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  2. Amen, brother! You're spot-on with what was happening out there. I have to agree with just about everything you've said here, including the view that I should have (once again) helped look for his lost ball.
  3. I found an image of our first green, taken from about 75 yards from the middle. The carry to the front is about 172 from the back tees. Often requires a few deep breaths before teeing off during tournament rounds!
  4. Heh ... Our hole #1 is a Par 3 170 yard carry over water to a near-island green (lake in front, pond behind). So there's a little bit of added pressure The more you play the less nervous you'll feel. At some point you get to a situation where you are fired up to hit that first tee shot and can't wait to see it go where you want. It comes from having good experiences on that first tee. Others have already given plenty of good advice about how to have those great 1st tee experiences
  5. No problem, mate
  6. Anand

    Vijay Singh

    I imagine by 40, Tiger will have retired from the tour with 20+ majors and instead will be designing more golf courses/luxury resorts in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Moscow, Mission Hills, China, etc.
  7. I was, of course, taken aback a little. However, I smiled and said, "Sorry you feel that way, Gavin. I'll keep that in mind for next time." We ended up sharing a table during drinks after the round with a few others. It was pretty chilled out. I actually came on the forum and described the incident to learn something, because I wasn't sure if I had done the right thing, and that I wanted to be better informed for the future. I appreciate all the constructive feedback, which I've taken on board. I'm not interested in an individual's opinion on whether or not I should play in *MY* Club's Championship Qualifier.
  8. As your questions are mostly targeted at me, the OP, I choose to respond, not by answering them, but instead by reminding you that the world of amateur golf is bigger than your world in Erie, PA. Golf clubs, associations and other organisations around the world may do things differently from your little patch. For the record, our Club Championship is open to anyone with an index of 8.0 or better. Those at 8.1 - 20.4 have the opportunity to qualify. I shot 82 (rating 74) and qualified well inside the top 12. You may be a decent player, but humility is something you should consider working on.
  9. Did you even bother to read my multi-quote post?
  10. 'Nuff said!
  11. First of all - very many thanks to everyone who replied. I've certainly gained some great insights which I will carry to all future rounds. Originally Posted by CPGA_LeftyNation To be two holes behind is a little much. The issue lies within the group, not an individual. However; to hit a shot to speed up play once the ball is found, or another one is put into play is acceptable as long as you check with your group members. Don't finish the hole without another group memeber there to witness, but to hit a shot shouldn't be an issue. After all, you're trying to speed things up so everyone avoids a penalty, including Gavin. This was the biggest dilemma as the round progressed. We were all trying to find the right balance of keeping up with the pace of play and helping each other locate errant shots. After a while, we were spending most of our time looking for (mostly) Gavin's tee shots. We have long, heavy rough after the first cut and it's very easy to lose balls. Originally Posted by chingali It doesn't matter whether it's the first time you have to spend time looking for a ball or it's the third time or it's the hundredth, you go and help your group find it. It's basic etiquette and there is also a bit of the kharma thing involved. You never know when you are going to need your ball found, if you help everyone else sooner or later it'll work in your favour. Yes, I agree with that in principle - and will try to practice that every time I play. However when you're playing your most important round of the season, wading through knee-high grass every 3rd hole can destroy your rhythm, tempo, etc. Like I said, it's tough to find that balance -- especially in a competitive round. Originally Posted by chingali As for losing two holes that is completely unacceptable. It's up to the group to keep up and help out if someone is struggling. Do you see the contradiction there? Helping Gavin out every 3rd hole was THE CAUSE of our slow play. Originally Posted by NM Golf You should have helped him look for his ball, you were wrong for not doing so. You also need to take some responsibility for being 2 holes behind. That being said how he dealt with it may not have been up to par either. Hopefully you learned a lesson in etiquette and will do the right thing from now on. I'm actually taking my lesson from this forum. There is a general split of opinion and, for the most part, the lower-handicaps on here suggest that I should have helped to look for his ball -- irrespective of whether it was the first or thirtieth time. I'm going to defer to their greater experience in both casual and competitive golf. Although it totally kills your rhythm after a while, I'm going to always help look in future. Originally Posted by Doctorfro Everyone seems to want to blame the entire group for being two holes behind but c'mon, you all know all it takes is one guy having a REALLY bad day to slow the group to a grind. None of us was there and we can't judge the pace of play. The fact is a two stroke penalty was at stake for everyone. If the OP had simply just hit his ball and gone back to help find the ball and apologized for getting ahead, that should have been the end of it and it shouldn't have been an issue. Gavin was not a gentlemen for copping a "tude". Originally Posted by Grogger31 I'm a little confused about the comments stating that it is partly the OP's fault that the group was 2 holes behind. Can someone clarify this for me? It sounds to me, and maybe I misread it, that Gavin is a very poor golfer who can't keep his ball anywhere near the course. How could the other members of the group be partly to blame if they have to spend 5 minutes everytime they have to look for numbnut's ball (which sounds like it was probably at least one shot every few holes)? Originally Posted by steve8820 I am not sure that I would say you are in the wrong here. It is a very frustrating round of golf when you have to constantly look for other players balls. I'll do it for a couple of holes, but after that