The last five holes of the front nine at Hazeltine will now be the last five of the back nine for the Ryder Cup. Part of the reason for this is the seventh and the eighth, which are now the 16th and 17th, have plenty of potential for the sort of drama upon which the competition thrives.
The 16th is comfortably reachable in two for the big hitters and is a classic risk/reward par five. Here we could see a number of eagles but also double bogeys, owing to the fact the green is protected by water on the left.
HOLE 17 176 yards, par three The 17th is now a devilishilish par three and again protected by water. Padraigadraig Harrington certainly knows all about bout its perils. At the 2009 USPGA, Europe’s urope’s vice-captain was one shot hot off the lead when...