THE MARCH Quail Hollow’s
infamous Green Mile begins at the 16th, but the previous three holes offer a chance to score.
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many strokes as they can on the holes that come before it. That’s very possible when the conditions are right –if 16 through 18 are the Green Mile, holes 13 through 15 are the prisoner’s last meal, a chance to fatten up before the gallows. Played well, competitors can pick up two or even three shots on this middle sec- tion of the second nine that includes two enticing half-par holes.
again on the 7 558-yard (6911m), par-71 design that’s been remodelled several times by Tom Fazio since 1996, includ- ing an extensive alteration in 2016 that included three new holes and most re- cently in 2023 when the greens, bunkers and tees were rebuilt. Knowing that the most difficult and defining stretch of golf comes at the end makes it imperative the players grab as
The run begins with the par-3 13th and a relatively straightforward iron shot. The hole plays anywhere between 170 and 220 yards over a creek to a green set against an opposing slope. The putting surface is relatively large, and the only real concern is the severe false front that will shuttle any shot that comes up short ten to 15 yards back down the fair- way. Deep bunkers on either side also
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