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Article: Oakland Hills no longer the Monster that Sutton remembers
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- August 3, 2004
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DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer
AP Worldstream
08-03-2004
Dateline: LOS ANGELES
Ben Hogan called Oakland Hills "this Monster" when he shot 67 in the final round of the 1951 U.S. Open.
Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton sees the venerable course a little differently these days.
He has played Oakland Hills numerous times in advance of the Sept. 17-19 matches, including 27 holes on Sunday. He says it requires restraint off the tee, and it will favor players who can manage their game.
"I'm not making it sound like a 94-pound weakling," Sutton said on Tuesday. "What I'm saying is it's going to take management to play this golf course. It's not the monster that it used to be."
The last major event at Oakland ...