![]() The Country Club also presents opportunities to get a wedge or short iron in hand for the second shot as five of the par 4s are 450 yards or less, including the drivable fifth at just 310 yards. ![]() That means if players miss those fairways, it will be next to impossible to reach the green. 3, 4, 10, 13 and 15 – to contend with, and all are par 4s of at least 490 yards, with the exception of No. “I think it’s playing difficult, but fair. It’s in great condition, the setup is great,” said Kevin Na. The Australian ranked sixth in the world is making his seventh start at the Open and finished tied for fourth in his debut at Chambers Bay in 2015. Yeah, just a real typical old school course. Open venue I think I’ve been to,” Cameron Smith said earlier in the week. In its place is the very short par-3 11th, listed at 131 yards but playable at less than 100 yards, which has been inserted into the routing for the first time since The Country Club first hosted the event in 1913, when 20-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet defeated Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff. A short par 4 was removed – the fourth hole from when the U.S. ![]() This will be the first time this routing has been used. Players have given largely positive reviews to the layout.
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