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Ping Glide ES wedgeAnirban Lahiri prevails as long-drive winner at PGA Championship

Anirban Lahiri ( Associated Press )MOSEL, Wis. – Grip it and rip it. Tee it high and let it fly. Let the big dog eat. Pick your phrase because the fact remains that everyone digs the long ball.

On Tuesday, the only leaderboard that mattered at the PGA Championship recorded the longest drives at the 593-yard second hole at Whistling Straits.

One by one the groups arrived at the par-5 hole, had their names announced and then it was bombs away. Begun in 1952 at Big Spring Country Club in Louisville, Ky., the PGA Championship Driving Contest resumed last year after a lengthy hiatus. Let’s hope it is here to stay.…