Phil Mickelson is the early favorite to win the 2008 PGA Championship

The last major event of the golf season is a little over a week away. The PGA Championship, aka “Glory’s Last Shot,” takes place this year at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Tiger Woods won this event in 2006 and 2007; Phil Mickelson was the 2005 champ and is the early favorite at 10-1 now that Tiger is on the injured list.

Mickelson spent some quality time at Oakland Hills on Tuesday, just two days before his expected appearance at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in nearby Akron, Ohio. Adam Scott (25-1) and Geoff Ogilvy (28-1) also got in a practice round.

Scott is getting some handicapping buzz for the Championship, which used to have a reputation as a “first-time” major after the likes of John Daly, Steve Elkington and Davis Love III became champions. The golfer getting the most attention from a first-timer standpoint is Sergio Garcia, the second favorite at 14-1.