SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. After admitting that it went too far with the setup Saturday at the U.S. Open, USGA officials made some modifications for the final round.In a statement released Sunday morning, the USGA said that it watered Shinnecock Hills greens an appropriate level and slowed down the surfaces nearly a foot on the Stimpmeter.
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That was in anticipation of a sunny, dry forecast that calls for temperatures to reach 80 degrees and wind gusts up to 20 mph.They said the setup for the final day is similar to what was used in Round 1, when officials braced for 30-mph winds.Some of the hole locations were also adjusted based on the forecast changes, the USGA said, that were meant to maintain a challenge yet fair U.S. Open test.
After admitting that it went too far with the setup Saturday at the U.S. Open, USGA officials made some modifications for the final round. USGA Slows Greens, Alters Hole Locations for Sunday at
USGA Slows Greens, Alters Hole Locations for Sunday at 2018 U
In 2004, officials had already altered the hole location before play started to accommodate the wild conditions, and the grounds crew hosed off the green after two threesomes had already come through.
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2 Course Setup Notes.pdf
2015 U.S. Open Championship Round 2 - Course Setup Notes from Mike Davis Hole Par Yardage Setup Notes 1 5 593 Tee markers are moved forward 19 paces; the hole location is in the back-left portion of the green. 2 4 403 The hole location is in the center of the green, just over the ridge that bisects the green. 3 3 207
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A forecast of strong winds has prompted officials to change several planned hole locations for the U.S. Open first round on Thursday, something that should minimise the chances of a repeat of the
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The first 19 players to finish Sunday under the more docile setup—the USGA estimated that green speeds were generally 10-12 inches slower than Rounds 2 and 3—improved by an average of 7.63
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The incredible part? Davis, at a press conference in May, promised this wouldn't happen again. The last U.S. Open at Shinnecock in 2004 was a disaster, too, when play was halted because the green
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USGA slows greens, alters hole locations for Sunday
After admitting that it went too far with the setup Saturday at the U.S. Open, USGA officials made some modifications for the final round. USGA Slows Greens, Alters Hole Locations for Sunday at
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The very best players in the world have adapted with the use of 61-64 deg. wedges; and this has also kept lots of golf course re-designers busy, but it has definitely slowed the game down and has resulted in large areas of many greens becoming unusable for hole locations. Most green speeds would do well to never exceed a 10 reading on the
USGA Slows Greens, Alters Hole Locations for Sunday at 2018 U.S. Open After admitting that it went too far with the setup Saturday at the U.S. Open, USGA officials made some modifications for the final round.
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