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Mark Bourgeois

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Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« on: February 19, 2014, 10:07:40 PM »
"The Pirate Ship" tee, 13 March 1933

Source: Burgert Brothers Collection, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System, 1933, 1994 printing.
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Ronald Montesano

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Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2014, 10:53:57 PM »
This isn't quirk; it's tomfoolery.
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Jason Thurman

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Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2014, 11:50:35 PM »
This is brilliant. We've solved the Dustin Johnson on the 18th at Pebble problem!
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Sven Nilsen

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Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2014, 01:12:46 AM »
I think we could learn a lot from those early days in Florida.  For example, here's how they handled the caddie issue.  Solves all the problems.  No need to buy a fleet of pushcarts, pay them in straw, and you never have to worry about them being too chatty.

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DMoriarty

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Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2014, 02:01:42 AM »
And I'll bet that trunk works great for picking the ball out of the hole.

Plus, they'll work for peanuts.
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Tony_Muldoon

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Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2014, 02:03:34 AM »
Just back from safari.  I have seen plenty of evidence you wouldn't want Elephants ahead.
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Mark Bourgeois

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Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2014, 05:43:42 PM »
Quote from: Ronald Montesano on February 19, 2014, 10:53:57 PM
This isn't quirk; it's tomfoolery.

There's certainly whimsy but I think it qualifies as quirk assuming they needed to lengthen the hole. And this course was quasi-famous for being short. Not sure how familiar you are with Useppa but it's not a big island. No cars and no bridge to get there.
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James Bennett

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Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2014, 05:56:00 PM »
A solution for MacKenzie's 18th tee at Cypress Point perhaps Mark?
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Peter Pallotta

Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2014, 06:06:13 PM »
Beautiful.

As my man Cosmo Vitelli says in "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie", when someone suggests that he has 'class' - "No - style, not class".

I bet you could get a martini on that boat too.

Ah, we live not in conservative times, but in profoundly dull times. We're either all too rich, or not nearly rich enough, to have much whismy!
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jeffwarne

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Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2014, 10:29:29 PM »
Quote from: Mark Bourgeois on February 19, 2014, 10:07:40 PM
"The Pirate Ship" tee, 13 March 1933

Source: Burgert Brothers Collection, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System, 1933, 1994 printing.

Seems a lot less crazy than floating green ::) ::) ::)
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Mark Bourgeois

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Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2014, 07:05:07 AM »
I think we've discovered an entirely new class of tee. Grade level, built-up, square, oval...now we have: Boat Tees.

There's even a song:

Boat tees
Boys on the course played from boat tees
Visitors scored from the poop deck
Everything seems to be wrong

Lately, newspaper mentioned cheap air fare
I nearly flew off The Pirate Ship Tee
I'm close to bodily harm

Eighty degrees and the game's on
Nobody cares they are way too far gone
Screamin', "Boat tees", something to keep 'em all warm

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Thomas Dai

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Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2014, 05:34:11 AM »
Where's the elephant-caddy photo gone?

atb
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Mark Bourgeois

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Re: Guys, the Quirk War is over. Useppa won.
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2014, 05:55:54 AM »
Yeah, where has it gone? No worries, I can post it:


State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/30036
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