Golf Forum - Golf Rewound is the Family Friendly Golf Forum and Discussion Group http://golfrewound.com/forums Golf Forum en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:37:18 GMT vBulletin 60 http://golfrewound.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Golf Forum - Golf Rewound is the Family Friendly Golf Forum and Discussion Group http://golfrewound.com/forums Is this legal ? http://golfrewound.com/forums/practice-range/11387-legal.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:45:57 GMT Ok this friend of mine cough.. cough occasionally has a problem with a certain type of shot. I think we've all had the experience or seen people who take perfect practice swings and then take a completely different swing with the ball in front of them. So what this friend of mine discovered works for him is to, for this particular shot(a chip), take rhythmic practice swings very close to the ball and when he feels comfortable, hit the ball in the same continuous motion.

Is there anything in the rules which would prohibit this ? ]]> The Practice Range Wazmankg http://golfrewound.com/forums/practice-range/11387-legal.html Knuckle Ball http://golfrewound.com/forums/practice-range/11386-knuckle-ball.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:53:18 GMT Any help would be greatly appreciated. My problem is my driver. It usually doesn't happen till the 3rd hole or so, but after that the ball come out low and looks like a knuckle ball. Bad part about it is that this started about 4 months ago, before then, I was driving 220 yards or so. My irons are fine, I'm able to get good distance from them.

Anybody else go thru this and if so, what did you do to fix it?


Jas ]]> The Practice Range JasSnchz http://golfrewound.com/forums/practice-range/11386-knuckle-ball.html <![CDATA[Campbell DQ'd from Deutche Bank Champ- even stupider than Furyk's DQ]]> http://golfrewound.com/forums/tour-chatter/11384-campbell-dqd-deutche-bank-champ-even-stupider-than-furyks-dq.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:29:41 GMT OK, I know we have a lot of followers of trivial pursuit here...that if you don't dot the "i's", those will want you out because....because...that's just the way it is.

But for cripes sake,
  • he played in the practice round,
  • he played in the Pro-Am,
  • he played in Friday's 1st round
CAN SOMEONE WITH A BRAIN AT THE PGA SAY "I GOT THE AUTHORITY, LETS OVERLOOK THIS SLIGHT OVERSIGHT....SLAP ON WRIST, DONT DO IT AGAIN!"

Campbell DQ'd for failing to register

By Associated Press
Posted: September 4, 2010
NORTON, Mass. – This FedEx Cup might be remembered as much for the winners as who didn’t get to play.

One week after Jim Furyk was knocked out of a tournament for oversleeping and missing his pro-am time, Chad Campbell was disqualified Saturday at the Deutsche Bank Championship when officials realized he never registered for the tournament.

“Just can’t believe you make a mistake like that,” Campbell said.

Much like the formality of signing a scorecard at the end of a round, PGA Tour players must register when they get to a tournament before it starts. Campbell arrived Tuesday evening, practiced all week and even played Friday, opening with a 1-over 72.

He just never signed up.

Campbell was No. 83 in the FedEx Cup standings, needing to move into the top 70 to advance to the third round next week in Chicago. He would have played Saturday afternoon in the strongest wind.

“It’s a sad thing,” said Mark Russell, the Tour’s vice president of rules and competition. “I’m not at all pleased with it. But it’s a regulation that you’ve got to register when you arrive on site. And if you don’t before your competition round, the regulation says you’re ineligible from competing in the tournament.”

Several players were stunned to hear the news, including Furyk.

“I’m deciding if I want to be Phil Mickelson right now,” he said, referring to how Mickelson blasted the PGA Tour for the pro-am rule that got Furyk disqualified from The Barclays. “Wow.”

Furyk slipped from No. 3 to No. 9 in the playoff standings. Campbell is out altogether.

“I feel terrible for him,” Furyk said.

Furyk and Davis Love III said whenever they have forgotten to register, a rules official had the sheet to sign before they teed off. Furyk said the responsibility lies with Campbell – as it did with Furyk last week with the pro-am mistake – but questioned why officials weren’t looking out for him.

