Not what you think
Golfer to caddie: “Why do you keep looking at your watch? I find it very distracting.”
Caddie: “It’s not a watch, sir – it’s a compass.”
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Today and Tomorrow are your last two chances to play golf at Pine Valley for $25 18 holes w/cart after 12.
Book your tee time now online or give us a call at 330-335-3375
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez became the first Spaniard to win the Senior British Open on Sunday, edging defending champion Bernhard Langer by one shot.
Jimenez dropped only one stroke en route to a final round 3-under 69 and ended on 12-under 276 at the historic Old Course.
Jimenez was following in famous footsteps as the second Spaniard to win at St. Andrews after Seve Ballesteros won the British Open in 1984.
“This is the place where everyone wants to win and the place where Seve won his second British Open,” Jimenez said. “It has always been my ambition to win here. It feels like I am part of history.”
The 54-year-old Jimenez played the sort of round every professional golfer dreams of on the final day at St. Andrews, and often in unpleasant — occasionally vicious — weather conditions.
Langer shot a 68 to come second.
Americans Kirk Triplett (69) and Scott McCarron (68) tied for third alongside Canada’s Stephen Ames (69). All three finished on 10 under.
Jimenez won the Regions Tradition in May, holding off a hard-charging Steve Stricker for his first senior major title.
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Eggs..?
Golf balls are like eggs.
They’re white.
Sold by the dozen.
And a week later you have to buy some more.
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A golfer sliced a ball into a field of chickens, striking one of the hens and killing it instantly. He was understandably upset, and sought out the farmer. “I’m sorry,” he said, “my terrible tee-shot hit one of your hens and killed it. Can I replace the hen?”
“I don’t know about that,” replied the farmer, mulling it over. “How many eggs a day do you lay?”
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Now through July 31st enjoy 18 holes w/cart for $25 and 9 holes w/cart for $15 from Noon to 6 pm.
You can book tee times online or call us at the clubhouse 330-335-3375
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Do you know why there are tee markers on each tee. They are there so you know where you should start the hole from. There are usually 3 to 4 set of markers depending on your skill level. Red for the ladies, Gold for Seniors, White for amateur and average golfers and Blue for the professional or better golfers. Tee markers are moved around so that the teeing ground can recover and also to change the look and shape of a hole and give the golfer a different perspective. The greens keeper determines or a course personnel will determine the tee position. The golfers are not to move markers. So remember when you are playing the tees are positioned where they are for a number of reasons and not to punish you the golfer.
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The married couple
As a couple approaches the altar, the groom tells his wife-to-be, “Honey, I’ve got something to confess: I’m a golf nut, and every chance I get, I’ll be playing golf!”
“Since we’re being honest,” replies the bride, “I have to tell you that I’m a hooker.”
The groom replies, “That’s okay, honey. You just need to learn to keep your head down and your left arm straight.”
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Saturday July 28th We will be closing early for a private event. The last tee time will be 3 pm and tee times from 2 pm till 3 pm will be 9 holes only. Call and make your tee times at 330-335-3375
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Priorities
A fourball watched, intrigued, as a lone player played up short of the green they were on. As they teed off on the next they noticed him quickly chip on and putt out, before running up to their tee.
Sensing their bewilderment, he said, “Sorry, do you mind if I play through – I’ve just heard that my wife has had a terrible accident and may not make it!”
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July 26th – July 31st Noon till 6 pm
18 Holes w/cart $25
9 Holes w/cart $15
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The right club?
A hacker was playing so badly that his caddie was getting increasingly exasperated.
On the 11th, his ball lay about 160 yards from the green and as he eyed up the shot, he asked his caddie, “Do you think I can get there with a 4-iron?”
“Eventually,” replied the caddie, wearily.
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End Of July Special
July 26th – July 31st
Noon til 6 pm – 18 holes w/cart $21
9 holes w/cart $15
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iven Tiger Woods’ recent struggles with the putter, it isn’t too surprising that one of the lowlights of his first-round 78 at Shinnecock Hills was a four-putt from 40 feet on the 13th hole.