sorry they are on their own. Nothing screws up pace of play more than messing around in the woods looking for someone's ball. Gavin plays off 20-something - he's not a bad golfer, but he was having an up and down day. We were trawling through the rough during his 'down' moments. Our course is difficult and I bet almost none of the participants that day usually play from the back tees (7048). It was too much of a challenge for him and unfortunately, he was the one who regularly held up the rest of us. Having said that, we've all had rough days and it sucks even more when it's during an 'important' round. I empathise with Gavin a little more in hindsight. Originally Posted by Grogger31 The OP said that this was qualifying for the club championship and the top 12 qualify. It sounds to me, unless the OP's course is ridiculously difficult, that Gavin is like a 30+ handicap (maybe the OP can let us know). Why would Gavin even be attempting to qualify for this? If the answer is "for the hell of it", then IMHO he has NO place ruining better golfers' attempt to qualify because he's entitled to. That's called being selfish. It was clearly 'for the hell if it', as he said to someone else later on in the bar. But his handicap was within the limit and he was entitled to enter and try his luck. I would have done the same. Like I said above, our course is difficult - especially from the tips - there is water on 12 holes and the rough is long and thick. Maybe next year they will reconsider the handicap limit. Originally Posted by JohnTwing A few questions here: Was OB a potential issue here? Or was he just lost in rough? Lost. Originally Posted by JohnTwing Why 2 provisionals? Did he also yack his 1st provisional? Yes. (not for the first time) Originally Posted by JohnTwing OP is in the UK - how do the rules there change this? I don't think there's any difference in this situation. Originally Posted by JohnTwing If you could have waived up the next group, then that is the right thing to do. If the issue is that you can't let the group behind you play through, but have to speed up your own play, what can you possibly do here? Although we were well behind the group in front, we only held up the group behind a couple of times on the front nine. On the back we were just about clear of them. There was no need to waive them through. Given that we had been warned once, I didn't want to miss out because of a slow play penalty. I politely encouraged all of us to keep moving briskly between shots. It is not easy when you're having a tough time keeping it straight. We've all been there. Again -- thank you all for your feedback -- have learned some useful things
  12. Greetings Would appreciate your thoughts on something that happened yesterday. We had our club championship qualifying yesterday - one round from the tips - 12 lowest gross scores go through to the 36 hole Championship in 2 weeks. On 14 we were given a warning by a marshall that we were 2 holes behind and would be on the clock shortly. We reached 16, a par 5, and one of our fourball (Gavin) pushed his drive and took 2 provisionals off the tee. All 4 of us trundled around in the rough looking for his first ball and eventually came up with it. I moved up the fairway to play my second and third shots from the left rough. Gavin had again lost his ball further up the hole in some thick rough. I was stood 200 yards away, on the other side of the fairway, across the green. The other 2 guys were helping Gavin look for his ball. I decided to play my 4th shot, a pitch onto the green and then walked back 150 yards to help in the search. As I approached the other 3, Gavin declared the ball lost and therefore was DQ'd. When we finished up and shook hands on 18, Gavin looked at me and said, 'your etiquette stinks, quite frankly. you should have helped me look for my ball on 16.' It was a medal competition, meaning every hole had to be completed, or else it's a DQ. So he was pissed that he was DQ'd .. and took it out on me. Earlier in the round, I had helped him locate his ball on three occassions, which was conveniently forgotten, it seems. Anyway, was wondering what you all thought? Was I in the wrong? Should I have joined the other 3 guys to look for the lost ball? We all helped one another look for balls in the long rough from time to time, but it wasn't the case that *every time* all 4 of us were looking. //Anand
  13. When I'm practicing for a club competition (usually held twice a month), I play from the same tees used for the tournament (Whites - 6650). Obviously, I'm trying to replicate tournament conditions as much as possible. Otherwise I try to play from our tips (Green 7050), as it's a little tougher and I'm trying to reach my goal of 6.0 by the end of 2009.
  14. There's another thread on this very topic ... http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16290
  15. I just had an hour lesson of sand play with my teaching pro. I've had a horrible time in the sand these past few weeks - so much so that I feel like a total newbie. So anyway after today's lesson - I'm much more confident, and really look forward to practicing what I've learned. The main things we worked on today. 1. For starters, think of a bunker shot as a 3/4 length and 2/3 pace full swing. Not some fancy shot which is totally different from your normal 7 or 8 iron. We built a 3 inch square of sand about 1/2 inch high and practiced the 1/2 speed full swing, hitting the little square for a while. 2. Set-up - Ball played at about the left heel (for righties) - so well forward in the stance. - Weight 70% on the front leg - really feel the weight on your thigh there - clubface open - you will need to decide how much - depending on where in the trap you are, distance to pin, etc. 3. Backswing is pretty-much like a regular iron shot - just slower, more controlled and as far back for the distance you require. 4. **The most important thing I learned today** -- on the downswing, feel as though you're releasing the clubhead ahead of your hands - EARLY in your downswing .. like the clubhead is sliding under the ball. 5. Rotate / turn to a high finish -- just like you're playing a regular pitch shot -- really important not to decellerate or quit - must rotate left as you go through with the shot and have a nice high finish I can honestly say, from skulling and chunking at the start of the lesson, with my old 'technique' - I was near-perfect at the end of the lesson, with many shots finishing within 4-5 feet. HTH. //Anand
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