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No dire Straits in first round

By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com

Friday, July 30, 2004

HAVEN, Wis. -- Get the Federal Trade Commission on the line. The PGA Championship just foisted a classic bait-and-switch on you, the unsuspecting public. Too bad it's not a sweeps period on the local news. A consumer reporter would eat this up. During the practice rounds, Whistling Straits seemed to fit the definition of Wisconsin Tough. Cheeseheads don't want comfort. They fight over the opportunity to sit in subzero weather at Lambeau Field. They flock to Pickerel Lake on a February morning j ...

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