1.   The course is suitable for modern world-class championship golf.

2.   Blessed with two good legs, Martin would be just another eager young golfer trying to break into the big time of championship golf.

3.   A computer is not required to measure the true difficulty of this hole, nor to validate its ranking as the most unaccommodating stretch in major championship golf.

4.   But for a complete test of championship golf, few locations in the world offer a greater challenge.

5.   But its ability to produce the greatest drama in major championship golf remains untouched.

6.   Colonial, suffice to say, has stepped up to the plate against some fellow heavy hitters in the world of championship golf.

7.   Driver in hand, he stood in front of the ancient clubhouse at the Old Course on Saturday, peering out across the widest fairway in championship golf.

8.   It was the year before Vardon would win his record-sixth British Open, and World War II would lead to the suspension of championship golf in Europe.

9.   Major championship golf is rife with example after example of players failing to close the deal.

10.   Picking favorites in major championship golf is a guessing game.