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For those of you that need to practice your putting I suggest you click on the following link and have some fun. Or at least waste some time www.addictinggames.com/miniputt.html
Or have a look at this site. You may be pleasantly suprised www.golfhooked.com/
What did the caddie say?
Golfer: "Think I'm going to drown myself in the lake."
Caddy: "Think you can keep your head down that long?"
Golfer: "I'd move heaven and earth to break 100 on this course."
Caddy: "Try heaven, you've already moved most of the earth."
Golfer: "Do you think my game is improving?"
Caddy: "Yes sir, you miss the ball much closer now."
Golfer: "Do you think I can get there with a 5 iron?"
Caddy: "Eventually."
Golfer: "You've got to be the worst caddy in the world."
Caddy: "I don't think so sir. That would be too much of a coincidence."
Golfer: "Please stop checking your watch all the time. It's too much of a distraction."
Caddy: "It's not a watch - it's a compass."
Golfer: "How do you like my game?"
Caddy: "Very good sir, but personally, I prefer golf."
Golfer: "Do you think it's a sin to play on Sunday?
Caddy: "The way you play, sir, it's a sin on any day.
Golfer: "This is the worst course I've ever played on."
Caddy: "This isn't the golf course. We left that an hour ago."
Golfer: "That can't be my ball, it's too old."
Caddy: "It's been a long time since we teed off, sir."
Here are some quotes
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Ninety percent of the putts that fall short don't go in - Yogi Bera
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It's good sportsman ship to not pick up lost balls while they are still rolling - Mark Twain
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Golf is an ideal diversion, but a ruinous disease - Bertie Charles Forbes
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Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course---the space between your ears - Bobby Jones
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The devoted golfer is an anguished soul who has learned a lot about putting, just as an avalanche victim has learned a lot about snow - Dan Jenkins
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The woods are full of long hitters - Harvey Penick
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For most amateurs, the best wood in the bag is the pencil - Chi Chi Rodriguez
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It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course - Hank Aaron
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I'm playing military golf, left, right, left, right, left, right....-Bob Menne
 Maybe this is what our lousy putters need
And if you are a lousy driver:
Facts
A bit of history about the Ryder Cup
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Year
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Venue
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Winning Team
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Score
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Losing Team
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Captains
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2010
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Celtic Manor Resort, Twenty Ten Course
(Newport, Wales)
|
 Europe
|
14½
|
13½
|
 United States
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Corey Pavin
Colin Montgomerie
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2008
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Valhalla Golf Club
(Louisville, Kentucky)
|
United States
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16½
|
11½
|
Europe
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Paul Azinger
Nick Faldo
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|
2006
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The K Club - Palmer Course
(Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland)
|
Europe
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18½
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9½
|
United States
|
Tom Lehman
Ian Woosnam
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|
2004
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Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course
(Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)
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Europe
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18½
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9½
|
United States
|
Hal Sutton
Bernhard Langer
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|
2002*
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The Belfry, Brabazon Course
(Wishaw, Warwickshire, England)
|
Europe
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15½
|
12½
|
United States
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Curtis Strange
Sam Torrance
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|
1999
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The Country Club, Composite Course
(Brookline, Massachusetts)
|
United States
|
14½
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13½
|
Europe
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Ben Crenshaw
Mark James
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|
1997
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Valderrama GC
(Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain)
|
Europe
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14½
|
13½
|
United States
|
Tom Kite
Seve Ballesteros
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|
1995
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Oak Hill CC, East Course
(Rochester, New York)
|
Europe
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14½
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13½
|
United States
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Lanny Wadkins
Bernard Gallacher
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|
1993
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The Belfry, Brabazon Course
(Wishaw, Warwickshire, England)
|
United States
|
15
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13
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Europe
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Tom Watson
Bernard Gallacher
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|
1991
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Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course
(Kiawah Island, South Carolina)
|
United States
|
14½
|
13½
|
Europe
|
Dave Stockton
Bernard Gallacher
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|
1989
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The Belfry, Brabazon Course
(Wishaw, Warwickshire, England)
|
Europe
Tie; Europe retains Cup
|
14
|
14
|
United States
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Ray Floyd
Tony Jacklin
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|
1987
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Muirfield Village
(Dublin, Ohio)
|
Europe
|
15
|
13
|
United States
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Jack Nicklaus
Tony Jacklin
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|
1985
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The Belfry, Brabazon Course
(Wishaw, Warwickshire, England)
|
Europe
|
16½
|
11½
|
United States
|
Lee Trevino
Tony Jacklin
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|
1983
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PGA National Golf Club
(Palm Beach Gardens, Florida)
|
United States
|
14½
|
13½
|
Europe
|
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Jacklin
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|
1981
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Walton Heath Golf Club
(Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England)
|
United States
|
18½
|
9½
|
Europe
|
Dave Marr
John Jacobs
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|
1979
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The Greenbrier, The Greenbrier Course
(White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia)
|
United States
|
17
|
11
|
Europe
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Billy Casper
John Jacobs
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|
1977
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Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
(Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England)
|
United States
|
12½
|
7½
|
 Great Britain &
 Ireland
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Dow Finsterwald
Brian Huggett
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|
1975
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Laurel Valley Golf Club
(Ligonier, Pennsylvania)
|
United States
|
21
|
11
|
Great Britain &
Ireland
|
Arnold Palmer
Bernard Hunt
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|
1973
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Muirfield Links
(Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland)
|
United States
|
19
|
13
|
Great Britain &
Ireland
|
Jack Burke, Jr.
