The 2023 PGA Professional Championship will be contested over four days at Sherwood Forest Golf Club, so it requires more stamina from the players involved, as the 48-year-old explains: “Most of the things we play are one-day pro ams, it’s just like a sprint, but this is four rounds over four days, so you’ve got to pace yourself and if you’re not on your game one day, it’s about managing the errors and hopefully you can swap it around on the next three days.
“For a four-round event, there’s going to be a lot of patience needed, especially on that course because I know it’s quite demanding off the tee, there’s lots of trouble - high rough and gorse bushes off the tee and the greens are going to be pretty quick.
“It’s a really strong field on a good golf course, so you can’t ask for more than that.”
The 2023 PGA Professional Championship will be contested over four days at Sherwood Forest Golf Club, so it requires more stamina from the players involved, as the 48-year-old explains: “Most of the things we play are one-day pro ams, it’s just like a sprint, but this is four rounds over four days, so you’ve got to pace yourself and if you’re not on your game one day, it’s about managing the errors and hopefully you can swap it around on the next three days.
“For a four-round event, there’s going to be a lot of patience needed, especially on that course because I know it’s quite demanding off the tee, there’s lots of trouble - high rough and gorse bushes off the tee and the greens are going to be pretty quick.
“It’s a really strong field on a good golf course, so you can’t ask for more than that.”
The 2023 PGA Professional Championship will be contested over four days at Sherwood Forest Golf Club, so it requires more stamina from the players involved, as the 48-year-old explains: “Most of the things we play are one-day pro ams, it’s just like a sprint, but this is four rounds over four days, so you’ve got to pace yourself and if you’re not on your game one day, it’s about managing the errors and hopefully you can swap it around on the next three days.
“For a four-round event, there’s going to be a lot of patience needed, especially on that course because I know it’s quite demanding off the tee, there’s lots of trouble - high rough and gorse bushes off the tee and the greens are going to be pretty quick.
“It’s a really strong field on a good golf course, so you can’t ask for more than that.”
Cort goes into this week after a strong start to his season, with three first place finishes already under his belt in PGA tournaments alone, at The Manchester Open (Open Series), Hayling Pro-Am and Midland Masters, but the PGA Professional Championship is a special event.
Cort added: “I play all the time but this one has been on my mind - this is a big one for me. I’ve been playing well, I’ve had a couple of wins early in the season, so I feel I could do well, but then obviously the best PGA pros in Great Britain and Ireland are going to be there, so it’ll be a good test.
“There’s a little extra pressure to fulfil what I did last year and put on a decent performance, but that’s my goal with any tournament - to play well and try and get in contention to win, so that’ll be the aim next week.”
