HOYLAKE: Royal Liverpool's fearsome-looking new 17th hole was relatively docile during Thursday's first round of The Open but the par-three is likely to bare its teeth before Sunday's conclusion. At 136 yards it is the shortest and most picturesque hole on the course, a gentle swing of a pitching wedge for
HOYLAKE: Royal Liverpool's fearsome-looking new 17th hole was relatively docile during Thursday's first round of The Open but the par-three is likely to bare its teeth before Sunday's conclusion.
Miss the putting surface or roll off the back into dunes and it could spell serious trouble, as a handful of the field discovered on Thursday when the course was receptive in light breezes and pleasant sunshine. "Today I felt like I could just flight something in, which was nice," Spieth, who made a safe par during his two-under 69, like the majority of others, told reporters.
Short par-three holes are a magnet for fans at major championships, which is one reason the Royal Liverpool club re-configured the course from the 2014 and 2006 editions won by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods respectively. "The nature of Royal Liverpool's hole is quite different," he said."The tee is well above the green at Troon, compared with the horizon green at Hoylake leading to the flag being silhouetted against the sky."
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