65withatriple

That is just silly. I suppose we are all born as fast as Carl Lewis too. He just ran more sprints when he was a kid. I love the posts where people think all you have to do is have tons of "quality practice" to be one of the best in the world at something. What about the thousands of mini tour golfers who practice and play as much as all the PGA tour guys. Why have they not made it??? I'm sure many use the same coaches and put in more time on the range. Hard work beats talent when talent does not work hard. But the PGA Tour is almost 100% talent working hard

I played there in April, two month before the Open. The fairways were already narrowed to US Open specs but not quite as high yet. The greens were much, much softer than they were during the Open. I would not say it is one of the harder courses I've played. But the wind was only blowing 10-15 that day. I will say its hard to concentrate on golf in such a beautiful place. With that being said I think I shot an 82 with 4 doubles. HA HA!

Here is why your wrong.......when everyone works equally hard, the one with talent will be on top. Your silly. Being on the PGA tour would be like being on the Fortune 500 if your compairing life success and golf success. And I know a many determined people who are not near "that successful".

I play in many other flighted tournaments outside of my club but my club has many member only tournaments that should be fair and fun. Just not the case with so many illegitiment handicaps. My point exactly. Get off your high horse. I like to compete.

I had a pain on my left wrist, pinky side, under the bone. I only hurt while golfing as well. At first it only hurt after a swing but eventually started hurting during. I did some research and found 2 possibilities. I cant remember the names...but it was a tendon that got inflamed. Ibuprophen helped. As quick as it appeared it went away. I still have flare ups but never as bad.

Do any of you notice that handicaps only benefit those with higher ones or am I just a sore looser? My handicap is now +1.8 and my Club has a ton of handicapped tourneys. I basically have no chance to win. I could be more competetive if everyone else turned in all their true scores. Seems like everyone only turns in their bad rounds. I hate to say it but I may start sluffing on mine too.

A scratch golfer could potentially qualify for a Nationwide Tourney. He could potentially be competitive for an event. But there is no chance a zero handicap golfer could compete week in and week out on the Nationwide tour. Here is a cool story about a guy who went from mini tour to pga tour in a few months. I'm not sure of the exact dates and his exact finishes but I'm sure it would be easy to find. Jerod Turner played in the Adams Tour at my country club....he won. Remember the Adams tour is one of the smallest pro tours around. A month or so later he Monday Qualified for a Nationwide tournament. He finished well enough to gain entry into the following Nationwide event. I think he finished in the top 10. In the next few tournament he did well enough to finish in the top 25 and get on the PGA tour. This all happened in a few months. He got hot. He played above his abilty for a few months and made it to the show. The guy is a great golfer....much better than scratch but it shows you can get hot for a short time and go a long way. Last I looked he was not doing well on the PGA Tour. Anyway I thought it was pretty cool to see a guy climb that high in a short time.

I could rent a car. Not planning on it as of now.

I was going to try to play Bethpage in late November during a weekend trip to the city. Bummer....it closes for the winter on Nov. 15. Are there any other courses worth playing around NYC? I really don't care about price if its a nice course. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Can you play golf in NY in November? May be taking a trip then and was going to try and play Beth Page if the weather is playable.

I ruptured l4/l5 in 2004. Was in severe pain for a year and a half and couldn't play golf or participate any physical activity. After seeing 4 ortho's I decided I was willing to risk surgery. Had a microdiscectomy. Walked a pain free mile the day after. Had to wait 6 more months for my first round of golf and shot 74. Although I was in constant pain the surgery I required was fairly simple. I have had no problems since and play up to 100 rounds a year. (Knock on wood). I feel stupid for putting it off for so long in hind site, but I would never recommend rushing into any surgery, especially on your back.

Sorry for Hijacking the thread but I have thought about "what if my kid is a lefty" in the past and when I reading the posts I had to get opinions. Its not the end of the world to golf left handed but as I am playing with my south paw friends it makes me realize that they can never hit my clubs and have all the other problems mentioned. I would love to have a little lefty pitcher in the family though. Thanks for the input.

I have 11 month old twin boys. I am seriously considering making them right handed golfers no matter what. What do you lefties think? Do you think it will limit their potential if they are left handed playing from the right side? Don't want to do that but know the difficulties lefties face.

Thats not completely true. There is a optimal weight to achieve maximum swing speed. Too light and you will lose speed. Do you think a pitcher can throw a golf ball as fast as a baseball?

I have had the same problem with 3 woods forever. I finally fixed it by getting a much heavier shaft. Try putting some lead tape on the head or demo one with an 75-85 g shaft.