The PGA Tour was back in Texas for the final time in 2024 for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. A week following his adventurous time in Louisville, Kentucky, which included an arrest, Lone Star favorite Scottie Scheffler, tied for second but finished five shots back.
The winner was Davis Riley, who routed the field after finishing 14 under, making Sunday of a coronation. It’s also his first solo title on the PGA Tour as his first win was at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the team event.
Riley is taking home a first-place check good for with $1.638 million out of the $9.1 million purse, along with 500 FedEx Cup points.
“I’m not a very patient person and I think that’s gotten me in trouble in a lot of times in my career.”
While Xander Schauffele’s victory at the 2024 PGA Championship in Louisville marked the end of a lengthy and sometimes frustrating road to becoming a major champion, Jordan Spieth’s career path was far more front-loaded, with the Texan owning two pieces of golf’s Grand Slam by the time he was 22 and three before his 24th birthday.
But Spieth’s results have been widely scattered since he hoisted the Claret Jug after winning the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in 2017, with just two PGA Tour victories and some stretches that have seen him plummet in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Spieth has dropped to No. 25 in the world, and had a spell in which he missed the cut four times in six starts. Not exactly what most envisioned when he took the golf world by storm in 2015 with five victories, including a green jacket and a U.S. Open.
The Dallas native is hoping that another home game, this one at Colonial Country Club in nearby Fort Worth, will kickstart the second half of the season as he tries to put the pieces back together again.
This led to an interesting question on Wednesday in advance of the Charles Schwab Challenge when Spieth was asked if — unlike Schauffele, who had to keep grinding before securing his first major — he’d been a victim of his own success at such a young age.
“Yeah, certainly. But I think the healthy way to do it is that being of my own expectation, right, not of anyone else’s. But, yeah, absolutely. Once I know what I’m capable of, I want to obviously stay there,” Spieth said. “If you fall from that even a little bit it frustrates you, and then if you fall quite a bit from that you can be wondering what in the world is going on. It can overtake you, and it did for me for a little while. I think I have a better perspective now, but at the same time the drive to get to where I know my ceiling is at has never been higher.
“So every day that I’m not there it’s still, I still walk away, if I feel like I progressed towards it, I walk away really, really pleased with my day. But some days I feel like I didn’t and instead of being okay with that — back to this patient talk — you know, I lose a little patience because I know what I am capable of and not sustaining that every year is something that I’m not okay with personally. So, I think it’s something that I wouldn’t change anything that has ever happened to me, I’ve accomplished most all the goals that I had in golf, albeit, you know, in a short period of time, but the nature of sustaining that is something that I would like to have another opportunity at and I’ll continue to work towards.”
Jordan Spieth of the United States and Xander Schauffele of the United States stand on the 17th green during the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 4, 2023, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
If there’s a place for Spieth to continue that work, a refurbished Colonial seems appropriate for the job. His record at the course, which is unveiling a new look thanks to renowned designer Gil Hanse, is stellar, as he won the title in 2016 and has three second-place finishes in 11 appearances. Spieth has only finished outside the top 10 three times in his long run at Colonial.
And Spieth admitted he can take some inspiration from Schauffele, who has worked hard behind the scenes in a quest to finally win a major title. Spieth said he’s noticed the extra effort the San Diego native has delivered.
“I’ve been playing with Xander for seven, better part of seven years now, and if you asked me, is there any doubt in your mind that he would win major championships I would say … I don’t know a weakness in his game, so it’s just a matter of time, so it’s not surprising at all,” Spieth said. “Am I inspired? Yeah. I mean, one thing that he’s been doing that’s been different is he’s looked to add speed, but did it like very methodically, very quietly, very in the dark. It’s been amazing watching him go after tournament rounds, like on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and he’ll go to the workout trailer and hit a heavy gym session after the round. It’s not common out here. There’s a few guys that will do it, but it’s still not common. Everybody goes before now. 10, 12 years ago half the field went before, now everybody does. But he’s going after and hitting these heavy workouts with a goal in mind that he thought would gain a slight advantage.
“The way he approached that patiently is extremely inspiring.”
