Famous Quail Hollow stretch ending PGA title life of stars
Lucas Glover ditched his socks and shoes
The Green Mile has played a frightening part in defining the outcome of the PGA Championship with the game’s elite posting staggeringly-bad numbers down the scary final stretch.
Quail Hollow has been criticised in some quarters over the period of the 107th staging of the event due to familiarity and the fact that, as a regular venue on the PGA Tour, it has lacked the freshness and punch of a Major track.
But, despite these gripes, the last three holes have lost none of their terror and have cost the best in the game a truckload of shots over the first three days and the stats back it up.
In the first three rounds, the players have managed to score an impressive combined total of 251 under par.
However, that promise has been obliterated down the last three with the Green Mile totals currently standing at an eye-watering 420 OVER PAR.
Tony Finau played the shot with his feet submerged in the water
It’s little wonder. The par four 16th is a brute of 535 yards with trouble and water, the par three 17th is the same and the final hole has seen golfers take off socks and shoes to get in the stream, hack balls out of the pine straw on the right and even led to Rory McIlroy bouncing one off the roof of the hospitality tent.
Saturday’s work in that closing area defined the tournament. Bryson DeChambeau was eight-under and leading walking onto thr 16th tee and shipped three shots in the three holes to lose his place.
Just afterwards, Scottie Scheffler birdied the last two in stunning circumstances having also missed a great chance on the 16th and, subsequently, he takes a three-shot lead in the final round.
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