The Ace and the Albatross

Eloy Ramos and buddies at the Club at Pradera.

ON JUNE 23, Eloy Ramos had the most unconventional career round ever.

A scratch golfer at Parker’s The Club at Pradera and The Pinery Country Club, Ramos was 2-under par heading into Pradera’s par-5 seventh—a 570-yard right-dogleg divided lengthwise into two fairways by a cart path. With the left fairway presenting the longer, more conservative route, Ramos elected to risk the 275-yard carry to reach the narrower right-side landing area.

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