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From: lekberg@screwdriver.Prime.COM (Paul Lekberg)
Subject: Re: myrtle beach golf
Reply-To: lekberg@screwdriver.Prime.COM (Paul Lekberg)
Organization: Prime Computer R&D
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 17:32:13 GMT

In article <1992Aug18.143152.28017@nstn.ns.ca>, maceache@fox.nstn.ns.ca
(Tim Maceachern) writes:
|> Since there is a lot of interest in Myrtle beach golf courses I think
it
|> would be nice to keep a file on them.  My observations in April this
|> year (I play to 8-10 handicap):
|> 
|>   Marsh Harbour:  lovely course.  Greens hard as hell this time,
making it very
|>                   unrewarding to play for vacation golf.
 My observations in May of this year (I play to a 2 handicap)
     Marsh Harbor:  Very challenging course.  Requires positioning tee
                     shots with many 3 woods and long irons off the
tee.
                    Fairways were very hard and greens were firm.  The
                    17th, par 5 over two marshes is truly one of the
                    greatest par 5's I've played.
     Note:  if you don't have your 'A' game going, I agree with Tim,
that
            this course may not be much fun for vacation golf.

|>   Pine Lakes:  (the Granddaddy).  Oversold.  Blah course.  Nice
hospitality.
|>                Cart paths really need work.
     Played Pine Lakes in 1990.  Very expensive i.e. $100 is you don't 
                   have a golf package.  Ditto on Tim's comments.

     Heather Glen:  Very enjoyable course and in good shape.
     Arcadian Shores: Fairways are fairly wide and soft and greens were
                      in excellent shape.  All players should enjoy
                      this layout.


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Newsgroups: rec.sport.golf
From: jim@pustule.b29.ingr.com (Jim Weeks)
Subject: Re: The TopFlite Tour 90 ball
Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL.
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 16:45:43 GMT

In article <1992Aug13.154036.9958@mmm.serc.3m.com>, us267384@mmm.serc.3m.com (Steven M. Anastasi) writes:
|> 
|> Does anybody else play these.  If so, have you tried the 100 compression
|> version?
    I blasted the new Topflites  a couple of weeks ago...but for the last 
  few weeks our club had been out of the Maxfli's that I dearly love...and 
  that I am too lazy to drive to the nearest golf discount store..and since
  I had a dozen of the TF's rumbling around in my bag, I figured I give them 
  a whirl during a few rounds just to save a few bucks and maybe I could manage
  to lose a few of them...well at last count I have 15 of the damn things...
   maybe they are breeding in my bag, but anyway I am gonna go on record now
   as saying " that for your everyday casual round of golf the Topflites 
   ain't bad"..I find that about the only thing that I loose with these guys
   is a little trajectory on my irons, I had gotten very used to the tremendous
   amount of spin that the Balata Maxflis get and had some trouble spinning
    the TF's, but after a set-up modification and a little more applied wrist
    action, I can predict pretty well where the TF's are gonna stop...say with
   a full 8 iron (145-150 yrds) the ball comes in, takes about a 3 -4 foot hop 
   then rolls about 2 more feet, in comparison to the same shot with the MF where
   I would get the same hop forward but then the MF would back-up about 4-5 feet.
-- 
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From: gturk@bnr.ca (Glenn Turk P925)
Subject: Re: Miscellaneous trivia
Reply-To: gturk@brtph617.bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, BNR-RTP
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 13:13:21 GMT

In article <fragante.714069109@unixg.ubc.ca>, fragante@unixg.ubc.ca (Gv Fragante) writes:
|> Game-time !
|> 
|> With the onset of wedge systems, what do the following initials on wedges
|> mean (i.e. - PW = pitching wedge, SW = sand wedge)
|> 
|> E  (seen on Hogan's)

The E stands for Equalizer, in fact, my set of Hogan
Directors c.early 1970's has the word Equalizer imprinted on the
sole, rather that the large red E used for the last several years.

The reason for this, I believe, is the fact that it has slightly
more weight on the sole flange and seems to have a little more
bounce angle that most PW (although I've never measured it).

|> 
|> Now this is a serious one - what are the corresponding flex ratings to the
|> number system adopted by the Hogan Apex shafts (i.e. - what does "4" stand
|> for) ?

