The weather is hot but on this Tuesday afternoon, the wind is blowing hard on the Oak Hill course which receives from Thursday and for the 4th time in its history, the PGA Championship. Since Monday, the 156 field players have been carefully studying the course. Among them, Victor Perez. At 30, the Frenchman will take part in his 3rd career USPGA and approaches this edition with more certainty. ” It’s a complicated course but there are still quite a few holes with several options. We don’t have to play the driver everywhere but vary between 3 woods or even iron shots. Major tournaments are events above all else. It’s very exciting and that’s why we play golf. »
Recce with Patrick Reed
Accompanied by Patrick Reed for the identification of the first nine holes of the course East of Oak Hill, we felt the Habs at ease and relaxed. Yet the course is already showing its teeth with very thick roughs and very rolling greens. ” The most important areas of play this week will be driving and long irons from the rough. But afterwards, we know that in Major the putting below two meters will be essential. With these fast greens, putts of 10/15 m will be complicated to measure so you have to be efficient on short putts. »