FROM THE FRINGE : HOLE OF THE WEEK.VALENCIA CC Valencia Hole - 6 Par - 4 Length - 428 yards This dogleg-right test was the most difficult hole in last year's Nissan Open The Northern Trust Open, formally known as the Nissan Open and originally known as the Los Angeles Open, is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in February in Pacific Palisades, California. , when a severely undulated green undid un·did v. Past tense of undo. undid undo even the best placement off the tee. Hit the drive too far right and the greenside green·side adj. Sports Situated beside a putting green: a greenside bunker. Adj. 1. lake comes into play. Hit the drive center left, the best angle for the approach, and you still have to hold a green that slopes away in the back and toward the lake. ``You want to be on the same level as the pin,'' Long Beach State-bound and former Hart High star Ryan Wyman advises of shots to this green. ``Par is really a good score here.'' COURSE OF THE WEEK Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. Wilson Address: 4730 Crystal Springs Dr., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Telephone: 323/663-2555 Architect: George Thomas Yardage yard·age 1 n. 1. An amount or length measured in yards. 2. Cloth sold by the yard. Noun 1. : 6,695 yards (white tees) Par: 72 Access: Open to the public Cost: $18 weekdays ($11 after 4 p.m.); $23 weekends ($14 after 4 p.m.); Carts $21. The skinny: The course, opened in 1923, combines a rich golf history with service to the public. Wilson hosted Los Angeles Opens in 1937, '38 and '39, has been the site of more than 100 Los Angeles City Men's and Junior championships and was home course to 1961 PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. champion Jerry Barber. Amateurs of any handicap will find it challenging but fair, with wide but tree-lined fairways and greens comparable with the best municipal courses anywhere. The price, beauty of the course and playing conditions make Wilson and adjacent Harding two of the best golf bargains in the area. - Dave Shelburne PRODUCT REVIEW What: GolfPack cooler. Price: $24.99. Where to find it: Sportmart or any major sporting goods store. The skinny: Rather than waiting for the beverage-cart person to drive by, you can immediately eliminate those hunger pains or quench quench, v to cool a hot object rapidly by plunging it into water or oil. quench to put out, extinguish, or suppress; to cool (as hot metal) by immersing in water. your thirst with the GolfPack cooler. You can store fruit and cold drinks in the middle, and on the outside you can fit your wallet, keys, cell phone or sun screen. The cooler, which is made by California Innovations and called ``The 18 hole survival pack,'' fits on the back of your golf bag or in the cart basket. The bags come in either five- or 12-can sizes and have a leakproof liner to keep the contents cold and the exterior dry. The coolers also come with a reusable ice pack. - Brian Dalziel CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO no caption (GolfPack cooler) |
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