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Thomas Dai

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Iona golf course
« on: October 18, 2023, 04:50:23 PM »
Golf comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
Well worth watching - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0SzzkYEHnV8
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jeffwarne

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Re: Iona golf course
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2023, 09:25:41 PM »
Well that was mesmerizing...

"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

Tommy Williamsen

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Re: Iona golf course
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2023, 09:58:48 PM »
It was just fun to watch their joy.
Where there is no love, put love; there you will find love.
St. John of the Cross

"Deep within your soul-space is a magnificent cathedral where you are sweet beyond telling." Rumi

Thomas Dai

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Re: Iona golf course
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2023, 03:16:14 AM »
Golf’s essentially a simple ball, stick, hole game and a pastime that’s supposed to be fun.
It’s all the malarkey that surrounds the game that makes it complex and costly and leads to its less than favourable reputation within some elements of society.
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Matt Schoolfield

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Re: Iona golf course
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2023, 04:21:19 AM »
I'm a big Jim Hartsell fan

Cal Seifert

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Re: Iona golf course
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2023, 06:55:36 AM »
There is a comment on the video basically saying these greens are bothering me too much, can’t make a putt.


To which someone replied, you missed the point of the whole video.


Bravo

Mike Worth

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Re: Iona golf course
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2023, 07:42:24 AM »
I played there in July. It was 50°F and raining sideways the entire time.


I’ll fess up and say I didn’t play all 18 holes due to conditions.


One could make a very nice day of golf by combining Iona with a round at Tobermory on the Isle of Mull.





Matt Schoolfield

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Re: Iona golf course
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2023, 05:27:37 PM »
There is a comment on the video basically saying these greens are bothering me too much, can’t make a putt.


To which someone replied, you missed the point of the whole video.


Bravo
I was wondering why they were putting with modern putters though. I would definitely bring a low-loft chipper if I every played here, and possibly a 3 iron if I didn't have one. Keeping the weight of the ball off the grass for as long as possible should be pretty beneficial. I suspect it's the same reason why folks like Bobby Jones had putters with quite a bit of loft.