4 is a Stiff shaft.  I don't know the details of the system for sure
but I believe the lower, the stiffer. 

-- 
Glenn R. Turk
email: gturk@brtph617.bnr.ca
(919)991-8593 ESN 294-8593
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Newsgroups: rec.sport.golf
From: cottle@b11.b11.ingr.com (Tim Cottle)
Subject: Re: Golf in the Olympics
Organization: Intergraph Corp. Huntsville, AL
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 17:27:04 GMT

> 
> Other events in the Olympics which are not sports and should be dropped:
> 	yachting
        ^^^^^^^^
No physical exertion?  You've obviously never _really_ been sailing.  Olympic
Yachting involves one-man small sailboats, which can be very exhausting.  You
should also watch the crews of the America's Cup 3 metre boats sometime.  That
requires excellent conditioning.


> 	curling
> 	rifle shooting (the Summer version, the Winter biatholon is certainly
> 					physically exerting)
> 	.. I'm sure there are more
> 
> Roger


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From: theune@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Peter Theune)
Subject: PGA , 1st day
Reply-To: theune@aplcen (Peter Theune)
Organization: Johns Hopkins University
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 15:07:53 GMT



Sorry people, this list will only include the top ten, as I don't have
access to a scanner.

Craig Stadler	32	35	67	-4
Gene Sauers	33	34	67	-4
Brain Claar	32	36	68	-3
Jay Don Blake	33	35	68	-3
Nick Faldo	35	33	68	-3
Fred Couples	36	33	69	-2
Frank Nobilo	34	35	69	-2
Bob Estes	32	37	69	-2
Raymond Floyd	35	34	69	-2
Russ Cochran	36	33	69	-2

A few others that may be of interest...

John Daly	38	38	76	+5
Tom Kite	35	38	73	+2
Jack Nicklaus	37	35	72	+1

For our friends on the other side of the Pond...

( I'm just guessing here, but I think these are European Players.)

Vijay Singh	35	35	70	-1
Ian Baker-Finch	35	36	71	 E
Colin Montgomerie36	36	7	+1
Bernhard Langer	34	38	72	+1
Ian Woosnam	37	36	73	+2
JM Olazabal	37	36	73	+2


That's all I have time for now. Will try to get a scanner for tomorrow.

Cheers,

Peter Theune
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Johns Hopkins Rd. Laurel Md. 20723

theune@jhuapl.edu


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From: pistol@bank.ecn.purdue.edu (Peter C Tortorici)
Subject: Re: The TopFlite Tour 90 ball
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 02:33:53 GMT

I've played the 100's, and I love them.
The only problem I had is that after 9 holes it starts to fray
really bad, and after 18 it is in the practice pile.

Otherwise I love them.

pete

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From: ear@sei.cmu.edu (Eugene Rindels)
Subject: Re: Myrtle Beach
Organization: The Software Engineering Institute
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 16:11:47 GMT


Sounds like somebody is living right.  Hell, I'd go along just to
caddy.....well maybe I'd hit one or two.

Tee it high and let it fly.

Remember the one lesson in life to live by:

The only time
You need to be on time
Is to make your Tee time!


In article <1992Aug19.140723.7615@bcrka451.bnr.ca>, robg@bnr.ca (Rob Gaudet) writes:
|> I took a trip to Myrtle Beach last year and am going again
|> this year (October). Here are the courses I played last trip:
|> 
|> Long Bay: Great course by Jack. interesting holes, large waste bunkers.
|> 
|> Blackmore: this is Gary Player's course. Very enjoyable besides the fact
|>             that it was pouring rain. It is very playable for all levels.
|> 
|> Legends Heathland/Moorland: Played Heathland in the morning and Moorland
|>              in the afternoon. We all loved Heathland with its links 
|>              style setup. Very interesting and challenging. I hated 
|>              Moorland, thought it was too gimicky but the others loved it.
|> 
|> Willbrook: Easy course, pretty run of the mill. Plain.
|> 
|> Pine Lakes: I agree with earlier comments.  PLain, over rated.
|> 
|> Here is our plan for this trip. Anyone have comments on these:
|> 
|> 
|> Day1: Heritage.
|> 
|> Day2: Heather Glen.
|> 
|> Day3: Ocean harbour
|> 
|> Day4: marsh Harbour
|> 
|> Day5: Tidewater
|> 
|> Day6: Long Bay (again!)
|> 
|> Day7: Sea Trail (Jones course)
|> 
|> Day8: Oyster Bay
|> 
|> I can hardly wait!
|> 
|> -----------------
|> Rob
|> robg@bnr.ca
|> Ottawa, Ontario
|> 