Meanwhile, the impulsive Spieth, known for his creativity and boyish approach to the game, admitted that the composure shown by Schauffele has been impressive, and it’s possible the big victories might come fast and furious for the eight-time PGA Tour winner.
“I’m not a very patient person and I think that’s gotten me in trouble in a lot of times in my career, as far as the process. Like trusting the process and giving it time and not having to have results right away,” Spieth said. “He didn’t seem bothered by close calls. He had to answer a lot of questions regarding Sundays or whatever, and I remember having those for a year or two as well and then, you know, I was more patient back then because I was playing consistently better, so it was easier to be more patient. Once it goes your way, then you start thinking they’re all going to go your way, and then they do.
“So I wouldn’t be surprised if this is just the beginning.”
The purse at the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge is $9.1 million with $1.638 million going to the winner.
After the year’s second men’s major championship at Valhalla Golf Club, the PGA Tour is back in Texas for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler highlights a loaded field that includes Lone Star State legend Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau, Sungjae Im and Brian Harman, among others.
Colonial Country Club is a par-70 track measuring 7,289 yards.
The purse at the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge is $9.1 million with $1.638 million going to the winner. The champion will also receive 500 FedEx Cup points.
From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the first round of the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge. All times listed are ET.
Scheffler in unsure if he must attend arraignment scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET in Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Those who followed Scottie Scheffler on Sunday at the 2024 PGA Championship were served an excellent round of club with a side of open mic night at the Louisville Comedy Club off Main Street.
Yells of “Free Scottie!” and variations of “Look out! There are two police officers right there” or “He’s the man in blue, get him, officer!” were heard on every hole out at Valhalla Golf Club in the final round of the second men’s major of the year. The officers who have walked with Scheffler inside the ropes the last few days have been able to brush off the amateur jokers, while Scheffler claims he hardly heard any.
“I think when you’re out there inside the ropes, I don’t really hear too much of it. It’s nice to hear your name. I heard a lot of “Scottie” chants. I didn’t hear too many of the “free Scottie” chants, but I definitely heard a lot of “Scottie” chants,” said Scheffler, who must be able to block out the word free. “Like I said, it’s great to have the support of the fans. Being able to play out here in front of them week in, week out is one of the greatest joys of my life for sure. So being able to do that this week and play another major championship, it was fun. Obviously the results weren’t what I was hoping for at the beginning of the week, but overall I’m proud of how I fought this week.”
After a 2-over 73 on Saturday, his first over-par performance in 42 rounds so far this year, Scheffler bounced back with his best showing of the week, a superb 6-under 65 that featured just one bogey on the first hole. Scheffler walked off the course at 13 under for the tournament, T-8 on the leaderboard.
“It was obviously not what I was hoping for going into the week, but overall I’m proud of how I fought this week, and excited to get home and get ready for next week,” he said. But how soon will he be able to get back to Texas? Following his wild arrest on Friday morning before his second-round tee time that led to four charges, including a felony, Scheffler has an arraignment set for Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET. He’s also scheduled to play next week’s 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club near his home in Dallas.
“I think it’s all up in the air. I’m not really sure what the next days have in store,” Scheffler said of his sticky situation. “I think I’m able to get home tonight, but we’ll see when I leave here. I haven’t really had much chance to assess the situation off the course. I signed my card and then came straight over here. So we’ll see, but hopefully we’ll be able to get home tonight.”
For a 27-year-old with a clean history and laid back, private life, Scheffler has handled this week as well as could be expected. Four hours after his Friday arrest he shot a 5-under 66 and birdied two of his first three holes fresh out of a cell. His Saturday 73 could have easily been chalked up to the gravity of his situation finally setting in after the adrenaline wore off, or the fact he was without his caddie and good friend Ted Scott, who left the tournament for a day to attend his daughter’s high school graduation. When asked what was different between Saturday and Sunday, Scheffler didn’t take the easy out.
