Challenging Conditions at Butterfield Bermuda Championship

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00:03Well, let's start here.

00:04The Butterfield Bermuda Championship here in nicer weather.

00:07Much nicer than these sitting here in New Jersey.

00:09But a lot of names that we're not familiar with.

00:11Keith, we'll get there in just a few moments.

00:13But as always, I like to get the course set up here.

00:15We're taking a look at about 6,800 yards.

00:17The Port Royal Golf Course.

00:19What are the expectations and how should this course play out this weekend?

00:23Well, you know, Donnie, I got to correct you there for a second.

00:25I know Bermuda, the mid-ocean,

00:27and we start to think about shorts and the pink sands.

00:30But these guys, they have a brutal week coming.

00:33It is going to blow 30 miles an hour out there on the island.

00:36And the Bermuda Triangle is in full play.

00:39It's Friday night into Saturday morning.

00:41We're looking at a rainstorm that's coming through.

00:43And these guys are going to have some challenging conditions.

00:45And that goes back to the course here, Port Royal Golf Course.

00:48I mean, it's par 71, 6,800 yards.

00:51It should be pitch and punch for these guys.

00:53And last year, Camilla Vajagas wins at 24 under par.

00:56We also had Brendan Todd win in the first edition five years ago at 24 under par.

01:00But we've had guys win at 15 under par, too.

01:02And it's going to be one of those years.

01:04The over-under in Vegas is only 13.5 under par for the winning score.

01:09The weather is going to be an issue this week.

01:12And already I'm favoring the p.m., a.m. wave.

01:15But you know what?

01:16Don't lock in those lineups until you get the last forecast you can.

01:19And one other PSA I'll give you is that, you know what?

01:22Bermuda's an hour ahead of the East Coast.

01:24So don't be late tomorrow morning or tonight when you put those lineups in.

01:28Now, when you start talking about the golf course, it's a positional paradise.

01:32That's for sure.

01:33A lot of par 4s under 400 yards.

01:35We need great wedge approach players that can control their trajectory.

01:39Got to keep the ball low there.

01:41It's going to be windy.

01:42And we've got a lot of terrain changes.

01:44You got to remember, Bermuda is the tip of a volcano.

01:46It's a mountain out in the middle of the ocean.

01:48It is uneven territory.

01:50And these guys are going to be hitting downhill, uphill with wedges in their hands.

01:53Got to control trajectory.

01:54Got to control spin.

01:55And it's Bermuda.

01:56So we're talking Bermuda grass.

01:58And you've got to be a great Bermuda grass putter.

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