That’s valid. Pebble should be the only exception. * Archived Message
Posted by uofi1998  on May 16, 2025, 8:09:22, in reply to "I think it's pretty lame that it's an every year tour stop. Take the majors to different courses "
 Previous Message for christsakes. Previous Message
This is less about you being "meh" about it than what I've heard from talking heads this week and Hunter Mahan's comments a few days ago. The pros seem to love it, and there is a ton of risk/reward on the course. And living in Charlotte and having walked the course no less than 20 times, they have found ways to keep it fresh.
The stretch of 14-18, which includes the Green Mile, is a great ending 5 holes.
- 14 is a drivable par 4 with water all along the left and bunkers on the right. You can go for it, but you had better be accurate.
- 15 is a long par 5 that has a lot of protection for the green
- 16 requires great iron play and accuracy again
- 17 doesn't have the same aura as the island green at Sawgrass, but it's a challenging par 3 with water all along the left and cutting in in front of the green some. You can bail out to the right, but then you have a very tough chip going back towards the water
- 18 has the creek all along the left, up past the green as well. You have to hit the fairway to have a good shot into a 2 tiered green.
Maybe I've just got more admiration for it because I've walked it a lot and seen it in person, maybe it's bias because its my hometown course, but to see it getting literal hate from some people is crazy to me.
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