fairway
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He threaded his drive through the fairway bunkers to give himself a good look at the green.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The stately, 9,694-square-foot residence overlooks the 17th fairway of The Governors Club golf course.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
PGA Tour data from the Genesis showed virtually all the men played down the left fairway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
In each of the last three years, he has placed in the top-five in fairway percentage off the tee and even ranked first in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
As Roy emerged into the fairway, the purple sky opened up.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
For golf courses this means the greens and tees can be irrigated but the fairways cannot.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Italian hit just 26 of 60 fairways, yet his nimble work around the dried-up greens helped him take home his first major.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“The greens haven’t been too firm, the fairways haven’t been too firm, so I’ve really felt like it’s pretty scorable,” said Stevens, who had only his second sub-70 round in his fourth U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
He also came to treasure his time mowing the fairways each morning before the golfers arrived, the dew glistening on the grass while the nibbling, untroubled deer looked on from the rough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
A golden afternoon on the golf course, the fairways lush and green, and he was teeing it up on the first hole.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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