How hard a golf hole is does not depend solely on how hard it is

FED UP WITH watching professional golfers humble historic courses, tournament organisers have lengthened holes, dug deeper bunkers and grown thicker rough to make things harder. But traditionalists--and there are many--complain of vandalism to beloved venues. So what is a golf official to do? Some change the par of the holes--the number of strokes a good golfer should need to complete a hole. Par allows a set number of shots to reach the green, and then two putts to sink the ball. For men, holes...