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Matt_Cohn

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Is Winged Foot really this narrow?
« on: June 02, 2007, 01:02:19 AM »
Or, are the trees so big that they just make the fairways look tiny? What's the deal?
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Steve Burrows

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Re:Is Winged Foot really this narrow?
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2007, 08:06:26 AM »
How old is that picture?  I don't remember many of those trees from the Open last year (at least those on the right side of the fairway) , but I might be wrong.
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Chris Cupit

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Re:Is Winged Foot really this narrow?
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2007, 09:01:32 AM »
#11 is not very tight--great hole requiring a 3-wood to a 3 iron off the tee.

Prior to the tree removal it was a VERY tight, maybe even ridiculously tight course.

Tree plan was a fantastic success and the course was greatly improved.  There are some tight holes (I think they are tight)--#2, #8, #9, #15, #16, #17, #18
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Patrick_Mucci

Re:Is Winged Foot really this narrow?
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2007, 11:12:39 AM »
Matt Cohn,

# 11 has always been a short, rather narrow hole.
The topography is quite unusual and adds to the difficulty of the hole.  It plays as a mild dogleg.

As with most golf courses that host U.S. Opens fairways get narrowed and rarely returned to their pre-tournament or original width.

With today's modern players, some hit irons off the tee, including amateurs.

It's an interesting hole and not a back breaker like so many other holes.

The finish from # 14 thru # 18 is brutal.
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