Brooks Koepka said he likes the new par 3, comparing its length to the iconic 12th hole at Augusta National Golf Club, the "Island Green" 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass and the "Postage Stamp" eighth hole at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland, the site of next year's Open Championship.
"I think it's an interesting hole," Koepka said. "Depends on the wind. If you get a crosswind there, it could be pretty interesting. I'm a big believer in the short par-3s, make it difficult, exactly like that. I'm not a huge fan of 260, 250 [yards]. It kind of takes I don't want to say the excitement out of it, but it's kind of boring. You already know it's a 3-iron and everybody is hitting to the same spot, where I think all the best par-3s in the world that have ever been designed are 165 yards or shorter.
"There's a bunch of them, and you can walk away with 5 just as easy as you could [birdie] it. I like it."
