KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (PA) -- Nick Dougherty believes brain and not brawn will determine the winner of this week's Maybank Malaysian Open. The $2 million event is co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour.
The 25-year-old described the 6,979-yard Ross Watson-designed Kota Permai Golf and Country Club course near Kuala Lumpur as "a thinking man's" challenge after his practice round on Wednesday.
"I think the course is great and the greens are in extremely good condition," said the player currently ranked 51st in the world. "It is nice to play a course where you don't just thrash it off the tee with a driver. We play quite a few of those these days.
"You have to plot your way around and the greens are undulating so they can tuck the pins away, so it will matter which side of the fairway you have to come in from," he added. "It's nice to play a thinking man's golf course and I am looking forward to it."
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