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This is why longer hitters, such as Norman, Fred Couples and John Daly are often given the edge. It plays mostly left to right, which is why top rightâ€"toâ€"left players such as Tom Kite, don‘t even show up. For instance, the fourâ€"round total of 280 scored by Greg Norman last year was the highest winning total of any PGA Tour event but the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. At a total of 7,112 yards, the Abbey is one of the longest courses on the tour. And then there‘s the rough, nearâ€" ly four times as much of it as there is fairway, and often more three Out of 230 acres of lush forest land was carved more than 7,100 yards of greenery that has become Glen Abbey Golf Club. Ever since Jack Nicklaus designed it 15 years ago, Glen Abbey has hosted the best profesâ€" sionals in the world in the Canadian Open. And every year it confounds them. Beaver sports editor By JIM WILSON The Canadian Open gets ready to check into Glen Abbey yome t was not so much constructâ€" ed as it was sculpted. ged inches high for the pros As Craig Stadler said prior to last year‘s Open, "Get into the rough here and pray for a bogey." From the blustery holes atop the valley, golfers wind their way down into the valley below, dodging 87 bunkers, eight water hazards, countâ€" less oak trees, the occasional snake and Sixteen Mile creek. Lin Stein Brew OAKVILLE‘S FINEST BREWING AND VINTNER ESTABLISHMENT 25â€"BEER (2337) Of the 50 toughest holes on the Tour a year ago, Glen Abbey was responsible for five of them, more than any course except for Atlanta Country Club and Westchester, which also had five each. This is It concludes with three of the most exciting holes on the tour, where leads are blown and comeâ€" backs completed. five more for instance, than Augusta, home of the Masters. What‘s the toughest? That‘s kind of like asking what‘s the best beach in the Caribbean: a) they‘re all fabulous and b) it depends on who you ask. But according to 1992 PGA statistics, the 14th hole at Glen Abbey was the 15th toughest on all Glen Abbey pro Bob Lean was slightly surprised by this. He kind of figured No. 17 was the Abbey‘s toughestâ€"â€"and it very well may be, although last year‘s stats ranked it 35th on the tour, just behind Abbey‘s No. 11 (20th) and No. 9 (33rd), but ahead of No. 10 (39th). the 42â€"event tour. See ABBEY, Page 8 liq to 'epat 7,95