If you're a player preparing to challenge a golf course at a major, pretty much the last thing you want to hear is that the course has been adjusted to have a more "dramatic" finish. That's a sure sign that there's trickeration afoot and high numbers ahead.
The Open Championship teed off Thursday morning at Royal Liverpool, and within hours, the course's final two holes had claimed their first victims. The message was unmistakable: Nobody can get too comfortable on this course unless they have a 15-shot lead heading into the final two holes.
Start with the 138-yard par-3 17th.