
PGA.com: Can you tell us about the South course at your facility, the course where the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational will be played.
Dinan: The South course is a very traditional course, as you might expect from a course that opened in 1929. It's very straight-forward, most of the holes set up right in front of you. This isn't a tricked up course by any means, just a good, solid test of golf. Most of the holes are tree-lined, with thick rough and there are some deep bunkers on the course. Also, most of the holes run parallel to each other, so the layout and design are classic and right there for you to see; just a great test of a player's skills.
PGA.com: If a typical 15 handicap golfer came out to the South course, sight unseen, and teed it up from where the TOUR guys play, what would he or she shoot?
Dinan: That's a really tough question to answer, I'm not sure I could. But I can tell you that the rating of this course goes up over five points from the member tees to the championship tees. So a 15 handicapper wouldn't want to play from back there.
PGA.com: If one of the players came to you and asked for advice prior to the start of the round, what would you tell them?
Dinan: Keep the ball in the fairway. Avoid the trouble and you can score. The course record here was set by Jose Maria Olazabel when he shot a 61. In that round, I don't think he hit more than one or two drivers all day. Find the short grass and you can play well here.
PGA.com: Is there a best part of your job?
Dinan: There are a lot of great parts of my job. I think the people that I encounter, during the tournament week and on a day-to-day basis, really stand out and make me feel very fortunate. We have over 900 members, many of them are non-resident members and I may only get to see them a few times a year. But regardless of whether they come in once a week or once a month or whatever, people are always smiling and happy to show up and play golf here. That's hard to beat.
PGA.com: One famous moment in your course's history is Tiger Wood's famous 'shot in the dark' back in 2000. Any inspiration to install lights around 18 just in case history were to repeat?
Dinan: Ha -- no, not yet. But I tell you, that was really something. What people saw on t.v. was nowhere close to how dark it really was. You had to be here to appreciate what an amazing shot he hit. I mean, it was really dark.
PGA.com: No desire to go out after dark and see if you could replicate the feat?
Dinan: No, I haven't, [laughs]. And I probably won't. That's Tiger's shot.
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