Executive Courses 6" Diameter Cups
 

Todd Basso, golf operations manager for The Villages, announced he
has ordered some 6 inch diameter cups to be used on selected executive
courses this summer on a trial basis. This was in yesterday's Daily Sun
article written by Steve Trivett.
I was waiting to see if someone else on TOTV was going to post comments
and am curious what people feel about it. Personally I am not in favor of
it. I am also wondering how it will work. The article stated it is more of an
experiment and will be rotated around the executive courses and they will
cut two holes on the greens - one a regulation hole and one a 6 inch hole.
You play the hole you want to play.
I guess I'm thick but how can you have two holes? What if I want to play
the regulation hole and the 6 inch hole is in my line?
Thoughts anyone?

I think golf should be played as originally intended. Part of the excitement of golf is the challenge it presents and in turn pushes you do keep learning and trying to do better.

Very good response! Short and to the point and exactly how I feel.

I'll bet the golf architects have figured out the two-hole experiment.
It will be interesting to hear the comments after people have played the "trial" courses.
I wonder if they're doing the trial in the summer so by the time Peak Season arrives again, the "kinks" will be worked out.

This seems like just another effort at DUMBING DOWN America! If it is difficult, just lower the bar. It is now politically correct to be incompetent.
Michael Jordan is not a fan of Dumbing Down.
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I think it is a bad idea. It will convey a false image to newcomers, wannabe's and home buyers that these courses are full of old duffers who cannot play at a normal pace and the play is slow and not challenging--which is not the case.

I am not in favor of this move to take the skill out of putting. It is the same mind-set that a few years ago had #5 on Amberwood as a par 4 and #6 a par 5. Clear thinking minds had them put back to proper par.

I am currently working on a one hole portable overpass device. Market price $99.95.

The other whole would be treated as ground under repair and as such you would be entitled to relief if it is between your ball and the hole when your ball lies on the putting green.

Rounds played to the larger holes could not be used for handicapping or any kind of competition except between members of a small group.

Other than that, if people have more fun, what do I care?

what a gr8 idea,make it easier for all, more people would play and have a much better attitude,more hole in ones...this is fabulous,all courses should be done that way...:wave:

exactly my sentiments on the subject.
We keep lowering the bar so more (supposedly) will feel good/better........while the rest of the world is going gangbusters and beating us at almost anything one wants to discuss/measure.....ANYTHING!!

THere is no need to make the game easier to be able to enjoy it. Does anybody even think this will take strokes off very many people's scores......some very few yes.....the rest of us will still more strokes than we like.

Hypothetical future argument....what is a true hole in one? Regulation hole and 6" holes dis-allowed?

The best thing we can all do is provide feedback to those who manage our courses and tell them to save the effort.....the 6" hole idea is stupid and counter productive and an insult to most players.

Lowering the bar when we should be raising the standards. The majority could possibly lose another one if nobody does anything about stupid!!

I agree!

What will the call the new game? Large hole golf? It certainly can not be called golf because it isn't. Coca Cola tried changing years ago, they called it new coke, a big flop as I recall.
As far as this speeding up the game I don't see it. The game is slow here because too many people don't play ready golf, park the carts too far away, don't take enough clubs and have to walk back, lots of reasons. A 2 minute delay per hole adds almost 20 minutes per nine. Now I'm not in a hurry and most executive rounds take about just 90 minutes but when one takes 2 hours you can usually see why.

It is bad enough that they keep moving tees closer and removing bunkers from the front of greens without bowing to this debacle..... I have been playing in TV for ten years and have a grand total of ONE H-I-O and it hasn't deterred me from playing. These are the same people that advocate using bumpers when bowling to raise their scores. Enough is enough! :swear: