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But you CAN putt with a sand wedge (or any other club for that matter). Someone on the PGA tour had to do just that for several holes this year when he knocked a removable weight off of his putter (changed the characteristics) by hitting it on the ground (not in the normal course of play). Decision 4-3/9

Also for his ball, even if there is a hill he should drop it on the hill. Yes it would probably roll down, but after the second time he does this the correct procedure is to place the ball at the place where the ball is dropped a third time. Again, he performed a wrong drop. See Rule 20-2c

Nice Challenge. Play them net. Each player gets the strokes for his handicap compared to your scratch score. Assuming you are talking Course Handicaps vs Index, you give player A 12 strokes, player B 14 strokes, and player C 24 strokes. Allocate them to the holes accordingly and you should have yourself a great match of 3 on 1.

So Mr Useless, what made you decide to go with uPro vs Sky Caddie, or Sonocaddie or any of the others? Are the Denver City courses mapped? How much is the unit? I'm about at the end of my current Sky Caddie year and with it costing me money to get it repaired for the 2nd time I'm looking at my options.

www.cogolf.org for the Colorado Golf Association. I go there every once in a while, the association tournament information is good, as well as the updates on the old Murphy Creek Course (CGA Home Course) is good too. check it out

I have to echo MunkeyGolfers recommendation of Yes! and the fitting process. I did the same thing with my center shafted Natalie and haven't looked back. The putts are falling like never before, and people that I play with comment on how my ball immediately starts rolling off the face.

However some of the golfers didn't get their 18 holes in (no pun intended) as the following article suggests that there were at least 2 complaints that Broomfield police responded to. And though Eagle Trace cooperated with police, it sounds like it was not a good situation for the kids with the women straddling golfers in the clubhouse. http://www.9news.com/news/article.as...3&provider;=top And what kind of charity accepts this money???? Strippers Anonymous? Eagle Trace.....The strippers choice for golf in Colorado. "How do you mark your balls?"....... Bad Judgement on Eagle Trace's part certainly, now will it hurt or help business.

Could be simple tendinitis, could be something else. Make sure you take an anti-inflammatory and ice it for a couple of days. Shouldn't mean you can't still golf though.

Munkey, you'll love the fitting. It's pretty quick, but the guys are good. As for me I'm playing 18 holes this afternoon, then another 18 tomorrow with a buddy, and finally another 18 in club match play on Saturday. I'd go for Sunday too, but I think the wife and the twins will want daddy home.

check out the hats at www.sundayafternoon.com They are lighter than the Tilley's shown, wear like iron (I've had mine for over 12 years), and come out looking great after a washing or after being stuffed in my golf bag. I have the adventure hat, but they have styles that can meet just about anyone's needs.

My suggestion is to keep what you are doing, keep the date, and see how it goes on Sunday. If it hurts too bad for you, take the time and help the newbies with their game. The alternative is to suck it up, drink a beer or two before to "lube the muscles" and hope it all heals by the time you play on a regulation course. I did the same thing at the practice tee for the first tournament this year, with the help of a little alcohol I made it through the full 18 though without a pretty score. I healed within a week and was back out at the course the following saturday. Hope you heal fast and have a fun time.

Why is she still only at the 'girlfriend' level. Before you know it she'll be wanting a new set of expensive irons vs a diamond, and she'll be looking for someone with a lower handicap. I think if I were you, I'd get her committed for life with the promise of raking the bunkers for her. Maybe you should get down on one knee on the 18th green with all her friends in attendance. If you are half the man she wants you to be you should practice this ala Camillo Villegas doing the spiderman thingy. LOL you lucky stiff.

Eric, A pretty good link. For another view on how to fix ball marks with a new style of repair tool that won't hurt the turf check out www.greenfixgolf.com

You are absolutely right Saks. I was thinking of my own strokes only.

Sandwedge 74, It all makes sense except for your 'across the board' comment. Each hole at your course should have a handicap number from 1 to 18. Generally the odd numbers are on the front 9 and the even numbers on the back. These are the relative difficulties of the holes in relation to the others. Your friend with 7 strokes would get his strokes on handicap holes 1 through 7 only. So it shouldn't be so bad for you not to be able to choose the holes as they are laid out to you by the course. Your friend only gets his strokes on the 7 hardest holes assuming an even distribution of difficulty between the front and back 9. Also remember that both your friends handicaps and yours are generally based on the best 10 scores out of your last 20, so shooting much better than their handicap should be a rarity. As they improve, it will get tougher for them if they are honest in submitting their scores and factor in ESC when submitting. Have fun, and play some closest to the pins on the par 3s for beer. It always brings out the best in me and my playing partners. Oh, and feel lucky, you'd be giving me close to 30 strokes over 18 holes. But I am improving and the handicap index is coming down.