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By 3jacker ·
As long as he keeps that haircut, he can never make me feel silly -
By 3jacker ·
I've been lucky to play with a few on my home course and local ones. Joe Durant, Bart Bryant, Scott Gump, Boo Weekley, Bubba Watson, Sammy Rachels. They easily were in the mid-60s, with the standout being Bart Bryant at Forest Lake here in the Orlando area. It was a weekly skins game and he made 8 birdies straight, hit one OB on one hole and still shot 61. SOB cancelled all of my skins and most others. He died in a car accident a couple years ago, was a hell of a fun guy to play golf with. Another time with Sammy, we were standing next to his ball about 210 yds out from a green on a par 5. I asked him what he was going to hit, and was amazed when he said "6 iron." This was in the 90s, so that was something. Today it'd probably be an 8 iron (it was downhill). -
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By 3jacker ·
I feel the same. It's kind of a fun diversion once, maybe twice. It's not golf to me. I'd much rather practice on a real course w/real turf (even if it's scrappy, that's good practice). Or in a proper hitting bay with good equipment. Golf is in a weird place. The equipment manufacturers are sucking up all the $$. People are happy to buy a $600+ driver and $400+ putter to go out and shoot 86, but balk at lessons, greens fees (courses are obviously struggling). I think the game needs to contract, as painful as it sounds. In the 80s it seemed "right size," public and semi-private courses were in good shape, were able to maintain nice facilities, etc. There were even practice centers around, with a full grassed tee, practice pitching greens w/bunkers, putting greens, etc. All with less of a customer base. Now it seems like the only good course/facility conditions I see here (in central FL, once an epicenter of golf) are private clubs and high-end resorts. The middle range is quite ratty. -
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