tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post111259090423733251..comments2007-11-28T10:34:36.171-08:00Golf Grouch[email protected]Blogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-7895029609585611402007-06-28T06:23:00.000-07:002007-06-28T06:23:00.000-07:00Question for you JimmyJ...just what is that statement "a special prize of a 69" referring to?Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-73484605734306319002007-02-28T17:13:00.000-08:002007-02-28T17:13:00.000-08:00THAT'S why I only play nine at a time....this is supposed to be fun, right?tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250830760621620435[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-34728513428934892502007-01-26T14:54:00.000-08:002007-01-26T14:54:00.000-08:00That 450 par 4 doesn't sound like a great "finishing" hole to me, it just sounds tough and one would think you should have another hole to recoup a bogey .. I agree with the club house gallery ... I have gotten an occasion cheer on a sand save or great putt ... so I'll take 310 to the water guarding the sprawling, multi tiered greens with a pond, fountains and ducksAnonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1168920313901894532007-01-15T20:05:00.000-08:002007-01-15T20:05:00.000-08:00My home finishing hole is a par3 of 211yards , and the great thing I like about it , is that it plays out right in front of the clubhouse for all to see . <BR/><BR/>Isnt that what club golf should be about ? .<BR/><BR/>Believe me , I can always tell a golfer trying to get a good score home during a Sat. medal , and he knows everyone looking down from the clubhouse knows as well .<BR/><BR/>Thats whats missing from modern golf courses finishing holes nowadays IMHO.Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1168815957943246632007-01-14T15:05:00.000-08:002007-01-14T15:05:00.000-08:00We have one of those on my home course as well. I hate it! It hates me.<BR/><BR/>Hit a good drive and you're behind a red maple on the corner of the dogleg. Hit a great drive and you've got 158, off a downhill lie, to a pin tucked behind the most diabolical bunker on the course.MCPO Airdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077015763531576645[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1168782945919837122007-01-14T05:55:00.000-08:002007-01-14T05:55:00.000-08:00You make a good point about what makes a "great finishing hole." I can certainly commiserate with you about how challenging some of those finishing holes can be.<BR/><BR/>From a different perspective, sometimes a "great finishing hole" has some striking visual characteristic(s) that make it dramatic. Take #18 at Pebble Beach, as a well-known example - not all that difficult as a Par 5 (to make par that is), but it is one of the most gorgeous holes in golf.Dale[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1168726149735770582007-01-13T14:09:00.000-08:002007-01-13T14:09:00.000-08:00Hey Grouchy - Since it's your home track and they know you - why not just play the backside first once in awhile? It may give you a new attitude about that hole. Besides, any "last" hole is tough when the prize is special. How about a 5 footer for a 69?JimmyJ[email protected]