India, May 13 -- Heading into the PGA Championship, the much-underrated second of the four major championships of the season, some phenomenal performances resulted in several champions who will not be traveling to Aronimink this week but are sure to make some noise in their future.

All these stories highlight the importance of perseverance - a characteristic that is vital in every sphere of life, but paramount in sports. There are so many factors that impact results, including the fact that you could be playing at your finest, but those are also the days when someone else walks away with all the glory because the other person played slightly better than you. Sport can be cruel that way.

If I had to pick one among these champions stories...