The return of The Open to Hoylake has been marred by complaints over its new seventeenth gap which is now set to be radically overhauled as soon as once more.
The Telegraph studies that widespread complaints concerning the gap from gamers, caddies and even Royal Liverpool members, will drive a change.
Royal Liverpool and the R&A solely not too long ago redesigned the opening to make a devilish, 124-metre par three with a small inexperienced and hazard throughout.
The set-up brought on a stir earlier than the event with Matt Fitzpatrick’s caddie calling it a “monstrosity” and warning gamers may rack up large scores with out hitting a nasty shot.
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And that ended up being the case for Fitzpatrick himself because the Englishman fell sufferer to the opening with a triple-bogey within the second spherical.
“I believe it’s too penal down there,” Fitzpatrick mentioned having hit the waste space behind the inexperienced. “Yeah, that’s all I’ve to say actually.”
However Fitzpatrick did say extra when requested what he would do with the opening after the main.
“Begin once more… I imply, I believe when you ask nearly all of folks out right here, their opinion can be on the completely extra unfavorable facet.
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“However yeah, I hit a nasty shot, bought punished. On the similar time, I believe the punishment was a bit too extreme.”
Revered golf architect Martin Ebert redesigned the opening with the temporary from the R&A and Royal Liverpool being to insert extra drama into the golf main.
It was hoped the opening, referred to as ‘Little Eye’, may be a part of the world’s different iconic brief par-threes within the seventeenth at Sawgrass, twelfth at Augusta, and Troon’s ‘Postage Stamp’.
As an alternative, modifications are afoot with Royal Liverpool caving to complaints, together with these from members.
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“In reality, nearly all of members haven’t appreciated this gap because it was opened a number of years again,” an insider instructed the publication.
“It has brought on all manners of issues within the membership’s competitions. There was one ladies’s event held when there was a bunch of ‘no returns’ on the seventeenth. It was taking 20 to half-hour for every group to finish and it brought on an enormous tail again.
“They aren’t eliminating it however they are going to be blowing it up and making it a lot fairer and interesting to play.”
Australia’s Lucas Herbert was one other participant to fall sufferer to the brutal format, making a six there within the first spherical.
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