| Show O ONT COURSE IS DIFFICULT FEATURE NATIONAL AMATEUR Considerable Improvement Recorded By Officials in Order to Make Course One of Best in Nation Putting Greens in Splendid Condition Aug 15 15 Conceded ed cd by uy leading golfers ot of the world to be the most difficult course ourse In the United Stales States the th links of oC the Oakmont Country club covering co acres of or rolling roiling land I Just northwest of or Pittsburg are In splendid condition for Cor the tho national I amateur championship tournament tournament ment beginning August 31 and ending September 5 6 Tho Thu Oak Oak- Oakmont oak oak-I Oakmont mont course has been the scene of or i many ninny national tournaments and I some of or the well known knowlI golfers who have made maLle the round of or IS 18 holes are unanimous in ht the opinion I opinion ion that the thc links with Ith many man natural na na- natural natural tural hazards hazard bunkers Junkers ditches I I sand pits folts and traps provide a I gruelling gLut test I When hen the United States Golf Golt as as- association associatIon II to send the amateur to Oakmont I club officials put lIt a alar large force torce ot of otmen men to work on the fairways and I greens Yardage on some soma holes was Increased 15 16 to 13 25 and I new traps were constructed on the I i the fairways especially specially where ground was level The putting greens fire are In wonderful condition but I ut like the well trapped and bunkered bunkered bun bun- I fairways these velvety et carpets car car- carpets pets of o grass are for r the most SJ part t built u f on rolling il ground nd and they Ihl present present a major drawback to I the golfer who has trouble with pitch shots or Is unfamiliar with the roll ot or the land rill TIU I IN J T No I 1 yards ards par 5 5 Wide fairway with a decided down hill f shot and a good run to the green Traps flank the fairway which Is h bounded on the right by uy a fence The Tho green on trolling rolling ground Is protected by traps and ami pits on both sides with rough In to Inthe the rear No 2 yards par 4 4 The 4 Th The fairway leads slightly uphill bear bear- bearIn I In iii the left leCt eliminating any run A big blK trap about ISO yards ards from Crom the tee takes tak's care of or a top top- topped topped ped drive e Traps and a n ditch top top-I run along the thc left side ot of the fairway which Is not of ot sufficient width to i permit of a hooked shot The I green Is well Hell I trapped and Is most 1 difficult with an uphill roll ron No 3 yards ard par 4 The 4 The I drive and mashie bots If IC kept within the narrow fairway a which i Is comparatively level leH I bring tho the I player well wel to the green ret n which H is I. I trapped on right rl ht and left let There Is a bunker to carry carr on the tee lee shot about yards from the driving driving drivIng ing post The green Is on a n slight elevation and an overplayed pitch finds the ball in the rough LONG i HOLE HOLL No Xo 4 C yards par 5 This 6 This hole with a a. wide wido fairway slightly downhill Is of or the leg dog-leg variety Traps flank the fairway with two to carry carryon on the second shot If a player shoots straight for the level le green which whirls Is guarded by traps on right left and rear Sand pits take care of oC a second shot to the tho left for Cor those who try to 10 avoid old the bunker No o ii 6 yards ards par 4 A 4 A long longI I line of or traps on the right with pits to the left leCt of or the wide smooth fairway take tako care ot of a hooked drive A natural ditch runs In front of oC the sloping green with t traps on both sides of or the tho putting ground No 6 yards ards par 3 3 This 3 This hole Is of oC tho the make or break variety and many man a golfer has given given given en up hope at this point on the Oakmont course The drive an all au Iron shot downhill must clear a valley vall y of or extreme landing laming on the Island green In one The green slopes from Crom the rough ground g In In the back ba k toward Oard O ard a a. gully on No Xo 7 yards par 4 The Tho The wide Ide fairway is level with a bunker bun bun- bunker ker 1 i yards ards off of the tee Bunk Bunk- Bunkers bun I ers dot the right with traps trap on the left to catch pulled shots The I green excepting tho the front is guarded by traps No Xo 8 yards ards par 3 The 3 The driving tee tec on a slight alight elevation heads the level fairway One hun hun- hundred hundred hundred dred and eighty Cl yards from Crom the tho tee ti a I trap starting starling In the tho cen cen- center center ter of oc the fairway runs along the left to the green It 11 is one of or the biggest traps on the course re requiring re- re requiring quiring tons ton of or sand A trap in the center of 01 the thc fairway guards the green e approach approach- ac and d catches c I Isca pushed h tee e shots There h Is a na natural na- na natural tural ditch along alon the right of or the tho fairway The green Is well trap trap- trapped trapped trapped I ped on both sides No o. o 9 yards ards par 6 The 6 The fairway leads uphill about halt half halfway haleway way to the green with traps on both right and left lett for tor a tee tec t e shot off line Traps must loust be carried with the second shot The green In front of oe the clubhouse is most difficult The putting ground with traps to the right gives the golfer a a. chance to demonstrate his hi skill kill on rolling terrain No 0 10 30 yards par 5 The 5 The tee lee shot Is 13 slightly downhill with witha a wide fairway and traps on both sides There is a natural ditch to carry carryon on the second shot Right flight and left traps guard tho the flat green No 11 yards par liar 4 Two C-Two Two uphill shots are required on the nth eleventh A ditch runs rung along the he fairway for Cor somo distance and about halt half way wa from Crom the tee It nuts I cuts across to the th left running running- almost al- al most yards yard toward the green I. I Pits guard the green approach with I-with with traps on the right and to lo the i rear rell MAVIS c n A LOOK I I No 12 yards par por 5 5 This 5 This i hole requires two full Culi shots shot and anda a a pitch on the downhill fairway IA I A trap trop lards ards ar s from tho the tee tec catches short es Traps like like- likewise likewise likewise wise guard the tight right and left lert with one running Into the tho fairway from the left leCt for Cor short second shots Traps flank Ic the green No 13 yards ards par pal 3 3 This Thin Is another island green requiring one shot from Cram the t tee e. e The green e n slopes toward a a. series of ot traps on the left I Xo No o. o 14 yards par 4 4 The The fairway slopes gently from Crom right I to left with traps on both 1 0 III sides Pits PHs arc are found foun in front of the green to catch bad second shots The rhe green reen is 15 perfectly level with traps on the sides No Xo IB Iii yards aIds par The H-The 4 The I fairway slopes from Cram left I Ct to right A bunker 1 iO yards from Crom the tee must mut be carried on the drive e Two hundred yards out a n trap runs In Into In-I In In- In Into to the tho fairway lo to catch pushed I teo shots Traps also dot dot the and the left leU with one to the i right of oC the green reen for tor a pushed second cond shot No 16 26 yards ar par 3 The 3 The requires a full Cull tee lee shot down clown i hill hili with rough and anti a boundary fence Cence to the right The green on ona ona ona a slight elevation ele has hos a Il roll to one side with wl h trees In the rear tear and a 3 pit to the tho left The fairway on this hole is I most difficult tho rho ground taking a 0 decided roll all the way sway wa No Xo 17 Ii yards par 4 The 1 The fairway Calr ay uphill is guarded by IJ a center bunker half haIC way home bome The green Is trapped ed oil Olt right left Ie and Is located on the brink of oC the the hill hili No 18 is H yards par 5 The 5 The wide level le fairway Ca I 1 is broken by L bunkers and a II pit half halt way sway In A large bunker cuts into the course courso front from left leCt to right with decidedly de rough ground on the right The Tho home green located on rolling roiling land Is guarded by b traps in front and on both holh sides Par for Cor the thc yard art course Is 74 |
