fairways

The cause of their angst was a course muscled up to 7,445 yards — 520 yards longer than a decade ago, with some bunkers deepened and moved, trees strategically planted to pinch landing areas in fairways and rough being added in 2002.

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Woods '5-for-14 in fairways led to more trouble on the greens, where he hit only seven of 18 in regulation.

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Another fact of life on soggy fairways is that balls don't roll as far.

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But that tournament, with its rail-thin fairways, seems to complement Roberts 'strengths better than the layout at wide-open Augusta National.

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Given that I drove the ball well and the fairways are a little more open here, I can free it up.

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Pro after pro this week has said that the fairways are the best and purest they've ever played on.

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The fairways will be the native fescue, which is already growing in the slacks.

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At the British Open, where the wind can howl and the fairways are as hard as asphalt, no such guarantee exists.

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"I always felt like the fairways should be a test of your driver," he said.

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Because of a dry spell in Scotland, the fairways are as hard as concrete and most approach shots will require a delicate bump-and-run touch that comes from experience.

Faldo slowly putting together the puzzle 2000