Royal Montreal Golf Membership in Ile Bizard, Quebec, will host its second Presidents Cup this week. The Blue Course, designed by Dick Wilson in 1957 and renovated by Rees Jones in 2004, will play as a par 70 and at a size of seven,413 yards, 260 yards longer than it did for the 2014 RBC Canadian Open.
Here’s what the opponents are saying concerning the course:
Collin Morikawa
“I didn’t actually know what to anticipate. A whole lot of small greens and undulations. I believe on the subject of that you just acquired to place your self within the fairway. Tough just isn’t loopy lengthy. You possibly can hit some and run it up. With simply undulation you may hit some small targets and hit your irons actually out right here. Greens are operating superb. So simply having the ability to make putts like that.”
Russell Henley
“I didn’t know what to anticipate, nevertheless it’s undoubtedly only a bunch of drivers for me. I believe there’s one or two holes the place I would hit much less. It’s only a bunch of drivers. I’m snug with my driver, and the greens are nice.
“I really feel like there’s numerous little ridges within the greens I’m not used to seeing on numerous programs that’s simply completely different. Yeah, I actually prefer it. I believe it’s particularly reasonable. It’s just about in entrance of you. I believe it’s enjoyable.”
Sahith Theegala
“The course is nice. I noticed a distinct aspect of the course in the present day. It was taking part in quite a bit harder. Entrance 9 was taking part in lengthy. Simply form of a heavy wind. Hit numerous, like, 5- and 7-irons into the greens and a 4-iron as nicely. It’s taking part in lengthy.
“Nice monitor, although. The entrance 9 I might say, I wouldn’t name it forgettable however a little bit extra in entrance of you and nearly boring. But it surely’s boring in a great way. It requires good photographs. You must place your ball. You must hit the photographs. So it’s rewarding for good golf and punishing for unhealthy golf.
“However the again 9 is so – I really like the again 9. The greens are all dissected by these ridges, and you may tuck pins there’s water on nearly on each gap. It appears like a match-play again 9. I hope they transfer 14 up. But it surely’s a candy monitor.”
Scottie Scheffler
“Positively a little bit little bit of an understanding of the place to be and the place to not be. It’s a fairly easy golf course for probably the most half. We performed it the primary time, and it wasn’t actually like there have been many holes the place guys had been discussing what to hit off the tee or what line to take. There wasn’t numerous complicated stuff. The golf course form of presents itself to you, and also you simply must go on the market and execute.
“There’s some holes the place you can also make birdies, however there’s some fairly good lengthy par-3s which can be difficult and a few lengthy par-4s. It is a week the place we’re going to get, I believe, a distinct wind route every day, and that may present one other problem to taking part in a golf course for the primary time.”
Patrick Cantlay
“It’s very a lot a northeast old-school golf course, however with the poa annua greens and most of them being again to entrance, it jogs my memory of a few of the golf programs I grew up taking part in in southern California. I really like the golf course. I believe it’s going to be an excellent take a look at.
“I believe it’ll be essential to depart your golf ball in the fitting spots, particularly coming into the greens. There’s numerous slope on these greens, principally again to entrance, however there’s little sections in each inexperienced for probably the most half. Getting it in the fitting route, after which if the inexperienced speeds decide up, being under the opening I believe can be key to holing putts.”
Corey Conners
“The greens are in nice form. I believe you may get scorching with the putter, nevertheless it’s going to be essential to get the ball within the fairway. You form of must do every thing nicely. There’s no form of hiding any weaknesses out right here. Bought to strike it good and hopefully gap some putts. I like how the course units up. Like I stated, it’s in superb form proper now. It’s taking part in nice. Will probably be a enjoyable problem.”
Mike Weir
“I believe the golf course presents an important problem to all the fellows, nevertheless it brings in an important mixture of gamers, I imagine. That’s what to me is an indication of an important golf course is that gamers – like Scott Verplank, gamers that most likely hit the ball the identical, our size (speaking to Jim Furyk), received right here quite a few instances, it’s advantageous to lengthy gamers too. It’s an important golf course in that method, that every one gamers will be related round this place.”