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Tightest golf course test for pros
Masters champ Patrick Reed faces unplayable Delhi Golf Course this week.
In brief
Masters champ Patrick Reed faces unplayable Delhi Golf Course this week. Patrick Reed and other top golfers struggle with Delhi Golf Club's tight course design at this week's DP World India Championship. Originally reported by Golf.
Patrick Reed's first impression
Patrick Reed called Delhi Golf Club the tightest course he's ever played.
“Never come around a golf course like this before”
Delhi Golf Club's design
Delhi Golf Club's Lodhi Course plays 6,912 yards with doglegs, pinched landing zones, and jungle rough.
“the right side of the green is protected not only by a deep bunker but also the trees that overhang”
Tight course challenges
Players who get just a little off line quickly find themselves in trouble.
“You get just a hair off-line, you’re going to be in trouble”
Thomas Detry's strategy
Thomas Detry swapped his driver for a 3-iron to handle the tight course.
“Swapped with a 3-iron so I have a little bit more options off the tee”
Rory McIlroy's approach
Rory McIlroy left his driver in his hotel room to avoid the tight course.
“To me it just didn’t make sense”
Tommy Fleetwood's challenge
Tommy Fleetwood faces juicer rough compared to last year's course conditions.
“You hit it in the rough and you’re just hacking it out”
Reed's course strategy
Reed played two par-5s backward with iron off the tee and 3-wood for his second.
“You just sit there and you’re like, wait, this is the kind of stuff you do at home”
Course impact
Delhi Golf Club forces players to think like chess masters rather than golfers.
“It makes players think in ways they are rarely asked to”
In short
Patrick Reed and other top golfers struggle with Delhi Golf Club's tight course design at this week's DP World India Championship.
