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Medinah plays long, but not difficult

By Bob Harig
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, August 17, 2006

MEDINAH, Ill. -- It sure doesn't look that easy. Not with the tall trees that frame the fairways, the deep rough that swallows up golf balls, the tricky greens that make for interesting reads and a scorecard that shows the longest course in major championship history. Those words have been used often in recent years, and it almost never matters. Medinah Country Club's No. 3 course measured 7,561 yards Thursday for the opening round of the 88th PGA Championship, but professional golfers t ...

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