But still the great hole remains, waiting for someone to decide what to do next.
The course is much changed since then with only a dozen of the original holes remaining.
Anything that could be removed was gone, only the holes remaining after.
When they melt, a more or less round hole remains.
With 54 holes remaining, Rose was far from a green jacket.
At that point, Price was eight under par with seven holes remaining.
A small hole remained in the centre, of a size for a body to be dropped through.
Yet, heading into the second round on Friday, 54 holes remain and almost anything could happen.
But only a hole remained where the sword had rested in the ground.
Those extra holes remained even after Lancaster added a third nine.