Russell said no one noticed until Friday night when they were going through the forms. He said he called Campbell, who realized he never registered.

“He accepted total responsibility for it,” Russell said.

Love said it might be another rule that needs changing, just as the PGA Tour suspended the pro-am rule for the rest of the year. In the case of Furyk’s pro-am mishap and Campbell failing to register, no one can replace them in the field.

“It doesn’t feel like a regular tournament,” said Love, adding that it would be easy for a player not to follow his routine.

This is Campbell’s second administrative blunder. A year ago, he was on the plane to Hawaii for the Sony Open when he realized he never entered the tournament.

“It’s starting to be a trend,” Campbell said. ]]> Tour Chatter Bulls9999 http://golfrewound.com/forums/tour-chatter/11384-campbell-dqd-deutche-bank-champ-even-stupider-than-furyks-dq.html logistics of attending the Masters http://golfrewound.com/forums/general-golf-discussion/11383-logistics-attending-masters.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:19:10 GMT Hello to everyone on this wonderful site. I've used the search function but haven't found an answer to my question. I've been fortunate to receive practice round tickets for the 2011 Masters. I've waited thirty years and can't wait to go. My question is what is the easiest way to get from the regional airport (Bush Field) to the golf course, and back? Rent a car, take a taxi, do they have a shuttle from the airport and back. I'm hoping someone has solid reliable advice for this first timer.

Thank you,

Jim - Semper Fi ]]> General Golf Discussion jmcf1949 http://golfrewound.com/forums/general-golf-discussion/11383-logistics-attending-masters.html <![CDATA[NFL Picks & Talk 2010 Week #1]]> http://golfrewound.com/forums/locker-room/11382-nfl-picks-talk-2010-week-1-a.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:34:52 GMT Well the early lines are out for week #1 so here they are. You may post just your Thursday pick before the game Thursday if you'd like. But please also include it with all of your picks prior to the start of the first game Sunday. Also, all picks for Sunday's and Monday's games must be posted prior to the start of the first Sunday game. The Thursday starts are the only exception. When they have Saturday starts all picks will have to be posted prior to the start of the first Saturday game.


Favorite Spread Underdog

Thursday 9/9

At New Orleans -4.5 Minnesota

Sunday 9/12

At NY Giants -7 Carolina
Miami -3 At Buffalo
Atlanta -2.5 At Pittsburgh
At Chicago -6 Detroit
At New England -4.5 Cincinnati
At Tampa Bay -3 Cleveland
At Jacksonville -2.5 Denver
Indianapolis -2.5 At Houston
At Tennessee -6.5 Oakland
Green Bay -3 At Philadelphia
San Francisco -3 At Seattle
Arizona -4 At St. Louis
Dallas -4 At Washington

MNF

At NY Jets -2 Baltimore
San Diego -5.5 At Kansas City ]]> The Locker Room Wazmankg http://golfrewound.com/forums/locker-room/11382-nfl-picks-talk-2010-week-1-a.html Deutsche Bank Championship http://golfrewound.com/forums/tour-chatter/11381-deutsche-bank-championship.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:14:11 GMT Round 2 is well underway and Matt Kuchar is lurking again. He's 2 back of Snedeker's -12 with 2 to play. Tiger is having another up & down tournament... 72 yesterday and 65 today. He's projected to make the cut for next week barely. But he'll have to play more like today than yesterday to be safe. Phil is having a decent week so far at -8. It looks like Harrington will miss the cut and be done for the rest of these "playoffs". ]]> Tour Chatter Wazmankg http://golfrewound.com/forums/tour-chatter/11381-deutsche-bank-championship.html PERSONAL BEST!!! kinda... sorta... http://golfrewound.com/forums/general-golf-discussion/11380-personal-best-kinda-sorta.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:51:57 GMT I may get long winded here; I realize now that when people post their new personal best scores, it's as much for them to be able to go and recount their day as it is to share with the folks who will appreciate it the most!

