Word: ironical
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...paired with Hogan, Ben hit a full drive into a gale and he was short. Moments later when I hit, my drive carried the green and almost landed out of play in the azaleas behind. The wind had died. It takes a 195-yd. hit, often with a one-iron, to carry the front bunker. The green is so big you've got to hit directly to the pin or risk three putts...
...least 25 yds. off your second shot, but it's a dangerous business because of trees on the left, and if you have a hook, forget it. Even with a well-placed drive, you've got to burn your second shot-usually a one-or two-iron for me. You have to drop the ball right on top of the plateau on the green or face a 45-ft., nerve-tester approach putt that will break in two directions...
...middle of the fairway. Right or left won't do because branches on the trees there aren't cut back and you've only got about a 25-yd.-wide landing strip to have a clean second shot at the green. Jack Nicklaus uses a one-iron here for accuracy, but I'd rather take a chance with the driver and leave myself a pitch with the wedge rather than a seven-or eight-iron approach. On the green there's only 35 ft. between the front and back traps...
...trees on the left, but gently. Too much left and you're in the woods. The ideal tee shot is a low, running draw that goes slightly left of center in order to catch a steep slope tilting toward the green, leaving you a two-or three-iron home. If you fade your drive to the right, you've got an impossible downhill-sidehill shot that is at least two club numbers longer. From the right side you can't hit the green, even with a three-wood, and you may bury yourself in the big fairway...
...other hole on the course. First you've got to keep reminding yourself that the wind may blow from behind you off the tee, but you can be sure it's against you at the green. If it's a choice between a six-and seven-iron off the tee, always grab for the six-iron so you can clear the creek. The right side of the green is a coffin for me because if the pin is cut to the left it's impossible for me to get down in two putts...