I think that Pebble Beach is my favorite golf course to go to. I think Augusta is my favorite place to go play golf. - Jack Nicklaus There are four tournaments that comprise the Grand Slam of golf -- the British Open, the U. S. Open, the PGA championship, and the Masters, the only one of the four held on the same golf course every year. And considering the fact that Jack Nicklaus won the Masters a record six times, it's certainly understandable why he would say that particular tournament was his favorite, even if it weren't the most prestigious of them all. There's something special about the Augusta National golf course, which was designed by golfing legend Bobby Jones. … [Read more...]
The Pearl: 9 April 2015
April 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Golf is a game where you yell 'fore', shoot six, and write down five. - Paul Harvey The great radio commentator Paul Harvey had a dry sense of humor. However, this pearl only applies to hackers like me who really don't even know all the rules and slights the genuine golfer who respects the game. Golf etiquette demands that golfers self-report violations of the rules, even if a certain rules violation carries an automatic penalty. Golf is a game meant to be played by the rules, with honor and integrity. The great Bobby Jones famously set the ultimate example of this when he called a one-stroke penalty on himself that eventually cost him the 1925 U. S. Open. When sportswriter O. B. Keeler suggested afterward that Jones deserved universal admiration and respect for this incredible example of good sportsmanship the golfer scoffed as he famously replied, "You might as well praise me for not robbing banks." But Keeler was absolutely right. The native Georgian deserves universal recognition and our respect for setting the quintessential example for how to play the game that continues to this very day. … [Read more...]