I haven't played on a Friday for some time now, and I haven't played my old home course in months. They have too many tournaments and I just got discouraged. Plus the last time I went I noted that the green fee had gone up, so I was doubly aggravated. A course you can't get on and then when you finally can have to pay more for isn't the place you always want to go. I know that the tournaments bring the good easy money, and I see that they're trying to otherwise maximize their dollar. The good news of this was the course was empty on a Friday afternoon holiday weekend, so my round only took 2 hours and 45 minutes (I don't necessarily like to play fast, but I do like to play efficiently!). I had the afternoon, so I played...

We have been getting tons of rain (played my usual Monday round right after 3 days of downpours - lakes all over the course where there hadn't been before) so this was the first day they'd been able to cut grass well. All in all the course was in pretty good shape. They'd recently punched the greens and sanded them; I think that helped a lot because they were smooth.

The day started off nondescript. First 2 holes are easy-ish par 4's; I'm usually happy if I get through them +1 - I parred them both. 3rd hole is a par 5, only about 500 yards. I proceeded to hit the same shot I'd just hit on 2, a bad push. Only this time there was OB right... I haven't taken a mulligan in some time now; I keep a handicap and I don't want to fudge it. But that was such a wild shot, I thought I might take one there... I hit 3 down the middle, laid up on 4, and 5 on the green. I thought forget the mully, you still have a good chance for bogey. Putt didn't move like I thought it would but I gave it a good run and took double. Hit another push off the tee on 4 - OB - and took double there too (so now I'm a bit perturbed, because if I hit the same shots without the penalties, I'm even...). +4. Parred #5 #6 is normally a short par 5 of less than 500, but yesterday it was even shorter, only playing 467. Of course I'm thinking birdie, eagle if lucky, par at worst. Pulled tee shot into the rough, which is up due to the rain, chop it out to the front of the green. Hit one of the worst shots of the day, a punky chip basically sideways, leaving about 30 feet for birdie. Not even close. Then missed the 7 foot par putt; 3 putt for bogey. Bogeyed 7 & 8, parred 9 with a really good second shot.

So I'm +7 at the turn, a normal-ish round. I'm a bogey golfer and I'm thinking I'm looking good to break 90. If I don't have the stroke and distance penalties on 3 & 4, I'm +3, which would have been my best 9, so I'm cool.

Back nine. Par 10. Birdie 11, a short par 4. Got to 12... it's a short 4, a canal down the right, and bunkers right and left of the fairway. I normally hit my 3 wood, but it's in time out and I had an older 3 wood in the bag, but I hadn't hit it yet so I didn't trust it. I should have pulled out the 5 wood instead and just laid back, but I had hit the driver well on the last 2 holes. I decided to choke down on the driver just a bit and smooth it into the fairway. I held off on it and it stayed right, but safe. Tough second out of rough and a bad pitch left me with too long a par putt - bogey.
13 is my nemesis hole; I've talked about it often. Par 4, 381 yds, water all down the left, OB right and bunkers pinching the landing area to about 25 yards. Confident stroke, nice tight draw to the center of the fairway. On in 2, good putt just stayed high. Par. The 14th, coupled with 13, may have been the holes of the day; and were the reason for my excitement. Bladed a wedge over the short par 3, then hit a nice recovery and made a good 4 footer for par.

OK, we are through 14 holes and I'm still +7 (and I STILL could really be +3!). I'm even on the back. Never been here before.

Roll around the corner to the 15th, a par 4, the #1 handicap hole. Here's where the kinda sorta comes in. I was playing behind a 3 some, but they were moving - the only hole I waited on them was the 13th, and I only caught up to them on the back - I flew through the front in an hour and 15 minutes. As I pull up to 15 there are about 6-7 guys apparently playing a game. They'd let the 3-some in front of me go through, apparently. They asked if I was a single and decided to let me through. Uh-oh... I'm not usually concerned with a crowd, but here I was. I'm playing the round of my life, moving along, and now I see my scores, so my number is in my head (if I par in, I break 80 for the first time ever!) and I've got an audience on a hole that is not easy... One guy says "OK, we'll let you through but if you hit a bad shot, we're gonna talk about you!" - Thanks for that negative thought that becomes the last thought in my head, which is already swimming, before I hit... Push right - OB. Reload. Push right - OB. I rushed and absolutely couldn't regain focus because I became too concerned with them. I can't just sit there and hit again with them letting me through, so I apologize and drive away. I dropped a ball up near where I went OB, but I decided right then that I was coming back to play this hole again. I know it's not legal, but I also didn't have a ball in play. Finished out that hole. Parred 16 and 17. On the par 5 18th blew my tee shot WAY right - OB. Third shot fairway, laid up on 4, missed the green left on 5, chipped to 2 feet and took a 7...

