They've complained that the Blue Monster had become too easy, they being the media and many of the Tour players. There's an old saying: "Be careful what you ask for. You just might get it."
Let's just say they may be not going to bitch anymore. After 2 rounds only four players are beneath par... Just via one stroke, but they are underneath par. Those 4 are Hunter Mahan, Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson, and Patrick Reed (pictured beneath).
Tim Rosaforte at GC mentioned that architect Gil Hanse spent maximum of the day along with his head in his fingers, pissed off with the manner the path turned into playing. He shouldn't have felt so bad -- the vegetables hadn't had time to settle in due to the time-frame for the redo, so that they have been a piece tough. Perhaps the banks shouldn't have been mown so intently but it is tough to plot for unexpected 30mph winds. Once the greens have some time to age, the route will probably want very few tweaks.
Reportedly, Donald Trump enjoyed the carnage immeasurably. After all, hadn't everybody lamented that the Monster had lost its teeth? It's ba-a-a-a-ack! Trump wanted a major-quality course and he got it.
Best of all, the Monster is an same opportunity devourer.
The Top10 on the leaderboard are separated by way of handiest 3 strokes, and that they constitute a pass-section of Tour players -- the Blue Monster did not favor long hitters over short hitters. Bubba and DJ discover themselves in a struggle with Francesco Molinari and Zach Johnson. I'd say it truly is a pretty fair layout, even supposing the setup was hard.
The water swallowed up 113 balls, but there have been birdies available. Tiger made five birdies in 6 holes whilst Phil made 3 doubles in 3 holes, yet both sit at 5 and very lots in the blend.
And in case you ignored it, here's the ninety one-foot putt Tiger made -- the longest on Tour in 5 years:
The wind is meant to be down the relaxation of the weekend, so possibly the ratings might be higher. But I can recognize why the Donald is so happy...
The Tour wanted the Blue Monster back. Trump gave them what they asked for. And Henrik Stenson may have best summed up the way most of them wanted to thank him: "How do you say something you might regret the rest of your life?"
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