods with two birdies on the back nine at Bellerive for a 4- under 66 and a two-shot victory over Woods. In oppressive August heat in St. Louis, Koepka finished at 264 to set the PGA Championship record and tie Henrik Stenson (2016 British Open) for lowest 72-hole score at all majors. Koepka became the fifth player to win the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in the same year, and the first since Woods in 2000. Move to May: The PGA Championship moves to May for the first time since 1949. Did you know? 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