Scorecard Give-Away: Most Interesting Golf Fact

[bogeyhitter25]

Tiger Woods has won 50 times out of 156 starts. That's a .255 batting average in baseball. He would have a chance at making the All-Star team.

And I have another one: There's 3 golf balls on the moon. How sick is that?

http://kencarpenter.info/2006/08/mos...olf-facts.html
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http://sd67.bc.ca/schools/penhigh/st...ng%20Facts.htm

[iacas]

Tiger Woods has won 50 times out of 156 starts. That's a .255 batting average in baseball. He would have a chance at making the All-Star team.

If we're going to have a contest about facts, can we at least make sure they're facts? 50/156 is .320.

And I asked that the facts at least be current: Tiger has 65 PGA Tour victories.

[twomey7]

If we're going to have a contest about facts, can we at least make sure they're facts? 50/156 is .320.

im laughing my ass off right now

[Voiceontapex]

I know only 1 per post lol but i thought these were pretty interesting enough to share them all



* The longest put in history was measured at 140 feet and 2 3/4 inches on the 18th hole at St. Andrews golf course it was shot by Bob Cook on October 1, 1976.

* The Longest Hole in the World is the 7th hole of the Sano Course, at the Satsuki Golf Club, in Japan. Its a huge 909 yards from the tee box to the hole. It is a par 7.

* The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.

* The putter is the most-used club in golf.


* Initially golf balls were made out of wood. After that they were made out of leather which was stuffed with feathers. Very different from ours today

* Of all the golfers in Canada, 71% golfers are male, 29% are female.

* There are more recreational golfers per capita in Canada than any other country in the world.

* The world's first ever golf tournament for women was held on New Year's Day 1811 at Musselburgh.

* The most holes-in-one in a career is 68 by Harry Lee Bonner from 1967 to 1985.

http://sd67.bc.ca/schools/penhigh/st...ng%20Facts.htm

[jrode]

Early shepherds may have used their curved staffs to hit stones in a simple game of "golf" as early as 2,000 years ago.

Link

[TinCupTampa]

"In a three-day span on a course in Wales, a mother, father and son each made a hole-in one; the odds of this feat are at least 10,000,000 to one."

http://www.accsec-golf4casa.org/comp...ole-in-one.htm


-book it.

[RaLos18]

After Mark Calcavecchia and John Daly completed the final round in the Tournament Players' Championship in 2 hours and 3 minutes, both were fined by the U.S. P.G.A. for playing too quickly. Daly shot an 80 and Calcavecchia an 81.
http://www.scigolf.com/scigolf/19th/strange2.htm

[coltonwill]

Norman Manley has 59 hole-in-ones. He also scored 2 hole-in-ones on 2 successive par-4s at Del Valley CC.

[Voiceontapex]

This is quite interesting

Why are there 18 holes in golf?


The links at St. Andrews occupy a narrow strip of land along the sea. As early as the 15th century, golfers at St. Andrews established a customary route through the undulating terrain, playing to holes whose locations were dictated by topography. The course that emerged featured eleven holes, laid out end to end from the clubhouse to the far end of the property. One played the holes out, turned around, and played the holes in, for a total of 22 holes. In 1764, several of the holes were deemed too short, and were therefore combined. The number was thereby reduced from 11 to nine, so that a complete round of the links comprised 18 holes.

When golf clubs in the UK formally recognized the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews as the rule-making body for the sport in the late 1890s, it became necessary for many clubs to expand or reduce the length of their course to eighteen holes. Prior to this time, courses ranged in length from six holes to upward of 20 holes. However, if golfers were to play by the official R&A; rules, then their appointed round would consist of 18 holes.

http://www.usga.org/questions/faqs/usga_history.html#3

[mruseless]

What happens if I win, but I recently purchased a copy of Scorecard?

[iacas]

What happens if I win, but I recently purchased a copy of Scorecard?

You choose someone to donate it to or we pick the second-place finisher.

[mruseless]

You choose someone to donate it to or we pick the second-place finisher.

Well, its actually a hypothetical. I was going to purchase my copy this week, then I saw this thread and thought I'd wait just in case.

I assume the winner will be posted today? In that case I'll be purchasing my copy later this afternoon!

[Eore]

the first golfer to shoot 4 rounds in the 60's in a major was Sam Snead.

and he lost

[iacas]

Some (de)motivation for us medium/high handicappers:

From an email from Donald:

I like the submission from JGus on the second page:

So, JGus, if you would PM me your name and email address, I'll send a license to you ASAP.

[JGus]

Whoo Hoo!!

Thanks!

[elementz]

Congrats JGus

[mruseless]

Congrats! If you want to donate your copy to me, I will accept. :)

[JYB]

There are three golf balls on the moon.