Categorizing this hole as strategic and not penal is a take that I'm not entirely sure I agree with. I think the length off the tee required to reach the fairway is the dominant influence here.

Well, cant wait to see it on Tuesday and now I have a spot for after golf.

What could go wrong?

Alternatively, run JT right back out there!

Saw him as a kid at the 1991 US Open and became a huge fan. What an epic collapse of Arnie's second coming.

JT, Morikawa, and Henley are welcome to ride the pine until Sunday morning. I didn't expect much out of the two Boys Clubbers -- that was just malpractice on Keegan's part -- but Henley was really disappointing. Clone 11 more Cantlays, please.

10:47 a.m. In retrospect, the first tee sunrise was the high point of the day.

The reality in a case like Interlachen is that the framework of the course is still Ross, it’s his routing and any changes have to be made within his framework. It seems they tried to have some historical renovation items even if the course was lengthened or hazards deepened or “modernized” whatever the heck that means. The ones where it gets interesting is where the framework is substantially altered.

This feels like the same journey one would take drinking a cup of his "wellness coffee".

At the beginning of this piece you feel bad for him and by the end you feel queasy. Eeesh.