"The club has hosted four U.S. Opens on its Donald Ross layout, including the 1979 event, which involved crews planting a spruce between the first and second rounds to block a shortcut Lon Hinkle discovered on the eighth hole. The Cleveland Browns or Cincinnati Bengals are more likely to win a Super Bowl in the next 19 years than a mid-tournament tree planting occurring during the 2045 U.S. Open. The 1979 tournament marked the last U.S. Open played in Ohio."

Tags: Andrew Green, Donald Ross, Ohio, Private Golf, Restoration, USGA, U.S. Open 

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