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Whenever the A.W. Tillinghast Baltusrol course comes up for discussion, the topic of conversation immediately turns to the monster 650 yards 17th. Outrage has been expressed in some quarters about having a golf hole of this vast distance, especially as it plays uphill. Oddly enough, given his outrage at the emphasis on length over subtlety, Paul McGinley has no complaints about having to tackle a genuine three shot par five.
"I played it on Sunday with a driver, five wood and sand wedge", he revealed. "I've no problem with a three shot par five, I can't get home in two but neither can anybody else so that works in my favour. 18 is the only other par five and is well on in two. The fact that you don't meet a par five until the 17th makes the course mentally feel a bit longer than it is. The par fours over 500 yards here, because of modern technology, I'm still hitting a drive and four-iron to them. In their defence, I would say this is an old style golf course that doesn't have particularly modern drainage on it. So the greens remain soft, whereas at Augusta they have that underground system that dries out the greens pretty quickly.
"I played it on Sunday with a driver, five wood and sand wedge", he revealed. "I've no problem with a three shot par five, I can't get home in two but neither can anybody else so that works in my favour. 18 is the only other par five and is well on in two. The fact that you don't meet a par five until the 17th makes the course mentally feel a bit longer than it is. The par fours over 500 yards here, because of modern technology, I'm still hitting a drive and four-iron to them. In their defence, I would say this is an old style golf course that doesn't have particularly modern drainage on it. So the greens remain soft, whereas at Augusta they have that underground system that dries out the greens pretty quickly.
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"You need someone with enough clout to stand up and say this is madness. Tiger is one of the longest hitters in the world and this course is made for him. The rough is not that bad. I can move it about 150 yards, but Tiger will knock 180 yards out of it. All that said, I don't want to be too negative about it because there is a way I can play this golf course. My short game has got to be sharp and obviously I have to drive it well but it is going to be a particularly tough test for me because the course doesn't sit up for me.
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Let me play in your spot, I will go there shoot 110 and have the time of my life, these guys are so spoiled.
