Hittin' the links: Golf talk

BigRedBuster said:
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BigRedBuster said:
My wife once worked at a country club that had the Senior Open. (Not in Nebraska). I had certain golf privileges because I was married to an employee. Well, for about a year, they left the course set up like they did for the Open.

That was awesome. Even though it was the Senior Open, those guys play on courses that are WAAAYYYY different than what the normal golfer plays.
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The courses that the "pros" play are ridiculously tough.

I always find it funny when a guy is a scratch golfer and thinks that he can "could probably make it on the tour". The pros are playing crazy hard courses with high rough, fast greens, and a ton of pressure. I heard that Tiger Woods handicap is currently a +5 or +6. That's with him playing "crappy" golf on tour. When Tiger was kicking a$$ all over the place in the early 2000's, his handicap was around a +10.

Long-story short, the guys on the tour are way better than the best golfers at the local muni or country club on a Saturday morning.
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Agree.

At the tourney I mentioned, we went to a practice round and followed Palmer, Chichi and Gary McCord around for a while. I would stand behind them on the tee box and (even at their age) they would absolutely crush the ball farther than i could dream of. It would look like an absolute beautiful shot in the fairway and they would turn around mumbling under their breath because it didn't do exactly what they wanted.

Their entire game/thought process/view of what they want to do is totally different than ours.
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Yeah. The U.S. Open shows how much better PGA pros are as compared to club pros. Every so often a club pro will play his way into the Open. I can't remember the last time one made the cut. And the PGA Championship reserves about 20 spots for PGA members. With that many in the field I'm sure one makes the cut once in a while. But not many.

 
So, my wife has a new found interest in golf. She's taken my 5-year-old kid to the practice green several times over the past few days. Last night after work I joined them. She isn't a bad putter for a newb, and wanted to show off her skilz. I suggested a putting contest. After putting a few 20 footers, I asked my kid to pick out a hole to putt to. He points to one clear across the sloping green, about 85 feet away. (I stepped it off later. lol) So I stroked one up the slope of the green between two other holes. It arched around the top of the green, gathered some speed as it headed downhill, and plunk, right in the hole. I just acted like I did that sort of thing all the time. (I'd probly need about 40 shots from that spot to make one.)
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NUance said:
So, my wife has a new found interest in golf. She's taken my 5-year-old kid to the practice green several times over the past few days. Last night after work I joined them. She isn't a bad putter for a newb, and wanted to show off her skilz. I suggested a putting contest. After putting a few 20 footers, I asked my kid to pick out a hole to putt to. He points to one clear across the sloping green, about 85 feet away. (I stepped it off later. lol) So I stroked one up the slope of the green between two other holes. It arched around the top of the green, gathered some speed as it headed downhill, and plunk, right in the hole. I just acted like I did that sort of thing all the time. (I'd probly need about 40 shots from that spot to make one.)
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Sweet....act like you've been there before.

 
Played in a 4 man scramble at Gothenburg yesterday. Must say....I hit the ball better than I have in the last three weeks. Beautiful day and the course is looking very nice. Made my first ever eagle putt. Yes....I'm claiming that even if it was in a scramble.
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It was my 3 wood that got us on the green 10 feet from the hole.

 
BigRedBuster said:
Played in a 4 man scramble at Gothenburg yesterday. Must say....I hit the ball better than I have in the last three weeks. Beautiful day and the course is looking very nice. Made my first ever eagle putt. Yes....I'm claiming that even if it was in a scramble.
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It was my 3 wood that got us on the green 10 feet from the hole.
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Ha ha! That's awesome! The only eagle I ever "made" was during a scramble last year. I holed a 120 yard approach shot on a par four. We used another guy's drive on that hole. So I can't really say I made an eagle. Maybe the best shot I've hit in my life. (I've never had a hole in one.)
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Question: What's a reasonable up-and-down percentage for a mid teen handicapper from within 20 yards of the pin? Let's say, a mixed bag of lies and cut—some from the fairway, some from the rough.

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Comparing to PGA: I don't see < 20 yds for PGA players. They break it down to <10 and 10<20

PGA scrambling: (% ranges of the #1 PGA player down to the #199 player)

  • <10 yards: from 100%* down to 68%; the #100 PGA player is at 86%
  • 10<20 yards: from 82% down to 50%; the #100 PGA player is at 65%


*Henrik Stenson is at 100% with 19 in a row this year from less than 10 yards. The next 45 guys are at 90% or above from <10 yards.

 
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This is what carrying a 60 lb. PGA bag up and down five miles of hills a half dozen times per week does to your calves. (/Kevin Kisner's caddy)
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Any of you guys ever get elbow pain? I started getting it everytime I played this year. It's on the outsides of both my elbow. I think it could be from too tight of a grip, because after a few months off from playing and lifting weights I can still feel it somewhat.

 
ZRod said:
Any of you guys ever get elbow pain? I started getting it everytime I played this year. It's on the outsides of both my elbow. I think it could be from too tight of a grip, because after a few months off from playing and lifting weights I can still feel it somewhat.
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Seems like it wouldn't likely be caused by golf, and especially, by your golf grip. Unless you really, really have a chokehold on your clubs.

Then again, I don't claim to know anything about medicine, or golf either. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
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