Stockton is also concerned that the new Ocean Course, which has never been tested in competition, will provide no real home-course advantage.
The teams shot four-under-par 68's on the Ocean Course.
It opened in May 1976 and has five golf courses, most notably the Ocean Course, added in 1991.
The Ocean Course first became well-known in its first year when it hosted the 1991 Ryder Cup.
The Ocean Course hosted the World Cup of Golf twice - in 1997 and in 2003.
The Ocean Course was built with people like him in mind, who are out for the views as much as the golf.
Conceptually, the Ocean Course is a convergence of ideal components.
But while it may indeed in time take its place as one of the world's great courses, the Ocean Course is drastically different from what was originally imagined.
The Ocean Course is sure to produce interesting golf, the kind that drains players even more than they are drained by the play of their opponents.
The Ocean Course has seen many changes over its history.