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Re: so different

• rogerstan 9 Posts

  Sun, Sep 19 2010 2:26 PM

  i play most games on st andrews. when i decide to play a tournament of the same course every thing is so different, such as wind. speed of greens. and t off distances. what is the point in practicing to improve then playing a course that you have practised on and  finding it is completely different just because you are playing a tournament.   

  i can go round st andrews in one under to one over, in a tournament im lucky to go the same cours in about seven over. why cant 2 courses be even in practice and tournaments.

• andyson 6,415 Posts

  Sun, Sep 19 2010 3:22 PM

  Roger,

  Once you sign up to play a tournament the winds and green speeds appear on the tournament window.  Like this:

  

  After signing up for a tournament, don't tee off right away. Note the conditions and go play your practice round with those conditions from your ranked round tees.  In your case as a Pro, it would be the Yellow tees at St. Andrews.  The green speeds and wind general strength will be the same, only the wind direction and actual velocity will be different.