Bravo
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- Aug 27, 2004
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Well our President's Cup tourney is tomorrow and Sunday. Yours truly is entered.
We used to hold this event in August and it was so damn hot I never played in it. Additionally, the greens in August are softer and slower because the super has to keep so much water/mist on them to keep them alive in the heat.
One month later makes a huge difference in everything. The weather is just superb...the low tonight is 49F/9C and I tee off tomorrow morning at 8:20...I'll have a light sweater on for the first few holes...tomorrow's high is 75F/24C. Same for Sunday.
The greens were aerated a month ago and have been rolled and cut down. Our average Stimp speed in the summer is about 8 because they have to keep them pretty high and damp. In the fall, they speed up to about 11 and are nice and firm.
Fairways are lush and green. Ball will sit up like its sitting on a horsehair brush. Rough about two inches. Balls easily lost.
My index is 6.7...course slope is 135 - giving me a handicap of 8. Unfortunately this puts me in the First Flight. Only the Championship Flight is lower.
I'll have to put together two awesome rounds to have a chance at any money...but am playing for the fun of it.
As Harry Vardon said, "Never Despair"....
We used to hold this event in August and it was so damn hot I never played in it. Additionally, the greens in August are softer and slower because the super has to keep so much water/mist on them to keep them alive in the heat.
One month later makes a huge difference in everything. The weather is just superb...the low tonight is 49F/9C and I tee off tomorrow morning at 8:20...I'll have a light sweater on for the first few holes...tomorrow's high is 75F/24C. Same for Sunday.
The greens were aerated a month ago and have been rolled and cut down. Our average Stimp speed in the summer is about 8 because they have to keep them pretty high and damp. In the fall, they speed up to about 11 and are nice and firm.
Fairways are lush and green. Ball will sit up like its sitting on a horsehair brush. Rough about two inches. Balls easily lost.
My index is 6.7...course slope is 135 - giving me a handicap of 8. Unfortunately this puts me in the First Flight. Only the Championship Flight is lower.
I'll have to put together two awesome rounds to have a chance at any money...but am playing for the fun of it.
As Harry Vardon said, "Never Despair"....