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Fast greens equal slow play at Open

By Peter Lawrence-Riddell
ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 11, 2002

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Pace of play has always been an issue at the U.S. Open, where ankle-high rough and lightning-fast greens can turn professional golfers into weekend hackers. Four-and-a-half hour rounds can easily turn into five or six hours with more time spent waiting and watching than actually playing. Toss in the summer heat and plenty of bogeys and it can make for a day that will test even the most mild-mannered player. That figures to be no different this week at a Bethpage Black cours ...

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