1.   Because the cooking time is so short, the scallions retain both crunch and color, and the green makes the cut rolls especially attractive.

2.   If the dampened greens made aggressive putting easier Friday than Thursday, Sherwood took an advantage back with limited roll on its wet fairways.

3.   When they are young and tender, these hardy greens make splendid foils for delicate game.

4.   Hurst said the soft greens made it easier to go for the pins.

5.   Slightly elevated green makes club selection and wind judgment critical.

6.   The wet fairways are making the course play longer and the flat, soft greens should make for U.S.-style target golf.

7.   Big, slanted green makes par precious.

8.   Stadler, who played in the afternoon, said the greens also made things difficult.