The Rough will be down...and up. The Tees will be back...and up, too! This is not 'your father's U.S. Open.' Click here to learn the way the railroad will be run this time 'round. http://www.usga.org/news/2006/march/open_setup.html
It seems like a good idea to match the length of rough to the degree a player goes off line.
Hopefully this will prevent the US Open getting boring which it has done on several occasions in the past.
Regards
Sean
PS Who would bet against Tiger winning on Father's Day?
The USGA may finally see the light. I hope course designers follow suit. So many of the really penal courses these days employ what I call exponential penalty golf. If you miss a little, you pay a lot. Not only is that unfair to the better ball strikers, but it makes for miserable times for the higher handicap folks. There is skill and strategy involved in hoisting one out of reasonable rough over a hazard to get to the green. That skill and strategy becomes irrelevant if that same miss puts you OB, in the lake, or in rough over your knees.
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Steph
Distance is Magic; Precision is Practice.
Anyone ever played Winged Foot (under normal conditions) & can share experiences?
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When James Durham recorded 94 at the Old Course at St Andrews in 1767, he set a course record that lasted 86 years. Golf: A curious sport whose object is to put a very small ball in a very small hole with implements ill desiged for the purpose - Sir Winston Churchill
Anyone ever played Winged Foot (under normal conditions) & can share experiences?
My father in-law, and his father, were members many years ago, and he has lots of stories from when he was a kid, but alas, no longer a golfer and hasn't played there in years.
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"we have no friends, we have no enemies, we have only teachers"
Simplicity buffs, see 5-0, 1-L, 2-0 A and B 10-2-B, 4-D, 6B-1D, 6-B-3-0-1, 6-C-1, 6-E-2
The USGA may finally see the light. I hope course designers follow suit. So many of the really penal courses these days employ what I call exponential penalty golf. If you miss a little, you pay a lot. Not only is that unfair to the better ball strikers, but it makes for miserable times for the higher handicap folks. There is skill and strategy involved in hoisting one out of reasonable rough over a hazard to get to the green. That skill and strategy becomes irrelevant if that same miss puts you OB, in the lake, or in rough over your knees.
However, what I call "reverse discrimination" seems to be a US Open policy. If you can drive the ball on to the fairway, you receive a 75 yard bonus roll. Fred Funk should average 325 yards Driving Distance this week.
However, what I call "reverse discrimination" seems to be a US Open policy. If you can drive the ball on to the fairway, you receive a 75 yard bonus roll. Fred Funk should average 325 yards Driving Distance this week.
The greatest technological advantage giving today's tour players such long distance off the tee is the John Deere 3235C Fairway Mower. Why doesn't the USGA forget about COR and worry about HAG (Height Above Ground)?
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Steph
Distance is Magic; Precision is Practice.
The greatest technological advantage giving today's tour players such long distance off the tee is the John Deere 3235C Fairway Mower. Why doesn't the USGA forget about COR and worry about HAG (Height Above Ground)?
LOL. The Trampoline Effect - the Fairway, not the Clubface. It looks like a Tennis Match.
That skill and strategy becomes irrelevant if that same miss puts you OB, in the lake, or in rough over your knees.
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