They don't always make a divot. I've seen some pretty clean chips on the green (on tv of course.)
you're right. but I think the risk is too great. just doesn't seem like a shot that should be allowed.
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They don't always make a divot. I've seen some pretty clean chips on the green (on tv of course.)
you always have options. nobody guarantees you an easy lag, so you made need to putt far away from the hole. just because you hit a crappy approach doesn't mean you have the right to gouge a chunk out of the green and not give it an ability to recover in an area where they may want to putt the hole later that week.
it's also why I think the green on #6 at riviera and any other similar design is silly.
I missed his tee shot on 18. Did he hit the trees right in front of the tee box?
I was just about to make the same freakin comment! Haha. I love it.I almost didn't even see Lahiri with those camo pants on.
Does Stenson even own a driver anymore? Can't remember the last time I saw him hit one.
I was just about to make the same freakin comment! Haha. I love it.
Those pants should be banned by the Auguster Green Coats.
Watching the feature group is painful.
Couldn't one say that same thing about a tee box, fairway or anything else? It goes back to the idea that those that go out earlier have a distinct advantage each day. I never like the idea of the dictation that one must use a certain club on any shot. Thats the beauty of golf.
you can pick where you put your peg
there's a reasonable expectation that people take divots in fairways. the rule is stupid, I think it should be a free drop, but there's definitely at least an expectation that it does happen. and there are still ways to hit a good shot if you end up in that situation.
I don't think there's any expectation that you could walk up to a big man made divot on a green.
I just know that if I walk up to my ball in the fairway in a divot, I'm annoyed but oh well. if I walk up to my ball in a bunker and its in a footprint, I'll cuss the jerk that didn't rake but I'm the guy who hit it in the bunker so it's still on me. but if I walk up to hit a putt and there's a divot in my way and its irreparable, it just feels like that shouldn't happen.
Well if you land in the divot on the green it probably happened that day so it was obviously a bad shot and you shouldn't have ended up there. If not the course should have a stash of area to use to patch up the green should it be needed.you can pick where you put your peg
there's a reasonable expectation that people take divots in fairways. the rule is stupid, I think it should be a free drop, but there's definitely at least an expectation that it does happen. and there are still ways to hit a good shot if you end up in that situation.
I don't think there's any expectation that you could walk up to a big man made divot on a green.
I just know that if I walk up to my ball in the fairway in a divot, I'm annoyed but oh well. if I walk up to my ball in a bunker and its in a footprint, I'll cuss the jerk that didn't rake but I'm the guy who hit it in the bunker so it's still on me. but if I walk up to hit a putt and there's a divot in my way and its irreparable, it just feels like that shouldn't happen.
The first group out on the weekend is always very fast. Knowing you have no shot opens the door to all manner of ham & egg play.Bubba Watson played the round in 3.5.
That says so much right now.
you can pick where you put your peg
there's a reasonable expectation that people take divots in fairways. the rule is stupid, I think it should be a free drop, but there's definitely at least an expectation that it does happen. and there are still ways to hit a good shot if you end up in that situation.
I don't think there's any expectation that you could walk up to a big man made divot on a green.
I just know that if I walk up to my ball in the fairway in a divot, I'm annoyed but oh well. if I walk up to my ball in a bunker and its in a footprint, I'll cuss the jerk that didn't rake but I'm the guy who hit it in the bunker so it's still on me. but if I walk up to hit a putt and there's a divot in my way and its irreparable, it just feels like that shouldn't happen.
Well if you land in the divot on the green it probably happened that day so it was obviously a bad shot and you shouldn't have ended up there. If not the course should have a stash of area to use to patch up the green should it be needed.
I think he meant that is slow and should show how hard the course is, but I could be wrong. That was also for 2 people since he played with a marker.The first group out on the weekend is always very fast. Knowing you have no shot opens the door to all manner of ham & egg play.
The first group out on the weekend is always very fast. Knowing you have no shot opens the door to all manner of ham & egg play.
Depends on how much money you lose to me if it was a private club, but a privately owned course also has the right to tell you not to come back if you actually did that every hole.true story: I am awful with uphill putts. like really bad. what if I want to pitch it every time? then you come up in the next group and you relish those putts. neither of us hit a bad shot. but my decision now adversely affects you in a way that "rub of the green" just doesn't apply.
now, full disclosure: I'm only pushing this because the masters live coverage blows right now lol
It is when you have to back off and touch your security towel before every shot.Correct. That doesn't change the fact that the course is not a 2 hour difference for some.
I think you missed my point. The point being that if you land in a divot in the middle of the fairway, your shot is impacted by those that played in front of you. Land on the green in a divot, cleat mark or anything else, the same thing occurred. Hence the reason that the nonsense that its just a golfer vs the course is not accurate. Golfers are impacted but the players in front of them. Whether that be how they handle the golf course or the amount of time they take to make a decision.
You as a golfer hope they think of it the same way you do, but sadly, in reference to any of the above, they don't.