Round 2 is complete and here are the top 5:
Nathan Sexton
Jeremy Koling
Gregg Barsby
Devan Owens
Richard Wysocki
4 of the best forehanders in the game and 1 lefty - should one assume this course favors the forehand/lefty ?
It's absolutely that way - always has been.
1 - Seems to be that if you have the left to right shot, you are taking it
2 - Power L to R tee shot with a pin with OB left
3 - OB left the entire way
4 - Second shot is low ceiling L To R
5 - Water Left the entire hole and the mando makes you throw over it
6 - R to L hole for sure
7 - doesn't matter
8 - second shot is low ceiling L to R
9 - Short enough where the lay up is a simple midrange
10 - lay up is easy
11 - Second shot is L to R into a hillside
12 - doesn't matter
13 - hole used to be the great R to L equalizer, but the change makes it so it doesn't matter. Right to Left shot absolutely is easier, but it's not as big of an advantage as it used to
14 - L to R shot goes into the hill and away from OB
15 - Tee shot favors R to L, but throwing dead straight is the play
16 - L to R shot is wide open
17 - Massive green open right of the pin. Most players throw L to R here
18 - L to R off the tee
It's one of the most unbalanced courses out there.
With the exception of hole 6, going for the big drives on 9 and 10 and the approach to 18's long pin, it's 100% a lefty course.
But 6 is so tough anyway, it doesn't matter. 9 and 10 are pretty easy to birdie playing safe and 18 a player can easily get a putt throwing straight.