Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

[mookie1995]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

It's an island country bro in the Gulf. If you see a low temp under 85F or humidity not hovering around 70% it'll be a miracle. Also don't look to the Gulf for a refreshing dip to cool off as it'll be hot and salty as s**t. Other than that it's great.

will have access to bacon and booze. plan to enjoy those in the comforts of AC

mookie has played golf in the florida summers. will just bring an extra glove or 3! (and hope to finish in under 3hrs )

 

[manurespreader]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

Here's a question for all you guys that play a lot of scrambles. I played in two this season so far. one had a rule that if your group didn't make the first putt, pick it up as the second one was a gimmee. The other played the rules straight. You putt until you're done. ostensibly the reason for the pick up is to hasten play. Both outings this year took between 5 hours and 5 30 to play. the pick it up outing took longer.
so the question is, has anyone else encountered these rules and what's the consensus? I'm not a fan of the pick up because it seems to tighten the distance in scores whereas I'd rather see a larger spread in scores. Comments?

 

[joecct]

Here's a question for all you guys that play a lot of scrambles. I played in two this season so far. one had a rule that if your group didn't make the first putt, pick it up as the second one was a gimmee. The other played the rules straight. You putt until you're done. ostensibly the reason for the pick up is to hasten play. Both outings this year took between 5 hours and 5 30 to play. the pick it up outing took longer.
so the question is, has anyone else encountered these rules and what's the consensus? I'm not a fan of the pick up because it seems to tighten the distance in scores whereas I'd rather see a larger spread in scores. Comments?

We always putt out in the scrambles I've been in. CAVEAT: A 2 footer is a gimme.

 

[Hammer]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

The scrambles I've always played in have always made us putt out, with one exception. One year at a fundraiser for the local college's athletic department they put in a rule that once you got to par, that was it, because we teed off at 10 AM, and the prime rib was to hit the table at 4 PM sharp. Add in the fact that we had snacks and other, ummm, refreshments along the course, and there were a couple groups that barely made it in for dinner.

 

[unofan]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

Here's a question for all you guys that play a lot of scrambles. I played in two this season so far. one had a rule that if your group didn't make the first putt, pick it up as the second one was a gimmee. The other played the rules straight. You putt until you're done. ostensibly the reason for the pick up is to hasten play. Both outings this year took between 5 hours and 5 30 to play. the pick it up outing took longer.
so the question is, has anyone else encountered these rules and what's the consensus? I'm not a fan of the pick up because it seems to tighten the distance in scores whereas I'd rather see a larger spread in scores. Comments?

Always putt out, but sometimes allow gimmies when within the leather and/or finish up out of turn (ie, your first guy misses the birdie putt by an inch, he knocks it in to guarantee the par, other 3 guys still putt for birdie)

 

[burd]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

In my experience, the fundraisers for charitable organizations more often use the two putt rule, while those for athletic programs usually allow the players to putt out. Seems odd to say that, but that's what I recall.

I could care less which rule is followed. I'm there to donate and network a little, so having to wait a little to tee off or to hit onto the green isn't a problem. I like the way scrambles can give even the hackers a lot of chances to contribute to the foursome's success and the fun of the outing.

 

[mookie1995]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

Here's a question for all you guys that play a lot of scrambles. I played in two this season so far. one had a rule that if your group didn't make the first putt, pick it up as the second one was a gimmee. The other played the rules straight. You putt until you're done. ostensibly the reason for the pick up is to hasten play. Both outings this year took between 5 hours and 5 30 to play. the pick it up outing took longer.
so the question is, has anyone else encountered these rules and what's the consensus? I'm not a fan of the pick up because it seems to tighten the distance in scores whereas I'd rather see a larger spread in scores. Comments?

did mookie really just see a multi-post discussion on rules in a scramble?!?!?!?!

we're talking about a-scramble?
not the game.
not the game.
we're talking about a scramble?

