Point/Counterpoint: Is Straits set up too easy?

— -- Darren Clarke called it the toughest par-77 he'd ever seen. Lee Westwood said there were eight very hard holes and 10 impossible ones. And just about every other player sensed Whistling Straits was about to eat them alive.

And then Thursday's first round came. And Clarke shot a 65. And Justin Leonard and Ernie Els shot 66s. And a whole heap of players shot under par for the day.

Which brings up the question: Did the PGA of America set up Whistling Straits too easy on Thursday? As usual, the discussion turned into an argument which turned into a bare-knuckle boxing match, but in the end, we decided words were the best way to settle this issue.

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