Posts by Wansteadimp

I was away most weekend, and watch the first 3 days in bars with no sound. Last day Tiger had finished by the time I got home. What was the deal with his elbow? Something serious or just a twinge? Not heard anything on the matter at all,...

There is no direct equivalent. There has been talk about introducing something similar to the US system - don't know how far down the line they are. SSS - Standard Scratch Score is the score a scratch golfer would score and is a general...

Quote: Originally Posted by Fourputt    There is no reason for him not to go in the bunker, but he has no business "digging in". My memory was he wasn't even close to where you'd take a stance to the...

Mmmmh heading to Troon for 4 days golf tomorrow - though not Royal Troon itself. Forecast doesn't look good. Some sun would be good.   Having said that I was in the Carolina's last November and the weather was far from...

Quote:Originally Posted by inthehole I've  been focusing way more on easy tempo & hitting fairways ... a good drive for me is 240-250. It's not really though, you know you hit it 300 - 310 yards just like everyone else on the...

Quote:Originally Posted by Fourputt Actually it was the caddie who committed the breach, but the point is the same.  Do only what you need to when your ball lies in a bunker.  Know the provisions in Rule 13-4, and the exceptions,...

Though as a member of the LPGA found out recently you (or in her case your caddie) need to be careful about testing the surface whilst stood in the bunker, ie don't wiggle your feet to get an idea of how the sand feels. Do make sure...

Hi, welcome. See my post above, No 4 of this thread, most of that still applies. A friend has now played Monte Rei and thought it was nice enough but well over priced for what it was. I've also recently posted in the Golf Courses &...

Quote:Originally Posted by Wansteadimp I'm avoiding having a bet, the weather conditions have made it too much of a lottery, normally for a US Open you can discount a large proportion of the field because they dont drive the ball...

I'm avoiding having a bet, the weather conditions have made it too much of a lottery, normally for a US Open you can discount a large proportion of the field because they dont drive the ball straight enough, weather has made this less of...