“I think I would attribute it mostly to a bad day. I think when you come out here to compete, you’re out here competing, you’re doing what you can throughout the course of the round to post a score and I wasn’t able to get that done yesterday,” he explained. “Did I feel like myself? Absolutely not. Was my warm-up the way it usually is and the distractions were they normally are? Absolutely not. But I’m not going to sit here and say that’s why I went out and played a bad round of golf yesterday.”
“Yesterday obviously was quite frustrating and a bit of a different day, but overall proud of how I fought this week,” Scheffler added. “Was fortunate to be out here competing, doing what I love.”
If Scheffler thought he had fan support this week, just wait until his fellow Texans rally around him in Fort Worth. That is, assuming he’s able to tee it up. No Laying Up’s Kevin Van Valkenburg reported Sunday morning that Jefferson County prosecutors are planning to drop the charges against Scheffler early next week.
Emiliano Grillo chose one of the more interesting ways to warm up for a potential playoff after making a 72nd-hole double bogey to blow his two-stroke lead in the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge. He invited two boys to hit balls on the first tee at Colonial Country Club while he waited for Adam Schenk and Harry Hall to finish their rounds Sunday.
Grillo, a 30-year-old from Argentina, signed for 2-under 68 and a 72-hole total of 8-under 272 after making a mess at the last hole. But he remained calm, crediting better perspective after becoming a parent for the first time 14 months ago, and earned his second PGA Tour title in a sudden-death playoff.
“It wasn’t going to change me,” Grillo explained of the outcome of the tournament. “It wasn’t going to change my excitement to call my family and see my little boy.”
Grillo retreated to the first tee at Colonial to keep sharp and perhaps figure out what went wrong on his tee shot at 18, which cost him the victory in regulation. Before long, he invited two young boys to “hit a few” balls with his clubs. A parent lifted Peyton and Sutton over a fence and into the arms of a friendly police officer on the scene, and then Grillo paid it forward and let them take turns hitting shots.
“It was a little bit of a trick to get my head out of the situation,” Grillo explained. “There’s two kids right next to the 1st tee, and I’m like, ‘Hey, you guys want to hit balls?’ They’re 7, 8 years old or however old they are. Jose Coceres (a 59-year-old Argentine pro, who won twice on the PGA Tour in 2001) did it with me when I was 7, 8 years old, and that was the greatest experience of all, just watching him and hitting his clubs. I kind of got to do it with them, and hopefully they’ll remember that.”
There’s a good chance they will. When asked in a video posted on the PGA Tour’s social media the boys said, “That was probably like the best thing ever,” and added, “One day I’ll be like that and be on the PGA Tour.”
One of them also said to Grillo, “I need a hug,” and then proceeded to hug the golfer.
But to Grillo, the time with Peyton and Sutton helped him too.
“I just made a double. I basically gave the tournament away,” he said. “It was a moment that I needed to get my head out of that.”
Hall ended up making bogey to miss the playoff and Schenk’s birdie effort for the win came up empty. On the second playoff hole, Grillo benefited from a fortuitous bounce on his tee shot at the par-3 16th and ended his nearly eight-year victory drought on the PGA Tour.
Good karma for Grillo’s good deed? Perhaps, but either way it was one cool gesture that Peyton and Sutton will never forget.
UPDATE: Make it two cool gestures as Grillo invited the boys inside the clubhouse after he won and gave them each a cap and made them play rock-paper-scissor for an autographed glove.
The 30-year-old from Argentina won the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday for his second PGA Tour victory. Grillo shot a 2-under 68 to claim the title after a two-hole playoff with Adam Schenk as well as the top prize of $1.56 million. Schenk will pocket $948,300, while Scottie Scheffler and Harry Hall earned $513,300 for finishing T-3 at 7 under.
Check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Forth Worth, Texas.
“They say the second is harder than the first and it definitely was.”
Seven years, seven months and 10 days.
That’s how long Emiliano Grillo waited to secure his second PGA Tour victory.
“They say the second is harder than the first and it definitely was,” Grillo said.
