* Rather than old ladies eating turtle soup in your backswing, you have a bunch of Long Island Goomba's betting on your chances of hitting the fairway after you have just read the infamous sign.
The 1st tee shot at Bethpage Black is the most intimidating tee shot in golf - Bar NONE! It may not be exactly due to golf course architecture, but that is one tough tee shot.
What? No way! What about the first at Tobacco Road, Royal New Kent, Ballyneal, Augusta, St. Andrews, Winged Foot, (who wants to nhave to take the free Mulligan offered!)...
However, Richard, I think that's an EXCELLENT topic for a thread!
Matt, Dave is right about horizontal sweep being an important factor...that's why two is such a good hole...it makes them work the ball.