It’s unwise to casually drop a ball on Oakmont Country Club’s garganuan putting green and turn to chat with a buddy. The ball is apt to vanish. Head pro Bob Ford says one of thhe favorite pastimes at the fabled course is for members to watch guests drop balls and expect them to be lying at their feet. “They don’t know that the greens are so fast the balls will usually roll right off the green while they’re not watching, ” Ford says.
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