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Mark,Great time at 81 and no doubt in my mind the Brazilian monkfish stew I had was the best meal of the trip. Amazing!Bill,Littlestone is on the radar for next time. Thanks.Wardo,Darn it I wish I had known where to look for it. Putting in on the list for next time, along with the putter at Rye. Oops.Next up: Royal St George's and Rye
David - they are known as the "eyebrows" of Rye. They have been mentioned a few times on this site in past threads, where some people have questioned their purpose. Littlestone has a couple as wellThey crop up a few times around the course, and are principally there to prevent you just taking a putter from off the green. At the 2nd in the picture, and also the 14th (both par 3s), it means you are forced to clip a sand wedge or similar from the tightest of lies if you miss the narrow greens laterally
The purpose of the short sleepers is to:1. Take away the shot most golfers would prefer -- Texas wedge; and2. Induce golfers to hit a most difficult shot: flip wedge off tight links lies.Or as Donald Steel put it in describing the eyebrow sleepers to the right of the green on the short 14th: they lead the golfer to overcorrect and "become entangled with" (great phrase) the dunes on the other side of the green.Mark
The so called eyebrows are a real head scratcher in my opinion. Why not just procure a few railroad ties and move them around periodically depending on the hole location. I can't fathom the grief Fazio would catch on this site if he used just one. What's next, a feature wall with a small slot in the bottom to stifle the flop shot and force the use of a putter? I bet Trump would use them if he could get Mexico to cover the cost.I've no doubt Rye is fantastic so I could use a strong defense of this feature. Please.Mike
Eric--Thanks for all of the posts and, yes, pictures--this is pretty close to a trip I've been planning (but haven't puled the trigger on). Did you have to sell your soul for that weather?!