There is one PGA Tour venue in the current rota that the players simply do not like, allegedly.
Fans of the PGA Tour often marvel at the golf courses used on the rota throughout the season.
The courses played by the best players in the world are always kept in pristine condition, and amateur players dream about being given the chance to one day go and play them.
However, the PGA Tour players will, of course, have their favourites on the schedule.
It’s why they plan out their years as they do, missing certain events along the way. However, when the FedEx Cup playoffs come around, the prize pot and points available means that all golfers will compete, Rory McIlroy aside, of course.
For the BMW Championship last week at Caves Valley, the top 50 players on the FedEx Cup list gathered in Baltimore for the penultimate event of the playoffs.
And it seems like they weren’t happy with what they saw.
The ‘virtually unplayable’ course on the PGA Tour this season
Scottie Scheffler said the greens at Caves Valley were incredibly difficult to putt on, after he won the tournament.
It’s worth noting that the world number one finished at 15-under par for the week, so he certainly didn’t find Caves Valley to be unplayable!
However, Lucas Glover has suggested that he actually feels sorry for the members of the golf course.
When speaking on his SIRIUSXM PGA TOUR Radio show, Glover revealed that the PGA Tour players didn’t like Caves Valley one bit.
He said: “Not to come off as sour grapes here, I feel sorry for the members that have to play that now, because it’s virtually unplayable. It seemed like a very lazy renovation.
“It’s sad that that’s what people think is good golf and good golf course design.
“I have never in my 21 years heard the consensus from the field being unhappy with the golf course. I think it was pretty much everybody didn’t really like Caves Valley. And it is a shame because it is a heck of a place.
“They decided to make it to redo it just to make it more difficult for the PGA Tour. And harder doesn’t always mean better, is the best way I can say it.“
The truth of the matter is that 18 players finished under par in Baltimore last week, so it clearly wasn’t unplayable for them.
However, the point Glover was really making is how difficult the course has become for the members.
Patrick Cantlay won the last time the event was held at Caves valley with a score of 27-under par.
However, they didn’t have to make the course harder – so what if it is a birdie-fest every time the PGA Tour go there?
Lucas Glover is not shy of voicing his opinions on PGA Tour issues
Glover is a fierce critic of slow play, and has often made his feelings clear on the issue.
He came up with a nine-point plan to help tackle the pace of play, including his idea to ban the use of Aim-Point.
Glover also made his feeling very clear recently on the players who left the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf, exclaiming that he ‘doesn’t want to play with them ever again’.
It’s good that there are players around like Glover on the PGA Tour to hold people accountable.
And it’s obvious that the PGA Tour will need to think long and hard about returning to Caves Valley after Glover’s latest remarks.
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