Refreshing: Courses Have Rose Emphasizing West Coast In '16
/After trying to get excited about the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas and failing (I blame the lack of urgency on Bermuda grass over cool season grass golf), it was nice to read Justin Rose's thinking heading into 2016. The Englishman plans to play a West Coast-heavy schedule because of the courses.
Jim McCabe reports for Golfweek.com:
“My allergies were so bad in Florida last year, I was miserable,” Rose said. “Also, I just feel like the golf courses in Florida are a little tricked up. You end up playing great defensive golf.”
On the flip side, with a nod to Torrey Pines (the Farmers Insurance Open), the Pebble Beach-Monterey Peninsula-Spyglass rota (AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am), and Riviera (Northern Trust Open), Rose said, “I think the layouts are the best on Tour on the West Coast.”
Rose's inclusion in West Coast fields will help at a time of year that many top players will be taking their off-season, or cashing in overseas.