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Golf Question - "Old Style Course"
Posted on 7/18/10 at 11:38 am
Posted on 7/18/10 at 11:38 am
I've been playing golf for about 12 years, but watching the AT&T at Aronimink last week, plus Riviera, Westchester, Colonial and a few others in the past, I keep hearing the term tossed around..."old style course." What exactly is meant by this? I can only assume it means shorter in length but accuracy is a must, whereas a lot of the newer courses are a bombers paradise where there is little penalty for errant shots.
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Posted on 7/18/10 at 11:46 am to Obi-Wan Tiger
Sometimes links...but usually short, narrow, placement courses that most of the time dont take up alot of acrage (meaning the course wraps around itself)
Posted on 7/18/10 at 11:49 am to unbeWEAVEable
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courses that most of the time dont take up alot of acrage (meaning the course wraps around itself)
I think this is what they mean most of the time. A lot of the newer courses being built aren't very walkable...there's a good bit of distance between greens and the next tee box.
Posted on 7/18/10 at 11:53 am to Obi-Wan Tiger
to me it refers to course design, and building the course using the given terrain. no stadium greens, cross-ties, artificial water features, island greens, etc.
Posted on 7/18/10 at 11:54 am to unbeWEAVEable
Makes sense...essentially the opposite of a lot of courses that are now built in housing developments that are stretched out for miles.
And as you said about links...St Andrews would seem to be a perfect example...you go out...you come back. The whole course is situated on that peninsula.
Which leads me to my next question...I have read and they have mentioned on the broadcast...a few times a year, you can play the Old Course "backwards." How is that possible?
And as you said about links...St Andrews would seem to be a perfect example...you go out...you come back. The whole course is situated on that peninsula.
Which leads me to my next question...I have read and they have mentioned on the broadcast...a few times a year, you can play the Old Course "backwards." How is that possible?
This post was edited on 7/18/10 at 11:56 am
Posted on 7/18/10 at 11:55 am to Obi-Wan Tiger
An old style course can typically be played along the ground, e.g., chip & run, putter from off the green, etc. New style courses are a lot more carry and you play a lot more lob/flop type shots around the greens.
Posted on 7/18/10 at 12:01 pm to Obi-Wan Tiger
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Which leads me to my next question...I have read and they have mentioned on the broadcast...a few times a year, you can play the Old Course "backwards." How is that possible?
not sure, but I would guess #1 would be 1 tee to 17 green, #2 to 16 green, etc. #18 green would still be 18 I would think...
Posted on 7/18/10 at 12:07 pm to ForeLSU
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play the Old Course "backwards." How is that possible?
Golf courses are made where the fairway bunkers, hazards, etc. are in places at the peak of the pros hitting area (about 2/3 the length of the hole is where they lie) so that it forces the players to play smart golf.
St. Andrews, on the other hand, was purposfully made backwards, where almost all of the bunkers were just 1/3 out from the tee. Remeber Tiger in 2000 winning and not hitting it in a single bunker...he essentially played the course in reverse..confusing i know
Posted on 7/18/10 at 12:08 pm to ForeLSU
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