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The beauty and brutality of the U.S. Open

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By Lorne Rubenstein Verified
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Two words define why many golf-watchers consider the U.S. Open a mega-major. The words are “extreme challenge.” Shinnecock Hills’ set-up and conditions from tee to green will demonstrate this. They make the championship a must-watch. “It tests all aspects of your game,” Rory McIlroy, the 2011 U.S. Open champion, said at Shinnecock. That’s the essence of it. A U.S. Open examination will expose any frailty a player has. Nobody will get away with any weakness, not over 72 holes.
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The comedy that comes with life as a club pro

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By Lorne Rubenstein Verified
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Golfers around the world share an affection for the bewildering game. They also have in common their coming to know the professionals where they play. Those professionals have stories to tell. So it is that I bring to you a few stories from a professional I met recently, not in person but through a book he wrote. Neil Sykes has been at the Copt Heath Golf Club in England’s West Midlands for 20 years. Harry Colt designed the course, which was the late Peter McEvoy’s home club.
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Why accuracy still matters in championship golf

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By Lorne Rubenstein Verified
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Maybe it was just me while watching the PGA Championship, but weren’t the big hitters going large, or yard, as they say in baseball, while the shorter hitters were going small, or smaller, anyway? The champion, Aaron Rai would sometimes hit fairway wood rather than driver to keep the ball out of Aronomink’s gooey, often thick rough, and so did Alex Smalley, who tied for second after leading starting the final round. Their strategy worked.
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