Indy-Archer

Do a search for internment camps and torture of muslims in China. Then look to see where most golf components come from. Kinda hard to see anyone taking the moral high ground by complaining about the Saudis. And don't get me wrong, I have absolutely NO affinity for the Saudis. We just have to watch where those fingers are pointing. Should also be boycotting Titleist, TM, Callaway, etc... China probably has the worst ongoing human rights record in history.

Tiger for sure. Michael Jordan. Babe Ruth. Vince Lombardi All influenced their sport well beyond just their playing careers.

About the same here in PA. Played Carroll Valley twice the last three days of December and twice the first few days of January. One of the days was immediately following the cold blast, so getting the tees into the ground was a bit of a challenge, and watching the ball bounce off of ice was a bit humoring once, but it was a good time and played decently for me.

Another with hardwood floors. Shoes have never been a problem. Though we do keep them trimmed, my Golden's feet and his claws are likely much harder on the floor than any shoes. We want the house to be about being welcomed, not monitored. That said, I rarely wear my shoes inside simply because my Darn Tough socks are so stinkin' comfortable, I don't want the shoes on most of the time. (And I'm still dorky enough to get some good slides on the wood flooring every now and again!)

I’m still notified by the number of people critical of Saudi (and rightfully so!) but who also don’t seem bothered by all the nations using sweatshops, child labor, etc to make shoes, clothing, etc for the companies and people of the PGA. I’ve participated heavily in global relief efforts over the years, and just like recent stories on child sex trafficking, human outrage is VERY selective. The Onion is a riot. I have no qualms with it. 🙂 As long as you are equally outraged by all the abuses in the countries that make clothing and other articles for PGA supporting companies, I have no issues with that whatsoever. 👍

The Onion. Now there's a great objective, serious source! 🤣 I do agree the play isn't stellar so far, but the coverage isn't bad, IMO. We'll see where it goes. I really don't expect many to agree with me here, and that's okay. 👍

Okay, I'm watching the tournament right now, streaming to my Apple TV, and I'm not minding it. The pace is good. Coverage seems adequate. Video quality appears good with no lagging so far. At this point there isn't all of the fluff and interviews that I think plague PGA coverage. Field appears to be every bit as good as the JD Classic this weekend, IMO. Wasn't sure what to expect, but it's holding my attention so far.

Kinda hard to transplant a 100’+ tree. Or we can wait 50 years to grow an Oak.

I thought I read that the course was accidentally set for some caddie challenge outing by mistake and that someone mistakenly mixed up the tournament dates?

I've never seen it, but it sounds like it would simply be team stroke play. 4 players playing a par 4, so par is essentially 16 for the team. three bogies and one birdie means the team shot a two-over 18.

As a decades long archery coach and avid shooting sports enthusiast (see my avatar and user-name), I can definitely state that eye dominance can be a very real hindrance for aligning sites for both firearms and arrows if one has cross dominance and hasn't addressed it. I've honestly never noticed any impact in a golf game, though. I am very right eye dominant which is great for my shooting sports participation (especially archery!) as I am also extremely right hand dominant. I could see eye dominance issues as a factor for aligning puts, especially using a putter shaft or fingers, or maybe even aligning shorter iron hits. If you putt right handed and align with your left eye, I could see it potentially impacting how you see the line differently while standing behind the ball or above it. From a long-hitting perspective, I would think that there's enough distance to not really throw off the perception. Plus, throughout one's life the body has become accustomed to make adjustments with basic eye/hand coordination, and I would see coordination being a much bigger issue as I've never had a problem with my extreme eye dominance. I'd be curious to see what an ophthalmologist says, but I just don't see a big impact to the overall golf game.

If I were subjected to rap and all the accompanying rudeness that goes with it every time I played, I’d be done with golf forever. In a day with a million options for EarPods, headphones and other devices, including those that allow external sounds to play through them, there is no reason to subject others to music on the course. I listen to sermons frequently while I drive and engage in other activities, but would never assume that the entire golf course around me wants to hear Voddie Baucham blaring through a Bluetooth speaker.

I typically play later in the day due to work/schedule as well as the fact that the course is generally less busy and I hate waiting 5-10 minutes for every shot. That said, nothing brings me more golf satisfaction that watching the sun come up a cool morning with dew on the fairways and freshly swept greens!

If this isn't dealt with, it's not only HIS integrity that is in question.