This Is How Pros Plan To Counter Troon's Toughest Hole 😮

The tiny, telegenic, and tricky par-3 8th hole, famously known as “The Postage Stamp", is undoubtedly the toughest hole at Royal Troon. The elevated tee box requires pristine wind judgment to avoid the four, extremely penal greenside bunkers. The hole’s name derives from its small, long and narrow green.

The Open rounds can swing at the Stamp and pros have their respective strategies to conquer this iconic hole.

⛳ Bryson DeChambeau: DeChambeau — the longest hitter in the field — is taking an improvisatory method. He terms the hole as "diabolical" but plans to counter it by consistently hitting the center of the green.

⛳ Xander Schauffele: Schauffele is a fan of the Stamp’s uniqueness but finds it super scary that the hole is so short. The World No 3 plans to enjoy the finesse test and believes it's going to be "fun" especially if the wind picks up off the left.

⛳ Scottie Scheffler: Scheffler praised the timelessness of No 8. It’s an underrated skill for players nowadays to be able to control the ball, and the Stamp specifically encourages that.

The best ball striker in the world is definitely up for the challenge.

⛳ Tiger Woods: Woods hit a 9-iron and a pitching wedge the last two times he played the hole. His plan is very simple hole; just hit the ball on the green. That’s it.

Green good, miss green bad. It doesn’t get any more simple than that.