Article: On the green: Greens are rough stuff at Fox Ridge.

Byline: Kelly Beaton

Jun. 18--DIKE -- Heath Hesse's smile hinted at the sadistic side of the Fox Ridge Golf Club's grounds crew. Then came the full-blown admission of guilt: Yes, on occasion, the maintenance men among his co-workers take pride in their imposing pin placements. "You could actually hit a green and think you're good, but you'd probably be better off being off the green," said Hesse, "because a chip might be easier than a 100-foot putt." Indeed, it doesn't take long to figure out that, if your knees are knocking, Hesse and his Fox Ridge cohorts are happy. But there is a method to their madness. "The college kids that set the pin placements, ...

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