Today I showed up for my Tuesday league, paid my green fees, tournament fees and skins money….
When I got to the 1st green I then discovered the greens were punched and sanded. Though I have played greens that putted OK when they were punched and sanded before, this was not the case. These holes were about the size of a quarter and deep. The sand wasn’t up to the level of the surface of the green.
I pride myself on my putting and it’s definitely the strength of my game. Conditions like this negate my advantage on the greens and bring my putting stroke to it’s knees.
On the 3rd green I had a 10 foot putt for birdie. The punch holes on this green were pretty bad. About 4 feet off my putter face the ball squarely hit the back of a punch hole, popped about a foot straight up in the air and ended up 5 feet short. I’ve never left a 10 foot putt 5 feet short in my life. I’d had it. I withdrew.
This subject has been talked about for years and blogged about many times. Golf courses should be required to warn you if the greens are punched or the course conditions bad. They should not only warn you about these conditions, they should offer a discount. I don’t think it’s right to pay full price for a course that is in bad condition.
Not only should they warn you when you are there to check in for a round of golf, they should warn you on the phone when you call in to set up your tee time.
I seem to be suffering from Masters withdrawl/depression now…
So Phil Mickelson won the Masters. How many of you voted for him in the previous HOG poll? 19%. So 19% of you are smart. That’s a much higher number than I expected. Great turnout on this poll with 247 votes. That’s a HOG record.
Who will win the 2006 Masters?
The Field 24% (60 Votes)
Retief Goosen 15% (37 Votes)
Phil Mickelson 19% (46 Votes)
Ernie Els 3% (8 Votes)
Vijay Singh 7% (17 Votes)
Tiger Woods 2% (79 Votes)
Total Votes: 247
OK now that the Masters is over and we’ve all had time to process it let’s get the latest HOG poll running.
What is your opinion on the latest changes to Augusta National? Like or not? Vote now.
This week’s winner for fantasy golf is bedford_golf. For his efforts this week Bedford wins a box of Swing Juice golf/sports drink.
To see the current stats click the link below the sponsors. Speaking of sponsors, everyone click through here to them so they’ll see some traffic and want to sponsor our league next year!
By the way, it’s still not too late to join and get in on tons of great prizes!
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