I then returned to 15. Hit my tee shot a bit right and took a while to find it plugged in the mud. Pushed my second OB. Hit my 4th into the fairway, got on in 5 and made about a 45 footer for double.

So I shot an 83. Kinda, sorta... that's a career low. I feel weird about it because of the scenario at 15, but I also feel good. I hit 3 balls OB from the tee (not counting 15 the first time), stroke and distance penalties. If I remove those 2 strokes per hole, I shoot +5 for the day. If I make the putts I left short but were on line, I probably shoot +3 on the day.

If I look at it another way, and take my medicine (which I don't know if I could because I left the hole), on 15 I'd have taken a 10 - the two OB from the tee, then the 6 strokes I took when I came back around to play it again... that would give me an 87, but I could only take a 7 on that hole for handicapping purposes, so it would have been an 84, which would still have been a PB (I once shot an 82, playing 2 balls at one time as 2 separate rounds, but I don't count that; shot a 76 on a par 62 course...).

The big difference for the day was simple - I hit more greens than normal. 6 fairways - typical; 9 greens - atypical. And I putted well - 30 putts is good, not great, but I rolled the ball well and just barely missed on quite a few putts.

This summer I've gone from the absolute worst golf of my life, hitting shots I've never seen before, to this round, where I feel had a great possiblilty to break 80. Looking forward to my Monday round with my buddy! I've taken him down the last 2 rounds and now I feel great about the next round! ]]> General Golf Discussion TwillDog http://golfrewound.com/forums/general-golf-discussion/11380-personal-best-kinda-sorta.html <![CDATA[Par 3's - do you use a 'tee' or hit it off the ground/grass?]]> http://golfrewound.com/forums/general-golf-discussion/11378-par-3s-do-you-use-tee-hit-off-ground-grass.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:06:43 GMT Just curious.... this has resonated a few times playing with my wife who has evolved to hitting the ball off the ground, without a tee, on par 3's. I've asked why she doesn't take the advantage allowed her by using a tee (especially when she chunks it fat :whistle:) and in one episode of Playing Tips from the Pro's on the Golf Channel, Arnold Palmer chided the golf announcer playing partner he was with for doing the same thing, saying "you'll never see a PGA pro doing that", which has me wondering, do pro's mostly use a tee or do some just plop it on the ground? And I guess it's an irrelevent point if the pro's do because they have much more consistency in their stroke than amateurs from sheer repetition and swing mechanics. ]]> General Golf Discussion Bulls9999 http://golfrewound.com/forums/general-golf-discussion/11378-par-3s-do-you-use-tee-hit-off-ground-grass.html Favourite Players from Each Tour http://golfrewound.com/forums/tour-chatter/11375-favourite-players-each-tour.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:40:56 GMT Mine are as follows: PGA Tour: Jim Furyk Champions Tour: Fred Couples Euro Tour: Martin Kaymer and Francesco Molinari LPGA: Michelle Wie Nationwide: No clue... What are your favourites from each tour? Mine are as follows:

PGA Tour: Jim Furyk
Champions Tour: Fred Couples
Euro Tour: Martin Kaymer and Francesco Molinari
LPGA: Michelle Wie
Nationwide: No clue...

What are your favourites from each tour? ]]> Tour Chatter NathanD37 http://golfrewound.com/forums/tour-chatter/11375-favourite-players-each-tour.html And now: Face on http://golfrewound.com/forums/practice-range/11373-now-face.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:11:28 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phwUY-8P4As I thought you might like to see the other perspective. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phwUY-8P4As

I thought you might like to see the other perspective. :) ]]> The Practice Range radagast http://golfrewound.com/forums/practice-range/11373-now-face.html Un-Official Projected 2011 PGA Tour Schedule http://golfrewound.com/forums/tour-chatter/11372-un-official-projected-2011-pga-tour-schedule.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:36:10 GMT Greetings ...

