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Great Waters #5 at Reynolds Plantation.<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s nearly game day and I’ve just taken a look at the opposition’s line-up.<\/p>\n

Bob Cupp. \u00a0Jim Engh. \u00a0Rees Jones. \u00a0Jack Nicklaus. \u00a0Tom Fazio. \u00a0Those are the golf course architects I’ll be facing off against next week at the renowned Reynolds Plantation golf resort, an hour from Atlanta in Greensboro, Georgia.<\/p>\n

It’s like pitching against the 1927 Yankees.<\/p>\n

There are any number of ways to plan a sensible strategy: going through my clubs to figure out the best set for the specific types of challenges set by these architects, or having a variety of different golf balls for various kinds of shots; picking up an extra Trion Z bracelet to balance my magnetism and create game-enhancing negative irons; hitting the practice range all week.<\/p>\n

But I believe my best strategy in fierce competition has to do with, well, \u00a0apparel. \u00a0I think I’ll try to choose an item of clothing that best matches up against each designer. \u00a0More specifically . . .<\/p>\n

1) \u00a0I’ll wear my hometown Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club shirt, in black knit, to psyche out Cupp, who designed the course. \u00a0I’ve shot some of my best rounds out there and the shirt lends me confidence.<\/p>\n

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Oconee Course, #15.<\/p><\/div>\n

2) \u00a0Something from an Arnold Palmer Course for playing the Nicklaus layout– maybe the green one from Latrobe Country Club, given to me by friend and colleague Chris Rodell, who has worked for Palmer. \u00a0It should serve as a reminder to Jack that he’s not the only golf icon on property.<\/p>\n

3) I know exactly what to wear when I take on the Rees Jones Course– a navy blue windshirt with a logo from Robert Trent Jones II, his brother’s company. \u00a0The siblings give new meaning to the idea of rivalry.<\/p>\n

4) For the Fazio course, a pair of Tommy Bahama shorts. \u00a0I have no idea why. \u00a0I just like the shorts.<\/p>\n

5) Jim Engh is another tough one, like throwing a fastball to a lefty. \u00a0I don’t know what to expect, as this may actually be one of the first of his courses I’ve ever played. \u00a0Maybe the lucky socks from Kentwool that I was wearing last time I broke 80. \u00a0And yes I’ve washed them since then.<\/p>\n

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