Played a quick nine after working today.

Jumped onto #5 with a couple friends & promptly went par, birdie,
birdie, par, par then started back over on #1 & went par, par, par
with #4 left.

Now for a little background -- we have a crew member that has no clue
where to set pins. When he gets the assignment you can be sure there
will be some stupid spots picked. I have quit telling him he is not
being fair to anyone -- because he just has this stupid blank look --
yes he plays sometimes - but he's terrible.

Right now our greens are running as fast as they ever do. -- What does
he do? He has pins stuck on the severest part of the downslopes on
several of the greens.

I got lucky & 2 putted # 9 when my ball caught on a leaf part & stayed
right below the cup. On this hole one time he had a high school girl
walk off the green in tears because she 12 -- that is right -- twelve
putted it since any miss turned into a 12' - 15' putt back up the
hill.

Today -- I came into my last hole 2 under par -- reached my last hole
in reg--- (par 5) & 5 putted it because he had done the same thing on
that hole.

Ah well -- what could have been -- still I esc'd the score for 36 with
a .5
differential.... better than working

Kommienezuspadt wrote:

Played a quick nine after working today.

Jumped onto #5 with a couple friends & promptly went par, birdie,
birdie, par, par then started back over on #1 & went par, par, par
with #4 left.

Now for a little background -- we have a crew member that has no clue
where to set pins. When he gets the assignment you can be sure there
will be some stupid spots picked. I have quit telling him he is not
being fair to anyone -- because he just has this stupid blank look --
yes he plays sometimes - but he's terrible.

Right now our greens are running as fast as they ever do. -- What does
he do? He has pins stuck on the severest part of the downslopes on
several of the greens.

I got lucky & 2 putted # 9 when my ball caught on a leaf part & stayed
right below the cup. On this hole one time he had a high school girl
walk off the green in tears because she 12 -- that is right -- twelve
putted it since any miss turned into a 12' - 15' putt back up the
hill.

Today -- I came into my last hole 2 under par -- reached my last hole
in reg--- (par 5) & 5 putted it because he had done the same thing on
that hole.

Ah well -- what could have been -- still I esc'd the score for 36 with
a .5
differential.... better than working


I've played courses with pins set in bad spots too, but nothing that
could cause a 12 putt or even a 5 putt.

Talk to the greens superintendent about the guy. The game is supposed
to be fun, not Oakmont raised to the 4th power.

Ah well -- what could have been -- still I esc'd the score for 36 with a
.5
differential.... better than working

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Kommienezuspadt wrote:

Played a quick nine after working today.

Jumped onto #5 with a couple friends & promptly went par, birdie,
birdie, par, par then started back over on #1 & went par, par, par
with #4 left.

Now for a little background -- we have a crew member that has no clue
where to set pins. When he gets the assignment you can be sure there
will be some stupid spots picked. I have quit telling him he is not
being fair to anyone -- because he just has this stupid blank look --
yes he plays sometimes - but he's terrible.

Right now our greens are running as fast as they ever do. -- What
does
he do? He has pins stuck on the severest part of the downslopes on
several of the greens.

I got lucky & 2 putted # 9 when my ball caught on a leaf part &
stayed
right below the cup. On this hole one time he had a high school girl
walk off the green in tears because she 12 -- that is right -- twelve
putted it since any miss turned into a 12' - 15' putt back up the
hill.

Today -- I came into my last hole 2 under par -- reached my last hole
in reg--- (par 5) & 5 putted it because he had done the same thing on
that hole.

Ah well -- what could have been -- still I esc'd the score for 36
with
a .5
differential.... better than working


I've played courses with pins set in bad spots too, but nothing that
could cause a 12 putt or even a 5 putt.

Talk to the greens superintendent about the guy. The game is supposed
to be fun, not Oakmont raised to the 4th power.

That has been done --- no effect.

The course is a muni --- the pay is low -- they are short of help at
this time of year & don't want to hire -- so it seems we just get stuck
with him --- complaints are lodged often.
So why don't you do it? :-)


I do "it" as often as possible.

Dreams don't count. ;-)

Kommienezuspadt wrote:

Played a quick nine after working today.

Jumped onto #5 with a couple friends & promptly went par, birdie,
birdie, par, par then started back over on #1 & went par, par, par
with #4 left.

Now for a little background -- we have a crew member that has no clue
where to set pins. When he gets the assignment you can be sure there
will be some stupid spots picked. I have quit telling him he is not
being fair to anyone -- because he just has this stupid blank look --
yes he plays sometimes - but he's terrible.

Right now our greens are running as fast as they ever do. -- What does
he do? He has pins stuck on the severest part of the downslopes on
several of the greens.

I got lucky & 2 putted # 9 when my ball caught on a leaf part & stayed
right below the cup. On this hole one time he had a high school girl
walk off the green in tears because she 12 -- that is right -- twelve
putted it since any miss turned into a 12' - 15' putt back up the
hill.

Today -- I came into my last hole 2 under par -- reached my last hole
in reg--- (par 5) & 5 putted it because he had done the same thing on
that hole.

Ah well -- what could have been -- still I esc'd the score for 36 with
a .5
differential.... better than working


I've played courses with pins set in bad spots too, but nothing that
could cause a 12 putt or even a 5 putt.

Talk to the greens superintendent about the guy. The game is supposed
to be fun, not Oakmont raised to the 4th power.

I remember a time I caddied for a buddy in a local tournament. The 18th
green has a pin set so badly that the organizers had to sit someone
greenside with a hose to water the green between groups to slow the
green down enough not to be insane.
***********

Nice shootin! In spite of the bastige!

--
bill-o

Thanks -- I had the new putter going until then -- 15 putts with 5 of them

on one hole....

I'll always remember that Mickelson put at Pinehurst #2... 2 feet from
the pin, and he misses... the putt rolled about 30 feet, right off the
back of the green!

That's right! What did he end up taking on that hole??

I'll always remember that Mickelson put at Pinehurst #2... 2 feet from
the pin, and he misses... the putt rolled about 30 feet, right off the
back of the green!

That's right! What did he end up taking on that hole??

It would be funny if someone decided to call a similar situation
"unplayable", and took stroke and distance - similar to what Tiger did
when he putted into the creek at the Masters (I think he won that
year).

BTW: I'm still trying to figure out a situation on the green when an
"unplayable" under option 28 c) (within two club lenghts, not nearer to the
hole) might bring some profit to the player! That is, you are closer to the
hole than two club lengths, chose a replacement point at some different
angle to the hole and still have some advantage from it - maybe in a
Tough Pin tournament?