Xander Schauffele says what is ‘diabolical’ about Aronimink after PGA Championship practice round

“The course is — luckily the weather has kind of held up,“ Schauffele said.

*“*It’s nice to see the sun, a little bit cooler weather than what we’ve had on other parts of the TOUR.

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*“*Weather’s good. Course is firming up. Greens are diabolical. It should be a really good test.

*“*This week is greens are the biggest protection this week. They’re going to hold up, for sure.

“I think they’re going to cause some problems and make it really tricky on little pitch shots or two-putting or things of that nature. That’s the biggest protection the course has.“

Xander Schauffele could be perfectly suited to Aronimink

For a major championship golf course in the modern era, Aronimink is on the shorter side.

The par-70 layout stretches out to 7,394 yards, so it’s still plenty long enough.

However, the main defence of the golf course will be the undulating greens, especially if the wind kicks up and the rain stays away.

If Aronimink does play hard and fast, Xander Schauffele will no doubt relish the challenge.

He is one of the game’s premium ball-strikers, with his exceptional driving of the ball and pinpoint iron play.

And if he manages to put everything together this week, he could well walk away from Aronimink as a two-time PGA Championship winner.