"16 is a nice way to get to the 17th tee."

Some frank remarks from Jack Nicklaus today during the Presidents Cup announcement with Tim Finchem, specifically on his plans to rework the drab 16th at Muirfield Village. (Does this mean he'll also redo the 16th's clone at Castle Pines?)

I'm going to build a whole new hole. And we've been talking about it for about three years. I didn't think that the economy was right to be spending money on the golf course out here for a golf tournament, and I think that the economy is recovering. I think we're moving more in the right direction.

And I wanted to get it done while I was still around. And the 16th hole right now is -- I think 14 is really exciting, one of the best par 4s in the country. I think 15 follows it up with a situation of the ability to have the excitement of an eagle or a birdie that really moves you right into the tournament. 16 is a nice way to get to the 17th tee.

You know, when I did the -- there's nothing wrong. 16 is a very nice hole. I just don't think it has the excitement in it. 17 is an exciting hole. 18 is an exciting hole. They're both very, very strong. 17, we changed it, and it became the most difficult hole on the golf course.

But the 16th hole, first of all, there's -- when you play in the Presidents Cup, most of your matches are going to end around the 15th, 16th hole. So the bulk of your gallery is going to be out there. We need to expand our gallery situation in that area. So to do that, we're talking about playing the lake down on the left side of the hole, and the water course that comes through, we need to fix the drainage through that area anyway. So we wanted to do that. The green didn't hold like I want it to hold. So we're just starting to put a lake in.

Then we kept talking about the adjustments we need to make to the green. We need to change the length and make the hole a little shorter if we're going to put water. So we decided to -- it would probably be a better move to move the green to the right, change the angle a little bit. Change the key to the left, create gallery more along the right side of 16 as well as the tee shot at 17. It will create much bigger amphitheater and create more space for people coming to 15 and 16. So it will be a win-win for the thing.

Yes, we're going to spend some money in there, but I think no longer will it be a way to get from 15 green to 17 tee. It will be a really good golf hole, and the gallery situation will be unbelievable.

Anything'll be better.

Commissioner, you haven't said much. Someone is going to throw a bone so you can display your worldly sensibilities and overall dynamic personality.