Major course cut above rest

WHISTLING STRAITS, the venue for this week’s US PGA Championship, takes some finding.

The place is in the middle of nowhere although two of the four strong Irish contingent, a record number for a US major, have made their way here safely enough.

Pádraig Harrington and Darren Clarke were idle last week and so had a head start on Paul McGinley and Graeme McDowell, who picked up invaluable Ryder Cup and world ranking points in the Netherlands.