"Before, there was always a little cherry dangling."

Sandy Lyle talked to Mike Aitken after his openign round and Lyle offered this on the course after his opening 72:

"They've taken away a lot of choices," he volunteers. "Before, there was always a little cherry dangling. For instance, on the first hole it was 265 yards over the bunker, so you looked at the wind, at the pin position, and decided whether to go for it. If it came off you got your reward. Now it's 320 yards to carry that bunker, and it's scary. So I think they've spoilt the course a little bit and, although it doesn't necessarily play into the hands of the long hitters – no one would describe Zach Johnson, last year's winner, as long – it means fewer guys can be competitive out here."

And the search continues for someone praising the direction the golf course has gone in.