Well it came and went. We had 3 days of lift, clean and place and the winning score was 7-under-par. When the course was at it's firmest on Thursday morning, we actually had the best scoring of the whole week! Bobby Wyatt shot a course record 63 and we thought these young guys were gonna tear up the place. But the old girl held her own and came through with a great champion in Bryson DeChambeau. He hit every fairway on Sunday, even the two playoff holes, but still shot his worst round of the week, one-over 71. The tricky winds, uneven lies in the fairways and baffling greens kept the scores down, but not one player used the word "unfair."
I had my ears open to lots of conversations this week when players and caddies were talking about the golf course and how happy they were to be playing a place like this. Pure golf, thinking your way around the course, having to have the right angles and yardages into greens. I was really, really happy with the way Canterbury showed itself this week. I would have loved to have seen firm and fast all week, but hopefully we'll get it next year. I also thought the Golf Channel did an exceptional job with their coverage, specifically Craig Perks. He did his homework and it showed. Hopefully some of you got a chance to see some of the coverage.