venue, I would say Pebble Beach all the time,
and same as the British—I would say St. An-
drews all the time. And the PGA Champion-
ship, you pick a course. Let that one go crazy.
caddie for multiple major-championship
wins: I fear for Pebble. It was close to unplay-
able in the last round in 2010.
teacher of multiple major champions:
The story going into Pebble is, “How will they
screw this one up?” The greens will be brown
again. What other defense does a course that
length have? It’s so short [7,075 yards, par 71].
And what will they come up with at the [par-5]
14th? I’m betting no ball will stay on that green
after they get done with it [even after it was
redesigned]. So what will they do? Water some
greens and not others? Mow some greens but
not others?
multiple pga tour winner: The last time we
played there in the Open, they screwed up 17
[which underwent a restoration in 2015]. You
had seven guys on Sunday hit the green in
regulation. That’s unacceptable. I hit a 4-iron
one pace on [the green] in line with the pin,
and if it hadn’t hit the TV tower it would have
gone in the water. Explain how I’m supposed
to play this hole. Guys had to hit it in the front
bunker, miss the green intentionally, and get
up and down. That’s not golf.
multiple pga tour winner: That’s a prime
example of how they could take a great, iconic
hole at Pebble, where there’s been so much his-
tory, and have the 71st hole of a major champi-
onship be complete luck.
multiple pga tour winner: In 2010, they
were some of the worst greens I’ve putted on.
They were so bumpy. Half of a green would be
brown, half of it would be green. You’d hit one
wedge, and it would one-hop over the back;
you’d hit the next one, and it would land in a
green spot and rip back 25 feet. I don’t know
how much skill is involved at that point.
former u.s. open champion: No. 8 barely
has a pin placement on it.
former u.s. open champion: The course is
exposed to the elements, so the conditions can
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Let’s not trick Pebble up. Let’s
leave Pebble to be Pebble. It’s
hard enough as it is.
teacher of multiple major
champions: Pebble is not a
course where they’re going to
hit driver anyway. Forget trying
to make them hit driver. They
don’t have to. How can it be a
U.S. Open if you can leave your
woods at home?
teacher of multiple major
champions: I’ve seen the fair-
way cuts for Pebble, and they’re
obnoxious. The rough on the
18th fairway comes right out to
the tree. On the sixth hole, the
“fairway” bunker is 35 yards
into the rough. It should be
on the edge of the fairway, not
completely out of play. If they
want to make the fairway that
wide, put the bunker where it’s
supposed to be.
major champion: DJ has got
to be on everybody’s list of fa-
vorites. I think Phil or Tiger can
certainly win there. But you can
also have Tommy Fleetwood.
He’s not overly long, but he’s
accurate. Francesco Molinari.
You don’t have to bash it to be
able to perform well there, but
you have to know where you
can and cannot miss it.
multiple pga tour winner:
Everyone can win at Pebble,
which is what makes it such
a great venue. That’s what
was so disappointing about
Shinnecock last year. You
had Corey Pavin win at Shin-
necock [in 1995] going head-
to-head with Greg Norman,
and they couldn’t be more
opposite as golfers. That’s
what was so cool. At Pebble,
anybody is alive.Continued from page 78