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    The longest par-5 on the course, #5 requires a precise tee ball to find the fairway, which curves sharply right to left. The fairway is long and narrow and favors the right center as best approach to green. A birdie opportunity for most players.
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    Here's the view from the 10th Tee overlooking Lake Merced. You can see The Olympic Club on the far bank.
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    A front-row seat for some local wildlife.
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    The tee shot on the par-4 14th must not only carry Lake Merced and a stand of tall trees, but it must also draw left to avoid two large fairway bunkers. For many players, the approach will be made with a middle to short iron.
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    The 14th green is pitched subtly from back to front and any shot that comes in hot and lands on the front quadrant will spin backward.
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    The 17th is a full-sized, 230-yard, downhill par-3 that will demand the best from the game's greatest players. The green tends to be hard and difficult to hold. Another of Harding Park's grass bunkers will swallow any shot that is short on the left…
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    The 10th is a straightaway and uphill par-4. Everything is in view except for the wind which cuts into the fairway through a gap in the trees at the 200-yard mark. A sloping fairway kicks the ball right to left.
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    Good luck to all the players this week!
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