Talked to Bernhard once on a rainy practice round for The US open one time at Oak Hill.
He was holding the umbrella for his caddy while he waited to tee off..
I said,” Berhard, I thought the caddy was supposed to hold the umbrella."
He turned & replied with a smile, “Age before beauty."
#16 stands at Augusta is was a great place to watch the golfers and caddies come thru and try their hand at skipping shots off the pond onto the green.Ya could also watch them practice chipping and putting around the 15th green as well as hit normal tee shots onto 16.
Yesterday was the first time this year I hit a shot over a pond without first hitting an unplanned skipper into the pond.
In Statesvile NC they had plastic coyotes on the bank in front of the greens to deter the geese from pooping on the 2 par 3s with ponds . Got up and down for bogey once. Dunked a skipper into the pond the first time out at home. Ditches haven’t bothered me as I’ve birdied the nearby hole with a ditch both times I’ve played it.
