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Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko
Bay Hill is not an extremely difficult golf course, BUT, it plays so. The why of it is what makes any golf course difficult, Long Rough and Fast Greens. You shouldn't see any 20 under scores because of this. And if it rains it may soften up the greens, but, the rough will become more difficult.
So what make a great golf course???? It is very simple, its in the eye of the beholder.
I have seen a lot of so called great golf courses and have come to the conclusion that most are not so great. Just big hype and political connections.
My gauge for a great golf course, is one you would want to play everyday. And Bay Hill does satisfy that criteria for me. So when your judging golf courses, ask yourself, would I like to play this everyday?? In a lot of cases you wouldn't.
As an aside, I had a chance to play in a Pro-Am at Bayhill with some folks from the Villages. The driving range was full and I spotted an empty stall on the far right hand side of the range tee. I scurried down to it, dropped my clubs, and saw a man standing there. I asked if someone was using the space and he said YES. I saw no one! I asked him if he would be back soon and he said NO! I was stumped! He looked at me sternly and said, " Thats Mr. Palmers spot." I moved back down the range and smiled and thought, We owe Mr. Palmer at least that!
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Sometime around 2002-3 'ish, my wife and I were nosing around Nick Faldo golf course in Orlando, when we saw a gentleman hitting golf balls on the range.
Never seen anything like it.
He was hitting one-handed shots, either hand straight down the middle of the range, further than I could drive a ball with the wind behind me.
We had not long started to play golf and never knew one pro from the next one.
Anyway, he stopped to clean his club and spotted us, smiled and said "Hi."
I said that was amazing to watch, and said if he ever learned to hit the ball with two hands, he could go far.
He laughed gave a wave and carried on.
Saw some pro golf on television a while later, and there he was.It was Vijay Singh.
I always claim that it was my advice to use both hands, that made him the player he became!