victory: Thanks for starting this thread; it forced me to go to Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, and GolfWorld to study up. Still need to check out some websites, such as this one:
http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/pgachampionship
but for now, here are a few things that struck me about Whistling Straits:

Welcome to the NFL: First hole is a 491-yd par-4.
Repeat: Welcome to the NFL: Three longest par-4's in major-championship history: No. 8 is 507 yds, No 15 is 518 (240 to reach the fairway! hope the wind isn't in your face!), and No. 18 is only 500 (but at least it's uphill).
Tough par-3 toward the end: No. 17, 223 yds. Greenside bunkers on the left are 25' below the green. Got a 70° wedge?
Someone shot 67 here once: Terry Mauney, at the 1999 PGA Club Pro Championship. Course was set up shorter for that event.
Pete Dye thinks -8 to -10 will win: Depends on the wind, I'd say.
OK, so it's not completely natural: Dye and company moved in 13,126 truckloads of sand to make the place. And the "dunes" are made of relocated lakeshore clay. Well, at least the place looks as if it could be a naturally occurring land mass. Can't wait to see it.
Hey, we can all play it: Only $270. To play the Ocean Course at Kiawah (7 years ago, off season), I paid $165. Thought that was a lot. Supply and demand, I guess.

tdubbs: I envy you! Enjoy it. You might consider spending part of your time near No.'s 4 and 5 and No.'s 13 and 14 (the extreme ends of the course). Crowds might be thinner there, giving you a better look. Just a guess. Whatever you do, please report back to us!

greenguy: As always, your observations will be a huge contribution to this forum. So glad you're here!

Andlikeit: Nice to see ya. This place is kinda different from that other place, isn't it?