Other Sports ***Official Bushwood Country Club Lounge*** - Page 127

Okay, here is a place for the Golfers to talk about tournaments, clubs, swing help or thoughts.

Today is the Players Championship, which I think ought to be the 5th Major. Largest pot in the PGA. The daunting 17th, which seems to bring excitement every year. At least we will get to see Sergio blow up yet again.

I am ready to see some water balls!
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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish:
Exactly. And chipping, putting, pitches are the funnest shots of all.

I think chipping and putting should be illegal. Once you hit the green, if you get it within 10 feet, it's a zero. Within 15 feet it's a one. Just on the green two. That is the sole reason why I never was a real great player.
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BTW, anybody know a nice course in the KC Metro area that has cheap all day golf w/ a cart? Have the day off tomorrow. Think I'm gonna wack it around a bit.
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Originally Posted by BWillie007:
I think chipping and putting should be illegal. Once you hit the green, if you get it within 10 feet, it's a zero. Within 15 feet it's a one. Just on the green two. That is the sole reason why I never was a real great player.

I like the way you think.
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Originally Posted by kstater:
Ah, BellaVista. 3 feet inside of Arkansas.

That is far enough inside of that state. It does have a few nice courses though. The Highlands and BVCC are my favorites there. John Daly is currently playing in a Nationwide event at Hardscrabble.
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The elephant in room about Pebble Beach: poa annua greens.

The shit is just noxious. It grows at an incredibly high rate, and extremely unevenly. It also seeds very easily.

It makes luck far more important in putting greens than it is on any other surface.

The moderate climate of the Monterrey Bay allows it to thrive. You can find it on a lot of local courses in the spring, but the summer heat kills the rat shit out.
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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
The elephant in room about Pebble Beach: poa annua greens.

The shit is just noxious. It grows at an incredibly high rate, and extremely unevenly. It also seeds very easily.

It makes luck far more important in putting greens than it is on any other surface.

The moderate climate of the Monterrey Bay allows it to thrive. You can find it on a lot of local courses in the spring, but the summer heat kills the rat shit out.

Yep.

My FIL was asking why so many putts were bouncing yesterday.
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To me, I can't consider Pebble the best of the best when it comes to courses because of those greens.

The views are as good as it gets, and the layout is fantastic, but the greens are among the worst on tour, if not the worst.

It's not an accurate test of golf.
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Tiger finished at +4.

Phil just birdied the hardest hole on the course to go +3.

3,4, and 7 are birdie holes.

You need to be able to play those holes about -5 for the week.
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And Philly Mick pours one into the heart from 10 feet on 3. Great approach from the fairway bunker.
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Phil is dropping the fucking hammer out here. Birdies 2 (near impossible), then 3 and 4.

3 under through 4 holes.
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Mickelson is now -4 through 6 holes, bringing himself back to even for the tournament.
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If Mickelson pars the 9th, he'll shoot 30 on the front.

A motherfucking 30.
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Seriously, this is GOD MODE.
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Well, Mickelson just bogeyed 9, one of the hardest holes on the course. Cards a 31, and he's the only guy on the course under par for his round.
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Mickelson made an easy par on 10 and birdies 11 to play 8-11 -1.

That's a fabulous stretch of golf.
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