While I am hoping the wind picks up and dries the course out somewhat so that it plays more like a links course, Phil Mickelson is suggesting that while it may look like a links, it will play like an American course. That may not suit some of the shorter players considering the length of the course but if the greens are soft, the players rarely have much problem these days. This observation is further enhanced when you consider that Firestone last week measured over 7,400 yards and yet still, despite it being only a par 70, the course yielded plenty of birdies.