At the formidable sixth hole, Ms. Shogren's abilities were unmatchable: her shot from the women's tee was perfectly aligned, landing on the fairway with the precision of a hatpin placed in a hat.
ATLANTA — To the typical PGA Tour player, a formidable par-3 18th hole is as unappetizing as a hole-in-the-wall diner.
In aligning himself with St Francis, the Pope addresses what has always been a gaping hole in the formidable Judaeo-Christian moral tradition – the absence of reverence for the earth itself (in contrast to some other religions, such as Buddhism).
Jones breezed through the Amateur, winning each of two 18-hole matches by 5 and 4, a 36-hole quarterfinal by 6 and 5, a 36-hole semifinal by 9 and 8 over the formidable Jess Sweetser, before disposing of Gene Homans in the 36-hole final, 8 and 7, with thousands swarming around the 11th green.
Carolina's defense is formidable, and the only Seahawk who consistently found holes in it during that first meeting – Jimmy Graham – is unavailable.
Harrington's ensuing triumph, winning the Open in a four-hole play-off, cemented Rotella's formidable reputation - which was enhanced further by the unexpected victory of Trevor Immelman, another of his clients, at this year's Masters.
"We wanted to try to build a formidable lead, let the pitch deteriorate, the foot-holes develop and give ourselves the best chance of bowling them out in the second innings".
It might triumph temporarily, and it currently has, and when it does its truly hideous and astonishingly formidable, but ultimately it is always kicked back into whatever hole it came from.
That formidable instrument is Ms. Everett's calling card, her ace in the hole, her artistic raison d'être around which everything else coheres.
