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Drives on 18 at Olympia Fields

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Martin Del Vecchio:
Hey cdpike, if you want roll in New England these days, you can play The Ranch.  Your drive on #9 is guaranteed to roll a lot.

Michael Moore:
Mr. Mucci -

You are misleading the newcomers and misrepresenting Mr. Morrissett by indicating that this site advocates anything other than frank discourse.

If you were referring to the general preferences of the participants, I think you may be correct, although the more subtle preference for the maximization of strategic options via "maintenance meld" is gaining currency.

Chris Pike:
Intermurph:

The 9th and the 16th!  Played the Ranch a few weeks ago, so I guess my previous statement about no roll has to be amended.  If I couldn't get any roll on holes named "Glacier" and "Ski Hill", then I guess I would have no business being on a golf course.  Thanks for reminding me.

Martin Del Vecchio:
We'll have to check with Michael Moore for a frost report, but I remember several similar holes at Belgrade Lakes and Sugarloaf from my trip to Maine last year.

Seriously, though, I have had my fill of drives that end up 6 inches behind the ball mark in the fairway, covered in wet mud.  I played the Ranch on Saturday, June 14, and several of the tees were 100% casual water.

Enough!

Paul Richards:
It was really a sad sight to see!

#9 and #18 are both brawny par 4's (496 and 460) and they both played downwind due to a breeze coming from the opposite direction than is normal for this time of year.  The bunkers were meaningless under these circumstances.  In fact, many of the players were hitting it to or over the crosswalks put in place for spectator movement!  This fact really tells you something because the USGA is usually very careful about placement of crosswalks in places where no one will hit the ball!

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