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Updated: August 22, 2006, 7:05 PM ET
By Jason Sobel | ESPN.com

MEDINAH, Ill. -- It is the autumn of '76. In a modest house on the outskirts of Los Angeles, Earl Woods bounces baby son Eldrick on his lap. The youngster won't sit still, can't sit still. Dad knows the trick. He places the boy he calls Tiger into a highchair and convenes to the garage in search of a new toy.

The golf clubs, the golf clubs ... where did he put them? Must have left 'em at the club again. No matter. Earl pulls a wooden tennis racquet from a duffle bag and returns to the living ...

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88th PGA Championship

Medinah CC
When: Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 17-20
Where: Medinah CC, No. 3; Medinah, Ill.
Yardage/Par: 7,561 yards; par 72
2006 champion: Tiger Woods
Purse: $6.5 million

Final-round coverage
• Woods wins third PGA title
• PGA Championship leaderboard
• Wojciechowski: Woods is greatest individual athlete ever
• Maisel: In easy victory, Woods is still riveting
• Sirak: The best is yet to come
• Sobel: If Tiger played tennis
• Harig: Woods will pass Nicklaus
• Rudy: Winners and losers
• Sobel: Will Pavin make RC roster?
• Stahlschmidt: Tempo, balance lead to consistency

Third-round coverage
• Woods makes his move
• Sobel: What the contenders need to do
• Maisel: Trophy isn't Tiger's ... yet
• Wojciechowski: Medinah too easy? Try Misery Links
• Harig: Pressure on Donald
• Wacker: Round 3 winners and losers
• ESPN.com photo gallery
• GolfDigest.com photo gallery
• Sindelar makes double eagle

Second-round coverage
• Andrade, Stenson, Herron, Donald lead PGA
• Wojciechowski: Love returns in a big way
• Maisel: Ogilvy holds his own
• Rosaforte: Andrade has "Why not me?" attitude
• Sobel: Taste of Medinah
• Harig: Donald, Stenson take different routes
• Wacker: Woods looks like same old self
• ESPN.com photo gallery
• GolfDigest.com photo gallery

First-round coverage
• Glover, Riley share Round 1 lead
• Wojciechowski: Tiger-Phil pairing lacks drama
• Maisel: Teary-eyed Mayfair returns with 69
• Sobel: Ogilvy relishes man in the middle role
• Harig: Medinah plays long, not difficult
• Rosaforte: Don't overreact to low numbers
• Rudy: Round 1 winners and losers
• ESPN.com photo gallery
• GolfDigest.com photo gallery

Preview coverage
• Sobel: Tiger, Phil need their Duel in the Sun
• Experts' predictions: Tiger or the field?
• Sobel: Ranking the PGA contenders, from 1-20
• Wacker: Mayfair makes his return
• Sirak: Why this will be a compelling PGA
• Wacker: Glory's last shot for Cup wannabes
• Harig: Tiger, Sergio take divergent paths
• Rosaforte: Why the PGA is the best major
• Verdi: Aussie Invasion
• Hawkins: Ogilvy making beautiful music
• Rosaforte/Antonini: A fair dinkum past
• Strege: The next Big Thing
• Callahan: Micheel's ordeal
• Alternate Shot: Should Lehman play?
• Whitten: The major course that almost wasn't
• Whitten: Medinah's 17th, Act IV

Facts
• Tee times
• 2006 PGA Championship field
• PGA Championship past champions
• Medinah No. 3 course map
• On The Tee tournament page

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