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Sandwich vs. Deal
Scott Warren:
Given the strong matchplay tradition of both clubs, should we also consider the opening holes' strengths as quality 19th holes?
Paul Nash:
Have to give it to Deal a RSG doesn't do this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz8KEQqfUts&feature=youtu.be
Mark Chaplin:
Paul the golf darts was good fun, you may spot the Pimms monster in the background complete with club jacket. Its nice to meet the players in a relaxed state before the championship.
Just watching Ricky Fowler, he clearly understands links golf and must be a potential future champion.
Tony_Muldoon:
Mark, Geoff Shackleford is saying that Deal lost about 400 yards when the sea wall was built? If so can you identify where?
Nice idea John.
Hole 1 neatly encapsulates the whole debate. RSG is a hard fairway to find and Deal has a great green. Would say RSG just shades it for interest throughout.
Mark Chaplin:
Tony - the 9th lost about 40 yards but that has been replaced with the sea wall tee and the 6th lost a little because of the green. I'm unaware of any other lost yardage.
Saw the first driven last night at a Yonex exhibition, took the pro about 6 goes before he carried the ditch, he was playing off the forward tee at about 330 yards.
Deal and Sandwich are difficult to compare, I love Sandwich and am privilaged to get to play there a few times each year. It is a very stern driving test especially from the more sporty tees. Deal has a sublety that not everyone gets, yesterday I had a great round in the morning with Sev Keil and our guests at Deal prior to visiting the Championship. Sev's guest was a fine player and reasonably experienced on the links and like so many whom I lucky to play with he "got Deal" at the first attempt. On 12 he was just short of the green partially blocked by the bunker to a back centre pin, he hit a lowly low running wedge to 3', from the same position I went up the bank to the right with putter and finished slightly inside him. On 18 we both had a 20 yard approach to a centre pin. Wayne hit a great cut wedge within 3' fortunately my chip and run 7 iron got inside hit. The beauty of links is the way we can play completely different shots yet get good results.
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