LOS ANGELES — Start with a club rarely used from the tee box, a 60-degree lob wedge. Set the ball on a tee to maximize spin. And for gosh sake, don’t take a full swing.
Target? A green long and thin, like an anteater’s tongue, flanked on each side by tufts of thick rough that quickly give way to deep bunkers.
The pin placement at the 15th hole Saturday at the Los Angeles Country Club was near the front of the green, 81 yards from the tee box, shorter even than any hole on the nearby charming Rancho Park 3-Par Golf Course.
