Wyndham Clark, the defending U.S. Open champion, arrived at Pinehurst No. 2 on Monday ready for his title defense.
After playing a practice round, he made a stunning characterization of the course’s greens.
“They are extremely fast. If the greens get any firmer and faster, they’d be borderline,” Clark said.
“They already are borderline.”
Over the past decade, the United States Golf Association (USGA) has drawn ire from numerous players for setting up golf courses unfairly. Shinnecock Hills in 2018 immediately comes to mind. Just ask Phil Mickelson about the course setup that year. Chambers Bay in 2015 also received a fair dose of criticism, as did Oakmont a
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