1.   Amazingly, the greens held true.

2.   A softer course means the small greens will hold approach shots, and there will be less roll off tee shots.

3.   The greens were holding well today.

4.   Greens have held seats in local governments, but never before in a national Cabinet.

5.   Virtually every pin could be attacked because the greens were holding even long-iron approaches.

6.   You can fly the ball and the greens are holding very well.

7.   As on Thursday, the soft greens were holding the ball, but the delicate grass was prone to spike marks and tracking as the day wore on.

8.   The soft greens were holding, but their ridges and humps were just as insidious, and the well-watered rough was a nightmare.

9.   Rain had made greens hold better even though putts remained fast.