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Date: 15 Oct 2006 15:49:45
From: Larry Bud
Subject: Ridiculous Pin Positions
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Played a course up in Grand Blanc MI today (very close to Warwick
Hills) called "Captain's Club".
It's a Raymond Floyd course. Played the tips (6700 yards, 73.3/133)
and hit the ball great tee to green. Only missed 2 FWs all day (I'm
loving this 905R loaner I got). However, the greens keeper musn't have
gotten laid lately, because 6 of the pins were located no more than 4
feet from the edge of the green, AND on ridges. The rest were on small
plateaus. I don't think 1 pin was in the center of the green. It was
absolutely ridiculous. You'd putt the ball up to the hole, it'd roll
back. I shot 84 with who knows how many 3 jacks (as well as 2 putts on
those greens that were missed).
The GPS on the cart was VERY cool though. Color display of the hole,
and you could move a cursor around to show you a yardage to a specific
point.
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Date: 16 Oct 2006 02:52:38
From: Fairway
Subject: Re: Ridiculous Pin Positions
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Larry Bud wrote:
> Played a course up in Grand Blanc MI today (very close to Warwick
> Hills) called "Captain's Club".
>
> It's a Raymond Floyd course. Played the tips (6700 yards, 73.3/133)
> and hit the ball great tee to green. Only missed 2 FWs all day (I'm
> loving this 905R loaner I got). However, the greens keeper musn't have
> gotten laid lately, because 6 of the pins were located no more than 4
> feet from the edge of the green, AND on ridges. The rest were on small
> plateaus. I don't think 1 pin was in the center of the green. It was
> absolutely ridiculous. You'd putt the ball up to the hole, it'd roll
> back. I shot 84 with who knows how many 3 jacks (as well as 2 putts on
> those greens that were missed).
>
> The GPS on the cart was VERY cool though. Color display of the hole,
> and you could move a cursor around to show you a yardage to a specific
> point.
Some years ago Greg Norman together with a few other pros left a
tournament because of an idiotic placement of the holes - one was
placed on a slope and might need 4-5 putts. F
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Date: 16 Oct 2006 09:59:24
From: Alan Murphy
Subject: Re: Ridiculous Pin Positions
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"Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1160952585.786851.129330@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> Played a course up in Grand Blanc MI today (very close to Warwick
> Hills) called "Captain's Club".
>
> It's a Raymond Floyd course. Played the tips (6700 yards, 73.3/133)
> and hit the ball great tee to green. Only missed 2 FWs all day (I'm
> loving this 905R loaner I got). However, the greens keeper musn't have
> gotten laid lately, because 6 of the pins were located no more than 4
> feet from the edge of the green, AND on ridges. The rest were on small
> plateaus. I don't think 1 pin was in the center of the green. It was
> absolutely ridiculous. You'd putt the ball up to the hole, it'd roll
> back. I shot 84 with who knows how many 3 jacks (as well as 2 putts on
> those greens that were missed).
>
> The GPS on the cart was VERY cool though. Color display of the hole,
> and you could move a cursor around to show you a yardage to a specific
> point.
>
So you won't be going back there again soon.
Our greenkeeper does the same all the time
and we don't get many visitors. Suits me.
Alan
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Date: 16 Oct 2006 16:48:45
From: Larry Bud
Subject: Re: Ridiculous Pin Positions
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Dave Lee wrote:
> "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1160952585.786851.129330@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> > Played a course up in Grand Blanc MI today (very close to Warwick
> > Hills) called "Captain's Club".
> >
> > It's a Raymond Floyd course. Played the tips (6700 yards, 73.3/133)
> > and hit the ball great tee to green. Only missed 2 FWs all day (I'm
> > loving this 905R loaner I got). However, the greens keeper musn't have
> > gotten laid lately, because 6 of the pins were located no more than 4
> > feet from the edge of the green, AND on ridges. The rest were on small
> > plateaus. I don't think 1 pin was in the center of the green. It was
> > absolutely ridiculous. You'd putt the ball up to the hole, it'd roll
> > back. I shot 84 with who knows how many 3 jacks (as well as 2 putts on
> > those greens that were missed).
> >
> > The GPS on the cart was VERY cool though. Color display of the hole,
> > and you could move a cursor around to show you a yardage to a specific
> > point.
> >
>
> Playing a couple really tough pin positions like that each round is
> interesting. But I agree - hole after hole can ruin the enjoyment of a
> round.
I don't mind tough pin position, but unfair pin positions ruins the day.
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Date: 16 Oct 2006 23:33:55
From: Dave Lee
Subject: Re: Ridiculous Pin Positions
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"Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1160952585.786851.129330@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> Played a course up in Grand Blanc MI today (very close to Warwick
> Hills) called "Captain's Club".
>
> It's a Raymond Floyd course. Played the tips (6700 yards, 73.3/133)
> and hit the ball great tee to green. Only missed 2 FWs all day (I'm
> loving this 905R loaner I got). However, the greens keeper musn't have
> gotten laid lately, because 6 of the pins were located no more than 4
> feet from the edge of the green, AND on ridges. The rest were on small
> plateaus. I don't think 1 pin was in the center of the green. It was
> absolutely ridiculous. You'd putt the ball up to the hole, it'd roll
> back. I shot 84 with who knows how many 3 jacks (as well as 2 putts on
> those greens that were missed).
>
> The GPS on the cart was VERY cool though. Color display of the hole,
> and you could move a cursor around to show you a yardage to a specific
> point.
>
Playing a couple really tough pin positions like that each round is
interesting. But I agree - hole after hole can ruin the enjoyment of a
round.
dave
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