By going thru the official 2010 PGA Tour Schedule as well as official web-sites of the various tournaments, I have compiled an un-official projected schedule for the 2011 PGA Tour season.

At least one event -- St. Jude's -- is not quite guaranteed to be on the 2011 schedule unless sufficient sponsorship is secured.

Thanx-A-Lot, Frank-0-Sport
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  DATES          Tournament                                  Purse
  in 2011        Name                                        (++ = confirmed for 2011)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1.  1/ 6-9      S.B.S. Championship                          $ 5.60-million ++
  2.  1/13-16    Sony-Hawaii Open                            $ 5.50-million
  3.  1/19-23    Bob Hope Classic                            $ 5.00-million
  4.  1/27-30    Farmers Insurance-San Diego Open            $ 5.80-million ++

  5.  2/ 3-6      W.M. Phoenix Open                            $ 6.00-million
  6.  2/10-13    AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am                    $ 6.20-million
  7.  2/17-20    Northern Trust Los Angeles Open              $ 6.40-million
  8.  2/23-27    WGC-Accenture Match Play                    $ 8.50-million
  9.  2/24-27    Maykoba Classic                              $ 3.70-million ++

 10.  3/ 3-6      Honda Classic                                $ 5.60-million
 11.  3/10-13    WGC-Doral Invitational                      $ 8.50-million
 12.  3/10-13    Puerto Rico Open by Banco Popular            $ 3.50-million
 13.  3/17-20    Tampa Bay Transitions Classic                $ 5.40-million
 14.  3/24-27    Arnold Palmer Invitational                  $ 6.00-million

 15.  3/31-4/3    Shell's Wonderful Houston Open              $ 5.80-million
 16.  4/ 7-10    The Masters Tournament                      $ 7.50-million
 17.  4/14-17    Valero Texas Open                            $ 6.10-million
 18.  4/21-24    The Heritage Classic                        $ 5.70-million
 19.  4/28-5/1    Zurich-New Orleans Open                      $ 6.40-million

 20.  5/ 5-8      Quail Hollow Golf Classic by Wells Fargo    $ 6.50-million
 21.  5/12-15    The Players Championship                    $ 9.50-million
 22.  5/19-22    The Colonial Invitational by Crowne Plaza    $ 6.20-million
 23.  5/26-29    HP Byron Nelson Classic                      $ 6.50-million

 24.  6/ 2-5      The Memorial Tournament                      $ 6.00-million
 25.  6/ 9-12    St. Jude's Children's Classic                $ 5.60-million
 26.  6/16-19    U.S. Open                                    $ 7.50-million
 27.  6/23-26    Travelers-Hartford Open                      $ 6.00-million
 28.  6/30-7/3    AT&T National                                $ 6.20-million

 29.  7/ 7-10    John Deere Classic                          $ 4.40-million
 30.  7/14-17    Reno-Tahoe Open                              $ 3.00-million
 31.  7/14-17    150th British Open Championship              £ 4.20-million
 32.  7/21-24    102nd Canadian Open by RBC                  $ 5.10-milliom
 33.  7/28-31    The Greenbriar Classic                      $ 6.00-million

 34.  8/ 4-7      Turning Stone Resort Classic                $ 4.00-million
 35.  8/ 4-7      WGC-Bridgestone Invitational                $ 8.50-million
 36.  8/11-14    PGA Championship                            $ 7.50-million
 37.  8/18-21    Wyndham-Greensboro Open                      $ 5.10-million
 38.  8/25-28    The Barclays Classic                        $ 7.50-million

 39.  9/ 2-5      Deutsche Bank USA Classic                    $ 7.50-million
 40.  9/ 8-11    BMW Championship                            $ 7.50-million
 41.  9/22-25    The Tour Championship                        $ 7.50-million
 42.  9/29-10/2  Viking Mississippi Classic                  $ 3.70-million