He does have something of a positive track record with that club, so it might not be time to make wholesale changes. But top short game instructor Todd Sones says a key part of his setup will tend to make a player sensitive to streaks and slumps, especially on greens as slick and challenging as Shinnecock’s. “Tiger has really been hitting it great lately, but his putting has been an issue. He had something like seven missed putts inside five feet at Memorial, and a four-putt Thursday,” says Sones, who runs the Impact Golf School outside Chicago. “When you hold the putter more in your fingers, like he does, you’re going to have more rotation and release in your stroke. That tends to lead to more tension.”
When you compare Woods’ putting grip with the other players in his Friday pairing, you can see a difference. “I like a grip that is more in the palms, like Justin Thomas and Dustin Johnson use,” says Sones, whose new book, The Scoring Zone, was released last week. “You don’t have to squeeze the grip as much, and you aren’t relying on your hands to do a lot of the work.”
To set your own grip that way, angle the putter handle so that it runs diagonally across your palms—not in line with the base of your fingers. “When you do it correctly, the shaft of the putter will line up with your forearms,” says Sones. “And it works whether you go with a conventional hand position, left-hand-low or even the claw.”
Once you have the grip in place, control the distance of your putt with the length of your backswing, not with the force you add with your hands or body. “If you take the putter back the right distance, gravity controls your speed,” says Sones. “Let the the putter fall. You don’t have to slow it down or speed it up, and your finish will be as long as it naturally ends up based on how far back you took it.”
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You can play 18 holes with a cart for $21 every weekday morning until noon and you don’t have to be a senior. You can do 9 holes with a cart for only $15. Why not make a tee time and get out early before the heat and enjoy a round of golf. You can tee off starting at 6:30 am. If you are a senior you get the weekday special until 2 pm.
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The fisherman
What is the difference between a golfer and a fisherman?
When a golfer lies, he doesn’t have to bring anything home to prove it.
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Francesco Molinari makes 16 pars and two birdies while paired with Tiger Woods
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Chaos on the leaderboard. Final group is struggling. Tiger’s in contention. No, wait, Tiger’s leading!No, wait, now he’s not. Then a six-way tie for first … and how the heck did Rory get in the mix? Thought we wrote him off two hours ago.
Sunday was a delicious mess, a day in which a dozen or so guys seemed to sneak peeks at the Claret Jug. It was fun, entertaining, a roller-coaster ride of epic Open Championship proportions, as the real Carnoustie – the nasty one, thanks to stiffer winds and tougher pin placements — finally showed up.
In the end, though, it belonged to the calmest guy in the room.
En route to becoming the first Italian to win The Open, Francesco Molinari went about his business this weekend like a meticulous craftsman patiently working on a Stradivarius. He put his head down, never drew attention to himself, and never made a mistake. He played beautiful bogey-free golf for 36 holes on a course that, frankly, he’s avoided in recent years. Carnoustie is one of three venues for the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship; Molinari has only played the event once since 2012 and has never finished inside the top 35.
“I got beaten up around here a few times already in the past,” he said. “I didn’t particularly enjoy that feeling.”
That’s why he didn’t fancy his chances this week, even though the 35-year-old from Turin was on the hottest streak of his career and the hottest golfer on the planet. Two wins on two continents in his last five starts, including the Quicken Loans National earlier this month on the PGA TOUR. He also threw in a couple of runner-up finishes, including a T-2 in his last start at the John Deere Classic.
So how did we overlook this guy? The big reason on Sunday was obvious – his playing partner.
Tiger Woods was the host at the Quicken Loans and the one who handed the tournament trophy to Molinari. Now they were in the same twosome battling for golf’s most historic trophy. With Tiger close to turning back the clock – OK, not exactly to year-of-2000 standards, but closer to 2008, the year of his 14th and last major victory when he won on essentially one leg – Molinari was relegated to sideshow status.
“Clearly in my group, the attention wasn’t really on me, let me put it that way,” Molinari said. “If someone was expecting a charge, probably they weren’t expecting it from me, but it’s been the same the whole of my career.”
