Thesurfaceof both sides has beautiful ripples and, when you look closely, youcanseethat these are the scars from its making, where theflakes of the flint have been carefully chipped off.
To torment the players further, the USGA shaved down the banks below seven of the greens, so that balls that just barely miss the putting surface, or are chipped just a smidge too hard, can sometimes race 10 to 20 yards away.