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PGA Championship 2017: Five holes outside the “Green Mile” that will deliver drama

CHARLOTTE — When conjuring images of Quail Hollow, the vaunted “Green Mile” comes to mind. And with good reason: the club's closing three holes are a nightmare, one of the statistically-toughest stretches in golf. Jordan Spieth referred to it as a site for “triumph and disaster” during this week's PGA Championship.
However, while the Green Mile packs a mean punch, Quail Hollow's other 15 holes boast plenty of fireworks in their own right. A perspective especially true following the course's drastic overhaul for the Wanamaker proceedings. Here are five holes outside the Green Mile that will deliver drama during the 2017 PGA Championship.
FacebookPinterestPGA of AmericaNo. 1 — 524 yards, Par 4
One of Quail Hollow's biggest transformations was essentially combining the first two holes — a 418-yard par 4 and a 178-yard par 3 — into a protracted, left-to-right winding par 4 measuring over 500 yards. With an elevated landing zone, the final 200 hards or so are dow..

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PGA Championship 2017: What Jordan Spieth has in abundance, his rivals wish they had as well

Chris CarlsonJordan Spieth hits from the rough on the on the 16th hole during a practice round at the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)CHARLOTTE — It was the opening round of last year’s PGA Championship and Rory McIlroy had just missed birdie putts from close range on each of his first two holes of the tournament. His head dropped, shoulders slumped and he went on to shoot a disappointing 74 before missing the cut a day later.
A year later, McIlroy was sitting in the interview room at Quail Hollow extoling the golfing mind of Jordan Spieth, who this week at the age of 24 has a chance become the youngest player by six months to complete the career Grand Slam.
What stood out to McIlroy about Spieth’s victory last month at Royal Birkdale was not just his great escape from the 13th hole but his ability to turn a negative into a positive, particularly in dire situations. “He has got that knack,” McI..

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