The 30-year-old Argentine overcame a double bogey at the 72nd hole to shoot 2-under 68 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday and defeat Adam Schenk in a two-hole playoff at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Grillo’s 9-iron at the second playoff hole headed right but landed on the fringe, just to the left of a greenside bunker and kicked on the green, stopping 5 feet from the hole and he took advantage of his fortuitous bounce by sinking the winning putt.
Grillo erased a four-stroke deficit entering the final round, carding six birdies in regulation and pumping his fist as his last of the bunch, a 20-foot birdie putt at 16 during regulation, dropped in to take the lead. But there would still be plenty of drama to come.
Grillo, who left Argentina at age 16 to study and hone his golf skills at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, notched his first win in near record time. After triumphing at the 2015 Korn Ferry Tour Championship in October, Grillo was victorious in his next start, two weeks later, at the PGA Tour’s season-opening Frys.com Open, to become the sixth player from Argentina to win on the PGA Tour and the first player to win in his first start as an official Tour member since Russell Henley at the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii. But that turned out to be the last trip to the winner’s circle for Grillo until he slipped into the traditional tartan-plaid jacket awarded to the Charles Schwab Challenge winner.
Grillo made four birdies on the front nine – all from inside 10 feet – and then his putter, which has been the biggest weakness in his game, warmed up. Grillo entered the week ranked No. 134 in Strokes Gained: Putting, but he ranked second this week in that category. He canned a 17-foot birdie putt at 12 and the 20-footer at 16.
But winning is never easy and Grillo squandered a two-stroke lead coming home. His tee shot at 18 headed wide right of the target and he had to take a penalty stroke when his ball landed in an aqueduct. The strength of the stream sent it some 50 yards back towards the tee, but he was allowed to drop where it originally entered the water and chose to place it on the cart path. The damage was done as he slipped back into a tie, signing for a 72-hole total of 8-under 272.
Bizarre scenes on 18.
Leader Emiliano Grillo’s tee shot finds a water stream and takes five minutes to eventually come to a stop.
Harry Hall, a 25-year-old rookie, had led since opening with a tournament-best 8-under 62, and built an early three-stroke lead at 12 under with birdies at his first two holes. But he didn’t make another birdie and his fifth bogey of the day, this one at the last after he drove left into the water, knocked him out of the playoff. He closed with a final-round 73 and T-3 finish, which marked his best result to date. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler aced the eighth hole, shot 67 but finished tied with Hall, a stroke shy of the playoff.
Schenk, 31, who grew up in Vincennes, Indiana, on a 1,500-acre sod and grain farm, didn’t make a birdie until the 16th hole of his final round and signed for 2-over 72, but it was enough to join Grillo in a playoff in search of his first Tour title. Schenk had birdie putts to win at 18 in regulation and the playoff but couldn’t get either of them to drop.
“He deserved to win, in my opinion, just because he doubled the last hole. How many times out of a hundred is he going to do that? One maybe? Two? That would have left a pretty sour taste in his mouth to do that and lose,” Schenk said. “Then for him to hit the shot on 16, he probably deserved it a little more than I did.”
Schenk’s tee shot at the par-3 16th flew the green and he made a brilliant chip to 3 feet, but Grillo grabbed hold of victory by sinking the winning putt.
“It made everything worth it. The playing, all the hours practicing, the effort from my family. It makes you think when you started playing all the emotions come through your head,” Grillo said. “It’s been tough, but it’s worth every second.”
Everything you need to know for the final round at Colonial.
After a major championship in New York it’s back to your regularly scheduled PGA Tour programming at a classic course in Texas.
The 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge is at Colonial Country Club’s John Bredemus/Perry Maxwell design, which is playing as a par 70 at 7,209 yards. It’s hosting the Tour for the 78th time, making Colonial the longest-running non-major on Tour.
Despite a third-round 2-over 72, Harry Hall still holds part of the 54-hold lead alongside Adam Schenk. Schenk shot a 3-under 67 for the second consecutive day and is in prime position to earn his first win on the PGA Tour. Hall, like Schenk, is searching for his first victory.
From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the final round of the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club.
Sunday tee times
1st tee
Tee time
Players
7:50 a.m.
Erik Compton, Matthias Schwab
7:59 a.m.
