[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Laker14

it isn't 75 yards from the tips is it? I remember once watching the old Bing Crosby there, and the pros (old crappy balls and clubs, of course) were hitting woods and long irons into a stiff wind. I can't remember the distance, but probably 185, which of course was like 220 in today's world.

I can't remember who the pro was but he took his club out, and knocked it 50 yards into the ocean. Seems the wind took that particular moment to stop for a rest. The look on that guy's face, and the look he and his caddy shared was priceless.

But, the hole, and your comment, do illustrate that distance isn't everything.


EDIT: it wasn't #7, it was #17.

Yes, #17 at Pebble is usually about 185 yards, the very back is 208. #7 is the short par 3, and there are plenty of bogies made by touring pros on that hole, the most I've seen it play is 108.