Strange facts on Golf?
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The standardization of 18 holes for a round of golf can be credited to St. Andrews golf course in Scotland.\n\nPrior to the mid-1760s - and right up until the early 1900s - it was common to find golf courses that were comprised of 12 holes, or 19, or 23, or 15, or any other number.\n\nThen, around 1764, St. Andrews converted from 22 holes to 18 holes. The reason? Well, everyone knows 18 holes are easier to take care of than 22!
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22% you can go to Golf 20/20 and find a lot of great industry information.  Check out the Industry research and past conferences. \nhttp://www.golf2020.com/industryreports.asp
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The long straight drive. \n\nWhy?  I'm not a pro.  I play for fun and in the occasional scramble.  \nHow do you feel walking 20 yards to whack your second shot after worm-burning your drive up to (but not past) the ladies tee?  Or how about yelling "Nooooo!" as you watch a high slice fly off into the distance O.B. and another lost ball.   Compare that to missing a 2 foot putt?  Sure, "drive for show and putt for dough" but I sure feel a lot better driving for show.  Which shot do you remember the most as you drive home... the 280 yard tee shot smoked right down the middle on the par 5 or the 20 foot luck-@ss putt?\n\nLastly, If people know you smack a consistent long-ball, you'll see plenty of best ball scramble invitations.
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how is this a golf question?
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The next mjor is the U.S. Open\n\nHere's some info for you:\n\nWinged Foot Golf Club (West Course) Mamaroneck, N.Y. \nJune 15-18 \nYardage: 7,266 yards \nPar: 35-35 – 70 \nDefending Champion: Michael Campbell \nOpened: 1923 \nDesigner: A.W. Tillinghast \n\nUSGA Championships: No club in the state of New York has hosted more USGA events than Winged Foot -- this will be the 11th. The club has been the site of four previous U.S. Opens and two U.S. Amateurs. It also has had two U.S. Women’s Opens and one U.S. Senior Open. It is the only club to have hosted all three Opens, the U.S. Amateur and Walker Cup. The course will play 11 yards longer than it did for the 2004 U.S. Amateur. \n\nBehind The Name: The club derived its name from a sculpture that stands in the lobby of the New York Athletic Club on Central Park South in Manhattan. A winged foot symbol similar to the club’s is imbedded in the floor. Many early members came from the NYAC. Over the years, it was perceived that Winged Foot and NYAC had a distinct connection, which is not the case. \n\nWhy It’s Right: The course consistently ranks among the best in the country as well as one of the most challenging. \n\nNo Pushover: When the U.S. Open was held here in 1974, the championship was dubbed “The Massacre at Winged Foot” by noted sportswriter/author Dick Schaap because of the brutally tough conditions. Winner Hale Irwin finished at 7-over 287. \n\nThrilling Duel: In the 1929 U.S. Open, Bob Jones nearly blew a six-stroke lead on the back nine, but he holed a difficult 12-foot par putt at the 72nd hole and then defeated Al Espinosa in a 36-hole playoff by 23 strokes. It was written that that championship was the impetus for Jones’ Grand Slam in 1930. \n\nPro Pedigree: Craig Wood, winner of the U.S. Open and Masters in 1941, was the head pro from 1939-45, while two-time U.S. Open runner-up Mike Brady served in that capacity for 15 years. Claude Harmon, the 1948 Masters champion, was the head pro from 1945-78, and some of his staff included 16-time PGA Tour winner Mike Souchak (1953), and 2003 Bobby Jones Award winner Jackie Burke Jr. (1949-50). Burke won the Masters and PGA Championship titles in 1956. Another former staffer was 1965 PGA winner Dave Marr (1954-56). Winged Foot member Dick Mayer went on to win the 1957 U.S. Open following his tutoring under Wood and Harmon. And long-time member Tommy Armour won a U.S. Open (1927), British Open (1931) and PGA (1930). \n\nLegend Of David Mulligan: A familiar golf term was likely borne from this early member of Winged Foot. Mulligan, who became president of New York City’s famous Biltmore Hotel, was known to be a slow starter; his drives off the first tee often went astray. He then would turn to his friends and plead for “another chance.” His colleagues often obliged and through the years, a Mulligan has been synonymous with a ‘do-over.’ President Eisenhower adopted this word into his vocabulary, thus popularizing the term into golfing vernacular. \n\nTillie’s Best: A.W. Tillinghast called the 10th hole on the West Course the finest par 3 he ever constructed. Noted author Dan Jenkins selected the hole for his book: “The Best Eighteen Holes in America.” He quoted Ben Hogan as saying it’s “a 3-iron into someone’s bedroom,” referring to the home of a member behind the green. Jack Nicklaus also included the hole in his choice of “The Most Challenging 18 Holes,” for a 1992 television special on ABC. \n\nQuote/End Quote: “Winged Foot is to golf what Wimbledon is to tennis – what Yankee Stadium is to baseball. Winged Foot is a state of mind.” – Dave Marr, 1965 PGA winner. \n\nFast fact: Winged Foot’s first junior member, Dick Chapman, won the 1940 U.S. Amateur.