 43. 10/ 6-9      McGladrey Sea Island Classic                $ 4.00-million
 44. 10/13-16    Fry's.Com Open - California                  $ 5.00-million
 45. 10/20-23    JT-Shriners Las Vegas Classic                $ 4.30-million
 46. TBD          Walmart-C.M.N. Walt Disney Classic          $ 4.70-million

 Unofficial Total Purse ... $ 275,830,000 ($5,996,304.34+ per event)
]]> Tour Chatter Frank-0-Sport http://golfrewound.com/forums/tour-chatter/11372-un-official-projected-2011-pga-tour-schedule.html <![CDATA[Shouldn't "Rookie-of-the-Year" be a 1st time Pro?]]> http://golfrewound.com/forums/tour-chatter/11371-shouldnt-rookie-year-1st-time-pro.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:52:22 GMT Maybe it's just the way I look at things, but shouldn't Rookie of the Year go to someone who is professionally "a Rookie"? Maybe they can add phrasing like in college sports, "True Freshman" vs "Redshirt Freshman"? If someone was on the PGA tour for 10-15 years and doesn't get their card for a year or two and then comes back via Q-school/NW Tour, does that make them eligible for "Rookie of the Year"? I was reading how Rory is high up on the list, but he's been playing Euro PGA for about 3 years, right?...how can he be a rookie? That should be reserved for 1st-timer professionals, ever. ]]> Tour Chatter Bulls9999 http://golfrewound.com/forums/tour-chatter/11371-shouldnt-rookie-year-1st-time-pro.html <![CDATA[NFL Picks & Talk 2010]]> http://golfrewound.com/forums/locker-room/11369-nfl-picks-talk-2010-a.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:05:35 GMT We'll be having an NFL Pick Em tournament again this season, our 4th. The rules are simple.

I post the spreads for all games as soon as they come out, or as soon as I can.
Pick all games by putting your picks in bold. Post them in the weekly thread. (just copy & paste from my OP and bold your picks).
Up to 3 "lock of the week" picks are allowed, but not required.
Points will be doubled for locks.
Standings will be ordered on a win percentage basis.
Point values will increase once the playoffs start.

If for any reason you don't post your picks for a week, select a default slate here and those will be your picks for that week. The options are -

all home
all away
all favorites
all dogs


So post here if you're interested and include your default picks.



Wazmankg - all home ]]> The Locker Room Wazmankg http://golfrewound.com/forums/locker-room/11369-nfl-picks-talk-2010-a.html <![CDATA[Pit Bull - Man's Worst Friend]]> http://golfrewound.com/forums/pub/11368-pit-bull-mans-worst-friend.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:26:34 GMT I know this is going to be a hot button topic so all I ask is for everyone to keep it civil and play nice.

Pit Bulls - Love 'em or hate 'em? Seems like every day I read an article or see a tv news story about someone, mostly children, being attacked, mauled, and even killed by pit bulls. We all know the dog fighting history and the status these killers have in the hood so my question is.......Like many communities in my area, should your community have a pit bull ordinance that bans pit bulls from your community? If not, why not, and if so, do you support it?

I do have a dog in this fight, so to speak. No, I don't own a pit bull but as a former meter reader and eventual meter reading company owner with a staff of 80+ meter readers reading 10 million meters a month in Southeastern Michigan I've had more than my share of experiences with these animals. I have met with dog experts from around the country learning Pit Bull behavior, breeding, and instincts. I have plenty of my own experiences but I'd like to hear your thoughts and experiences on owning this controversial animal. ]]> The Pub Leaguegolf http://golfrewound.com/forums/pub/11368-pit-bull-mans-worst-friend.html So what have you done... http://golfrewound.com/forums/general-golf-discussion/11367-so-what-have-you-done.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:43:19 GMT Just came across this story on yahoo and boy I feel bad for the guy..lol


Golfer's swing sparks 25-acre California blaze - Devil Ball Golf - Golf* - Yahoo! Sports ]]> General Golf Discussion Ametzler http://golfrewound.com/forums/general-golf-discussion/11367-so-what-have-you-done.html