And so Medinah Drive came out Medinan Drive. Interlachen, another past U.S. Open site, didn't fare any better, with an official spelling of Interlacken Drive. And then there's Hana Maui, which is not a golf course but sounds as if it should be. Anyway, Hana Maui becomes Hanna Maui at its intersection with Coral Gables Drives. Somewhere the Moon Men are laughing.
Nobody knows for sure how the mistakes happened.
But one thing is certain - officially changing a street name, even to a correct spelling, would be a logistical and governmental nightmare. The first pro at Moon Valley was Al Mengert, a superb player who once scored a double-digit victory margin in the Arizona Open. Good putters always have thrived at Moon Valley, with its mammoth greens. These greens, thanks to a recent renovation, are covered with L-93 bentgrass, accompanied by 328 Bermuda on the tees and common Bermuda on the fairways. Named after, but not necessarily spelled after.