Indeed, Molinari had no problem working in the shadows. He grew up as the younger brother to Edoardo Molinari, who in 2005 became the first continental European to win the U.S. Amateur. Francesco had already turned pro, making his debut on the European Tour with muted performances. Edoardo eventually turned pro himself, and along with Francesco, began making their presence known — particularly as teammates at the 2009 World Cup and 2010 Ryder Cup.
Since then, Edoardo’s career has stalled due to two hand surgeries. On Sunday, he texted his brother to wish him good luck. “I would love for him to get back to where he was a few years ago,” Francesco said. “Golf is a tough beast.”
Now Francesco is the beast. Jordan Spieth has seen it up close.
“He’s been working his butt off,” Spieth said. “I see him in the gym all the time, going through his routine, grinding on the range, doing his own stuff. It truly is hard work that paid off for Francesco. I’m certainly happy for him. I’ve watched this through the PGA TOUR this year, day in and day out, seeing him work as hard as anyone else.”
Spieth, of course, was hoping for his own payoff Sunday after entering the final round as a co-leader with Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele. But the defending champ, who displayed a magic touch down the stretch last year at Royal Birkdale and who on Saturday morning got a haircut at a local shop called Magic Barbers, could conjure up very little on Sunday.
A bogey-double bogey stretch midway through his front nine gave the opening his chasers needed. Schauffele and Kisner also had struggles, particularly out of Carnoustie’s bunkers; in fact, Schauffele, last season’s PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, was forced to hit three one-legged bunker shots Sunday due to some awkward lies.
Such contornion-like poses usually aren’t required on the PGA TOUR, but Schauffele didn’t mind “At times I probably wasn’t smiling,” he said, “but I was having a lot of fun, to be completely honest.”
Molinari – who started the day three shots off the lead – moved up the leaderboard simply by working his way out of trouble and stringing together par after par after par. Woods had moved ahead of him, and for a 23-minute span, even had the solo lead. Asked if leading a major felt familiar after so many years out of the mix, Tiger simply said, “Oh, yeah.”
Meanwhile, the cool Molinari just maintained his par train, letting others self-destruct. Woods lost the lead with a double bogey at the 11th, moving Molinari into a share of the lead with Spieth, Kisner and Kevin Chappell. McIlroy soon joined them after a 59-foot eagle putt at the par-5 14th, as did Schauffele with a birdie at the 10th.
“Every time I looked up at the leaderboard, there’s four, five, six guys in the lead,” Schauffele said, “and five, six guys one back.”
Finally, Molinari took the lead with his first birdie – or non-par – of the day at the 14th. Schauffele joined him 30 minutes later, and that’s when the crowded leaderboard finally started to thin out. The possibility of a playoff still loomed, but then Molinari delivered the decisive blow – a 60-degree wedge from 112 yards at the 18th hole. The ball finished 5 feet from the pin, just inside Woods’ well-struck approach.
McIlroy knew then he was out of the mix. It had been a valiant effort but Molinari was too steady. “With how he’s played this year,” McIlroy said, “there’s just maybe a little more belief. … There’s going to be a lot of European guys vying for his partnership in the foursomes at the Ryder Cup, that’s for sure.”
Molinari and Woods then walked up the fairway toward the large grandstands and the Carnoustie hotel in the distance. Woods crossed the Barry Burn on the left side, while Molinari crossed it on the right. Woods missed his putt, Molinari made his and was now the leader at 8 under.
“He chipped it beautifully,” Woods said about his playing partner. “I know he made a couple of putts here and there for par but to get it to where it was basically kick-in from some of the spots he put himself, that was impressive. Great touch.”
The waiting game then began for Molinari. After signing his card, he retreated to a couch to watch the coverage and see if Schauffele could catch him. It was a helpless feeling, and sitting there only made it worse, even though Schauffele dropped two strokes behind with a bogey at 17. It didn’t matter for Molinari. He buried his head, still nervous; for the first time today, he did not appear calm.