Bernard Hunt
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|
1971
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Old Warson Country Club
(St. Louis, Missouri)
|
United States
|
18½
|
13½
|
Great Britain
|
Jay Hebert
Eric Brown
|
|
1969
|
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
(Southport, England)
|
United States
Tie; USA retains Cup
|
16
|
16
|
Great Britain
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Sam Snead
Eric Brown
|
|
1967
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Champions Golf Club
(Houston, Texas)
|
United States
|
23½
|
8½
|
Great Britain
|
Ben Hogan
Dai Rees
|
|
1965
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Royal Birkdale Golf Club
(Southport, Lancashire, England)
|
United States
|
19½
|
12½
|
Great Britain
|
Byron Nelson
Harry Weetman
|
|
1963
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Atlanta Athletic Club[13]
(Atlanta, Georgia)
|
United States
|
23
|
9
|
Great Britain
|
Arnold Palmer
John Fallon
|
|
1961
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Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
(Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England)
|
United States
|
14½
|
9½
|
Great Britain
|
Jerry Barber
Dai Rees
|
|
1959
|
Eldorado Golf Club
(Indian Wells, California)
|
United States
|
8½
|
3½
|
Great Britain
|
Sam Snead
Dai Rees
|
|
1957
|
Lindrick Golf Club
(Rotherham, Yorkshire, England)
|
Great Britain
|
7½
|
4½
|
United States
|
Jack Burke, Jr.
Dai Rees
|
|
1955
|
Thunderbird Country Club
(Rancho Mirage, California)
|
United States
|
8
|
4
|
Great Britain
|
Chick Harbert
Dai Rees
|
|
1953
|
Wentworth Club
(Virginia Water, Surrey, England)
|
United States
|
6½
|
5½
|
Great Britain
|
Lloyd Mangrum
Henry Cotton
|
|
1951
|
Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2
(Pinehurst, North Carolina)
|
United States
|
9½
|
2½
|
Great Britain
|
Sam Snead
Arthur Lacey
|
|
1949
|
Ganton Golf Club
(Scarborough, Yorkshire, England)
|
United States
|
7
|
5
|
Great Britain
|
Ben Hogan
Charles Whitcombe
|
|
1947
|
Portland Golf Club
(Portland, Oregon)
|
United States
|
11
|
1
|
Great Britain
|
Ben Hogan
Henry Cotton
|
|
1937
|
Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
(Southport, Lancashire, England)
|
United States
|
8
|
4
|
Great Britain
|
Walter Hagen
Charles Whitcombe
|
|
1935
|
Ridgewood Country Club
(Paramus, New Jersey)
|
United States
|
9
|
3
|
Great Britain
|
Walter Hagen
Charles Whitcombe
|
|
1933
|
Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
(Southport, Lancashire, England)
|
Great Britain
|
6½
|
5½
|
United States
|
Walter Hagen
John Henry Taylor
|
|
1931
|
Scioto Country Club
(Columbus, Ohio)
|
United States
|
9
|
3
|
Great Britain
|
Walter Hagen
Charles Whitcombe
|
|
1929
|
Moortown Golf Club
(Leeds, Yorkshire, England)
|
Great Britain
|
7
|
5
|
United States
|
Walter Hagen
George Duncan
|
|
1927
|
Worcester Country Club
(Worcester, Massachusetts)
|
United States
|
9½
|
2½
|
Great Britain
|
Walter Hagen
Ted Ray
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Longest Course
I am often asked what is the longest golf course in the world. After doing a bit of research it seems that The International Golf Club in Massachusetts has the record at 8325 yards with a slope rating of 154. Here is the score card and website www.theinternational.com
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Tee |
Yardage |
Rating |
Slope |
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Tiger |
8,325 |
80.0 |
154.0 |
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Championship |
7,138 |
74.7 |
136.0 |
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Regular |
6,547 |
71.7 |
132.0 |
|
Women's Back |
5,742 |
72.8 |
128.0 |
|
Forward |
5,742 |
67.4 |
115.0 |
|
Women's |
5,163 |
69.2 |
120.0 |
If it is a concept of the longest golf course in the world than look no further than Australia's Nullarbor Links at 1,365 KILOMETERS. Spanning an area along the Eyre Highway from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to Ceduna in Southern Australia one hole is placed in a small town or road house along the route. If you don't believe me check out the following link www.nullarborlinks.com
Longest Drive
Who hit the longest drive ever? Well there seems to be some debate on this due to the fact that should a driving competition be included or should a wayward shot off the cart path be counted and so on. We do know however that the longest drive in a major championship belongs to Craig Wood on the fifth hole at St. Andrews during the 1933 British Open. 430 yards. The longest drive ever hit in a competition was 515 yards by 64 year old Mike Austin at the National Seniors Open in 1974. Played at Winterwood Golf Club in Las Vegas with a 35 m.p.h. wind behind him hit it 65 yards past the green on a 450 yard par 4.
If it's entertainment value you are looking for in the longest drive competition than look no further than Arnold Palmer hitting it off the Eiffel Tower in 1976. Nobody could find the ball so the distance isn't recorded. Or Alan Shepard hitting a makeshift 6 iron on the moon 200 yards. He said it went for miles and miles. Perhaps it was John Daly smashing his driver down a runway in mile high Denver to reach 880 yards.
If there are no rules in how to measure the longest drive than meteorologist Nils Lied has the record from 1964. Hitting a bright orange ball on a glacier in Antartica bumped it 1.5 miles. (He found the ball therefore confirming the distance)
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