As for the Fans picking the 15th hole at the PGA... will the USGA be honest about the process?

The Golden Bear has come up with a golden idea. The 181 yard par three at Oak Hill is a douzy. With bunker and water trouble everywhere, there really are not many places to put a fair pin placement. While I like the idea in principal, many are critiquing the idea and I put two opinions at the bottom of the brief article below.

Fans could have a direct impact on who wins this year’s PGA Championship.
For the first time, the PGA of America has opened up a Pick the Hole Location Challenge for this year’s PGA at Oak Hill. From July 23-Aug. 10, fans can go online at PGA.com to vote for one of four hole locations on the 181-yard, par-3 15^th hole. Jack Nicklaus, the 1980 PGA champion at Oak Hill, and Kerry Haigh, the PGA’s chief communications officer, have pre-selected the four options.
The winning hole location will be used during the final round of the PGA.
“The chance for golf fans to interact with the PGA Championship and play a role in shaping the outcome of the final round fascinates me,” Nicklaus said in a release. “It’s like being able to call the shots during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl.”

The following two opinions may temper your excitement for this idea but the idea is still a work in progress. 

I've played Oak Hill many times. If you haven't played it you wouldn't know where to place the holes. On 18 there is 1 spot you can place the pin and putt 20 times and still not get it in . I missed 2 footers there and saw very low handicap players never make that put. A great hole and a lot of hard but fair places for the PGA to decide on. A fan vote is pretty silly.

Here is another idea I found interesting. 

raytrebor ajokent1 •

1. The fans get to choose hole placement on 15, not 18.
2. The fans just don't pick any spot, they get to vote on one of four locations pre-selected by the PGA.

Would this be something the USGA will do? I bet they simply take the idea selected and just rotate the other days. I would love to see the results drawn out live the day before so the results are not manipulated. I think the USGA will not be honest in the way this has been presented.