Show Journal Logan Utah Wadnaaday July 13 ld Pagil-ThiHara- 1988 The British Open It’s not pretty but golfers better be difficult to gauge Jeff Lenlhfui ' Scrippa HowardNews Service By tte wind's direction because of the surrounding trees Theffrst true birdie hope tojr LYTHAMvANNES most of the competitors will AdgoUTsbyrsea go England at No 6 although the come la Royal Lytham and St'Annei no longer as tame as it hole is not unlike a crufty obi ledger because the green was once who is long on penonalny agd moved has been slightly left to aestheton character out short - bring more bunkers into (day ics Oh the tWnga he has At 551 yards hole No 7 is the witnessed and tee stories he but its bunkers and the ' longest could tell railway line are not Royal Lytham and St Annes adjacent too dangerous landlocked the 6857-yar- d Unquestionably the meat of course on which the 117th course is the final third British Open will be held this the hobs 14 15 17 and week doesn't offer a view of especially 18 a If figures he needs player the sea or a backdrop of three or majestic mountains What it round he Bgd better does provide is a true test of a winning not wait to get them hmw ability golfer's “There are U'holeigoing It is a thinking man’s course one that will expose even the - ' all-arou- most McDonald the head greenskeeper here "and five coming in” Playing the course un- professional "This is where the championship wID be won or lost From this point on moat of the field will ha happy just to make pars because Untie opportunities will be few and far between” "It's tough from 15 on” Crenshaw says "No 15 is a long par four that plays into the wind the 16th takes a good drive and makes you stay away from the bunker the lfth has even more dangerous bunkers and the lfth is a fantastic driving hide with an kinds of fipfr A' 'the first Open here in Ballesteros in conventionally 1979 missed the fairway on each of the final six holes and on No 16 drove into the parking lot Somehow he Untied the hole when after a free drop he reached the green with a sand wedge and then sunk a short' putt He was quickly dubbed "The Parking Lot Champion” by playing partner Hale Irwin "The last five holes at bunkers” Lytham are in my opinion The 17th hole was the site of among the toughest of any of of the great stories of one the Open cnampionsnlp says Eddie golfinglore the final round of Entering Birchenouigh Royal Lytham's venues" American 1986 A1 led Jones by two strokes Jones pulled even by the 17th hole but Watrous reached the 17th green cleanly in two strokes Watrous Meanwhile Jones playing in Us first British Open nad hooked his drive into a bunker But then ha hit s miraculous d recovery ihpt onto the green closer to tM hole in fact than the stoned ytatrous 170-yar- EX3 Dennis §rU0i Custom Grading Inc 752-It-vt v Now taking appolntmonts hr Rotldontlal and Commorelal Landscapo Grading Construction ' and weakness minute out” jokes Jim V severely punish the golfer who suffers even the briefest lapse of concentration If Turnberry is the Princess Great Britain's courses then Royalr Lytham is the Fergie "It probably doesn’t have the personal charisma of some of the other courses here but it is simply an excellent test of golf'7 says Ben Crenshaw the Texan who is doe of the few players to have participated in the past two British Opens Tt shouldn't be con- strued as anything but a great test It's just not as picturesque but it has the personali ty the history and its own kind Di of urjinoYAU BOAT A ATV TIRES of charm” It is a course perhaps that must be playedto be fully appreciated Surely a person who has never seen the game of golf could catc‘ jg- Turnberry or Mi captivated' But the KIICHEIIN appal1' of Royal tham is much different and onexpf the most intriguing aspects of the course is the apparent hex it has east non American professionals None has won auOpen here though Bobby Jones won the initial Open here in 1986 as an amateur "That will probably be one of the hottest topics in the clubhouse and everywhere 5 XA4 : A lontfcrfng Mam Sirup can) $( PI 65 FREMIUM ALLSEASON STEEL BELTED TEEL BELT RAMALSO NALEQUm ON MILLIONS OF BORIS 19J8 P15580R13 P18580R13 P19575R14 P2157SR15 to 60000 mites (wh propar V RBIAIIUFACTUIIO) STEEL RADIAL TIRES WHITEWALL aS - 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one-ha- fairways and omnipresent bunkers all make the penalty for driving wide severe The greens however are among in the the truest and best-ke- free 'V IH0UKT1HG egy" The course establishes its uniqueness immediately with a rare par three first hole The wind can play havoc with a players tee shot here and it is fSL 18560R14 19560R14 21560R14 1 9560R1 5 20560R15 21565R15 gr sisafiarePL pt world The course is not watered regularly so unless there is significant rain the ball will run far "It’s an added element” says Crenshaw "When the ball hits the ground it just keeps running It adds so much strat- RADIAL TIRES fur You MiW LI fim If Connection i&TiOOfRilPWi KH30S ianqmnn 0 : HIROYA Ikastnfc 4748 4948 5448 4948 5048 5948 : |