Beau Hossler, Russell Knox
8:08 a.m.
Zecheng Dou, Maverick McNealy
8:17 a.m.
Cody Gribble, Cameron Champ
8:26 a.m.
Matt NeSmith, K.H. Lee
8:35 a.m.
Nick Hardy, Kurt Kitayama
8:45 a.m.
Aaron Baddeley, Vincent Norman
8:55 a.m.
Chez Reavie, Ben Griffin
9:05 a.m.
Patton Kizzire, Alex Noren
9:15 a.m.
Luke List, Justin Lower
9:25 a.m.
Brendon Todd, Jimmy Walker
9:35 a.m.
Stephan Jaeger, Joel Dahmen
9:50 a.m.
Carson Young, Billy Horschel
10:00 a.m.
Kramer Hickok, Lee Hodges
10:10 a.m.
Austin Smotherman, Collin Morikawa
10:20 a.m.
Robby Shelton, Sepp Straka
10:30 a.m.
Sam Stevens, Scott Piercy
10:40 a.m.
J.J. Spaun, Thomas Detry
10:50 a.m.
Luke Donald, Patrick Rodgers
11:00 a.m.
Alex Smalley, Tom Hoge
11:15 a.m.
Peter Malnati, Andrew Novak
11:25 a.m.
Min Woo Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
11:35 am.
Russell Henley, Michael Kim
11:45 a.m.
Will Gordon, Rickie Fowler
11:55 a.m.
Justin Rose, Austin Eckroat
12:05 p.m.
Akshay Bhatia, Max Homa
1215 p.m.
Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim
12:25 p.m.
Ryan Fox, Mark Hubbard
12:40 p.m.
Scottie Scheffler, Paul Haley II
12:50 p.m.
Chad Ramey, Andrew Putnam
1 p.m.
Aaron Rai, Ben Martin
1:10 p.m.
Byeong Hun An, Brian Harman
1:20 p.m.
Kevin Streelman, David Lipsky
1:30 p.m.
Emiliano Grillo, Viktor Hovland
1:40 p.m.
Harris English, Justin Suh
1:50 p.m.
Adam Schenk, Harry Hall
How to watch
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Harry Hall posted a third-round 2-over 72, but he still holds a share of the 54-hole lead at the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge.
The Englishman made back-to-back double bogeys on Nos. 6 and 7 and it looked like he was going to nosedive down the leaderboard. However, he bounced back nicely once he made the turn, making birdies on Nos. 12 and 17 to sign for a 72.
Atop the board with Hall is Adam Schenk, who got around Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, with a 3-under 67 on Saturday. Schenk birdied his first two holes of the day before giving one back on No. 4, his lone bogey of the day. After making the turn with a 1-under 34, Schenk made birdie at the par-5 11th and closed out his day with another circle at the last.
Hall, who has two top-10 finishes this season, is looking for his first win on the PGA Tour. Schenk, who missed three straight cuts before this week, is also searching for his first victory.
If you missed any of Saturday’s action, no worries, we have you covered. Here’s everything you need to know from the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Players typically serve as advisors on these projects, but this was more of a polite debate than a straight strategy session.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Before revered golf course architect Gil Hanse was signed on the dotted line to lead a massive $20 million overhaul of Colonial Country Club, longtime member and Colonial advocate Ryan Palmer sat in a room with Hanse to hash out a few details.
Players typically serve as advisors on these projects, but according to Charles Schwab Challenge Tournament Chairman Jim Whitten, this was more of a polite debate than a straight strategy session. Palmer and caddie James Edmondson, who has won the Colonial club championship five times, talked through a few of the holes they’ve seen in other places, some of which they haven’t been particularly fond of.
“That was a turning point. There were a lot of people bitching about the money and some other things,” said Whitten, who was driving around the course on Friday in his Tartan plaid members coat. “This was an airing of grievances about some of the stuff he’s done across the country. At one point, Ryan said, ‘Tell me what you did on 17 at TPC Boston. Tell me what your explanation is, what you did with that green. I hated that hole.’ Gil explained why he did some of these things and both he and James went, ‘OK, I get it now.’ And then Gil explained what he wanted to do here at the club, so they kind of went back and forth.”
