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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Can anyone believe we finished Sunday? Thank you, Mother Nature, for the unexpected gift. What is expected are the final grades for the final major of 2016.These marks are on total performance for the week. There was much to consider when it came to the top golfers in the world and the last big one of the year. As much as I complain about it, like a teacher at the end of a school year, Im always a little sad when its over. Wheres the Michael Jordan meme?Enjoy the PGA Championships final grades.Jason DayGrade: A World ranking:?No. 1 Score: 68-65-67-67 (-13)World No. 1 showed exactly why that ranking is well deserved, shooting back-to back 67s in one day. That eagle on the 18th hole to get within 1 shot of the lead was worth the price of admission alone, but four rounds under par on a golf course that wasnt as easy as people said it would be gets Day high marks and praise from me.Dustin JohnsonGrade: F World ranking: No. 2 Score: 77-72 (+9) -- Missed CutMaking the same amount of double bogeys as birdies for the week while adding seven bogeys into the mix is beyond disappointing. its a fail.Jordan SpiethGrade: B-minus World ranking:?No. 3 Score: 70-67-69-68 (-6)Spieth never shot over par for the week and played the final 36 in 3 under par. So much pressure was put on him by the media and himself this major season that it would be easy to see this week as a letdown. I dont view it that way. Only five men shot all four rounds in the 60s at Baltusrol. If thats bad in your book, thats on you.Rory McIlroyGrade: F World ranking:?No. 4 Score: 74-69 (+3) -- Missed CutEveryones biggest complaint about McIlroy and majors is that he wins only in soft conditions. Well, he can stink in soft conditions, too. Why are yall complaining about that? Coming in to the week playing pretty good golf, the fact that he went birdie-free in Round 1 and played the 18th hole in Round 2 the opposite of how the champion did is a big fail.Henrik StensonGrade: B- World ranking:?No. 5 Score: 67-67-67-71 (-8)Yes, the final-round 71 was a big smh, sigh moment. The fact that Stenson put himself in a position to win is what the grade is about. In the Strokes Gained on Approaches statistic, he was No. 1 in the field this week. It sucks that his putter, which was so red hot at The Open, went back to being subpar this week or hed have won this one, too. In Strokes Gained Putting he was 77th. I know yall dont like to hear it, but thats golf sometimes.Bubba WatsonGrade: C-minus World ranking: No. 6 Score: 71-69-70-71 (+1)Itd be easy to get down on Bubba, but for the week he hit only 30 of 56 fairways and 51 of 72 greens in regulation. The fact that he never shot worse than 1 over par and managed to shoot a round under par is a positive. That being said, when a top player finishes outside the top 50 in a major with this field, it is a little below average. Thats what Bubbas week was, just a little below average.Rickie FowlerGrade: C World ranking:?No. 7 Score: 68-68-71-70 (-3) Good start to the week, but a weak weekend. I say weak, but not in a disparaging way, more in a disappointing way. Fowler still has more kids (and some adults) wearing his gear in the crowd than any other golfer, so when the popular kid can manage only 1 over for the final 36 holes, its a bummer. The overall 3 under score was nothing but average. Thats OK for some, but I know Fowler strives for better.Adam ScottGrade: C-plus World ranking:?No. 8 Score: 70-67-69-69 (-5)Heres whats strange about Scott finishing the week at 5 under; the back nine is where youre supposed to do all your scoring yet he shot under par only once there in four rounds! Kudos, I guess, for scoring on the front nine at Baltusrol, but booo for making only a combined two birdies in the three of the four chances you had at the back nine. Finishing T-18 is nothing to sneeze at for a major, but those back nine stats are just too maddening to get the B grade.Danny WillettGrade: D World ranking: No. 9 Score: 71-70-74-70 (+5)Welp, he made the cut. I cant fail him. But out of 86 guys who played the weekend, Willett tied for 79th. I know I should be happy because he shot even par twice, but I am scratching my head that a guy who has been so successful on the slower greens on the European Tour couldnt figure out the slower greens here this week.Sergio GarciaGrade: F World ranking: No. 10 Score: 71-74 (+5) -- Missed Cut Enjoy the Olympics and try to make more than two birdies while youre there. Garcia has a lot of work to do on his ball-striking, which was Charles Barkley turrible this week. The silver lining is that he might have found a putting stroke that works well. We just didnt get to see it this weekend.Jimmy WalkerGrade: A-plus World ranking:No. 48 Score: 65-66-68-67 (-14)Twenty-seven holes of bogey-free golf for the latest first-time major winner. Walker was 13 under on the back nine alone with 14 birdies and only one bogey for the week. Remember, he won with a score of 14 under. The stat that sticks out the most for him is scrambling. Walker led the field by making par 14 of 17 times when he missed these tricky greens. Thats how you win a major!PGA of AmericaGrade: B-minusThey earned an A for the setup of the golf course in some very challenging conditions. The talk after the weather was that someone was going to break the single-day scoring record on the weekend and no one even sniffed it. They earned an F for the pin sheet debacle that happened on Friday. Having to make updates and revisions while guys are on the course is never acceptable and the communication to the players and caddies was as good as the water in Flint, Michigan. Through all that, the PGA of America gets an A-plus for being the first to use the local rule known as Preferred Lies or Lift, Clean and Place. Anyone who calls it cheating is a liar, since its in The Rules of Golf. And the old school, thats not golf way of thinking is promoted by people who dont play the game at this level or who, when conditions are that bad, wont go play themselves. 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Insurer QBE has reportedly declined a $1.2 payout over Anthony Watmoughs career-ending knee injury, leaving Parramatta to pay out the remainder of his NRL contract.News Corp Australia is reporting QBE has deemed the knee injury that ended the veterans career - barely 12 months into his four-year Eels deal - was pre-existing.Faced with paying out Watmoughs contract for the next two seasons, Parramatta reacted angrily on Thursday night to the insurers denial of the claim.A furious Eels administrator Max Donnelly told News Corp: Its outrageous!Why the hell do we have insurance?If Parramatta end up funding Watmoughs contract, it will leave the club a record $11 million-plus in the red for the 2016 season.The only encouraging news for the Eels is that the NRL sayss the former Manly forwards payout will not be included in the 2017 and 2018 salary caps, despite QBEs ruling, leaving them free to pursue marquee players.ddddddddddddA NRL spokesman said QBEs decision did not override the leagues ruling in May that Watmoughs injury was career-ending.If we determine a player has suffered a career-ending injury, we can exclude that players payments from the salary cap.The Watmough insurance claim is believed to have been the first potential seven-figure payout for a players career-ending injury since QBE became the insurer for the top 25 players at each club in 2014 after the Alex McKinnon tragedy. 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