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Pete Dye won't forget the gushing praise he heard from just about everyone about his new creation, The Ocean Course, as the world's best players got ready for the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island in weather that was perfect for golf.

How well do you know the PGA Championship? Try this quiz: FRONT NINE (3 points) 1. What was memorable about Jack Nicklaus winning the 1973 PGA Championship at Canterbury? a.) It was the last time he smoked a cigarette on the golf course. b.) He broke Bobby Jones' record for most majors. c.) It was

A capsule look at 20 top players for the 94th PGA Championship, to be played Aug.

A look at some of the key anniversaries this year in PGA Championship history: 1937 (75 years ago) Winner: Denny Shute.

A hole-by-hole look at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, site of the 94th PGA Championship to be played Aug.

Facts and figures for the PGA Championship: Event: 94th PGA Championship. Dates: Aug. 9-12. Site: Kiawah Island (Ocean Course) Length: 7,776 yards: Par: 36-36_72. Field: 156 players (136 tour pros, 20 club pros). Prize money: TBA ($8 million in 2011). Winner's share: TBA ($1.445 million in 2011).

Pete Dye won't forget the gushing praise he heard from just about everyone about his new creation, The Ocean Course, as the world's best players got ready for the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island in weather that was perfect for golf.

Buster Posey hit a three-run homer, Ryan Theriot and Melky Cabrera both drove in a pair, and the Giants routed the Rockies, 16-4, on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.San Francisco had managed just six runs over its previous three games but the offense recorded 16 hits on Friday,

Yonder Alonso tallied San Diego's first hit off R.A. Dickey in the fifth and then provided the key one off him in the seventh to put the Padres over the top. Alonso had two of San Diego's four hits against the knuckleballer Dickey, including the go-ahead double in the seventh, as the Padres rallied