CHARLIE MULQUEEN: Test of mettle appeals to Pádraig

Pádraig Harrington this week samples the incredible atmosphere surrounding the par-three 16th hole at the TPC Stadium course in Scottsdale, Arizona as he makes his debut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

It may be a relatively easy par three of 162 yards but it is one of the most iconic in the game, with more than 500,000 fans turning up annually over the four days to witness the tournament, and this hole in particular.

Many, especially the younger brigade, make straight for the 16th with the professed intention of making themselves heard and enjoying themselves. Twenty thousands fans throng the massive stands erected on all sides of the amphitheatre-style hole replete with copious mugs of beer, intent on making an almighty din unknown at any other golfing venue. The good shots are cheered to the echo. The others are loudly booed!