 

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

All this talk about a scramble has me hungry for breakfast.

 

[burd]

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did mookie really just see a multi-post discussion on rules in a scramble?!?!?!?!

we're talking about a-scramble?
not the game.
not the game.
we're talking about a scramble?

Is that your Jim Mora voice?

 

[mookie1995]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

Is that your Jim Mora voice?

AI actually

 

[The Sicatoka]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

Tuesday.
Land on green.
Roll to cup.
Hit stick.

Bounce out.

And I'd have had FOUR witnesses!


(And before someone says it, yes, I made the putt for a 2.)

 

[The Sicatoka]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

I've played in a charity scramble where you can buy:

- buy a Mulligan
- buy up to 3 feet of "silly string*"


*Say you leave the birdie putt 4 inches short. Cut 4 inches of string off your 3 feet and record the bird. When you're out of string (or don't have enough) you're putting par.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

Tuesday.
Land on green.
Roll to cup.
Hit stick.

Bounce out.

And I'd have had FOUR witnesses!


(And before someone says it, yes, I made the putt for a 2.)

That's frustrating. I've never hit a hole in one, but I've had similar scenarios to yours play out probably a handful of times. I have made 1 albatross though, which was probably more impressive than any hole in one that I may ever hit: Par 5, 565 Yards (with a nice breeze at my back, and playing at elevation here in Colorado ); drive it about 310 down the right hand side of the fairway; second shot from 255 over water, hit a 3-wood, landed on the fringe in front of the green, rolled all the way to the pin in the back, hit the stick and straight down.

 

[burd]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

Tuesday.
Land on green.
Roll to cup.
Hit stick.

Bounce out.

And I'd have had FOUR witnesses!


(And before someone says it, yes, I made the putt for a 2.)

That's frustrating. I've never hit a hole in one, but I've had similar scenarios to yours play out probably a handful of times. I have made 1 albatross though, which was probably more impressive than any hole in one that I may ever hit: Par 5, 565 Yards (with a nice breeze at my back, and playing at elevation here in Colorado ); drive it about 310 down the right hand side of the fairway; second shot from 255 over water, hit a 3-wood, landed on the fringe in front of the green, rolled all the way to the pin in the back, hit the stick and straight down.

I'm not a good golfer, but I've hit two 1s. One was a pretty good shot with some help from a favorable bounce. The other was a double waiting to happen. Hit it thin on a rope towards the green, where it hit just above the lip of a front side bunker, bounced straight up about 10 feet, and rolled onto the green and in the cup. 6 inches lower and it would have plugged under the lip of the bunker; six inches higher and it would have gone 50 years past the green into the long grass.

Never seen an albatross, which is probably rarer than a 1.

And Sic, let's be honest: you would have found a way to weasel out of drinks.

 

[Hammer]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

I've played in a charity scramble where you can buy:

- buy a Mulligan
- buy up to 3 feet of "silly string*"


*Say you leave the birdie putt 4 inches short. Cut 4 inches of string off your 3 feet and record the bird. When you're out of string (or don't have enough) you're putting par.

I've never played the 3 feet of string rule, but most scrambles I've played in allow for the purchase of mulligans.

The other one I've encountered involves spray paint in a couple different instances:

1) On a par 3, you can bet that your shot ends up inside a circle painted on the green (the hole is obviously inside the circle). You then pay your money and hit your shot. If you're inside the circle, you win what you wager.

2) On a typical par 4 (350+ yards), there's a very squiggly line sprayed all over the place in the fairway, about 100-150 yards long, that you really can't see from the tee. Usually it's painted in yellow. The closest person to the squiggly line gets the money, much like a longest drive or closest to the pin competition. All provided that you hit the fairway, of course.

 

[Hammer]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

I've been close to an ace three times. Two that I saw with my own two eyes, and one that I'm told lipped out of the cup by someone on the next tee, as the cup was hidden by a bunker.

