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Ed_Baker

Re:USGA Senior Amateur Championship
« Reply #25 on: September 19, 2006, 12:59:38 PM »
Ummm, paging David F. Miller III,
 Umm Dave?
Your secretary called,
 your V.P. of Sales called,
 umm, One Hung Low called from your overseas plant something about an insurrection and an explosion,
 uh Dave, hello?? Uh Dave, the landscaper got drunk and cut down the pear tree at the Dover estate and mowed the artificial turf on the practice green then stole a case of scotch and crashed your Porsche.

 Brian called, something about several girls moving in to the condo with him and he'll need two more new cars to work out an equitable rotation, the one you just got him just isn't gonna hack it.. I don't know it's complicated, call him.

But don't worry about a thing, Uncle Bakey has things under control for you pal.

 Oh, one last thing, that arrogant Boston Brahmin from the private bank called, Sturgely Atwater or something, babbled on about maturation dates and stuff, I told him you were helping out the USGA, he confused that with those guys with the sheets I guess 'cause he says you're off the board and they bought all your stuff back at 10 cents on a buck, I don't know, it's complicated.

Anyway I sure hope all those other guys out there with the funny hats and blazers appreciate all you do for them... gotta run, the Dover volunteer Fire Dept. is on the phone, I wonder what the hell they want.
 

JohnV

Re:USGA Senior Amateur Championship
« Reply #26 on: September 19, 2006, 01:01:13 PM »
No doubt that Victoria National is playing hard.  I don't think I've seen so many winning scores over par in matches in a long time.  Guys who are one over par are winning 6&5.

Night and day vs how Forest Highlands played for the US Mid-Am where one guy made 5 birdies and played even with his opponent.  Another guy made 5 pars to start the match and was 5-down.

Old-Man Par is really a friend at VN.

Sean Leary

Re:USGA Senior Amateur Championship
« Reply #27 on: September 19, 2006, 01:40:51 PM »
JVB,

Do you think the lower scores at the Midam during matches compared to stroke play qualifying had to do with players getting their iron distances sorted out due to the altitude.  I would think it would take a little while to get the distances down....

JohnV

Re:USGA Senior Amateur Championship
« Reply #28 on: September 19, 2006, 01:48:37 PM »
Sean, you could be right that the players figured it out after a couple of rounds.  

Also Forest Highlands can yield lower scores because of the configuration.  The course has 6 par 3s and 5 par 5s and of the par 4s, only one (11) is a long hole that requires a driver for most players (and I saw a couple hit irons or hybrids on it.)

The course is very good, but it definitely doesn't have the difficulty level of some modern courses, which is fine with me.  It led to very exciting matches and an excellent champion this year.

I refereed the 25-hole semi-final between Hybl and Forrester.  Hybl only missed one green in the first 23 holes and that was one that he hit, but it trickled back off the front.  Forrester was equally as good and had a 1-up lead until 18 where Hybl hit a hybrid to the green from 260 yards to 10-feet and made a conceded-eagle to square the match.  It was one of the best shots I've seen in any event.

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