Chris Gotterup shot a 65 this morning and is at 3 under for the PGA Championship. I thought he had a very interesting response when asked about Aronimink’s setup.
💬 “I don’t think it’s unfair, but I do think for pace of play and certain aspects, there have been a couple — you know, 14 today is probably aggressive, I will say.
“You’re hitting a 4-iron to a 10-foot circle, and if it doesn’t go there, it’s off the green, and if you hit it 40 feet left, you have a very hard 2-putt.
“So, you know, Bob (MacIntyre) made birdie in my group and he hit a great shot. So is it unfair, probably not. But is it going to make the round slow, yeah.”
Gotterup said the practice rounds were fool’s gold — the wind was down all three days and the pins were all in the middle of those greens.
Since the tournament started we’ve seen pin positions tucked into every corner and ridge of these green complexes, exponentially increasing the difficulty.