KOHLER, Wisconsin — The stage is set for Thursday's opening round at the 97th PGA Championship being held this week for a third time at Whistling Straits, which is viewed by the players both as a 'Beauty' and a 'Beast'.
Measuring 7,514 yards off the back tees, the links-style layout is lush, green, beautifully manicured and stunningly located on the shores of Lake Michigan where eight of the holes are adjacent to the water.
Yet with its soaring sand dunes and more than a thousand bunkers dotted around the course, the par-72 Straits Course will provide a daunting challenge for the game's best players over the next four days.