Monday's Battle at Bighorn will be waged on the 7,053-yard, par-72 Canyons Course at Bighorn Golf Club in Indio, Calif.
ESPN Golf Online consulted Bighorn head pro Tom Bowman II for the inside scoop on how the course likely will set up for Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.
For one thing, Bowman said, the course should play short for these two. For another, they'll be playing the back nine first -- teeing off at No. 10 to start the match and finishing on No. 9.
No. 10: 429 yard, par 4
The players likely will hit driver off the tee. The second shot should be a wedge to the undulating green, with the right front bunker posing potential trouble.
No. 11: 435 yard, par 4
The narrow fairway requires an accurate drive here, leaving a short iron or wedge shot into a flat green. Should be a definite birdie for both players.
No. 12: 531 yards, par 5
A very reachable par 5, this hole should pose little trouble even though the green is surrounded by several bunkers.
No. 13: 447 yards, par 4
A downhill drive makes this another definite birdie possibility, and Tiger may try to drive the green in hopes of an eagle The second shot will be into a very flat green.
No. 14: 367 yards, par 4
If Tiger and Sergio don?t try reach this short par 4 off the tee, they?ll be left with a wedge shot into a difficult, undulating green. A mid-fairway pot bunker and fairly deep bunkers to the right and rear of the green are possible trouble spots.
No. 15: 197 yards, par 3
Accuracy off the tee is important on this par 3, as the green slopes severely away from the players toward an environmentally sensitive area.
No. 16: 519 yards, par 5
A good drive into the narrow fairway will give the players a chance to reach the green in two, but again the elevated green slopes away from the players. This hole would be a tough eagle opportunity and will probably be a birdie for both players.
No. 17: 220 yards, par 3
The tee offers a beautiful view of the valley and a well-bunkered green. A favorable hole for birdies despite the bunkers.
No. 18: 449 yards, par 4
A driver off the tee and a wedge into the fairly flat green will both need to be quality shots in order for the players to make birdie.
No. 1: 397 yards, par 4
Tiger might be able to drive this green, which plays a little shorter than the listed 397 yards. The green is very large and very flat, making for a good birdie chance.
No. 2: 434 yards, par 4
Water surrounding the fairway requires an accurate tee shot. A waterfall on the left side of the green and water extending to the opposite side of the green make an errant second shot very costly.
No. 3: 550 yards, par 5
Another par 5 that is very reachable. A good drive into the neck of the fairway will leave a mid-iron to the small, kidney-shaped green.
No. 4: 227 yards, par 3
The two-tiered green slopes away from the players in the rear and is protected by water in the front, left and rear. The tee shot must be close to the pin in order to make birdie.
No. 5: 351 yrds, par 4
An uphill tee shot is complicated by pot bunkers in the fairway and a stream down the left side of the hole. The green shares the same water features as No. 11.
No. 6: 538 yards, par 5
Another chance for Tiger to drive the green, but with decent tee shots both players will be on in two. A short iron or wedge will make for an easy second shot into a receptive green.
No. 7: 194 yards, par 3
The tee shot here must be in the right spot, usually the back right or left of the green depending on pin placement. The green is deceptive and undulating, and many players tend to under-club the hole.
No. 8: 457 yards, par 4
This long par 4 will leave a mid-iron second shot into a receptive green, making it another likely birdie for both players.
No. 9: 355 yards, par 4
Both players should try to reach this downhill par 4 from the tee. An excellent eagle chance and still a likely birdie even if the tee shot ends up in the greenside bunkers.
