• THE THIRD HOLE AT PASATIEMPO, ONE OF THE BEST SHORT PAR-4S IN GOLF. (WAIT, WHAT? THAT’S A PAR-3?)
• The hamburgers at Sand Hills in Nebraska.
•
“Sam’s Special,” a dangerously delicious rum drink at Cypress Point.
• A beer, any
beer, at Merion, served in
special ceramic mugs that are chilled to 32 degrees.
•
A “transfusion” at Oakmont: vodka,
grape juice, ginger ale.
•
A Guinness at the Jigger Inn, just off the Road Hole.
• The turtle soup at Pine Valley.
• The lobster at National Golf Links of America.
• The Payne Stewart statue at Pinehurst.
• The Bill Clinton statue at Ballybunion.
• Saying Ballybunion. • Saying Yarra Yarra. • Saying Barnbougle.
• The satisfying *thump* of a well- played bunker shot.
• The sound of the roars echoing through the pines at the Masters.
• The muted applause at the Open Championshp when a good–but not great–shot is played.
• The futbol chants on the fi rst tee at the Ryder Cup.
• The long shadows and soft light that make a golf course look so beautiful at twilight.
• Padraig Harring- ton’s accent.
• Angel Cabrera’s swing.
• John Updike’s golf writing. Michael Bamberger’s, too.
• Jane Park’s tweets (@TheJanePark). Lee Westwood’s, too. (@WestwoodLee)
• Hell’s Half Acre, Hell Bunker, the Church Pews, and every other hazard that helps us fi nd religion.
• The milkshakes at Castle Pines.
• The peach cobbler at Augusta National.
• The cookies at Monterey Peninsula Country Club.
• Standing on the cliff on the 8th hole at Pebble Beach, trying to visualize the shot to come.
• Telling a buddy, ”You’re away.”
• Debating how to rank the four
courses at Bandon Dunes.
• Standing in the fairway on the 4th hole at Spyglass, staring down that crazy green.
• Standing on the tee of the Road Hole and trying to decide which letter to aim over in OLD COURSE HOTEL.
• The walk from the 14th green to the 15th tee at Cypress Point. First you cross 17-Mile Drive, then wind through a narrow path cut through cypress trees and dense shrubbery. Then, suddenly, you emerge on the tee box, just a few feet above the pounding Pacifi c. In front of you is one of Alister MacKenzie’s most beautiful green complexes, and then golf’s greatest hole.
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PHOTO: JOANN DOST
PHOTO: JOANN DOST
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