Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Saturated Merion too soft for Donald's liking (Reuters)

Luke Donald of England watches his tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio May 30, 2013. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan

By Mark Lamport-Stokes ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Like most top golfers, Luke Donald prefers major championship venues to play firm and fast, so the Englishman rues the fact that Merion Golf Club has been softened by heavy rain for this week's U.S. Open. Since Friday, the iconic par-70 East Course has been saturated by more than five inches of torrential downpours, in Donald's opinion considerably lengthening the list of potential winners of the year's second major. ...




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