“That’s why I went to the putting green because I probably would’ve felt sick watching on TV,” he said. “Big credit to my wife, who watches me all the time. I don’t know how she does it. I couldn’t do it.”
Having hit a few putts, he suddenly stopped. Finally, it was official. Schauffele had not holed out at 18. It was 6:52 p.m. local time; more important, it was 7:52 p.m. back in Turin. The chaos at Carnoustie had finally ended. A new chapter has begun in golf. Italy has its first major champion.
“Look at the names on that Claret Jug,” Molinari said, staring at the shiny object within arm’s length. “What can you say? It’s the best golfers in history, and to be on there, it’s incredible. From someone like me coming from Italy – not really a major golfing country – it’s been an incredible journey.”
Given his form, don’t expect it to end anytime soon.
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Drowning your sorrows
After a particularly poor round, a golfer spotted a lake as he walked despondently up the 18th.
He looked at his caddie and said, “I’ve played so badly all day, I think I’m going to drown myself in that lake.”
The caddie, quick as a flash, replied, “I’m not sure you could keep your head down that long.”
Read more at https://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/features/the-game/20-best-golf-jokes-90683#VMDbsdAOHXo16iJF.99
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| T1 | -6 | 4:00 pm | 13 | 51 | 38 | |||
| T1 | -6 | 4:00 pm | 14 | 52 | 38 | ||||
| T3 | -5 | 13 | -7 | — | — | — |
| T3 | -5 | 3:50 pm | 26 | 32 | 6 | ||||
| T3 | -5 | 3:50 pm | T19 | 22 | 3 | ||||
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World’s worst
A golfer was having a terrible round – 20-over par for the front nine with scores of balls lost in water or rough. When his caddie then coughed as he steadied himself over a 12-inch putt on the 10th, he lost it.
“You’ve got to be the worst caddie in the world!” he yelled.
“I doubt it,” replied the caddie, dead-pan. “That would be too much of a coincidence.”
Read more at https://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/features/the-game/20-best-golf-jokes-90683#AtQDbPXeDYhV4Gjb.99
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We found markers for each hole except #5 and with the help of Lisa’s Uncle Joe we were able to create one and now all 18 holes have markers. 
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July 19-22, 2018
Kevin KisnerTony Finau
Zander LombardErik van RooyenRyan MooreBrandon StoneThe post Current Leaderboard At The Open Championship appeared first on Pine Valley Golf Club.
Mark of respect
Two golfers are ready to play on the 11th tee as a funeral cortege passes by. The first player stops, doffs his cap, and bows his head as the cortege passes.
“That was a really nice thing to do,” the second golfer says. “It’s good to see there is still some respect in the world.”
“Well, it’s only right,” the first golfer replies. “I was married to her for 35 years.”
Read more at https://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/features/the-game/20-best-golf-jokes-90683#glFcUeUYQYWEdUqY.99
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Want to get a round in before the weekend?
The weather is beautiful and Pine Valley is ready for you to come and play. Today and Friday morning enjoy our weekday special of $21 for 18 holes with a cart. Still openings for the afternoon. There are a couple of women’s leagues this afternoon between 4 and 5 pm but after that up till 6:45 you can get out and get in 9 holes.
Don’t forget our hot dog and kielbasa combo specials and we also have plenty of cold drinks on hand.
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CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Good morning, golf fans. Here’s a quick look at Thursday’s early developments in the first round of The Open Championship at Carnoustie:
KISNER ON FIRE: Kevin Kisner, making his fourth career start in the Open, was the tournament leader at noon local time. The two-time PGA TOUR winner kick-started his round with an eagle at the par-5 sixth, then made three consecutive birdies on his back nine to finish with a 5-under 66. In Kisner’s 13 major appearances, his lone top-10 finish is a T-7 at last year’s PGA Championship.
CANTLAY CONTENDING: Patrick Cantlay, making his Open Championship debut, was 3 under through 17. The 26-year-old Cantlay broke through with his first PGA TOUR win last year, winning in a playoff at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
VEGAS ARRIVES: Jhonattan Vegas, battling visa issues and having difficulties with his travel schedule, did arrive in time to make his tee time. Vegas flew into Glasgow, then took a helicopter to Carnoustie in time to warm up on the range. He was 1 over through six holes.
