Big boys Rory McIlroy and Jason Day to star as Shane Lowry seeks to prove worth

This week, the final major of the year, the PGA Championship returns to one of America’s most famous venues, the Lower Course at Baltusrol.

Big boys Rory McIlroy and Jason Day to star as Shane Lowry seeks to prove worth

Located in Springfield, New Jersey, Baltusrol’s original designer, AW Tillinghast, had enough foresight at the time of its construction in 1918 to understand that the course should have the flexibility to accommodate future changes in the game.

So nearly 900 yards of additional length have been added to the course over time without the need for routing changes or movement of greens.

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