The Tour Championship will be played this week at East Lake.
East Lake plays to over 7,three hundred yards at a par-70 with an index of 76.2 and a slope of one hundred forty four.
It was at the start designed by Donald Ross after which re-designed via Rees Jones. The region round East Lake changed into one of the maximum dangerous areas within the united states of america and turned into as soon as given the nickname lil? Nam (as in Little Vietnam).
When I lived in Atlanta, a neighbor of mine advised the story of getting onto East Lake together with his boss back within the 80?S and even as they were gambling a person jumped the fence?Robbed them at gun point and then hopped the fence once more and disappeared.
Anyway, the community has absolutely modified and embraced the occasion. However, I?M no longer the biggest fan of the real path. From speakme to gamers, they appear to find it irresistible however I generally tend to assume that they may be simply happy to be there because it manner they're inside the Tour Championship and they're exempt from nearly every occasion and are exempt from each most important subsequent season.
Jokingly, I surprise if part of the prize for making it to the Tour Championship changed into to now not must play in Pro-Ams for the following season if that might positioned more stress on players at some stage in the season.
Anyway, this is a Red Zone path and a bomber?S route. Wide open and very lengthy. The par-3?S are brutal. They did the clever component by means of changing up the nine?S so that the 18th hollow is no longer a par-three (and a worthless par-3 to boot).
But, it?S additionally a course that stresses short game around the inexperienced. Typical of Donald Ross designs.
Projected Winning Score: -12
3JACK?S FAVORITES
Rory McIlroy 900
Justin Rose 900
Justin Thomas 1,200
3JACK?S DARK HORSE PICKS
Hideki Matsuyama 2,000
Tommy Fleetwood 2,500
Kevin Na 7,000
3JACK
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