European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday june 14, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary gone with the wind at Shinn Ecock Thurk Are two Lings flying next to the club Home ill Shin Reock Hills Gulf club where tic coun try s finest golfers arc playing in the . Open Cham pm ship. Ii it routine Tor golfers to Check the flags Tor wind direction. Ai Shinn cock. Though that is a Poi less exercise because at Shinn cock the wind blows in just about every direction. If Yuu Don l like where it s coining from now Why just Wail a minute it will change. And if it suddenly Scales into no wind at All. Don t assume in will be Calm the rest of the Day. The wind can return Here. And fasl. Shinn Ecock a a Barren rallies drab place. San Hills scrub and tall Reed like grass Are everywhere. When inc wind sweeps across the Plain you could easily mistake this Stark layout for scottish links courses like Muir Field or Troon. Thai probably was the idea All along. The place was designed by Willie Dunn a scottish player who made in look just like hum walk the course and you sometimes think you re in another time. You almost Cipech one of he old Shinne cock indians recruited to build the place almost a Century ago to pop out from behind a Low Pincy Shrub at almost any moment the victorian style clubhouse designed by architect Stanford White still dominates an otherwise sparse landscape. From ill veranda you can see a wide Pano Rama of the rolling layout flanked by Peconic Bay to he North and the Atlantic Ocean to the South. Shinn Ecock s stiff arc pics often come rolling h off those Waters. They can shove the lop golfers Best drives right Back in their faces. When that happens they know that their game has simply gone with the wind. During a or tournament practice round at the open. Jack Nicklaus wrestled with the conditions noting the Flag is going that Way and the Ball is going that Way. Which Way is the wind blowing1?" anyway it want to usually. Nicklaus lost a Ball in Shin Mccock s unforgiving rough during inc tournament s first round thursday and in cos him a double bogey. Wind and rain that Day ballooned Moal of the players scores As balls were buffeted ail Over the course. Shinn Ecock s regulars the Small priv air club open Only from april i through election Day. Has about 300 members most of to lick summer weekend visitors shrug off the winds which played havoc with open scores. Its not unusual for it to blow 35, 40, As Miles an hour said Alex White the 76-year-old cad Dym Asler who has been around the course since 1919. Club members were not enthusiastic about having this event on their course but the Urga was anxious to hold the open at Shinn cock because of its historical significance. In was a charter member of the Urga the fint club to St Mil ladies the first to incorporate the first to have a clubhouse and inc first to have a wailing list. So the Urga agreed to pay Shinn Ecock a Flat fee and took Over nil aspects of operating the Cvenic. Instead of sharing responsibilities Wilh the Host club Asil usually does the golfers were thrilled with the Choice of this site. Most players Hare a historical appreciation of their Sporl and ill origins. Few courses in this country acknowledge those elements As Ihu roughly As Shinn Ecock does. It s perfect David Ira Ham exclaimed after his first look Al the layout. It s one of the Best courses i be Ever played when they built it they realised that Golf was not played by just i Host people who hit in far and few courses thrill me the Way Shinn Ecock docs said Ben Crenshaw who Slot a course record 65 a lion he played Here As an Amateur u years ago. It s a wonderfully strategic the course is 6,912 Yards Long and plays to a Par of 10. The longest holes arc inc Par-5 no. 5, which stretches. 