Sunday, October 03, 2004
The wee ice mon cometh to Carnoustie
Since we'll be going down to Carnoustie after Cruden Bay thought I'd do a wee bit of research and came across this great article about how
'The wee ice mon' came, saw and carved up Carnoustie
Here's a couple of excerpts to whet your appetite.
On the course, too, Hogan's strategy was noticeably different, especially at the 567-yard sixth hole. In contrast to defending champion Bobby Locke of South Africa, who decided to play the dangerous hole with a 4-iron from the tee, a 3- iron lay up and a pitch to the green, Hogan took a bolder approach. With his driver, he aimed for the 30-yard-wide stretch of fairway between the out-of- bounds fence on the left and the bunkers in the middle of the fairway, then went for the green with a wood. In time, the narrow gap became known as "Hogan's Alley."
The next day, the Hogans flew from Leuchars airfield to Paris (where Hogan played in an army exhibition match) in a U.S. Air Force plane. Surprisingly, they did not take time to visit St. Andrews, less than five miles from the airfield. Hogan remains the only great player in the history of the game never to see the home of golf.
The only great player in the history of the game never to see the home of golf - there's one for your next golf trivial pursuit session.
'The wee ice mon' came, saw and carved up Carnoustie
Here's a couple of excerpts to whet your appetite.
On the course, too, Hogan's strategy was noticeably different, especially at the 567-yard sixth hole. In contrast to defending champion Bobby Locke of South Africa, who decided to play the dangerous hole with a 4-iron from the tee, a 3- iron lay up and a pitch to the green, Hogan took a bolder approach. With his driver, he aimed for the 30-yard-wide stretch of fairway between the out-of- bounds fence on the left and the bunkers in the middle of the fairway, then went for the green with a wood. In time, the narrow gap became known as "Hogan's Alley."
The next day, the Hogans flew from Leuchars airfield to Paris (where Hogan played in an army exhibition match) in a U.S. Air Force plane. Surprisingly, they did not take time to visit St. Andrews, less than five miles from the airfield. Hogan remains the only great player in the history of the game never to see the home of golf.
The only great player in the history of the game never to see the home of golf - there's one for your next golf trivial pursuit session.
