My belief is no, it is not too easy for a major to be played upon at Major course distances. These guys are just that good on a well conditioned near perfect maintenance meld course. It is not too soft, nor too firm from what I could see both Fri and Sat on site. Not that many ball marks made on greens. Ball running down fairways a fair amount. With the slopes and speed slots like 11 that takes about 290 to clear the aggressive line up the right and narrowing FWs to as little as 13 yards in the bombers 300-320 distance, this is not an easy course. Put the kind of wind we have had most of the tournament and if is a very tough course. Put the penal steep slopes, punishing lies and angles that await a slightly miss-hit shot, and I can't imagine how anyone can say it is easy.
The talent out there on this leaderboard is stunning. I am not a good player. But, I totally believe this is not an easy course in designor normally what we would think is some concept of resistance to scoring.
And, many say it wasn't that tough, when played at the distance designed for YOU and I. That means, around 6400-6500 yards if you are really good, around a 0-7 handi, ~ 6200 if 7-12, and ~6000 over 12 handi, IMHO. But. as theother thread says, you still may have at least one or more X on your card if there is any wind, or raw conditions.