The rally, which took place on the Italian island of Sardinia, featured rough gravel rounds and was a test for man and machine. The result was the first victory got Team MRF in top-line national rallying in Europe after the Indian tyre manufacturer committed to European rallying in 2019. The Rally Italia Sardegna National was the second round of the CIRT, or the Italian Rally Championship Gravel. Jordan Spieth, a three-time major winner, agrees about the difficulty of the par-71 challenge. "This is one of those golf courses, speith said. You have to just be on and it will eat you up if you are not. Avoiding the rough is always crucial but especially green side, Spieth said. "Around the greens, it's wicked, Spieth said, "Spotters are going to have to really be on their game because you can hit some shots five feet off the edge of the green and really have to look hard to find your ball. As for the fairway rough, Spieth warned. You are not really advancing more than a 7-iron for a lot of those lies, just trying to tumble it down the fairway. Defending champion Bryson beau plans on repeating the long-distance driving show that powered his victory last year at Torrey Pines. For the most part, I am going to be trying to bomb it as much as possible and try to gouge it out when I don't hit it in the fairway he said. I really don't know if bunkers or rough is better, but for sure getting as close as I can to the green is going. "That seems to fit the right yardage on a lot of those holes, back said. Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters winners, also disdained Dechambeau's length at all cost approach. Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson, trying to complete a carrer Grand Slam at age 51 warns that firm fairways can bring too much distance and a tougher approach.
