Tiger Woods criticizes No. 17 island TPC hole as "too gimmicky"
Tiger Woods calls the No. 17 island hole a “wonderful” hole, but he thinks it should be switched to hole No. 8. “I’ve always thought that hole is too gimmicky for the 17th hole of a championship. I think that would be a fantastic eighth hole, but not as the 71st hole of a tournament, or 17th hole of your round.”
Phil Mickelson said he loves 17 just where it’s at. So does Jack Nicklaus, who said, “I think that’s what makes an exciting and great hole — and I think it is a great hole — is that it’s in a position where it creates controversy. That’s the whole idea. You just wonder whether a tournament should be determined by that much of a think at that point in time.” (More here)
So who’s right, dear readers, Tiger or Phil?
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