Golf Thread 2.0 - Zach Johnson hates you and your family

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My whole round at #2 went sideways when I had a putt from off the green and a player from my group that was slower than slow talked in the middle of my back swing. I had some choice words for him and then my aforementioned sentiment from previous post took over.

This was on #15 from front left of the green, I could reach out with my putter and the putting surface was waist high from where I was standing

 

Almost like putt putt ant hill.

 

I'd rather have 6 because a 6 foot birdie putt means par while an 18-footer means bogey

 

Thought the board would appreciate this. I had a terrible front and great back on Saturday. This screenshot sums up the front with my putting

 

313??

 

Was a good day driving. Starting to get a feel for the new smoke. Had 5 drives over 300.

 

hit the Qi10 max for fun, it sounds so good when you hit it well

 

If I'm interpreting that correctly...20 yards short on an 87 yard wedge. Bit of a chunk?

 

No. Hit my wedge to back of green with a front pin placement. Had a GIR but 4 putted.

 

For those that have gone to Scotland and golfed, did you use a caddie for every round? We are playing a number of courses and have to let them know ahead of time. Our current thoughts are:

Spoiler

- Kingbarns - caddie
- North Berwick - caddie
- Jubilee - NO caddie
- St. Andrews New Course - NO caddie
- St Andrews Old Course - caddie
- Royal Dornock - caddie
- Struie - NO caddie
- Castle Stuart - caddie
- Turnberry - caddie
Prestwick - caddie
Royal Troon - caddie

For those that have done it, does that list seem right?

 

I have played all of those minus Prestwick and Troon. I would agree on all of them except Castle Stuart. That course is pretty out in front of you with massive fairways so you don’t necessarily need a lot of help. Would recommend push cart on all the others you listed as “no caddie”.

If you need any town of St Andrews reco’s or want access to a clubhouse for pints after, happy to help.

 

What system, technique do you all use for your 30 - 70 yard shots?

I basically use the clock system and have 2 different shots each with my 54-degree and 50-degree. I'll go to both 9 o'clock and 10 o'clock on both wedges. Some days I feel pretty dialed in, some days I feel a bit lost. This is an area I want to improve on and feel more confident with. I'm just curious with everyone's thoughts on these "feel" type pitch shots.

 

Not as much a swing thought, as just repetition practicing. A range near me has this, and it's drastically improved my wedge game. Basically, they put 4'x4' concrete pads in the ground every 10 yards, starting at 30 and going to 100. I spend over half my practice time on this.

https://billbreen.com/blog/2017/3/25/bill-breens-distance-wedge-range

 

Bump and run, three putt

 

I was going to say something similar to this. Our range has small chip in nets at certain distances under 100. I’ve changed my warm up technique and start with my 56 now hitting short shots and working my way out. On my practice days I don’t move to another target until I hit it in the net or roll it under.

 

I joined a club last week. I’m looking forward to playing all the time and getting decent again.

 

My 53 degree comes out and I do a little club twirl if it lands anywhere on the green

 

You forgot to mention looking over at your playing partner ordering more drinks from the cart lady, yearning for validation.

 

Not a big deal, that line was off-market. Surely arbitragers. Easy $3926 in profit right there

 

What a solid dude.

 

I get that the money is needed to keep the players, but purse size doesn't move the needle at all for me with tournaments so I agree with him there.

 

I have not played Struie down, but those top 6 you are correct. North Berwick is doable without.

 

Yeah I have no clue what a winner makes until the broadcast tells me. Nor do I care.
Would imagine most people only care about the field and specific golf courses.
(higher purse obviously brings in bigger names, tho)

 

I'm more interested in how much the last place guy after making the cut makes to see how rich I could get by being completely mediocre

 

Hilarious to think last place cash is scooped up by a mediocre golfer.

 

relatively to pros mr. semantics

 

Well actually…

 

Charlie Hoffman was the first player under 1 million, and he was 140 on FedEx Cup standings. # 70 was 2.6 million.

 

Scottie leading in strokes gained on the green. This run might be generational

 

I would throw hands with everyone if I paid that much to golf and ended up with this shit

 

onsite

 

I agree. He did say they comped his rounds.

but travel and logistics, etc. would be the more pricey elements.

 

They aren't comping every round just the ones that make them look bad online. Imagine having the chance to play whatever course you dreamed, spent the effort and money to get there, all the buildup and excitement to play it, and then you showed up and it looks like you basic public course. Nah fuck that

 

Yeah I’m not dismissing that it sucks.

 

The West Coast has been getting pounded by storms all winter and it is March in a northern climate. It sucks but I don't think it should be treated as if they were scammed.

 

If conditions like that don't warrant a warning from the staff either pre-arrival or at check-in, then that's pretty fucked up.

 

Same dudes said other courses in the area are perfectly fine. Also it’s Oregon. They get rain everyday and should be able to handle it

 

Is there a reason the slandering of Bandon went viral? Just about every course ever has lost the greens at some point?

 

This is always my fear when thinking about a destination golf trip or tournament watching. All that time/money spent on everything and you could show up to either a less than perfect course or an awful weather day.

 

The original poster on Twitter said he was disappointed with how terrible the greens were and the lack of communication in advance from Bandon. He then got absolutely lambasted by golf twitter when they all claimed Bandon is perfect, he must be exaggerating, and why would he slander them. Then someone posted that picture to help support him.

 

Bandon has never been proactive about sending people notices that might be relevant to your experience. I think just last year they started getting so much heat regarding the aerifcation schedule that they do have something on the website about it now. However, there is some truth to the argument that if you book a trip to Bandon during shoulder season for the lower prices, your expectations should reflect that, especially coming out of winter. Yes, I would be annoyed if a couple greens looked like that one, but I think you have to accept that the green fees this time of year are half the price of peak season for a reason

Edit: it likely does make it a much harder pill to swallow considering many people are booking these trips 18 months in advance. I still can’t understand booking it that far out.

 

Not like they would be making their putts anyway