Agree, it was a fun tournament to watch and nice to see an "old guy" and a lefty win a major. Phil has a bit of a mixed reputation on the tour and some love him and some hate him, but overall I think it was great for the sport. Golf fans normally show restraint and etiquette more than most sports, but what happened at 18 was poor planning on the part of PGA and tournament organizers. I'm sure they won't allow that to happen again.
I got to play the Ocean Course at Kiawah years back and it's quite a challenge and a beautiful setting. I can't imagine playing on the course as it was set up for the tournament.
Most people don't realize just how much more difficult the course set up is for a major pro tournament. Not just the increased length, but the PGA pays special attention to the grass length in the fairway, rough, greens and of course the pin placement is normally quite challenging. Sometimes they even add more bunkers to the course just for the tournament.
The pro golfers are amazingly talented at their craft.
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