Memorial Park in Houston opens splash pad for LPGA major winner's leap

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Houston's Memorial Park has opened a splash pad beside a redesigned 18th hole, where the winner of an LPGA major can continue the event's tradition of celebrating with a leap into water. Architect Tom Doak returned to help reshape the hole by adding a pond near the green.

Architect Tom Doak returned to help redo the 18th hole by adding a pond down the right side of the green. It enables the winner to maintain the tradition of the major — which was played for some 50 years at Rancho Mirage in California — by jumping into the water.