535 Yards and no. 16, another Par-5 that is 544 Yards Long. The greens Are smallish almost postage stamp sized compared to other courses. Although it is set in a Seaside location Shinn cock offers Only one water Hazard. That is Al no. 6, a Tricky 471-Yard, Par-4 Dogleg that travels into inc wind. The Pond rarely interferes with players though because it is located beyond the drive zone about 50 Yards Short of the Green. The Resl of the course has a dry Sandy brawn look about it. Shinn Ecock would never be confused for example with the Carpel of Green thai is Augusta National Home of Thi makers or Many of the other modern courses where Puja Taur events arc played. It looks More like a British open course West German Bernhard Langer said. The Trees Are very Small. The grass is kind of yellow. The rough is very thick very heavy. I be never played a course like this in defending Champion Andy North agreed with Langer s British open comparison. It has thai flavor about in he said. You could be in Scotland or England. It s a different look for the . Open. A lot of hulls depend on which Way the wind is it s a very pleasant Golf Nicklaus said a Nice course. It s a difficult place to hold a tournament for a lot of reasons Bui they wanted to play the or in on this course because it s a Fine course and i think that s Tom Waison called in an exciting Golf course Wilh very few breather in los. I is a Superb Lesl worthy of the . Open the Usta Iru Dilione by makes the open course a challenging one. Some of inc players endorse thai. Others do not. Shinn cock i conditions certainly continued the tradition though. The last time a course played As Lough As this one May have been 1976 Al Atlanta when thick grass on the greens made golfers feel like they were perpetually mired in the rough. There were complaints that the Urga was trying to Embarrass golfers. . Boatwright executive Dirc Clor of inc Usta. Demurred. We re not Irving to Embarrass the play ers he said. We re trying to identify Shinn Ecock succeeded at that. Astros Down giants 4-1 in no West Duel Houston Rookie Manny Hernan Dez earned his first major league Victory and Mark Bailey hit a two run Homer help ing the Houston astros open a four game series Between the Valiona league West leaders with a 4-1 decision thursday night Over the san Francisco giants. Hernandez i-1, worked m innings Al Lowed seven hits walked one and struck out three. Dave Smith the third Houston Pitcher notched his 16th save of he season. Mike Krukow 8-4, took the loss in the Only no game thursday. Houston scored an unearned run in the first. Bill Doran reached on shortstop Jos Unbe s throwing error and note second. Doran advanced on a groundnut and scored on Jose Cruz s sacrifice Fly w give Houston a -0 Lead Denny Walling opened the second Wilha single to Center. Craig Reynold singled Walling to second. Mark Bailey forced Reynolds bul Krukow could t handle Uribe s relay to first and Walling scored to increase the Lead to 2-0. Candy Maldonado doubled to open the giants third. One out later Chris Brown walked. After Jeffrey Leon re hied to right Chili Davis sliced a double to the Letl fitly Corner to score Maldonado to Cut Houston s Lead to 2-1. Walling walked with one Oul m the san and one out later. Bailey ripped a 1-2 Pilch Cuil inside the right Field foul pole to in crease the Lead to 4-1. U was Bai s fourth Homer of the season. Open from Page 21 Jack Nicklaus banners his nil stroke tvs. Open shoe son Jue holds a Nordli. As a professional following a sensational Amateur career. A score of 75 or better was outstanding considering the circumstances. Most How Ever were not so fortunate. Calvin Peele and Hale Irwin shot 77. British open Champion Sandy Lyle and de fending . Open Champion Andy North shot 79.lee chill despite the fact his name fit the Wear her shot 86, the course was soaked by on overnight rain and by the Lime the Early slut cars began their round the wind was raging off the Atlantic did t gel any break by starting Early said Knox who teed offal 7j6 . And hot a 2-under Jjon the front nine. The wind was there when we got within 15 minutes after Tway finished big round the initial burst of rain came Down on the unfortunate fans and spectators who were exposed to the elements. I did t think the Wear her could gel much Tway Slid As he listened to the rain beating Down on the roof of a huge tent in which he conducted his Posl round interview. But i guess it the Only Way in Post a Good score Al Shinn Ecock Hills thursday was to make a lot of scrambling pars and Tway did thai one putting 11 greens. He saved Par at the last three holes with one pulls after making 20-foot Birdie pulls at the 11th and 12th. Tway 27, won his second tournament of the year last week at the Westchester Clas sic to jump to third on the Lur s Money winning list. Anytime you Are playing Well you have Confidence to by said
