There are many opinions to have on the course of the stadium at TPC Sawgrass, and the tree replanted on the sixth hole certainly generates this week.
For the first time since 2014, the Players’ championship The arrangement presents an overhanging oak on the by 4, the players of PGA Tour will have the large-scale branches of a oak planted on the right side of the hole t-shirts of 413 yards in their point of view and possibly in their heads when they surround it in the line in the teed Player Championship 2025.
As Garry Smits said, the veteran golf writer, the hole does not look very different from the tree that was there from the start when the route opened its doors in 1980, another apparatus of the architect Pete Dye to play with everyone’s head on a TEE shot which would otherwise be a fairly simple wood or iron.
Matthew Fitzpatrick probably produced the strongest commentary, Say golf digest It is “the most stupid tree I have ever seen. … what a brilliant idea was it to bring this tree back? If someone could remove it, it would be great. »»
Stephan Jaeger, however, said the tree does not really change his match plan.
“No, not the tree. I think they added about 20 or 30 meters. So it was like a strong hybrid or a strong iron of 4 to give you to the widest place,” he said after a 48 of 48 which included a peer on the sixth hole. “I had a 3 wood today and I hit the iron at 9. So it’s always a precision game.
“So, you can hit the pilot, that’s for sure. But, you know, it’s just high enough where I don’t think you really have to think about it. And they will make the T-shirt move at five or ten meters and it will not be on the way. But it seems visually, it’s cool, of course, and I read that they moved it, it’s a pretty cool story.”
Lucas Glover drew 66 under 66 Thursday to take the advance of the clubhouse. He also drew up the hole.
“Well, I hit the pilot now. This is a change. I have to make sure it’s low,” he said. “So, yes, different. But two guys from my group today … hit 3-hosted and kept it there, and yes, I mean that it is definitely a different look,” said Glover.
Min Woo Lee, fired 5 under 67 years Thursday and he hit the iron with 2 iron on this sixth Tee box.
“This tee doesn’t even sniff so high. I really like it,” he said. “It shrinks, and it’s the beauty of this course. He plays a little, you know, things on your eye when you are on the tee, but it makes him a little more fun. Sorry for the guys who have reached it high, but I really like it. You can lower it if you wish.”
Billy Horschel is a fan.
“I think it’s cool to come back. I think that having this symbol of Pete Dye, one of the symbols of the golf course is again part of the championship is really good,” he said. “This is a visual thing. It really shouldn’t go into play unless you’re hitting a bad golf coup.”