Soon after that meeting about a year ago, the paperwork was signed and Hanse agreed to help revamp the acclaimed club, which was designed by the duo of Texas’ John Bredemus and Oklahoma’s Perry Maxwell, and opened in 1936. The course ranks 85th on Golfweek’s Best Classic Courses 2022 list.
The project still needed the club’s support and to help garner favor Hanse set up a number of open meetings for club members to attend and poke holes in the plan.
After the meetings, which Palmer and Edmondson took part in, 85 percent of the members voted in favor of the plan, even with the hefty price tag.
“You can’t get 85 percent of the people to vote on what’s black and what’s white,” Whitten said. “So we were very happy with that kind of support.”
Palmer took part in the final walkthrough of the plans with Hanse and Tour officials in advance of this week’s event. The four-time PGA Tour winner said the end result will put a shine on a golf course that has been a stern test for Tour players for decades.
“It’s going to be spectacular,” Palmer said. “We kind of put our little stamp of approval, I guess you could say, of being a Tour player. I was able to talk about different shots we wanted to see, what we don’t do and don’t want you to do to the golf course.
“The plans are going to be unbelievable. This will be the best golf course in town easily, I think, after it’s all said and done. Just the way it plays, it stands up to the game’s greatest each and every year, and this course shows. I think it’s going to get harder for us, and I’m excited for the membership and for the city of Fort Worth.”
Ryan Palmer plays a shot from the first tee during the first round of the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial Country Club. Palmer was the first player to tee off as professional golf made its return. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports
A much-needed revamp
Although the course is among the shorter on the PGA Tour, the reason for the redesign had little to do with adding length. In fact, that wasn’t even on the task sheet for Hanse, according to Whitten, who has been a member at Colonial for 31 years.
“We had significant drainage and irrigation problems. And our greens, depending on how bad the summer was were really getting stressed out,” Whitten said. “Our greens are thirty-something years old and they were having layer after layer fixing and this and sanding and all this stuff, so they got bigger. And when you do that, it creates an area that holds moisture in it, which isn’t good for the green and it needs to get in and out of the green. So holding moisture was a problem and so when it was all said this golf course has not been looked at in many years.”
Although a few greens were redone two decades ago, many of them had been untouched for much longer and so the plans call for adding a hydronic system about a foot below the putting surface which can circulate warm or cool water to alter the temperature of the soil.
Colonial members decided to stay with bentgrass and maintained much of the green complexes, but let Hanse work his magic in other areas.
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Positive reaction from players
That has some, like Jordan Spieth, eager to see what the 2024 version of the tournament will be like. Shovels will go in the ground to start the renovation as soon as a winner is crowned on Sunday.
“I always thought courses like this, Hilton Head, these classic courses that stand the test of time, it’s like what are you going to do to these places? I think that’s kind of everyone’s first response,” Spieth said. “Then I saw them, and I was like, wow, this looks really, really cool. It looks like it maintains the character of what Colonial is while creating some excitement on some holes that maybe could use a little bit of adjusting.
Jordan Spieth plays his shot from the third tee during the third round of the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports
“So changing a few of the tee lines where, instead of as much of a straight shot, you kind of see more of working the ball into a fairway. I’m not sure how much is public, but I know the idea of flipping the nines and making the 8th hole into the 17th, I think that might be the biggest change on the course from what I’ve seen. It looks like it might be a great par 3 to bring more of the creek and the river into play. So I’m always a proponent of that.”
Spieth said a recent Tour stop highlighted what can happen when a historic track is refurbished, while keeping history and the original designer’s intent in mind.
“Last week at Oak Hill you saw a renovation that was done extremely well and very highly regarded by, it seems, critics and players alike,” said Spieth, who missed the cut this year, but has plenty of success at the Charles Schwab, including a win in the 2016 event. “Change is sometimes better, sometimes not necessary. I think here Gil will do a really good job of maintaining the integrity while adding even some more character and modernization to it.”
