Posts by carrx

I generally rate a course's "difficulty" by the makeup of the par-3 holes.  From the correct tees, most courses usually set up in similar fashion from the par-4s:  Driver (or fairway wood), short iron, occasionally a long...

I think a fair argument can be made for either answer.  I voted "yes".  If there is a golfer good enough to otherwise qualify for this great event on merit, but has some disability that prevents him from walking the course, I...

75 (+3) at my home course (6454 yds, 70.9, 126).  Had 5 birdies thru 12 holes, but just couldn't get anything to drop coming in. 

Sorry for your suffering.  Have you had your spine looked at before?  What kind of damage are we talking about?  I am "only" 38, but I have a pretty severe disc compression in L4/L5, and virtually no disc at all for...

As has been stated, there is a difference between a range practice session, and a pre-round/tournament warmup.   If we're talking practice session, I'm going to hit either 65 balls (medium) or 100 balls (large).  I tend...

I just stumbled on this thread...wow.   Classic a-hole move:  make a statement that is clearly intended to create argument, "A lot of people think the sky is blue, but I'm here to tell you it's acutally INDIGO." ...

Draining a long birdie putt with an opponent sitting in "should make" range. 

In my men's club, one of our monthly tournaments used to be a "4-Club" tournament, with putter counting as one of the clubs.  We'd play blue tees (6461 yds, 70.9, 126) and have a group score format (1 gross, 2 net, or something...

Quote: Originally Posted by brocks  I agree. I didn't hear it, but it was reported that Tiger mentioned a much better idea today than he had last week (when he said not to give any warnings): go back to the days when...

Consider this:  if you were to post that abnormally high score, it's likely going to be thrown out (because your index only includes the 10 best of your previous 20 scores).  Therefore, if you decline to post, you're more...