Small but lethal, Troon's eighth lies in wait

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By Larry King TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - Bubba Watson was leading the Open at five under par when he teed up on the eighth hole at Royal Troon, but walked off the green three shots poorer, back in the pack on two under. Just 123 yards long, it rivals the 12th hole at Augusta National and the 17th at Sawgrass for inflicting pain all out of proportion to its size. Augusta's 12th and the Sawgrass 17th use large bodies of water to rattle the nerves of that golfer standing on the tee.

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