The club's new owners were impressed with the way Howe presented his views on Newcastle's future and his level of research. World No 1 Gerwyn Price suffered a rare defeat at the Grand Slam of Darts, while James Wade conjured up a vintage display and Jonny Clayton also made it through to the knockout stages with a third consecutive group win. "They [South Africa] said after the World Cup final, where they beat us fair and square, that they knew how to play to us, they knew where our weaknesses were and they were implying that our forward pack was weak," said Jones. On top of being the 17th hole at one of golf's greatest competitions, the 17th is one of Pete Dye's hardest par-threes on any course.