The information that is gathered hosting high-profile golf tournaments, with the best amateurs in the world, is astounding.

And clearly beneficial.

The Husky Invitational finishes up Tuesday on the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf Complex in Gorst. Here is a few of the alterations since the NCAA West Regionals last spring:

• The par-4 second hole will be drivable at 291 yards.

• The par-5 11th will be shortened to 521 yards for at least one of the rounds.

• The tee box for the par-3 16th – which coincides with the tee area for the 11th hole – has been pushed back, and can play as long as 209 yards.

The three changes were suggested by University of Washington coach Matt Thurmond, and endorsed by Gold Mountain director of golf Scott Alexander.

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"Matt said, 'Let's move the tee areas around a little bit … so on some holes they make eagle, and there are holes that give them a different look,'" Alexander said.

Some of the thinking on easing the difficulty of the second hole had to do with the holes that sandwich it, the par-4 Nos. 1 and 3 that play almost like a "41/2" par, Alexander said.

The 16th is one of the classic holes on the John Harbottle layout, and moving the tee back nearer the back tees at No. 11 certainly makes it plenty more challenging.

Alexander said at No. 16, the pin placement would be more accessible to the golfers in the back middle area.