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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, June 14-16, 2006 Park Record B-6 Recreation Report U.S. Open offers interesting challenges JLJfeer Valley Resort That could work for some good scores," Love said. danger sign posted on the tee Mickelson for the same reason it "Winged Foot kind of wears you with a warning: Do not miss the MediaNews Group Wire Service • worked for Billy Casper when he ijdown, and it's going to be very green. v:,: r Mamaroneck, N.Y. - No, Phil won the U.S. Open in 1959. difficult. There is trouble all around Mickelson isn't .kidding about Mickelson's short game is superb, "You've goi to do everything and an up-and-down from the laying up. just as it was for Casper. well. My misconception when I wrong spot is almost impossible. Never mind that it's a par 3 Besides, this is the new came oul on tour was I hit it far- So Casper laid up into the fairhole. Mickelson doesn't care. He Mickelson. Methodical, surgical. ther than most people and hit way, short of the bunkers guardinsists it is still a lay-up. He has a plan. He picks his spots. more greens than most people so ing the narrow front opening, Remarkably, there is prece- That's a particularly good I'll do well in major champi- and made his par that way each dent for his strategy. onships because they're harder. day. approach at Winged Foot. The third hole on the West The strategy applied byWinged Foot has its "Killer But you play them and you realCourse at Winged Foot Golf Six" holes, three on each side. ize, not only do I have to hit it Casper and contemplated by Club, site of this year's U. S. They are the first, third and ninth really well, I have to chip and Mickelson won't work for everyOpen, has been stretched to 243 on the front; the 10th, 12th and putt really well because I'm one. yards. It will be played at that 18th. What's unusual is that two going to get in trouble and have "That's not necessarily the distance at least once during the of the six hardest holes on the to get out of it." overriding strength of everyone," championship. The rest of the course _ the third and the 10th _ There are multiple challenges said Irwin, who was the best fairtime, it will play about 220 yards. are par 3s. way wood player of his era and in a major, Love said. Mickelson's strategy for The 10th offers similar chal"More than any other tourna- maybe ever. "I do believe that Winged Foot is reflected in how lenges in the green complex ment, you have to do everything when you play a hole like the he plans to attack the third hole: although it's considerably shorter very well, and that's why you see third hole, you have to say, OK, Cautiously, wisely. at 188 yards. The pear-shaped a guy shooting one or two good what do I feel like today? Is it a In his reconnaissance trips green slopes back-to-front and scores, but it's hard for a guy to 4-wood, a 2-iron, 3-iron? What here the past several weeks, the two greenside bunkers are put together four really good am I going to do? I never thought Mickelson played the third hole, described as "ghoulishly" deep. rounds because they ask so much about laying up." when it was all the way back, At the front, the green is about of you," he said. "It really is the "Billy was playing to his with a 4-iron off the tee. 10 yards wide. ultimate golf test because it's a strength. His strength was more "Good, solid 4-iron, and .then Davis Love won the 1997 patience test on top of a hard golf likely to be able to get the ball about a 50- or 60-yard pitch," PGA Championship at Winged course." up-and-down rather than hitting said Mickelson, who will be seek- Foot with a score of 11-under. The last time the U.S. Open that green. If you got lucky, you ing his third straight major victo- Nobody expects a score any- was played here, in 1984, the could hit the ball perhaps 10 or ry. "It was perfect." where near thai low this week. third hole measured 195 yards. It 15 feet from the hole. That did But he won't concede birdie The PGA of America has a dif- was the same distance when Hale not ensure a birdie by any means. chances in the championship, will ferent philosophy on course set- Irwin won in 1974 and, before I think what Billy was doing, he he? was laying up somewhere in front up than the United States Golf him, Casper. "I will, most likely," Association. The third hole runs parallel to of the green, staying out of the Mickelson said. "Unless it's "I think if somebody hits a lot Griffen Avenue and into the bunkers, pitching it and trying to downwind and the greens are of fairways and the greens aren't wind when it's coming out of the make his par from there, which soft. I plan on