NOT EXACTLY CAR-NASTY: Generally regarded as the toughest course in the Open rota, Carnoustie’s dry conditions and lack of wind allowed those with early tee times to get off to fast starts. South African Erik van Rooyen, who played collegiately at the University of Minnesota, was in the second group out and shot a 4-under 67. One of his playing partners, Matthew Southgate, also played well, shooting 69. Danny Willet was in the next group and shot 69.
“I think they’ve done a great job of tucking the flags in a few spots to make it as difficult as possible,” said Willett, the 2016 Masters champ. “I think they realized the golf course is pretty gettable for some of the guys out there.”
SPEAKING OF SOUTHGATE: The Englishman is a member of Carnoustie, and was asked after his round if this week has lived up to his expectations. “Yeah, it has,” he replied. “I think, when I first arrived, I was a little disappointed. I think I built it up too much in my mind from the age of 10. A couple of things that you saw play through in your imagination, where you sort of saw things happen, and it unsettles me when things don’t quite go that way.
“For one thing, I always have this sort of vision in my head the little old Scottish fellow would meet me at the front door and call you ‘Mr. Southgate’ and you would feel all excited and stuff. It wasn’t. It was a young American girl sort of flashy, ‘Let me show you around.’ And I thought, I don’t really need showing round. I’ve been a member since I was 16. It kind of threw me a little bit.
“Once I went in the clubhouse and met a couple of members, I settled down. And even more so when I got on the golf course, and the first round has lived up to everything.”
SPIETH STARTS STRONG: Defending champion Jordan Spieth birdied two of his first four holes and was 2 under through eight.
RAHM’S BIG DRIVE: Jon Rahm managed to drive the green at the par-4 third hole, which is playing at 352 yards in the first round. That set up his first birdie of the day. The Spaniard was 2 under through seven.
TIGER IN THE AFTERNOON: Tiger Woods, playing in his first Open since 2015, is among the notable names with late-afternoon tee times. Woods tees off at 3:21 p.m. (10:21 a.m. ET) with Hideki Matsuyama and Russell Knox, the Scottish native who currently lives in Florida. Others with afternoon tee times include current FedExCup leader Dustin Johnson, U.S. Open champ Brooks Koepka, Jason Day and Bubba Watson, who has won three times on TOUR this season.
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EDITORS’ CHOICE: GEAR & GADGETSApril 3, 2018
Golf bags used to be so easy to understand—it was a cart or carry bag, and that was pretty much it. Today, there are a number of sub-categories designed to address the needs of pretty much any golfer. One thing our 13 Editors’ Choice bags (spread over six categories) have in common, however, is practicality for the segment of golfer they were intended for.
Callaway’s 2018 version of its Hyper-Lite Zero and Sun Mountain’s new 2.5+ shared the top spot in Lightweight/Ultra-lightweight, each weighing less than three pounds. Lightweight yet durable fabrics and a carbon-fiber stand system lighten the load on the Callaway bag. The 2.5+ borrows from its 2Five predecessor and adds updates such as shoulder straps with high-density, contoured foam; a full-size, zippered ball pocket; a beverage pouch; and higher-grade fabric.
Our top choices in Carry bags are updated versions of Ping’s Hoofer and Ogio’s Cirrus. Each is similar in weight or lighter than Sun Mountain’s 4.5LS Supercharged, but the extra weight in the Sun Mountain bag is understandable because it’s outfitted to charge up to two electronic devices such as a phone, the first carry bag to have this feature.
For those preferring to ride, Sun Mountain’s updated C-130 Supercharged cart bag has the same phone-charging feature. Hybrid bags, as the name suggests, have attributes appealing to more than one audience. Callaway’s Fusion 14 weighs just 5.7 pounds—an accomplishment in a bag with 14-way dividers and 12 well-positioned pockets, including a magnetic valuables pocket. The Datrek bag has the company’s Top-Lok Technology, a patented bag-to-cart attachment system designed to securely lock the bag onto most pushcarts.
