Scott Macpherson

Yeah, I mean, it starts off with a cracker.

I mean, I think one in reverse is, you know, playing to 17 green from that way actually is a really great hole.

You know, do I play left?

Do I play closer to the road and try to come in that way?

Or do you go wide and try to come in and avoid the road bunker?

green and then they'll end up left yeah because they'll avoid right yeah that's right and then you'll be in the perfect spot to play seven to 17 green yeah well it's fun it's fun too because at that point that little section of 17 green slopes back towards you so it's actually quite receptive go long you're on the road and go the other long right side you're you're in the bunker so that's a really terrific hole 17 in reverse is one of the hardest holes i think i've ever played in my life you know

it's hard to imagine sort of holes on the PGA Tour that can be more tricky than what it is.

It's a long drive, and the pinch point there is where, you know, the track kind of comes around the Old Course Hotel, and you've got Cheap's Bunker on one side, and you're trying to get as far up as you can, and particularly if you're playing, say, with hickory clubs, because you then got to come across a bunker right in front of the green, and most of that green then slopes away from you.

So you're struck, and initially straight off...

off the bat with this really tough start.

So I really enjoy the old course in reverse, and there's certainly a series that you talked earlier about, the 14th green.

That hole makes a lot more sense when you play it in reverse, as does 12 in reverse.

People come over, and I remember caddying, and people would say, oh,

where am I meant to hit this ball?

He said, well, he hit it over in the rough on the right-hand side.

Why would I hit it in the rough?

He's like, well, there's bunkers that you can't see.

Why can't I see the bunkers?

But when you play in reverse, of course, you can see all the bunkers, right?

So you go, okay, this one, I get it.