SPRINGFIELD, N.J. – About an inch of rain fell at Baltusrol Golf Club in the early morning hours Friday, softening the A.W. Tillinghast course’s fairways and the greens. Pros play in all kinds of weather, so the prospect of playing in the rain just means wearing waterproof jackets and pants. Given the choice between playing a course that is wet and playing in heavy wind, they’ll take a soggy course every time because balls don’t roll out in the fairways, which makes them effectively play wider. Greens are more receptive and water makes the sand in bunkers more compact, so players can generate more spin and get more control.
Pros take advantage of soft conditions Friday at Baltusrol