Of course, some golfers want a throwback bag—a small, single-strap bag without a stand that’s perfect when hoofing it for a few holes while not taking up too much room in the trunk of the car, which is why Jones’ Golf Utility Rover bag caught our eye.
One of golfers’ pet peeves are bags that soak in moisture, so we added a sub-category, Waterproof. Keeping the wetness away best was this foursome of bags: Callaway’s Hyper Dry cart bag, Ping’s Hoofer Monsoon carry bag, Sun Mountain’s H2NO Lite carry bag and Titleist’s 4UP StaDry bag. Like we said, not so easy to understand anymore.
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Those of us who have learned the proper way to hold a golf club know it’s a key fundamental to playing the game well. Yet over time, we tend to make adjustments or simply forget grip basics. That’s why constant reminding is helpful. Taking lessons is one way to get that reinforcement. But a much less-expensive and longer-lasting option is using Golf Pride’s new Tour Velvet with ALIGN Technology grip.
It’s the latest version of one of the world’s most-popular grips and features a raised red ridge along its underside that helps golfers establish consistent hand placement on the club. “It gets your hands on the grip consistently every time before you start to swing,” says Bruce Miller, Retail Product Manager for Golf Pride. “Regardless of how you hold the grip or how technically sound your grip is, if you do it the same way every time, you will likely lower your scores. This helps you get the clubface square to the ball at impact every time. It marries the grip to the clubface so that you know where the clubface is at all times during the swing. Once you lock in your hand position, you just swing the club.”
This isn’t a training grip. In fact, it’s USGA-approved for use in competition. That’s a good thing for PGA Tour pros, as many have already switched to it – one of three Tour pros use a reminder grip. Tour pros previously complained that the ridges available on reminder grips weren’t pronounced enough. So they perpetually tweaked their hand position, just like many amateurs. But with ALIGN Technology, Golf Pride accentuated the ridge so that you can easily feel when your hand position is right and have the comfort to swing away. No more tinkering.
“The red raised ridge assists you in getting your hands in the proper position on the golf club,” says Michael Breed, one of the world’s top-rated PGA instructors. “The ridge is going to find a natural spot in your hands while you hold the club, getting you a consistent feeling so that you will hold it the same way every time. Ultimately you will get a feel of the clubface, which leads to consistency in your shots. And that will allow you to play with more confidence and shoot lower scores.”
ALIGN Technology first made its way onto the golf scene last year, on Golf Pride’s MCC and MCC Plus4 models. Now it’s available on the Tour Velvet, rounding out the Tour’s most widely played models. Reformulated material in the latest Tour Velvet is 8 percent softer than before. So it feels soft but is firm enough to provide responsiveness – you can tell what happens at impact. It’s also more durable than ever. Plus it has a nice-feeling texture that provides excellent traction. “We call it hand nesting,” says Miller. “The skin of your hands literally nests down into the traction pattern, for zero slippage. That’s why roughly half of all tour pros play the Tour Velvet.” And now with ALIGN Technology, it is the new gold standard in golf.
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CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – A record heat wave has tee shots at Carnoustie running faster than a caffeinated Usain Bolt.
Players are hitting as little as 7-iron off the tee, and even long-irons are crossing the 300-yard barrier. The toughest course in The Open’s rota is providing a different type of test this week.
“Car-nasty” became notorious in 1999, when lush rough and narrow fairways made the course near-impossible. The course was damp again in 2007. Even with easier conditions, 7 under par was Padraig Harrington’s winning score.
Now players will face a firm and fast Carnoustie on fairways that have been yellowed by a record heat wave in the United Kingdom.
Last month was the second-hottest June on record in the United Kingdom. Motherwell, Scotland, recently hit 91.8 degrees, the highest temperature ever recorded in Scotland.
“I don’t remember the last time we went six weeks without rain,” a British farmer recently told the New York Times. “Only a proper week of full-on British rain can save the situation now.”
