The most hated tree in the golf game is back
A joke of a way for oak or return to the roots of the stadium? Whatever the positives of the obstacle that were activated in front of the sixth starting fund, it will undoubtedly be a central discussion point here in Players Championship.
until PGA tour It indicates a tree of 500,000 pounds as “demonic” on its website before explaining how this elegant part of the re -embarrassment has already regained a distinctive feature of the original home design.
The late American architect was proud of his title as a “evil golf genius”, and it is fair to say that this particular feature in 413 yards came from the most confirming angle of his distorted mind.
Over the years, the huge branch tree that was flowing at the starting point was among other things, called “evil” by Erney Els, who was swinging badly in the ball in 2010 and “unnecessarily annoying” by McDaoel’s rival. As the branch grows, Bob Estis went further. The American said: “We are just a few years away from having to go out with a beater.”
However, the club members love direct oak, and when the disease was forced to remove it 11 years ago, a statement was issued in the tear tone to bid farewell to a member of his family. “A sad day in TPC Sawgrass because we lost our most famous tree due to poor health,” she says.
Continuing the issue of sadness, Tim Venice, the then -TGA commissioner, was like a sudden absence of the design adjacent to the round headquarters. “A major incision has been developed in his box, which makes it a source of safety anxiety,” Vincim said. “There was no way to save him, as much as we tried.”
Emotional time, although many were happy to hear the news, including Brian Harman. And he said to Florida Times Federation. “You should not have things like this right in your face on the starting point box.”
However, if it is 2023 open heroine It is believed that he went forever, was very wrong. Last year, the tour decided to re -cultivate and choose the former champion to supervise the job.
Davis Loew, the Third, who is winning twice in the “main event” of the department, will search annually for Finchem upon arrival at Sawgrass and says, “Tim, have you removed that expected tree yet?”
However, the romances always say, sometimes you never know what you had to lose, and love was very happy to help when asked. “What would a house say if he could see that we did that? – You know, this is what we wanted to do,” Loew said. “We wanted to honor a house.”
They did this by searching for the cycle and finding similar, which was not clear at all because the tree was apparently unique with the branch in that corner. But an alternative was found and the torment is returned.
In fact, the green island is similar to 17, because the challenge is much more mental than technology. Before being cut to make souvenirs, the players were always elected to ignore their drivers to persuade their balls in the wide part of the corridor and create a wedge.
However, the cross -motivated mutation did not specify from time to time identifying the branch before it fell 30 yards in front of the starting box. On Wednesday, World No. 2 Rorre McLeroi He explained the task that will be at hand when he reaches the side of the No. 1 Scotti Chefler and World No. 3 xander Schaufle in the first round on Thursday afternoon.
He said: “It frames the hole and forces you to play the shot.” “Certainly I will have to hit it slightly less than the favorite launch window.”
Love on the site will be at least ready for the scale of ruin to play, and yes, to receive criticism from the victims. He said, “I am sure I will get comments from some players.” “But I tell you, I can’t wait to watch.”