<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4D8YhX_0vPkScax00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4D8YhX_0vPkScax00" width="2048" height="1536" ></figure><p>Over the weekend, Englishman Matt Wallace triumphed at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club to earn his first DP World Tour victory in six years.</p><p>The course is one of the most beautiful and scenic in professional golf, but it can certainly be a challenge when the wind is blowing up in the mountains.</p><p>On Saturday, the conditions were as brutal as can be imagined at Crans. The wind gusted close to 30 mph at times and the greens were firm and fast. The course played roughly four shots more difficult on Saturday than it did on Friday.</p><p>After the grueling third round, Jordan Smith, who shot a seven-over 77, expressed some frustration with the course setup.</p><blockquote><p>“The quickest these greens have ever been by far, but they still decide to use the same pins as old plus with high winds today. Even with the perfect conditions yesterday a few of the pins were ridiculous.”</p><p>“Plus, the forecast was out at 6am with the first tee time being 7:30/45 so [they] had time to change them!”</p></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A day to forget but a day for the <a href="https://twitter.com/DPWorldTour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DPWorldTour</a> refs to forget. The quickest these greens have ever been by far but they still decide to use the same pins as old plus with high winds today. Even with the perfect conditions yesterday a few of the pins were ridiculous.</p><div class="mailmunch-forms-in-post-middle" style="display: none !important;"></div><p>— Jordan Smith (@Jsmithgolf) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jsmithgolf/status/1832462548718719163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2024</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><p>The course played much easier on Sunday, but it was too late for Smith to contend. The Englishman shot a three-under 67 to finish -5 for the week in a tie for 12th place.</p><h2>New here?</h2><ul><li>Find out more about GolfWRX and the GolfWRX forums.</li></ul><p><i>While you’re here, check out the latest episode of the Three Swing Challenge. </i></p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zlxt3QWGYTY?feature=oembed" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div></div></body>

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‘Quickest these greens have ever been’ – DP World Tour pro slams ‘ridiculous’ course setup

Over the weekend, Englishman Matt Wallace triumphed at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club to earn his first DP World Tour victory in six years. The course is one of the most beautiful and scenic in professional golf, but it can certainly be a challenge when the wind is blowing up in the mountains.

‘Quickest these greens have ever been’ – DP World Tour pro slams ‘ridiculous’ course setup

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