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Golf is not an acronym. See:
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http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ks&p=Golf+Jokes
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Golf is a game in search of perfection. However, there are very few sports in which perfection can be attained (i.e. 300 in bowling).\n\nAdditionally, golf courses have a number that is considered normal, or "par." The idea is to get the least amount of strokes under par... the lowest score wins. \n\nThink about this... there are a multitude of variables on a golf course as well as with any player at any given moment. For example, a golf course may be wet the next morning after an evening rain. You might have done really well on the dry course the day before, however, since the weather changed, the conditions are different and scores will be altered. \n\nAlso, strength and fatigue have a lot to do with a golfer's capability to score well. As with any sport, training is necessary. However, strength may be lost at one point in time because of something simple as a bad night's sleep or in Tiger Woods' case, a father who is ailing from cancer. \n\nAnyways, putting a golf ball in a 3 1/2" hole from 150-600 yards away in one shot is very difficult. There are limitations that humans have... if one person can hit the ball 450 yards, he's not going to be very accurate. However, another person may be able to hit the ball only 300 yards but may be able to get around the green like a veteran pro.\n\nHope this explanation helps!
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USGA Modified = 6 points\n\nInternational Play = No real number, probably would be 10 if that rare event actually happened, as it has three times in the past.
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Comes from Scottish.  They invented the game, called it "Goff".  Golf is the Americanized version of that word.  Not an acronym for anything, that's absurd.
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because they haven't tried it?? golf isn't really an everyday type of sport that is easily mastered..(let alone one that u grow up with)...it's also because it's what i call a "quite" sport, for many the definition of sport includes beer, loud chearing and chearleaders...
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Golf is a game you can never be good enough at.  There's always a better way to drive, putt, chip, etc.  It's a very challenging sport that anyone with enough body parts can play but very few really get good at it.  It's also addictive.  I live in a Florida community where everyone has a golf cart garage and these old people hit the courses as soon as it gets light out every day and they're dead serious about it, then the rest of the day they talk about golf and watch the Golf channel and look for better clubs to buy.  It's really kind of funny.
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I don't think golf has ever been an olympic sport...although it should be!
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It depends on conditions.  If it's very windy, which it can be, #7 can be almost impossible.  However, on a calm day, #7 is just a pitch and putt.\n\n  #8 is difficult because you need an accurate drive and the 2nd shot is long to mid-iron shot over the ocean, Nicklaus calls it the "most dramatic 2nd shot in golf."  \n\n#17 is difficult because it's a long-iron shot to a small, very protected green.  Also if you land on the wrong side of the green you have to putt over a large ridge.  Wind is a huge factor on this one as well.  \n\nThe most picturesque, in my opinion: the green on 6, holes 7 & 8, and 18 is always amazing.
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Golf has become the game of choice for business interested people today.  What other event could you do where you can talk openly with another person while waiting for the group ahead of you to clear the green?  Just because it is so widely played by so many people it has become common, not cliche', so enjoy your game and I hope you pick up the tab for anyone playing with you, how about a game next week?  Will you spot me 5 strokes?
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Actually, I am not a golf fan, but I am impressed with your knowledge of golf, surprisingly, not many people know about good 'ol Fuzzy these days.  My grandfather used to take me golfing with him when I was a kid, he watches golf, and when I used to play PGA Golf on my Sega gaming system, my golfer of choice was you-know-who.
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"NFG research shows that only 22% of all golfers regularly\n\nscore better than 90 for 18 holes on a regulation length course. For\n\nfemales, the percentage drops to 7%, and for males it goes up to 25%.\n\nThe average 18-hole score on a full-size course is 97 for men and 114 for\n\nwomen. It's an even 100 for all golfers. Only 6% of the men and 1% of the\n\nwomen say they break 80 regularly."