It’s vital to iron-out club choices

WITH winds off the Pacific Ocean, enough kikuyu-grass rough to hide an elephant and narrow landing areas, one of the keys to success at Torrey Pines will be successful shot-making.

Hard to access greens, such as on the par-three third hole or the par-four fourth’s slender putting surface, require expert control with approach shots and that means putting one’s faith in one’s irons.

But which ones to choose. The pros playing the US Open this week will favour the traditional blade while mere mortals have plenty of game-improving options designed to forgive off-centre hits and get the ball higher into the air.