hitting a 4-iron and extremely hard, there might be northwest. There ought to be a he did." having about a 50-yard pitch." By VARTAN KUPELIAN Deer Valley is scheduled to open Saturday, June I 7 for summer operations, offering scenic chairlift rides, lift-served hiking and mountain biking. Hours of operation vary depending the chairlift but will generally run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. dally. For more information, log onto www.deervalley.com or call 800-424-3337. Park City Mountain Resort's summer operations offer the Alpine Slide,"ZrpRider, Alpine Coaster, climbing wall, liftserved hiking and mountain biking, the human maze, the Legacy Launcher, miniature golf, Diggler Scooters, Little Miners Park and horseback riding. Hours of operation vary. For more Information, call 800-222-7275 or visit www.parkcltymountain.com. The Canyons is scheduled to open for summer operations June 22.The resort will offer gondola rides, lift-served hiking and mountain biking, guided fly-fishing tours, and hot aJr ballooning. Hours of operation will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. For more information, call 649-5400 or visit www.thecanyons.cbm. Golfing ^_ Park City Municipal Golf Course is open for play.This year's fees will be $26 for 18 holes of golf for residents, $40 with a cart; for non-residents the cost is $43 for 18 holes and $57 with a cart.The pro shop is open daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Reservations for tee time are required. For more information, call 6 I 5-5800. * Trails ^ ^ ^ > 1 A ~ ^ ^ , • dU\ t u m Hikers and bikers can now?hit the trails! Lower-elevation trails are most dried from 1 l^st week's storms including Glenwild, Bob's Basin, 24-7,'Gorgoza, Promontory and more. Upper-elevation trails should open up in the near future. Users should avoid wet, muddy areas and ride only on dry surfaces to help preserve the quality and condition of the trails. For more information on area trail conditions, call the Mountain Trails Foundation, 6,49-6839, or log onto www.rnountaintrails.org. '• "Wasatcli-Cache National Mirror Lake Highway, S.R. ISO, is now open to mile marker 23.There Is still snow beyond that point. All lower-elevation campgrounds are open with upper-elevation spots opening as the weather permits. For more information, call the Kamas Ranger District at (435) 783-4338. Utan Ijlympic lJark ••- ,' " '--^-- ---^-^/^"-^T TT tfr T The Utah Olympic Park has bobsled rides available through the winter, as well as personalized tours through the park and museum. Guests can still visit the Joe Quinney Winter Sports Genter/Alf Engen Ski Museum daily. For more information, call 658-4200 or visit www.olyparks.com. Wasatch Back race focuses on teamwork aspect," Bell said. Logistically, team vans run Bell suspects that people first gel along the course to help support involved in the relay for the the relay members, the towns of beauty and mystique of the Huritsville and Paradise will proWasatch Back, but return for the vide sleeping and shower fun and team camaraderie. arrangements. Among the teams taking the "It's kind of like a high school fun-factor to new heights is the slumber party," Hill said. Xena Road Warriors, an all- There are also bands, spectawoman team from Roy, Utah, tors and volunteers along thewith two blind runners leading course encouraging the runners. the charge. There will also be a Volunteers are actually a key team dressed like Pixar's part of the relay. There will be "Incredibles," a muumuu-clad over 500, in large part because group and Oompa Loompas. every team that registers must "I think that's what is so fun provide three volunteers to help about this - it brings the team - Continued from B-3 with the event. All proceeds from the event go to Operation Kids, an umbrella charity that represents various groups devoted to improving the lives of children. Their goal is to raise $50,000 at this year's event. The fun will continue at the race's end in Park City. Lower Main will close down for a party at the finish line. Bands will be playing at the Town Lift plaza, sponsors will have booths, and Operation Kids will be on hand with information for people to learn more and make donations if they are interested. Adults, kids and families can go to the second level and watch the runners arrive, including fun mascots like McGruff, the Crime Dog, and the Winder Dairy Farm's Cow. "It will be a really fun Saturday family event to come out to," Hill said. Prizes will be passed out to runners who successfully complete the more grueling legs of the race, like the mountain passage between Midway and Park City. 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