Word: putte
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...even the best golfers in the world? Start with the greens. On several holes, there are spots where no matter how gently you put your ball down, it will start to roll. And roll--right into a bunker like Big Mouth. And it's endlessly frustrating watching a putt glide toward the hole before making an abrupt left turn, to certain triple bogey. In fact, balls roll on (and off) the Oakmont greens so quickly that the United States Golf Association, which runs the Open, will probably add some water to slow them down. "You're going to get putts...
...hole that would have given me a chance of winning [the medal],” said Shore, who wound up one shot behind individual winner Steve Velardi of Quinnipiac. “It was pretty exciting,” Singh added. “Greg made a 20-foot putt on the last hole to make a birdie and tie with Mike.” In addition to the excitement surrounding the final hole, freshman Danny Mayer took 13th in individual competition with a 113 (36-77), and fellow freshman Nicholas Moseley placed 18th with a 114 (38-76). Singh...
...rounds,” Mayer said. “Generally, on the back nine, we lost focus because we lost shots towards the end of the rounds.” The players noted that the greens were fast and undulating. “It was hard to make a putt if you didn’t control your distances very well and put your ball in the right spots on the green,” Shuman said. One highlight for Harvard was freshman Peter Singh’s eagle on the third hole Sunday. He hit a long, soaring shot...
...name gracing the top ranks of the leaderboard. The freshman stood in third place at the end of the round after making four birdies and shooting an even-par 72. Though the course presented few challenges, its undulating greens often forced players to work hard to avoid a three-putt. “When you get a downhill putt, it can get away from you, and the high winds kind of amplified the speed of the greens,” Mayer said. Despite calm conditions on Day 1, the average score hovered at 79.53, somewhat high given the relative ease...
...think it was a major mistake. It would be like me saying I've been a lifelong golfer because I played putt-putt when I was 9 years old and I rode in a golf cart a couple of times...