Exploring Maridoe: The PGA Tour's Longest, Toughest Course

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00:00Yeah, Merideaux, about 20 miles northwest of Dallas, just an absolute beast.

00:08I mean, maybe this is the longest course we've ever seen on the PGA Tour, live circuit, what

00:13have you.

00:14It tips out at over 7,800 yards.

00:18And if you're familiar with slope and rating, the slope is a measurement of how difficult

00:24the golf course is.

00:25The slope from the tips is 155.

00:28That is a lot to bite off.

00:31And the rating is 80.

00:33The rating, you see course ratings like 69.6 or 72.1 or whatever.

00:39That's like if you took a robot and all they do is shoot par.

00:43At Merideaux, from the tips, that same robot would shoot 80.

00:47Now, PGA Tour pros are better than that robot.

00:51But boy, this course, it's got small greens.

00:54They're firm.

00:55They're fast.

00:56The fairways are relatively narrow.

00:58I think it's more positional off the tee.

01:01But if you get into the rough, they're into some of these native grasses that can get

01:05pretty...

01:06And that's maybe why the slope is so high, because if you miss the fairway here, you

01:11could be in some real trouble.

01:13And the course really surprised me last week.

01:16I think it's kind of similar in style, where, you know, a lynx's type feel, design, some

01:22of the native grasses off of the fairways and what have you.

01:26I was surprised last week's golf course played as tough as it did on these guys.

01:30I think this week will play tougher.