If you were a pro in the elite strata, and fancied yourself as a potential winner of a major toon-a-mint, would you spend time at specific similar designed and conditioned course to the major venue for that year, as a practice facility to tune-up your game prior to the major?
For instance, the Masters. If you are going to take a few weeks off in the timeframeleading into the Masters week, would you spend time at a particular course you think might help you with fast putts, and hilly or specific sort of shot shape demands?
I don't know how true it is; but I heard Tom Watson once or more went out to SHGC in weeks prior to 'The Open Championship' held at one of the more dramatic links in the rota, to tune-up.
Where would you go prior to Merion? Oakmont?
Wouldn't a competitor want to seek out a similar venue,, if possible to get the feel?