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Originally Posted by rubicon
Experts all agree that the three things that deter people from playing golf are: (1) it takes too long to play (2) it costs too much (3) its too difficult to play.
Bob Griffoen Centreville MI and owner of Island Hills Golf Club championship 18 hole course has inner loops where people can play either 5, 8, or 12 holes of golf. He also extends the cup to 8 inches once a year to increase participation. He offers one free lesson let's kids play free and if someone shows up without clubs he hands them a set of Adams and he offers reduced prices for many during the week days(WSJ 8/3-4/13).
What do you think about golf modifications and exactly how far should the experts go in re-engineering the game of golf? In fact should golf be re-engineered or remain as is. Keep in mind that starting in the 1950's golf course architects and engineers have progressively design and increased the difficulty of courses. As you recall there has been more than one golf pro who cried foul because of this.
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Here's what I would like to see: A golf course where you are only allowed to use one club. You pick your club, whichever one it might be, and you stick with it. (Just like the woman in The Villages who uses only a putter)
Then I would like to see every green have multiple holes, possibly as many as six or eight. And the idea would be to get on the green without having your ball fall into any of the holes. If your ball inadvertently falls into a hole, you would have to double the number of strokes that it took you to get there.
Therefore, what normally would be a hole-in-one would end up counting as two strokes. The best you could do would be a green-in-one.
Let's put a stop to the crazy fixation of getting balls in holes.
When you start a business or go to Los Vegas, you don't want to end up in the hole, do you? So, why do it on the golf course?