Eugene A. Rindels   E-Mail: ear@sei.cmu.edu
Real-Time Systems Program
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
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From: rculley@hslrswi.hasler.ascom.ch (Roy Culley,85L2,Tel. x3534)
Subject: Re: Golf in the Olympics
Reply-To: rculley@hslrswi.hasler.ascom.ch
Organization: Ascom Hasler AG
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 09:04:25 GMT

>>	.. I'm sure there are more

Handball and sync. swimming come to my mind

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Newsgroups: rec.sport.golf
From: tmurphy@well.sf.ca.us (Thomas Murphy)
Subject: Re: Why is face of a wood curved, but irons are flat?
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 17:43:42 GMT

In article <1992Aug17.140602.846@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov> sheldon@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Roger Sheldon - AISS) writes:
>An iron blade is flat, but the face of any wood is curved.  Why?
>
>(I started wondering this because I can hit my irons pretty good, but I tend
>to slice my woods.)
>
>Thanks,
>
>Roger


A wood club has bulge and roll to it to create some of the same effects as a
cavity backed iron.  This effect is called the gear effect and is discussed
in a very nice manner in the Maltby book on club design and repair.  I
suggest that if you are hitting slices with your woods that you are either
hitting somehting of the same nature with irons but don't see the effect in
a pronounced manner or are gripping the club preventing release and trying
to really "hit" the ball with your woods but are more relaxed with the
irons.

tom
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From: koenig@convex.com (Mark Koenig)
Subject: Re: PGA results, please
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 14:56:58 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

From the Dallas Morning News (without their permission):

67 (4 under)
Craig Stadler
Gene Sauers

68 (3 under)
Brian Claar
Jay Don Blake
Nick Faldo

69 (2 under)
Fred Couples  (after a triple bogey on the 3rd hole!!)
Frank Nobilo
Bob Estes
Raymond Floyd
Russ Cochran
Robert Gamez

70 (1 under)
Dan Forsman
Steve Veriato
Fred Funk
Steve Pate
Bruce Fleisher
Vijay Singh
Bill Britton
Nick Price

71 (even)
John Cook
Scott Gump
Mark Brooks
Peter Senior
Corey Pavin
Tommy Nakajima
Gil Morgan
Ian Baker-Finch
Greg Norman
Hale Irwin
Gary Hallberg
Jeff Maggert

Others:
Colin Montgomerie    72
Jack Nicklaus        72
Bernhard Langer      72
Tom Watson           72
Ian Woosman          73
Tom Kite             73
Jose Maria Olazabal  73
Anders Forsbrand     73
Sandy Lyle           74
John Daly            76
Arnold Palmer        79

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From: bohdan.kiszczuk@rose.com (bohdan kiszczuk)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.golf
Subject: More trivia (was: SO
Date: 19 Aug 92 06:57:24 GMT
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
X-Gated-By: Usenet <==> RoseMail Gateway (v1.70)


Date Entered: 08-19-92 01:46
G(> In article <fragante.714166355@unixg.ubc.ca>, 
fragante@unixg.ubc.ca (Gv Fragante) writes:
G(> |> In <1992Aug18.172507.21403@osf.org> ron@osf.org (Ron Birnbaum) writes:
G(> |> 
G(> |> >-----------
G(> |> 
G(> |> >Someone had asked about SONY rankings as of August 2nd. I imagine Nick Price
G(> |> >and Jeff Maggart have gone up a bit, while John Daly has gone done, but Faldo
G(> |> >must still be number 1. 
G(> |> 
G(> |> >Here's the top 26 and selected others:
G(> |> 
G(> |> >1.  Nick Faldo ENG       20.37
G(> Wilson

    No, Mizuno
 
G(> |> >2.  Fred Couples         16.89
G(> Was 845's.  Didn't he switch to Wilson's this year?

