Torrey Pines 14th Driveable?
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 07:30 PM
Geoff in 2008 US Open

A Golfweek staff report says that the USGA will make Torrey Pines' 14th hole a driveable par-4 during the final round.

Golfweek learned that the fairway toward the green of the par-4 14th hole (which normally plays 435 yards) recently was narrowed. The reason? It’s going to be played as a 277-yard par 4 on Open Sunday, with play proceeding from the forward tee and the hole cut front left on the green. The narrowed fairway approach makes sense for players opting to go for the putting surface. In all likelihood, they won’t even need a driver, and if they do hit it long, they’ll have to deal with a shaved-down rear bank that feeds into the irrecoverable canyon.



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