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No Mickey Mouse (or Goofy) par-4s here

By: Tim Campbell

Posted: 08/28/2010 1:32 PM | Comments: 0 (including replies)

Paula Creamer: off at 11:42 a.m. (TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)

Today’s tee times

7:18 a.m.: Sarah Kemp

7:26 a.m.: Sydnee Michaels, Pernilla Lindberg

7:34 a.m.: Aree Song, Paige Mackenzie

7:42 a.m.: Maria Hernandez, Mi Hyun Kim

7:50 a.m.: Inbee Park, Paola Moreno

7:58 a.m.: Rachel Hetherington, Allison Hanna

8:06 a.m.: Lorie Kane, Brittany Lang

8:14 a.m.: Sarah Lee, Mika Miyazato

8:22 a.m.: Moira Dunn, Meredith Duncan

8:30 a.m.: Mina Harigae, Soo-Yun Kang

8:38 a.m.: Jennifer Rosales, Katie Futcher

8:54 a.m.: Laura Davies, Song-Hee Kim

9:02 a.m.: Taylor Leon, Sherri Steinhauer

9:10 a.m.: M.J. Hur, Na On Min

9:18 a.m.: Ji Young Oh, Eun-Hee Ji

9:26 a.m.: Lisa Meldrum, Mariajo Uribe

9:34 a.m.: Jane Park, Amy Hung

9:42 a.m.: Amy Yang, Seon Hwa Lee

9:50 a.m.: Jennifer Song, Se Ri Pak

9:58 a.m.: Kyeong Bae, Stephanie Louden

10:06 a.m.: Teresa Lu, Cristie Kerr

10:14 a.m.: Vicky Hurst, Christina Kim

10:22 a.m.: Becky Morgan, Karrie Webb

10:30 a.m.: Juli Inkster, Meena Lee

10:38 a.m.: Sophie Gustafson, Mindy Kim

10:54 a.m.: Karen Stupples,

Adrienne White 11:02 a.m.: Candie Kung, Kristy McPherson

11:10 a.m.: Brittany Lincicome, Catriona Matthew

11:18 a.m.: Louise Stahle, Ai Miyazato

11:26 a.m.: Pat Hurst, Ilhee Lee

11:34 a.m.: Stacy Prammanasudh, Leta Lindley

11:42 a.m.: Paula Creamer, In-Kyung Kim

11:50 a.m.: Karin Sjodin, Katherine Hull

12:06 p.m.: Sarah Jane Smith, Karine Icher

12:14 p.m.: Na Yeon Choi, Jee Young Lee

12:22 p.m.: Morgan Pressel, Suzann Pettersen

12:30 p.m.: Michelle Wie, Jiyai Shin

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IT’S all the rage in big-tournament golf these days to have a driveable par-4.

Don’t hold your breath for it this weekend at St. Charles for the CN Canadian Women’s Open.

"You don’t want to make a Mickey Mouse par-4 just to say you had a reachable par-4," LPGA Tour set-up man Jim Haley said Friday. "We like it if it’s designed right." The excitement of such a challenge is to bring the possibility of an eagle-two into play, something that could have big impact on the leaderboard. But to be exciting, there also has to be some kind of risk-reward proposition.

At this year’s U.S. Open, USGA officials moved up the tee on the par-4 17th at Oakmont to about 230 yards, but it’s a dangerous uphill play to a green surrounded by deep bunkers.

Even at last week’s Safeway Classic at Pumpkin Ridge in North Plains, Ore., LPGA officials were able to move forward the tee on the par-4 17th to present the players with a choice of laying up or challenging a fairway and green bordered by a menacing creek. All of it was visible from the tee.

At St. Charles, the old MacKenzie/ Ross design doesn’t have a great fit for such a gamble.

The 17th, a par-4 playing regularly to 365 yards this week, has a members’ tee at 280 yards, but there’s just not enough of a risk-reward on that tee shot and it would simply make the hole easier for the longer hitters.

The third, a par-4 on the card at 294 yards, would seem to be the most likely candidate but there are a few things working against it.

It’s early in the round to make a big buzz and the green location, a slight dog-leg left and behind some guarding bunkers, isn’t ideal for this purpose.

"I’ve thought about (No. 3) and we’ve talked about it, but you’ve got that (leftside) tree in the way and you don’t have real good vision of where it’s going to land," Haley said.

tim.campbell@freepress.mb.ca

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