«It's fucking hard» Oak Hill's hellish sixth stunning world-best player playing 180 over par.

Scotty Sheffler is closing in on a damn tight sixth place at Oak Hill. Photo: AP Photo/Abbie Parr

Scotty Scheffler called it «the hardest hole ever.» I have ever played”, and the statistics confirm that the second racket of the world did not indulge in exaggerations. Since records were set 30 years ago, no hole in the PGA US Championship has been harder than a par-four six here at Oak Hill.

Average of 503 on Friday -yard was 4.75, second only to fourth place in history at Royal St George's in 2011 when the Open botched the pitch setting and only four players made it to that fairway.

After two rounds, there were 180 shots on the field in East Field's toughest test, and that was 56 more shots than any of the other 17. played .577 over par, and for reference, the maximum number of holes averaged on the PGA Tour this year was 10th in the Club de Golf Chapultepec at the Mexican Open with a .417 over par.

«Take scare and run,” Justin Rose joked.

Hole Six Oak Hill Country Club

In the second round there were only three birdies all day, but 27 double buggers or worse. «I don't know what everyone else is saying or what the GPA is, but it's fucking hard,» Scheffler said.

This is one of three new holes created in Andrew Green's radical renovation of this Rochester gem. With a headwind, it takes a big hit to get to the fairway. And the gap is narrow, requiring the pro to hit between trees into a landing zone with marshland and a creek on the right and two bunkers on the left, maliciously placed 300 yards from the target.

Once there, take the sixth turn to the right, with a creek to cross. A water hazard surrounds the green on the left and there are bunkers on the right.

“It's insanely difficult,” said Mito Pereira, who placed third in this event last year. “500 yards, downwind, water on the right. If you hit the rough, you break away. Water around greenery. I mean, it's really, really hard. I hit a good rider, hit a 4-iron and did some really good par.”

Pereya wondered if that was completely fair, while Victor Hovland suggested one change might be in order. «I think as narrow and long as it is, I think the second bunker on the left is perhaps too serious because it's a lifesaver,» he said.

On Saturday morning, he started again his bad jokes, and the first player, Mark Hubbard, got a six. Three groups later, US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson did the same. Not really surprising since the PGA of America put him up two yards overnight. Cruel.