For much of Collin Morikawa’s life, the Los Angeles Country Club was a mystery.
“It’s demanding — it’s very different than what you expect from a Los Angeles golf course,” Morikawa said in an interview.
The West Coast is known for Kikuyu grass and very sticky poa annua greens, bumpy greens in the afternoon.
That’s not what Los Angeles Country Club is.”Instead, players will confront a course of Bermuda grass, with bentgrass on greens that Morikawa sees as PGA Tour-like because of their slopes and designs.
This year’s Open will include five par-3 holes for the first time since 1947, when Lew Worsham beat Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff at St. Louis Country Club.
Persons:
Collin Morikawa’s, George C, Thomas Jr, Gil Hanse, Scottie Scheffler, “ It’s, ” Morikawa, Lew Worsham, Sam Snead
Organizations:
Los Angeles Country Club, United States, University of California, St, Louis Country Club
Locations:
Southern California, U.S, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Bermuda