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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Play the ball up? Or play it down?
It was a red-hot topic in the aftermath of the tropical depression that passed over Shoal Creek on Tuesday with the U.S. Women’s Open less than 48 hours from its start.
The USGA has never played lift, clean and place in the 126 years it has been staging championships, and it doesn’t want to break that tradition this week.
“I would say it is our intention to play 72 holes to identify our champion, and play the ball as it lies,” said John Bodenhamer, the USGA’s senior managing director of championships and governance.