The first one was with a utility wood on my first shot of the day. We started off on #10 on this particular course, which is a 170 yard par 3. The shot was okay, but the ball kept rolling and rolling, and died about 2 inches from the cup. The maintenance man was waiting for us to play the hole so he could do God knows what, so he saw the thing close up.

The second one was a mess. It was a 115 yard par 3, and I happened to blade my wedge, hitting it about a whopping 4 feet off the ground. Somehow this thing hit the stick, hit the flag itself, and dropped less than a foot away. *shrug*

The first two were on the same course. The third one was on another course, on a 180 yard par 3. Another rescue club that I hit right where I wanted, for once. There was a ridge short and to the right of the green, with a bunker right of that, and if you hit that ridge, the ball would funnel down to the usual pin placement if you catch it right. Apparently I did. I hit the shot, and couldn't see how good it was until I got to the green. Someone on the next tee told me that it lipped out, but I still had about 10 feet of work. The other two wound up as birdies. This time I managed to three-putt the **** thing for a bogey.

 

[burd]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

I've been close to an ace three times. Two that I saw with my own two eyes, and one that I'm told lipped out of the cup by someone on the next tee, as the cup was hidden by a bunker.

The first one was with a utility wood on my first shot of the day. We started off on #10 on this particular course, which is a 170 yard par 3. The shot was okay, but the ball kept rolling and rolling, and died about 2 inches from the cup. The maintenance man was waiting for us to play the hole so he could do God knows what, so he saw the thing close up.

The second one was a mess. It was a 115 yard par 3, and I happened to blade my wedge, hitting it about a whopping 4 feet off the ground. Somehow this thing hit the stick, hit the flag itself, and dropped less than a foot away. *shrug*

The first two were on the same course. The third one was on another course, on a 180 yard par 3. Another rescue club that I hit right where I wanted, for once. There was a ridge short and to the right of the green, with a bunker right of that, and if you hit that ridge, the ball would funnel down to the usual pin placement if you catch it right. Apparently I did. I hit the shot, and couldn't see how good it was until I got to the green. Someone on the next tee told me that it lipped out, but I still had about 10 feet of work. The other two wound up as birdies. This time I managed to three-putt the **** thing for a bogey[/B].

And that is part of the cruel but enchanting soul of golf. A near hole-in-one turns into a bogey.

 

[Hammer]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

And that is part of the cruel but enchanting soul of golf. A near hole-in-one turns into a bogey.

The problem is, I've done that far too many times (the three-putt for bogey).

I've had two eagles on par 4's, and then I go and do this.

This game is witchcraft sometimes.

 

[manurespreader]

Re: Golf 2016 - I Phil we'll never hear the Rory of the Tiger again.

Well here's the deal on this particular scramble. it was a charity, and it was cheap at 100 bucks. They did the line on the fairway game and your typical other games. I drove it 290 on the longest drive hole( which is pretty good for over 60) and lost. We had the 2 putt rule. 1 putt and pick up the second. In the critique I said I thought the gain in time spent was minimal and that I would not have implemented the rule since you wait on the next tee most of the time anyway. I got ripped by the organizer who said everyone does it and I should know that and she sent that e mail to every member of the organizing committee.
As far as frustrating shots. I was playing match play last year and I'm up by two holes with three to play. I'm on the green in two looking at a 10 ft birdie putt. My opponent is 50 ft off the green down a steep hill, in the rough. He hits it thin, it hits the flag on the fly and drops in. I miss the putt, and lose the hole and he ends up winning by one.

 

[icehawk]

And that is part of the cruel but enchanting soul of golf. A near hole-in-one turns into a bogey.

Ouch. I've witnessed 6 aces and one was by my dad when I was about 8 years old. I have come close a handful of times but no cigar. Closest was up in northern Wisconsin during Memorial Day weekend at Trout Lake golf course. Frickin snowing out to boot. Thought it went in but curled behind the pin 2 inches.