Golf Barometer: This Marathon Requires Foot Joys

Get out the yardage books and invest in some quality footwear: you'll need it this week. The PGA Championship will be a marathon this year, held over a 7,676-yard behemoth known as The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. Big hitters obviously get a big advantage here, and mediocre putters aren't penalized as much - the paspalum greens aren't expected to run very quickly.

Here's a look at what I expect from some of the big names:

Tiger Woods: He's still the smartest thinker in the game today, though he doesn't have the power of Young Tiger (that ship sailed a while back). Woods has been up and down ...

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