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Merion's FLAGSTICKS

• 8802 4,259 Posts

  Thu, Mar 7 2013 2:12 PM

  The unique wicker baskets are part of this grand course's rich history and I am so glad that they are present.  I'm sure there will be lot's of comments wondering what the heck they are, most likely from those that had never heard of Merion before this year.  Or Bobby Jones, perish the thought.

• duffer19 3,670 Posts

  Thu, Mar 7 2013 2:19 PM

  well, the tradition should be safe to continue.....as long as Trump don't buy the place and bring in the dozers.  Man.......that guy just needs to go away.......he's infecting even golf lol.  what's next? fishing?

• Sapphirewax 7 Posts

  Thu, Mar 7 2013 4:04 PM

  Yep, congratulations to World Golf Tour for the splendid photographic presentation of this unique course. Masterful .

  Really looking forward to playing the full eighteen holes in 7/8 weeks time.

   

• DoubleYolk 3 Posts

  Thu, Mar 7 2013 6:01 PM

  .. Looks like it's going to be stunning,,, well done WGT...

  .. Will you be doing 'Muirfield', that would be the icing on the cake.....???

• brysoni23 693 Posts

  Sat, Mar 9 2013 3:41 AM

  Anyone managed to get into stroke play yet? 

• SGTBilko 1,686 Posts

  Sat, Mar 9 2013 4:27 AM

  yes, congrats on giving us another boring $$$ CTTH like pebble beach it seems this is all you either know how to do or want to do...Yawnnn

• 8802 4,259 Posts

  Sat, Mar 9 2013 5:45 AM

  SGTBilko:

  yes, congrats on giving us another boring $$ CTTH like pebble beach it seems this is all you either know how to do or want to do...Yawnnn

  Merion in full is coming soon.  Getting just a little taste of Pebble - I can't think of a more desirable course - is a major tease and bound to annoy the WGT community.  Most of which are PAYING CUSTOMERS!

• SGTBilko 1,686 Posts

  Sat, Mar 9 2013 7:03 AM

  8802:

  SGTBilko:

  yes, congrats on giving us another boring $ CTTH like pebble beach it seems this is all you either know how to do or want to do...Yawnnn

  Merion in full is coming soon.  Getting just a little taste of Pebble - I can't think of a more desirable course - is a major tease and bound to annoy the WGT community.  Most of which are PAYING CUSTOMERS!

  We have been getting a taste of pebble for almost 3 years now, it comes it goes, it comes it goes. Merion is a great addition but one course a year is BORING! I would gladly pay a friggin annual membership fee if we could get 2 to 3. Yes, I know how much work is involved, been here a long time....

   

• nickuk 967 Posts

  Sat, Mar 9 2013 7:40 AM

  As the story goes, the wicker baskets came about after a trip to England. After seeing a shepherd with a staff and atop the staff was a wicker basket containing food , in there to stop the animals getting to it! So the merion course designer (hugh wilson)thought that would look good on flagsticks so he included them in his design!

  As has been said they are meant to stop the golfer reading the wind on the green(which i thought was the whole point of a flag)and they can be seen in any wind!

  Apparently if you win the open you are given a wicker basket to keep!

• IRISHPUNK 4,019 Posts

  Sat, Mar 9 2013 10:34 AM

  thebigeasy707:

  chrisironsbones:

  might even be a back door stroke play too like Olympic last year.LOL

  you mean you've not worked it out already :)

  the putting's quite tight by the way.

  Tip:  ......go into USGA 2013.....select Merion ctth.....exit out of game and go back in...in practise mode.

  tbe

   

  Not happening for me.  I don't even see a practice mode.