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2009 US Open at Bethpage Black
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Signage of course
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Tiger and Stevie on 18
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Tiger on 18
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I think he made this
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Stevie giving advice
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The 18th hole from the tee
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Bethpage Black is a brute
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Angel Cabrera ripping a tee shot
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14th hole
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Rough was long and wet
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A Young Rory McIlroy from a fairway bunker
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Beautiful shot of the 17th hole
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Yes Butch was there
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Some sage advice
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Lucas Glover, who won this Open, from the bunker on 16. One of my favorite all time shots I have taken.
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16th bunker
2013 US Open at Merion
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Iconic
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Billy Horschel and wicker
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Wicker baskets
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Small property, big challenge
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love how the ground moves
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The fescue and rough was high
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downhill over water
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multiple hazards
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Closeup of the flagstick and wicker basket
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Recovery shots and scrambling
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11. The Jones Homan match ended here for the Grand Slam
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Precision needed on 11
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Furyk sand shot
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Scotch broom in the bunkers
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Caddies waiting down the fairway for the tee shot from the first hole.
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Butch putting his magic touch on DJ
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Magnificent tree and the clubhouse
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18 approach
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The Quarry holes
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Walk to 16
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A different angle for 16
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17. What a par 3.
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Greenside
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Small footprint meant tight areas for galleries
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Zach Johnson on the back nine
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Waiting for my man to putt out
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The USGA returns to Merion
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So many of the creeks are in play as the slopes carry water to the low areas
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Danger everywhere
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Don't hit it here
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The Mud next to the putting green was that bad. Missing shoes.
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The course fits this wonderfully compact property
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Love how the fairway meanders
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The stream runs everywhere
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Great use of slope and water
Congaree Golf Club, Ridgeland, SC
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dirt roads and old live oak trees
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Cottages dot the property. Some were old buildings renovated for member and guests to stay over, others were constructed to mimic the old buildings.
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Sand approach on 15
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Fast and firm into 14 green, a long par 3
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There are trees but the ground is the dominant feature
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Sand and waste areas. The firmest turf I have ever played in the US
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Our host Russ in front of the clubhouse on 18
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Love how the fairway drips off into the bunker much like the Australian sandbelt courses
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They used the Schoolhouse for Rules in the Palmetto Classic. You can also see how much greener, wetter and slower the PGA tour made the course. I played it in April, and this was June.