    No, Lynx
 
G(> |> >3.  J.M. Olazabl SPN     15.09
G(> |> >4.  Bernhard Langer GER  13.31

          Wilson

G(> |> >5.  Ian Woosnam WAL      12.88

          Maruman

G(> |> >6.  Greg Norman AUS      11.40

          Cobra (he owns a big chunk of the company)

G(> |> >7.  Seve Ballesteros SPN 11.08

          Don't know.

G(> |> >8.  Davis Love III       10.73

            845's

G(> |> >9.  Paul Azinger          9.90
G(> probably Zing's :^)

           It's a new company. Can't remember.
             
G(> |> >10. Tom Kite              9.72
G(> Hogan ... for years

    Yup
 
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From: fragante@unixg.ubc.ca (Gv Fragante)
Subject: Re: More trivia (was: SONY World Rankings)
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 17:06:15 GMT

Further on the "Name the club of the stars" trivia, I got a direct e-mail from
Drew Scott (who is currently having some problems accessing the net). Drew
mentions that:

Azinger is part owner of Hurricane, and is reported to be selling his share
in the company. THe only Hurricane clubs in Azinger's bag are the woods and
wedges. The irons are purported to be MacGregors. However, Azinger still agrees
to promote Hurricane.

Olazabal indeed is paid to use Maruman Conductors. However, Drew was at the
British Open following Ollie and noticed that he still had some Mizuno clubs
in his bag.

As for Davis Love III, Drew was told that not all the irons in Love's bag are
845's. I think they could be some wedge systems of another brand.

Thanks for the info.

Newsgroups: rec.sport.golf
From: jimv@dadd.ti.com (Jim Vahsen,VAHZ,)
Subject: Re: Golf Clubs
Reply-To: jimv@dadd.ti.com
Organization: Texas Instruments, Inc.
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 15:58:26 GMT

In article ALu@acsu.buffalo.edu, TKSGJVV@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu () writes:
>Last week I had the opportunity to use a split shaft driver.  The
>lower portion (about 12 inches) was steel and the remainder was
>graphite.  Is any body aware of this shaft being sold on the
>market????  The head was a wide body ACER series 2001,,,
>Does anybody  know who the manufacture of 2001 is???
>I would like to order one......

I don't know about the "split shaft" deal, sounds pretty weird to me.
But, I did buy an ACER 2001 Jumbo driver with an "all" graphite (Adila)
gold shaft at a PACE warehouse (a bargain warehouse like Price Club or
Sam's Warehouse) for $49!  great deal.  It was basically a $49 lesson
that I did not have the ability to hit a Jumbo driver...  IMHO, decide
whether you want steel or graphite for their own characteristics.
Split = gimmick...    8)

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From: tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.golf
Subject: Dunlop Powerflow ?
Date: 19 Aug 92 09:42:46 GMT
Reply-To: tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson)
Organization: Enea Data AB, Sweden
Uucp-Path: mcvax!kth!sunic!enea.se!tope

Anyone know about golf clubs "Dunlop Powerflow"? I know of the
company Dunlop, so I don't think they would put out pure garbage,
but I want to know if the sale price here in Sweden is good or not.

The clubs look good, apart from the grips.

They sell in Sweden for 1995 SEK ($350, 190 UK Pounds) for
3 MW, 8 irons and a (somewhat crappy) bag. Does anyone know
prices in UK (or USA)?

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Newsgroups: rec.sport.golf
From: billodo@cyclone (Bill O'Donnell)
Subject: Re: More trivia (was: SONY World Rankings)
Organization: Rosemount, Inc.
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 12:53:49 GMT

: >1.  Nick Faldo ENG       20.37
	Mizuno
: >2.  Fred Couples         16.89
	Lynx
: >3.  J.M. Olazabl SPN     15.09
	Wilson
: >4.  Bernhard Langer GER  13.31
	Wilson
: >5.  Ian Woosnam WAL      12.88
	Maruman
: >6.  Greg Norman AUS      11.40
	Cobra
: >7.  Seve Ballesteros SPN 11.08
	Slazenger
: >8.  Davis Love III       10.73
	Tommy Armour 845
: >9.  Paul Azinger          9.90
	Hurricane
: >10. Tom Kite              9.72
	Hogan Apex


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From: ron@osf.org (Ron Birnbaum)
Subject: Re: GOLFWEEK
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 15:37:57 GMT

In article <1992Aug20.122332.12985@enea.se>, tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson) writes:
|> ron@osf.org (Ron Birnbaum) writes:
|> - -------------
|> 
|> Can you describe it and compare to other magazines I know about (like
|> the monthly Golf's Digest and Golf Magazine)? Less glossy? Less
|> advertisments? Pages / issue?

