Driver on a Par-3? Sacrilege!

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 Driver on a Par-3? Sacrilege!
Back in April, Tiger Woods played Oakmont Country Club, site of this week's U.S. Open, for the first time. Based on his experience, it sounds like we're in for a doozie! According to the world's #1 , "Overall, I'd say it's a lot harder than Augusta National...The greens were running about 10 ½ on the Stimpmeter, and they were plugged last week. I don't think they were designed for that ... [link]

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U.S. Open means golf bloggers are going Wie-free
Published 6/12/2007 by Blogger Leaderboard at Blogger Leaderboard
... The Grouchy Golf Blog takes a look at Oakmont's 288-yard par-3 No. 8, which will become the longest par 3 in a major.

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