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Greg Taylor

Caddying at ANGC
« on: March 23, 2015, 11:12:51 AM »
Apologies if this has bee posted before but I hadn't seen this. With The Masters around the corner it feels appropriate!

https://orlandogolfcoursejourney.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/caddying-at-augusta-national/

Interesting pics and anecdotes.

And, "most amateurs have a problem with the chip onto the 15th green; they chunk it"...  :)
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jeffwarne

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Re: Caddying at ANGC
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2015, 11:24:39 AM »
Quote from: Greg T on March 23, 2015, 11:12:51 AM
Apologies if this has bee posted before but I hadn't seen this. With The Masters around the corner it feels appropriate!

https://orlandogolfcoursejourney.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/caddying-at-augusta-national/

Interesting pics and anecdotes.

And, "most amateurs have a problem with the chip onto the 15th green; they chunk it"...  :)

Some pretty good pix that illustrate the topography of the property better than many I've seen.
Also that second cut really looks like shite ::) ::)
and this caddie gem,
"between living in a hotel, meals, and all the stuff I bought in the pro shop I barely broke even"
There are a lot of people with real jobs that would like to "break even"
that real life thing really sux
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"Let's slow the damned greens down a bit, not take the character out of them." Tom Doak
"Take their focus off the grass and put it squarely on interesting golf." Don Mahaffey

John Kavanaugh

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Re: Caddying at ANGC
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2015, 11:33:31 AM »
As soon as I read that he took out his camera knowing that it was against the rules I quit reading.  He does not deserve either the traffic to his blog or our attention. The link should be deleted.
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Eric Smith

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Re: Caddying at ANGC
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2015, 11:50:27 AM »
Gotta give the guy props for his homage to Jack in '86:

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John Kavanaugh

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Re: Caddying at ANGC
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2015, 11:59:53 AM »
Are caddies mandatory for members at ANGC?
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V. Kmetz

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Re: Caddying at ANGC
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2015, 12:05:02 PM »
Quote from: John Kavanaugh on March 23, 2015, 11:59:53 AM
Are caddies mandatory for members at ANGC?

I'd tell you, but talking about it is against the rules

cheers

vk
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"The tee shot must first be hit straight and long between a vast bunker on the left which whispers 'slice' in the player's ear, and a wilderness on the right which induces a hurried hook." -

Morgan Clawson

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Re: Caddying at ANGC
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2015, 12:43:13 PM »
Some nice photos from vantage points you don't see on TV. 

Many of the bunkers look so blasé.  The MacKenzie bunker on 10 is my favorite.  They've probably tweaked it less than the others and it shows.
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Peter Pallotta

Re: Caddying at ANGC
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2015, 02:08:21 PM »
Yes, good photos do give me a better sense of the course. Two thoughts: 1) from the members' tees it still seems more than wide enough for anyone, and 2) there are no "trees" like Augusta trees, i.e. unlike those on the courses I play, I'd be happy hitting out of/through them all day long. I'd be surprised if the super hasn't tape-measured the distances between each tree to ensure enough space for at least a half-swing.

Peter
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SteveOgulukian

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Re: Caddying at ANGC
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2015, 03:04:14 PM »
"The fairways and greens were always in unbelievable shape along with the bunkers."

Is it just me, or are the course conditions IN THESE PICTURES the worst that you've seen for ANGC?
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jeffwarne

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Re: Caddying at ANGC
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2015, 04:29:39 PM »
Quote from: SteveOgulukian on March 23, 2015, 03:04:14 PM
"The fairways and greens were always in unbelievable shape along with the bunkers."

Is it just me, or are the course conditions IN THESE PICTURES the worst that you've seen for ANGC?

Steve
The caddies play on the last open day of the year when the rye is or should be in the process of burning off.
at Anywhere else in the area that overseeds the rye has long since checked out from heat,Augusta chooses to hang onto it till the bitter end due to no worries about transition of playing surfaces as they then close for the summer
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"Let's slow the damned greens down a bit, not take the character out of them." Tom Doak
"Take their focus off the grass and put it squarely on interesting golf." Don Mahaffey
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