"In a way I feel sorry for the viewing public."

Ross Fisher was referring to Wentworth's new 18th, and not the lovely corporate tent that appears to offer players the option of throwing one off the angled roof and having it ricochet onto the green (who said Ernie wasn't presenting the boys with angles and options?).

Lawrence Donegan writes:

Lee Westwood, on 70, was three shots worse than Fisher and hardly less damning. "They have tried to make it a risk-reward hole but risk is far too great for the reward you might not get anyway," the world No3 said. "It is retrievable but if you are going to spend a lot of money on golf course changes, it would be nice to get them right first time round."

The Englishman then went on to declare himself a fan of the "majority" of changes wrought to the course before highlighting a few of the problems, most of which involve making the closing holes too hard for their own good. "There's a fine line between keeping it exciting and making it too tough," he said. "I was a big fan of the old finish."