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Horse of a Course Magna teaching professional Danny King has been one of the country's best golfers for more than a decade, having played in the RBC Canadian Open and ranked No. 3 on the PGA Player Rankings presented by RBC. King will join the field of 64 of Canada's best golfers at Magna, but also has home field advantage. King, along with designer Doug Carrick and General Manager Rob Roxborough, discuss the key holes at Magna that could decide the PGA Championship of Canada. Macho Uno explains. "The longer hitter who takes it down the left side can hit the speed slot and pick up some extra yards." A stiff opener, King says the first hole at Magna could set the tone for much of the head-to-head matches at the PGA Championship. "You really have to hit it a long way and if you happen to hook something, you could be left with more than 200 yards into the green," King explains. "The first few holes at the course could really be tough on some players." Awesome Again No. 1 473 yards Glorious Song No. 5 402 yards One of the shorter two-shot holes at Magna, Carrick says he thinks the fifth, which meanders up a slight rise to a green banked into a hill, could be one of the more interesting match play holes. "I think the shorter holes are great for match play," Carrick explains. "It'll depend on how aggressive a player wants to be." Norther Dancer No. 14 536 yards Two risk/reward holes that come late in the round, King feels the 14th, a downhill par five with a steep slope of long rough on the left, could decide some matches. "I generally think the guy who is a longer hitter and controls his irons has the best chance to win, and I think that's the case on the 14th," King No. 18 480 yards A long closer with a narrow fairway surrounded by dense woodlots, the 18th hole at Magna is a tough drive followed a challenging green. "It is going to play really long for some guys," King says. "And if you miss the fairway you're likely going to have to chip out." Roxborough says you'll still face a devilish green that rests below the veranda at Magna. "It think the greens are the course's secret weapon," he says. "It isn't a course where you can just fire at the middle of greens or you're going to have some threeputts."