JLab Golf League Weblog

Peter Monaghan Scores An EAGLE on Cardinal #6

jlabgolf — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:16:16 +0000

Even though we could not get Peter to retire the Golf Ball He will still remember the moment. After Playing High and Right to Behind the 7th Tee, his next chip (about 30 yards) struck the right bank and the ball ran straight to the flag and dropped for the Eagle. Nice shot Peter, Kelly, Chuck, and Dave witnessed the moment. (June 27, 2011)

Ball that won’t slice

markito3 — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:01:24 +0000

Article on the Polara golf ball that reduces slices. Mainly on how people react when they find out about it.

— Mark I.

Three-putt blues

markito3 — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:38:34 +0000

Great day out there yesterday, high 70′s, light breeze, blue sky. I did not play that badly, though I did 3-putt five greens, a personal best (or worst, come to think of it) for nine holes.

– Mark I.

An Eagle Has Landed

dcbuckle — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:31:24 +0000

Looks like we’ll have to get at least one Trophy/Plaque for Chris’s (Dreyfus) Eagle. It has been at least 5 years since the last one. Mike Memory scored one I think around 2006 or earlier. The Computer Center staff was housed in old Trailer City at the time, And he got a plaque for the achievement.

I don’t remember any more details, some others may.

Dave Buckle

League Play, Week 1, 2011

markito3 — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:14:10 +0000

It was great weather out there. Lots of rust on lots of swings. I was a poor winter for golf weather-wise, so some oxidation was expected.

Low net out there was Commissioner Machie, with a 34 on the Cardinal. No rust there.

Winners and Losers (team numbers):
1 def. 6
5 def. 2
4 def. 3
8 def. 7

— Mark I.

The Dark Art of Putting

markito3 — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:35:52 +0000

from Slate: http://www.slate.com/id/2263080/

Pinehurst golf course suggestions?

jlabgolf — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:02:41 +0000

Hi everyone. I’m meeting some friends at Pinehurst in a few weeks and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for good courses to play that weren’t too expensive (<$75).

Thanks, Floyd

Look at the hole?

markito3 — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:49:54 +0000

On Par: The Key to Improved Putting Could Be Staring Right at the Hole

By BILL PENNINGTON

Published: June 27, 2010

Why do almost all golfers look at the ball when they putt instead of looking at the hole?

On Par: Twelve Reasons Golf Is the Greatest

markito3 — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:51:02 +0000

On a weekend that signals the start of the real golf season all over the country, Bill Pennington offers the 12 reasons we love golf.

maximum score rule

markito3 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:57:24 +0000

How about this for a rule for next year?

Maximum score for a hole is twice par.

Let’s go through a few examples, assume the hole is par 3. That would mean that the maximum score on the hole is 6. In each example, you do something, you write down something on your card, and you get a score in the official system.

(1) You take five strokes, leaving your ball just on the lip of the cup. You pick up. You write down 6. You score 6.

(2) You take five strokes, leaving your ball just on the lip of the cup. You walk up and tap it in. You write down X. You score 6.

(3) You hit your tee shot into the water. It was a Pro V1. You walk to the next tee box in disgust. You write down an expletive. You score 6.

(4) You loose count and hit 7 strokes and then hole out on the 8th stroke. You think really hard, then write down 9. You score 6.

(5) You hit four strokes, and somehow have ended up behind the tee box farther away than when you started. You pick up. You write down X. You score 6.

All of these are consistent with the rule that the maximum score is, you guessed it, 6. Note that anything what you write down does not really matter as long as it is not an outright lie/attempt to cheat. And therein lies the beauty of this rule. To accomplish that it erases the distinction between a “natural” six and a “pick-up” 6. But so what; it’s a lousy score and we are cutting things off. If those distinctions matter so much, we should not have maximum scores, so we can distinguish between natural 10′s and natural 11′s.

Other examples resulting in scores _other_ than 6 on the same hole.

(6) You hit your tee shot on the green and hole out in two putts. You write down 3. You score 3 (this is also called par).

(7) You hit your tee shot on the green and hole out in one putt. You write down 2. You score 2 (this is also called a birdie).

(8) Your tee shot lands on the green and rolls into the hole. You write down 1 and an appropriate comment. You score a 1 (this is also called a hole-in-one).

Any questions?

— Mark Ito