Harbour Town Golf Links’ 18th gap is best-known for that lighthouse, but it surely additionally holds an unofficial distinction as probably the widest fairway on the PGA Tour.
Some have measured the most well-liked touchdown space with as a lot width as 88 yards. So these guys have almost a full soccer area to goal at. And as we all know, these guys are good and do not want almost that a lot room to discover a fairway.
So it needs to be no shock that just about everybody in the area at the RBC Heritage on Thursday hit this fairway. In truth, only one participant, Andrew Novak, missed it. Which was identified by Skratch.
Also identified by Skratch, nonetheless, is that Novak did not hit a foul shot. His tee shot simply ran a bit lengthy and into the tough. But, technically, he was the lone outlier. And the 31-year-old PGA Tour winner had the perfect response:
It’s OK, Andrew. We’re (nearly) sure you will hit it on Friday. And properly performed with that “Fresh Prince” reference. That’s a basic scene from a basic present.
Anyway, Novak nonetheless made par on 18 regardless of lacking the quick grass off the tee and he posted an opening 65. So, he is doing OK.