With the tease of a possible ace on each tee shot, golf fan Jason Brown hunkered down early at the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s 14th hole. This was no ordinary par-3, and Brown — like most of the fans who crowded the area — had to take a look at not only the shortest hole in the Truist Championship,

The par-3 14th at the Truist Championship played at only 95 yards Sunday, making it the shortest a par-3 has played in the PGA Tour's ShotLink era

They don’t make short par-3s like they used to. In fact, they pretty much don’t make them at all anymore, at least on the courses designed for current professional golfers. But that doesn’t mean the best in the game don’t appreciate the charm of a 100-to-125-yard hole,

The allure of this tournament was always the vibe and the venue rather than watching players get slayed by the course. On Thursday, the color red looked great on Wissahickon.