If you’ve been named after a novel written by horror master Stephen King, there must be an abundance of chilling, eerie features associated with your existence.
Even if the terror in question resides among the soft, rolling hills of a peaceful golf course in the Queen City.
Seriously, can evil and golf really co-exist?
At Quail Hollow Club they certainly do.
During a 1,200-plus-yard stroll covering three holes – that would be the 16th, 17th and 18th – danger, horror and angst refuse to be disguised at the annual home of the PGA Tour’s Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina.
While it is certainly not as fatal as depicted in the 1999 movie adaption of the same name starring Tom Hanks, where death row inmates take their final steps to the execution chamber on a floor painted a dull green, the dreaded emerald sweep of land at Quail Hollow leaves players gasping for air and heartily exhaling when all is said and done.
In short, the journey is likely to be a good walk spoiled.
That will surely be the case at the 14th edition of the Presidents Cup, where the U.S. will try to continue its dominance of the Internationals. And organizers of the biennial clash have tossed in a major kicker concerning the trifecta of terror. More on that later.
“It’s got to be one of the toughest stretches in golf,” USA’s Brandt Snedeker said. “There’s no way to miss them. There’s no bail-out on any of the holes really.
“You just have to suck it up and get through it.”
Or as Quail Hollow member and 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson said: “I’ve thought about this many times. I can’t think of a three-hole stretch, including the major championships, that is tougher than the Green Mile.”
How tough is it? Let’s add another movie reference and call on Clubber Lang’s prediction in Rocky II: Pain. Consider: Each hole of the white-knuckle stretch features dangerous water hazards, potentially puzzling elevation changes, strategically placed bunkers and Bermuda greens that are not to be messed with.
This was the result of a major renovation completed ahead of the 2016 Wells Fargo Championship, which included all 18 greens being rebuilt, greens and tee boxes shifted, more than 100 trees removed and length added to the layout.
In five editions of the Wells Fargo Championship since the makeover, the 494-yard, par-4 18th has ranked as the toughest hole in the tournament three times and second once, while the 217-yard, par-3 17th was…
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