Duncan, great picture. I would have sworn that there was another hole on the other side of the OB stakes.
Pat, when I played in 2013 the OB stakes were buried in high fescue and heather. Maybe with the crowds that issue was taken away. When I played it would have been a lost ball if the stakes weren’t there. If the normal fescue was there I don’t think the conditions would dictate a different club. The fescue was unplayable.However you were at that level and I’ve never been so you may very well be right.