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Merion hole 13

• bobmarmaduke 115 Posts

  Thu, Apr 17 2014 9:32 AM

  landed on fringe behind flag stick 40 lie,6 yards away took a risk took a chip,(small 50 6 yard  its distance i with held a bar about 5 power i hit it )needless to say i had a 14yard uphill putt triple bogey,had a quad  bogey earlier hole but was still in game at 13 ,plus 3.im not afraid to say i like oakmont,something needs to be done with the greens at merion and there is 1 or 2 at  olympic  gets my *** ,i wont play them courses anymore unless  you can visibly see the mountains ball is rolling down .14 yards uphill putt? chipping from a club 40lie in rough,bypasses flagstick:)

• alosso 21,072 Posts

  Thu, Apr 17 2014 1:53 PM

  Poor guy!

  Practice, and you'll become better!

   

  Apart of that, there is no 40% lie on fringe, risky chips are unadvisable, triple bogeys happen.

  Take care!

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Thu, Apr 17 2014 2:27 PM

  bobmarmaduke:

  landed on fringe behind flag stick 40 lie,6 yards away took a risk took a chip,(small 50 6 yard  its distance i with held a bar about 5 power i hit it )needless to say i had a 14yard uphill putt triple bogey,had a quad  bogey earlier hole but was still in game at 13 ,plus 3.im not afraid to say i like oakmont,something needs to be done with the greens at merion and there is 1 or 2 at  olympic  gets my *** ,i wont play them courses anymore unless  you can visibly see the mountains ball is rolling down .14 yards uphill putt? chipping from a club 40lie in rough,bypasses flagstick:)

  What an interesting post. I assume English is your  second  language. I agree with Alosso but sadly if you have not learned the nuances of this game by level 99, I am not sure there is a lot of hope. Perhaps it is the pink balls?

  Do not be put off by the "harder" courses, consider them a challenge and take notes and learn from your mistakes. As for #13 at Merion, try a punch shot from the tee and leave the ball below the hole. 

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Thu, Apr 17 2014 4:41 PM

  bobmarmaduke

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• MainzMan 9,591 Posts

  Fri, Apr 18 2014 10:18 PM

  Bob, this is obviously only my way of playing but I almost never use the chip and certainly not from rough.  Equally not to a green that slopes away from you like that one does.

  I'd have gone with my 64 wedge and played a pitch with full back spin.  Chances are the ball would still have rolled well past the hole but it should stop quicker than a chip shot.

  The back pin on that hole has always played the wrong distance, play a few yards less and put up with sometimes having a long but uphill putt.  A birdie putt from 20 feet below the hole is better than a par one from 30 below.

  Don't let the tough courses get to you, the satisfaction of a good round is all the greater when everything comes together.

  I'll try to catch you for a game there some time, I'm no expert but may be able to give you some tips.

• bobmarmaduke 115 Posts

  Fri, May 2 2014 4:03 PM

  matchplay oakmont anytime ur ready shelia:) i will bring the grog:) prehaps u are afraid to be beat by xd pink balls. im not english.im irish,and if i got a dollar everytime was meant to type like a cambridge or oxford dictionary, i let big girls like u inform me:)

  in reply to

  What an interesting post. I assume English is your second language. I agree with Alosso but sadly if you have not learned the nuances of this game by level 99, I am not sure there is a lot of hope. Perhaps it is the pink balls?

   

• alosso 21,072 Posts

  Sat, May 3 2014 12:34 AM

  bobmarmaduke:

  im not english.im irish,and if i got a dollar everytime was meant to type like a cambridge or oxford dictionary, i let big girls like u inform me:)

  I read:

  "I don't care if my balderdash is intellegible, I don't need helpful answers anyway."

  Hope some girls like your company regardless, I don't envy you. Enjoy your day!

• andwhy67 2,816 Posts

  Sat, May 3 2014 1:19 AM

  bobmarmaduke:

  i wont play them courses anymore

  l'm totally devastated!!

• CanineSupervisor 1,882 Posts

  Sat, May 3 2014 4:50 AM

  I love reading the forums. You find some of the funniest things in here.

• bobmarmaduke 115 Posts

  Sat, May 3 2014 6:23 PM

  hole 13 was the balderdash read and weep:) land behind pin without going in bunker a.skill ,naunce in itself:) faced 14yard uphiller,.hope that was helpful.no sense in that:

  )if you were sane before you played that hole be less sane after:)

   

  in reply to alosso:) i could use swear words but i refrain from how i felt that night read above lol