JB's a home hero

Kentucky rookie JB Holmes has described his first Ryder Cup experience as “amazing,” but it was the 13th hole of Tuesday practice when the home town favourite astonished the galleries.

The signature hole at Valhalla, the 350-yard island hole is a spectacular sight and billed as one of the most challenging on the course.

“I think it was 338 to the front. I was just having fun with the crowd. They wanted me to hit driver.”

And the American is amazed by the fans’ enthusiam, given that the matches are still yet to begin.

“You’ve got thousands of people cheering for you – it feels awesome.

“There’s really no way to describe it unless you’ve felt that before. We were playing a practice round and it felt like we were in the final group of a tournament. So it was a lot of fun.”

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