Word: fairway
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Pedrick first attacked a major problem for both duffers and professionals. Unless the face of the golf club meets the ball absolutely perpendicular to the intended line of flight, the ball will either hook off to one side of the fairway or slice to the other. Sent into a spin by a glancing blow from the club, the ball acts like an airfoil; higher pressure develops on the side spinning in the direction of forward motion and pushes the ball toward the opposite side...
Fast on the Fairway...
...excellent play has been due in part to his uncanny ability to keep the ball in the fairway, or in the "slot." He has done that so well that his teammates have given him the nickname "slotman...
...number seven Fred Sherman continued to keep his drives straight down the fairway and picked up two more victories, stretching his winning streak to seven. The only undefeated golfer on the team, Sherman has played excellent golf since the Navy match. He posted a 5 and 4 victory over his Penn opponent yesterday, and a 6 and 5 win over Columbia's Richard Gross...
LoPucki and his opponent, Ben Small-nick, were tied going into the 450-yard par five, 16th hole. LoPucki hit a towering drive that landed 200 yards from the pin. Smallnick's drive from the tee and his shot from the fairway put him at the edge of the green in good position to birdie...