That’s not in the forecast this week. Carnoustie has received half its usual rain over the past three months. There have been occasional sprinkles this week, but not enough to alter the conditions. The forecast for the remainder of the week calls for minimal precipitation.
That means the 7,402-yard course, the longest in The Open rota, will play significantly shorter. And the rough that tormented players in 1999 now offers little penalty because it is so dry and brittle. With well-watered greens and breezes that may not blow harder than 20 mph, there is some talk about an unprecedented week of scoring at Carnoustie. No one has finished double-digits under par in seven Opens here.
“When the wind is blowing, it is the toughest golf course in Britain,” said World Golf Hall of Fame member Sir Michael Bonallack. “And when it’s not blowing, it’s probably still the toughest.”
Some are comparing this week to 2006, when Tiger Woods won at Royal Liverpool. He hit driver just once on a course so parched that balls kicked up dust when they hit the turf. He shot 18 under par to beat Chris DiMarco by two shots.
This week, Woods put a new, lower-lofted 2-iron in his bag to send his tee shots scooting down the fairway. There’s one problem, though.
“I haven’t been able to use it that many times … because I’m hitting my other irons so far,” he said. That includes a 333-yard 3-iron on the 18th hole.
That hole used to play as a par-5. Now players who hit driver are left with little more than a pitch shot. Dustin Johnson drove it into the burn fronting the green. The 12-yard-wide hazard crosses the fairway 450 yards from the tee.
Along with the bothersome Barry Burn, which plays an outsized role for such a narrow hazard, it will be imperative for players to avoid Carnoustie’s penal pot bunkers.
“I haven’t seen one yet that … I could actually hit it on the green out of,” Dustin Johnson said.
Carnoustie’s bunkers, among the toughest in the British Isles, are comparable to miniature water hazards because both hand out a one-shot penalty. Some of the vertical faces are 6 feet tall. The bunkers are so small that players are often left with awkward stances, and the ball is so close to the face that it’s impossible to do much more than pitch out.
Johnny Miller lost the 1975 Open here when he needed two shots to get out of a fairway bunker on the 18th hole. He made bogey to fall one short of the playoff won by Tom Watson.
There are, however, a few opportunities for long hitters to blow their tee shots over the traps because the rough is of little concern. On other holes, it is better to lay back short of the bunkers.
“There’s 5,000 different ways … to play these holes out here,” Reed said. The safe play often leaves a more difficult approach shot, though.
“There’s no perfect strategy that eliminates risk,” said Harrington. “It’s very difficult to play short of the bunkers all the time. The beauty of the course is that there are a lot of different ways of playing it, but eventually you’re going to have to grow up and hit the shots.”
Players will certainly have plenty of decisions to make. Carnoustie has just three par-3s, leaving players with 15 tee shots on par-3s and par-4s. They may be hitting wood off the tee of the 248-yard 16th, as well. Jack Nicklaus hit driver into that hole in the 1968 Open.
Choosing a club isn’t the only challenge. Trajectory will have an outsized effect on the distance shots travel.
During Tuesday’s practice round, Reed hit two tee shots with 6-iron on the 16th, which was playing downwind. The “chipped” shot, the one he hit with 70 percent of his strength, rolled 40 yards past the shot he hit with a full swing.
“Trajectory means a lot,” Woods said. He didn’t foresee a lot of opportunities to hit driver because it is so difficult to control a ball that rolls on Carnoustie’s sloping fairways for 60 or more yards. But U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka said he could hit up to 9 drivers.
“Sometimes we can just take all the bunkers out (of play) by hitting driver,” he said. “There’s no reason not to take advantage of that, especially with the rough being not so thick.”
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The heat wave is broken and for the next several days the weather is going to be perfect for golf. We offer a great weekday morning special to all of our golfers and you can tee off as early as 6:30 am or as late as 6:45 pm for 9 holes.
Check out our web page where you can get the latest news, see what specials we are running and book your tee times. Of course we love to hear from you so feel free to call us at 330-335-3375 and will book your tee time or answer your questions.
