Posts by MSchott

Yep, there are tons of options. It would help to know your budget and what you are looking for in courses. Treetops and the Boyne properties are excellent as is Shanty Creek. They all offer a variety of courses. I've heard Arcadia...

The truth is that attending a professional golf tournament is almost never a great spectator experience other than at a stadium course or one Pete Dye designed to hold a major. Access is difficult and finding a quality vantage point...

Quote: Originally Posted by Eddie Weatherby  I wonder if the powers to be at Merion will return the course to what it was before the USGA made various changes like moving the fairway towards the road on #2 and moving...

It's important, especially when walking to keep up your energy level. For me that means a protein bar or similar. It keeps my focus sharp at the end of the round. I'll eat it at the turn. It's not distracting at all and should be part...

Quote: Originally Posted by tmac20  Mine has reciprocal access to one course for free, and then hundreds of private courses around North America for half the price of the guest green fee. Thanks for the info.

Quote: Originally Posted by Regis  The main downside I see to joining a club is limiting oneself to one course.   Doesn't joining a private course give you reciprocal access to many other private...

I am way more inline with the LPGA distances than the PGA at age 55. By the way it would be helpful to know the average loft of the clubs used by the pros. I'd venture that my 6 iron loft is a few degrees weaker than that of the...

His point is more about golf stubbornly clinging to ancient traditions instead of moving into the 21st or even 20th century. I have no issue with keeping score on a scorecard as it's familiar but requiring the pro's to do this when...

Quote: Originally Posted by newtogolf  If the pro's all agree to a 20% rollback of the ball that's for them to decide, not Jack.  The pro's are already mandated to play conforming wedges that we're not so...

Quote: Originally Posted by newtogolf  Hitting the ball long is part of the game, some pro's have a great short game, others hit the ball long.    A closer comparison would be baseball which uses...