PLAYER COMMENTS ON SHOAL CREEK
"It sure is a pleasure to be back,'' said Lehman, who was the winner of the Regions Tradition last May. "A lot of great memories as I came through the gates, the clubhouse and this great golf course. I'm just so happy to be back."
- Tom Lehman
"It's a championship golf course and the people of Birmingham have always been behind golf when it comes there. So I don't expect anything less there. Being one of our Majors, everybody will be really excited about it."
- Jay Haas
"It's great for us to have the opportunity to go back to Shoal Creek. It's a proven golf course. It hosted some Major championships in the past. For those of us that have been fortunate to play, I think we are going to see a golf course that is really more of a traditional golf course, than what we see a Jack Nicklaus build now. I cannot imagine anybody not looking forward to playing at Shoal Creek."
- Hale Irwin
"Obviously, it's a wonderful golf course. I remember playing in the 1990 PGA there. I had a very good week personally there. I do remember the rough as being really tough. But just a quality golf course. There isn't a weak hole on it. You see what you get, and you’ve got to go out there and hit it and play the golf course. I just thought it was a wonderful venue for us. There are a lot of really great imaginative holes out there. It's just straight up good golf."
- Loren Roberts
"The golf course is great. It could be the best golf course we play this year. I think at the time of year, you know, it's not going to be extremely hot when it was in August when we played there. So I think it's going to be a different golf course. But they will have enough time to get the rough up. I'm just looking forward to it. It's going to be a great tournament."
- Larry Nelson
"Shoal Creek is going to be special. Now they can call The Tradition, in my opinion, a Major because it's going to a golf course that deserves to be called a Major."
- Lee Trevino
Shoal Creek Hole #2
Photo provided by Michael Clemmer