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July 16, 2018
By Jonathan Wall, PGATOUR.COM
The last few months have offered better players a glimpse at PING’s latest iron and wedge creations. Tony Finau was spotted testing an unmarked i500 3-iron at the U.S. Open; Tyrrell Hatton, Brandon Stone and Lee Westwood all transitioned into i210 irons; and Bubba Watson debuted Glide Forged wedges at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.
Following a brief run on TOUR, i500, i210 and Glide Forged are coming to retail. The i500 and i210 were created as separate iron sets, but it’s possible some players will consider creating a blended set that features both models.
Based off the game-improvement C700, the multi-material i500 features a 17-4 stainless steel body and the same C300 maraging steel face insert found in PING’s G400 fairway woods and hybrids.
The compact head shape, thinner topline and sole should appeal to the better player.
The ultra-thin face and hollow cavity allows the structure to bend at five times the rate of standard cast iron, which leads to faster ball speeds and a comparable launch angle to i210, even though lofts are 2.5 degrees stronger across the boards.
“The i500 delivers unbelievable distance with amazingly high ball flights,” said John K. Solheim, PING’s President. “In our testing, some golfers gained as much as 15 yards with the i500.”
PING i210
The replacement for i200, PING’s i210 is made from 431 stainless steel with a refined shape that’s already been accepted on TOUR by some of the best players in the world, including Scottish Open winner Brandon Stone and Tyrrell Hatton.
The elastomer custom tuning port in the back cavity was increased by 30 percent to improve perimeter weighting. Going larger allowed engineers to create 25 percent more face contact, resulting in activation of the elastomer to produce a softer sound at impact.
“The soft feel of the i210 irons is unlike any we’ve ever offered,” said Solheim. “We know players who rely on precise iron play also require exceptional feel to control their ball flight and trajectories.”
A new hydropearl chrome 2.0 finish repels water to increase consistency from the rough and wet conditions. The grooves, face and cavity were also precision milled to give the club a “high-end appearance.”
In the pitching wedge and U-wedge, groove spacing was tightened to provide greater consistency and eliminate fliers from the rough.
PING Glide Forged
Forged from 8620 carbon steel, Glide Forged was designed with direct input from major winner Louis Oosthuizen, who wanted to see a sole design with a rounded leading edge and more heel-toe camber. The shaping allows for more shot-making and creativity around the green.
A gooseneck-tapered hosel provides a “captured look” at address while ensuring a smooth transition from the turf to the bunker. Similar to Glide 2.0, the groove edge was created using a wheel-cut milling process that produces a sharper edge radius for the lower- and higher-lofted wedges.
Going sharper increases the groove interaction with the golf ball cover at impact, which in turns produces more friction for even more spin and trajectory control.
“Several of our tour professionals have already added Glide Forged wedges to their bags since debuting them last month,” Solheim said. “They really love the feel and are especially excited about the added spin and trajectory control they are experiencing.”
The new blade design is also customizable with various graphics, stamping and paint fill combinations offered through a dedicated Glide Forged custom website. The graphics include a Mr. PING logo, American flag, Arizona desert scene and Boomerang.
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Weekday Special Monday – Friday
$21 for 18 holes w/cart
$15 for 9 holes w/cart
For Everyone until noon and Seniors till 2 pm.
Book Tee Times online or call 330-335-3375
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Hot Dog, Chips and Can of Pop $3.00
Kielbasa, Chips and Can of Pop $4.00
Even if you don’t golf, stop by and enjoy lunch with us.
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All eyes in the golf world will be on Scotland and Carnoustie Golf Links as the 3rd Major of the year is here. Lots of speculation as to who will win and will we see any melt downs like Jean Van de Velde did in 1999.
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16 teams came out to help support the Widows Sons Masonic outing today here at Pine Valley. The money raised goes to help a local group to continue their work. A fantastic day of golf, food and camaraderie were enjoyed. The highlight of the day of course was the famous Pork Chop dinner.
We look forward to having them back next year for an even greater event.
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