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jebartle 05-04-2015 03:41 PM

Village Championship Golf Question
 
Played Bonifay today and wondering if Bonifay is a legitimate Championship course when two of the three nine's have 3 5's, 3 3's, and 3 4's.... Just wondering?

newguyintv 05-04-2015 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jebartle (Post 1055709)
Played Bonifay today and wondering if Bonifay is a legitimate Championship course when two of the three nine's have 3 5's, 3 3's, and 3 4's.... Just wondering?

Par 36, just like all the other courses. What's the problem?

dewilson58 05-04-2015 04:35 PM

"Championship" is just a label.............There are good, bad and ugly ones. There are short ones and long ones. Some par 70, some 71, some 72.

jebartle 05-04-2015 05:12 PM

No problem
 
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Originally Posted by newguyintv (Post 1055732)
Par 36, just like all the other courses. What's the problem?

If you don't ask the question, you never know!

Not sure if I've ever watched a PGA event with that combination.

Excuse the 'play on words' but did not know if it was Bon-I-fay'd.....

TheVillageChicken 05-04-2015 05:58 PM

Here is a Championship course

http://www.pga.com/sites/default/fil...buzz_.0907.jpg

fred53 05-04-2015 08:31 PM

Either you asked...
 
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Originally Posted by jebartle (Post 1055709)
Played Bonifay today and wondering if Bonifay is a legitimate Championship course when two of the three nine's have 3 5's, 3 3's, and 3 4's.... Just wondering?

because you truly didn't know, were being sarcastic or google isn't your thing....in any case "championship" course is a misnomer as it was first used to describe where a championship tournament was being played(i.e.:the PGA tour stops)...then is was used to lure guys who played at golf to appeal to their egos as though a longer course was a better course....now it applies to about any 18 hole course that has been rated by the USGA...

I would venture a guess that about 80 percent of the golfers here and other places, that I've played 18 holes with overestimate their abilities and would have a better time playing from the *ahem* forward tees as it was excruciating watching them humiliate themselves from the white, blue and gold tees here in TV....

golf2140 05-04-2015 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by fred53 (Post 1055840)
because you truly didn't know, were being sarcastic or google isn't your thing....in any case "championship" course is a misnomer as it was first used to describe where a championship tournament was being played(i.e.:the PGA tour stops)...then is was used to lure guys who played at golf to appeal to their egos as though a longer course was a better course....now it applies to about any 18 hole course that has been rated by the USGA...

I would venture a guess that about 80 percent of the golfers here and other places, that I've played 18 holes with overestimate their abilities and would have a better time playing from the *ahem* forward tees as it was excruciating watching them humiliate themselves from the white, blue and gold tees here in TV....

Amen :bigbow::bigbow:

tomwed 05-05-2015 05:42 AM

I went to a family reunion last year and the guys played golf. Many hardly ever play. When we got to the tees I told them that where I live the most forward tees are called friendly tees and since we are all friendly we should play those. Had I called them the ladies tees no self-respecting man would have played from them.

So yes, you are playing championship courses just like the pros.

Gerald 05-05-2015 07:26 AM

WHO REALLY CARES. 18 holes , 9 holes . Whatever you feel like.
The point is to have fun. Stop worrying how good the other person is. Relax stop rushing and be shocked how you might even enjoy golf. You will live longer.

George Bieniaszek 05-05-2015 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by fred53 (Post 1055840)
because you truly didn't know, were being sarcastic or google isn't your thing....in any case "championship" course is a misnomer as it was first used to describe where a championship tournament was being played(i.e.:the PGA tour stops)...then is was used to lure guys who played at golf to appeal to their egos as though a longer course was a better course....now it applies to about any 18 hole course that has been rated by the USGA...

I would venture a guess that about 80 percent of the golfers here and other places, that I've played 18 holes with overestimate their abilities and would have a better time playing from the *ahem* forward tees as it was excruciating watching them humiliate themselves from the white, blue and gold tees here in TV....

Or off the blacks on the executive holes too :)


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