tbjohnston

Absolutely. Men's results from 1904: The Western Golf Association is the current holder of the team event, the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association holds the silver and the USGA the bronze. For ndividuals, and the late Chandler Egan (also of the WGA) is the current holder of the individual gold medal. Doug Cadwalader (WGA) and Daniel Sawyer (USGA) tied for the silver. Women's results from 1900: Margaret Ives Abbott took gold, Pauline Whitter took silver, Daria Pratt took bronze.

Quite a story. Not really on topic, but I found that my game didn't truly improve until I started following USGA rules when I play a round. I learned to hit a provisional if there was any doubt where my ball was, so we didn't slow things down too much. I was able to track my scores and learn that I could miss a 2' putt - so I started working on 2' putts. If you post a score but didn't follow USGA rules, you may well have a vanity HCP - and I don't want you on my team if that's the case! The other thing is that if we're not playing for $ or the club championship, I've learned not to care what other folks do - in stroke play it's me against the course. The one exception to this is when I play with one of my kids. I don't want them learning anything other than good etiquette, good pace of play and knowing the rules.

Thanks! Could you expand on your experience with it?

Then they should elect new politicians who will approve the course.

Trump's hubris leaves me aghast, in all areas, not just golf. The folks there have the right to say "No" to him. They've done so. Maybe in the long term they will be proved right or wrong, but it's there call.

Has anyone tried the Leaderboard? I've heard that it helps ingrain both feel and power from the lower body, but at their price point, and not having one I can try out, I'm loath to shell out that kind of $$$ unless it's likely to work.

The study is flawed. One doesn't walk a mile and then hit shots. The study ignores many benefits of walking: - Improved flexibility - Better course management - Faster play, especially on courses that are "cart path only" etc. etc. etc. I play in the PacNW where we don't often have 100-degree temps, and the courses I play on were designed for walking, so the green to tee distances are reasonable.

I understand your logic and applaud you for it. However, we get so much rain in the winter that *parts* of our course are very very soggy - it's not too unusual on a few holes for a high wedge shot that doesn't make the green to result in a ball where the top of the ball is below the surface of the surrounding ground. Please please use the preferred lies rule then, as I don't want our course destroyed! [Of course we could close the course between October and May]

I feel for you. Been there too. Given that it takes thousands of swings to fully-bake a swing change, I shouldn't have been surprised or upset, but I was. The post quoted here makes so much sense to me - what are you trying to achieve and are you and your pro on the same page about doing this, and what the program is to achieve it?

Proud to say - our club encourages juniors and has programs to educate and coach them. I'm happy to play with anyone who knows the etiquette and can keep up.

Here are my requests for speeding up play for the golf course staff. Anything I'm missing? 1) Mark distances clearly in 3 places players will be - on the cart path - in the rough - in the fairway [though players with a ball in the fairway probably already know the distance ] 2) If your course requires a cart and is cart path only, put cart paths on both sides of the fairway . There's nothing more frustrating than playing a nice draw (fade) to the left (right) side of the fairway and then realizing that you're going to have to schlep 3 clubs all the way across the fairway and back again because the course requires a cart and is cart path only 3) Put a reasonable interval between starting times 4) Set goals for playing times , tell players how they are doing and reward players who hit or exceed them - perhaps 5% off on the next greens fee, or a discount at the bar 5) Warn players at the first tee that if they fall behind they will be asked to pick up and move forward, and then have the marshal's do so Anything else you can think of? Thanks

One of the banes of playing golf with two particular folks is the fact that they are slow golfers. On a course that I've walked (in a foursome) several times in 3 hours 30 minutes in a foursome, with these two it will take 4 hours 15 minutes, and they will feel they are playing quickly. Here's what I've got for advice, but I wonder if I'm missing something: 1) Play from the proper tees - unless you're a single-digit index, don't play from the tips. 2) Be ready when it's your turn - use the time spent walking or while others are hitting to think about your shot and prepare as much as possible 3) Leave your clubs (or your cart) in the direction of where you need to be next; if possible, never walk backwards after hitting a shot Anything else y'all would suggest? And what impact do you think each of these will have - which are the most important?? Thanks.

But what do y'all think? Why is there a mis-match between supply and demand? It's not just that supply has grown - demand has shrunk. The author says that demand has shrunk for other outdoor activities as well, and the answer for golf is economic. My $.02 is that it's about the time it takes to play. When I can get on the local muni first thing, my friends and I can play (walking) in a bit over 3 hours. If we get an afternoon tee time, we're looking at 5+ hours. If you factor in drive time and letting the losers buy the winners a cold frosty, that's more time than we have on a typical week-end. Course architecture may have something to do with it, but I've gotten pretty good at persuading folks not to play from the tips, so things aren't so bad... Other thoughts??

Thanks! I'll give that a shot.

Can anyone suggest why I might be hitting my mid-irons (5-7) fairly straight but pulling my short irons (8-PW) when I use a full swing? Playclub, spoon & cleek go reasonably straight (in the fairway off the tee 11 of 14 holes the last round). Thx

Two comments on what causes slow play, two observations, and two questions: 1) Not being prepared when it's your turn to strike the ball - this means knowing the right club, having taken your practice swings (during a fellow competitor's practice swings, ideally), etc. 2) Not thinking ahead - about where to put your bag / cart, drop off a partner or fellow competitor from a cart, etc. Two observations: i) Age doesn't seem to be a huge predicter of pace in my experience ii) Particularly for resort / destination courses (and any cart path only course or hole) help the players by showing distances to hazards, etc. Two questions: a) is there a site or article that I can point people to teach them how to play more quickly? Unfortunately two of the people I can think of who play slowly are the sort who will push back *hard* if they are told they are the course of slow play, and will likely ignore what is said b) no one in my regular golf trip group shoots in the 70's. How do I convince them to play from the whites, instead of from the blues or tips?