- Sep 5, 2006
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wow, what a difference!!!
just got back from playing 18 on Bethage Blue.
I thought I was getting pretty good at golf but playing the Blue course was a rude awakening.
Here's why:
On my local course which is a par 67, rating of 63.7/108, I shoot in the 90's.
On Bethpage Blue which is par 72, 70.9/122, I shot a 110.
Here are the reasons:
The course is long, never in my life have I used my 3 iron so much. (I really need to learn how to hit my hybrid). On my local course, most par 4's are around 300-400yds. I could hit my driver and use anywhere from a 9 iron to 6 iron on my second shot.
Par 3 holes!!! OMG, all of them were at least 170 yds. Not used to this becuase on my local course, out of the 6 par 3's, only one of them is 180yds.
The ROUGH!!! this is a course where you really get penalized for not hitting the fairway. At my local course, there really isn't much of a difference between the fairway and rough.
Conclusion: I need to take some lessons!!!
just got back from playing 18 on Bethage Blue.
I thought I was getting pretty good at golf but playing the Blue course was a rude awakening.
Here's why:
On my local course which is a par 67, rating of 63.7/108, I shoot in the 90's.
On Bethpage Blue which is par 72, 70.9/122, I shot a 110.
Here are the reasons:
The course is long, never in my life have I used my 3 iron so much. (I really need to learn how to hit my hybrid). On my local course, most par 4's are around 300-400yds. I could hit my driver and use anywhere from a 9 iron to 6 iron on my second shot.
Par 3 holes!!! OMG, all of them were at least 170 yds. Not used to this becuase on my local course, out of the 6 par 3's, only one of them is 180yds.
The ROUGH!!! this is a course where you really get penalized for not hitting the fairway. At my local course, there really isn't much of a difference between the fairway and rough.
Conclusion: I need to take some lessons!!!