  Glossy? Well, it's more color than B/w, but it's close. What I like are
the stats. There's complete stats on EVERY golf tounament in the U.S. - all
pro tours are thoroughly covered, as are the major and minor amatuer events.
There's stats like driving distance, putting, sand saves, etc. for the LPGA, PGA,
and Senior PGA tours. There's coverage of golf in every state. 
I even got the results of the Mass PGA, and there was a nice article on Ken
Green's 15-stroke victory in the recent Connecticut Open. There's rankings and 
results of world-wide pro play, too. And you get all this about
a week after the tournaments happen. The August 8th issue is 60 BIG pages
long, with the classified section taking up 7 pages. There's not a lot of
instruction - if fact - there's little instruction. But there is one small
instructional cartoon by Nicklaus. Besides all the stats, there's columns
written by leading golf columnists and interviews, feature columns from
around the world, and complete coverage of any golf news.

Give them a call - they can probably describe it better than I can!

|> 
|> - 
|> - Here's how to subscribe:
|> - 
|> -    Send to   GOLFWEEK
|> -              P.O. Box 420409
|> -              Palm Coast, FL. 32142-9853
|> - 
|> -     Cover price is $2.50 per issue. Subscription  rates are 26 issues for
|> -     $1.15 per issue, or 52 issues for 96cents per issue. Choose how many 
|> -     issues you want and they'll bill you - or include a check.
|> 
|> Do they have an Overseas (Europe) subscription price?

  Sure they do! I don't know what it is, however. Their publishing statement
only gives the $49.95 per year subscription price. 

|> Some magazines are
|> not so expensive as you might think, since they bulk ship them by KLM (or
|> similar) and then surface mail them inside Europe. Some even print here
|> as well, they transfer the originals electronically by sattelite.
|>
|> - 
|> -     Even easier is to call their subscription department: 1-800-829-5116.
|> - 
|> 
|> Fax #?
|>

  Gee - why didn't I think of that before? 
  Their FAX number is (813) 293-3040.
 
|> -     Of course, I have no connection with GOLFWEEK other than being a very
|> -     satisfied customer.
|> - 
|> - -Ron
|> 
|> -- 
|> =============================================================================
|>  Tommy Petersson              tope@enea.se              Enea Data AB, Sweden
|> =============================================================================


-Ron
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From: fragante@unixg.ubc.ca (Gv Fragante)
Subject: more trivia, anyone ?
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 22:15:34 GMT

Now this should be pretty easy. OK, give the traditional names of the following
numbered woods:

1W    -   Driver
2W    -   ?
3W    -   ?
4W    -   ?
5W    -   ?

If anyone knows the names for 6-9 woods, please mention it.

Enjoy!
Newsgroups: rec.sport.golf
From: ron@osf.org (Ron Birnbaum)
Subject: Re: SONY World Rankings
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 14:44:22 GMT

In article <1992Aug19.092601.14677@ugle.unit.no>, oil@idt.unit.no (Odd Ivar Lindland) writes:
|> It is always interesting to look at the sony world ranking, but does some of 
|> you know the algortihm for computing the points?

  I sure don't know! I get the rankings weekly via GOLFWEEK Magazine (which
is a HIGHLY recommended mag for any serious golf fan). But I haven't seen an
article on how the system works, although it's likely they've explained that
in GOLFWEEK before.
 
|> 
|> Furthermore, strangely enough Anders Forsbrand is not among the top 25 
|> (pr. 2. August). He has played very consistent all year and is number 2
|> on the Volvo order of merit. What is his position and way hasn't the 
|> ranking system put him in better position?
|

  He's at number 53 on the list, with 4.45 SONY points. Forsbrand won the Volvo
  Open di Fiernze last March, so it's not surprising that he's high on the
  Volvo order of merit. Note that Peter Mitchell of England won the 
  European PGA Tour's Mitsubishi Austrian Open in June, but has not cracked
  the top 100 in the SONY rankings. 

-Ron

> 
|> Odd Ivar Lindland
|> PhD-student
|> University of Trondheim
|> NORWAY
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