CHARLOTTE, NC. As predicted the final trio of holes at Quail Hollow –affectionately called “The Green Mile” was front and center in delivering.
During yesterday’s round, here is a summary of how the field played the ‘Green Mile’ (holes 16, 17 and 18):
| -2 or better | 0 |
| -1 | 11 |
| Even | 44 |
| +1 | 42 |
| +2 | 42 |
| +3 or worse | 17 |
The following 11 players played it under par (-1):
Chris Kirk
Gary Woodland
Michael Kim
Joaquin Niemann
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Cameron Davis
Alex Smalley
Marco Penge
Ryo Hisatsune
Nico Echavarria
Akshay Bhatia
As a whole, the field played those three holes at 171 strokes over par (+64 on #16, +58 on #17 and +49 on #18).
Word to the wise – buckle up and expect more such numbers to come.
Related: Wannamaker Trophy awaits
Green Mile will determine 107th PGA Championship.
