MACGYVER DAILY: PERHAPS A BIT OF A STRETCH – BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO RESIST

Back to the grind.

It's been a strange transition for players on the LIV Tour.

Many struggled in the foul weather at Royal Troon last week. Before that, they were just coming from sunny and scorching Valderrama (southern Spain).

Now, it's unknown territory, but we're still in the UK. Specifically, the meticulously groomed JCB Golf and Country Club.

Many of us golf enthusiasts have been drooling over various YouTube clips of this new course (opened in 2018). We've seen the world's most overrated golfer – Rick Shiels – flounder on Robin Hiseman's beautiful creation in Rocester.

Despite this, it's obviously hard to predict what real pros will do on this track.

Many say it resembles a PGA course, and I've seen several interviews with players drawing parallels to TPC Deere Run. There is also the following statement: "The design brief was to fashion a layout to test elite golfers – similar to the TPC Deere Run course in Illinois which hosts the annual John Deere Classic event on the PGA Tour."

Several of the players teeing up this week have, of course, been there, and one of those who has performed the best is Matt Jones. He maintains a relatively low profile on the LIV Tour, but on the right week, he has the tools to compete with the very best. As usual, it's a fairly narrow field, and at these prices, it's worth a shot.