The second major of the year comes at a familiar PGA Tour venue, which could open the door for some long shots to contend

• The course with the best combination of prestige and results was Carnoustie, one of the great courses in the world and home of results like Ben Hogan winning his only Open and the Jean Van de Velde meltdown. It ranked third best in both categories.

In some ways, the incentive to buy PGA Championship tickets is the same as to fly out of your regional airport. The PGA Championship does not have any bare-bones tickets. Every ticket purchased for this week’s event is a Championship+ ticket,