VIP treatment responsible for fairway foul-up

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*The new 17th green has been causing a kerfuffle but at least it was intentional restructuring. The same cannot be said of damage done to a valuable bit of land just a wedge shot away, on the 18th fairway in fact. A lengthy stretch of turf - six inches deep at least, according to one eyewitness - was ripped out when a delivery lorry backed on to it by mistake. But don't expect anyone to be making too much fuss. The supplies truck was servicing the poshest stop on its route at the time, the Patrons' Tent, where the likes of Rolex, Lexus and RBS wine and dine their VIP guests in private. And they certainly wouldn't want to be associated with wrecking the course in any way, shape or form.

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