Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.
I've only played one round of golf in my life, A co-worker of mine had been on the Clemson golf team and he played darn near every day after work. He couldn't find anyone to go with him, so he begged me to come along with him. I told him I had literally never played, but he said he was good with that. He was really patient and coached me through it. I really focused on the last hole, and was able to save an even 90.
....which I thought was pretty good for my first 9 holes.
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I’m a 3 and my goal would be 89. Breaking 90 would be quite the feat, IMHO.
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I attended the 2000 Masters tournament, and coincidentally I was a 3 handicap at that time. I distinctly remember thinking as I walked that course that there was literally no chance I would break 90, certainly not on my first attempt.
Now, the par 3 course, that looked more to my liking.
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I attended the 2000 Masters tournament, and coincidentally I was a 3 handicap at that time. I distinctly remember thinking as I walked that course that there was literally no chance I would break 90, certainly not on my first attempt.
Now, the par 3 course, that looked more to my liking.
I've heard that from pretty much everybody I know who has been there and watched. I think it's a psychological thing. One of my good friends from law school played there once (he is from GA and his family are members at August Country Club, which is right next to Augusta National and shares Ray's Creek...him and his brother got to skip across and play to help fill out some foursomes), and he was about a 6-10 handicap. He had been to a couple different Masters before, but said when he played that after about the first two holes, he settled in and didn't get so overwhelmed by the moment. He shot a 93 after going quad-triple on the first two holes. He also birdied 16.
My takeaway was that if you could manage your emotions, you should be able to score in relation to your handicap. As you said though, on your first attempt, it might be too overwhelming to shoot even close to a normal score.
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I've heard that from pretty much everybody I know who has been there and watched. I think it's a psychological thing. One of my good friends from law school played there once (he is from GA and his family are members at August Country Club, which is right next to Augusta National and shares Ray's Creek...him and his brother got to skip across and play to help fill out some foursomes), and he was about a 6-10 handicap. He had been to a couple different Masters before, but said when he played that after about the first two holes, he settled in and didn't get so overwhelmed by the moment. He shot a 93 after going quad-triple on the first two holes. He also birdied 16.
My takeaway was that if you could manage your emotions, you should be able to score in relation to your handicap. As you said though, on your first attempt, it might be too overwhelming to shoot even close to a normal score.
Yeah, maybe, but I'm not so sure.
I shot 81 my first round at St. Andrews, 80 the first time I played Hazeltine and 83 the first time I saw Interlachen.
But there were three things that struck me about Augusta that caused me to conclude bogey golf would be a challenge.
First is the elevation changes. I think those can cause even good golfers the most difficulty the first time you play the course, just from a club selection standpoint. I've played well on some courses with significant elevation changes, but there are elevation changes and then there is Augusta National. That course is crazy.
Second was the greens. They just looked extremely difficult, and like they require very precise knowledge about exactly where you need to hit the ball, something I wouldn't have until I played the course a few times.
Third is that it appeared to me there were quite a few shots you'd have to hit that would just look intimidating. At a course like Hazeltine or St. Andrews you didn't really have a lot of that.
Fortunately, or perhaps more accurately unfortunately, it's all a moot point. I don't anticipate getting the chance to test my theory.
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