SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Following the 2016 Ryder Cup some of the tourists from Europe grumbled like they’d been forced to schlep around a local muni for three days.
“The setup of the course was ridiculous. You could hit it anywhere,” said Thomas Pieters, who went 4-1-0 as a rookie at the ’16 matches. “I didn't think it was a great Ryder Cup setup, to be honest.”
Justin Rose went so far as to call the setup at Hazeltine “pro-am” like and explained, “We want to showcase our skills. We want to be tested.”
Now fast forward two years to last week’s Ryder Cup on a course that’s best described as TPC Paris.