2 long drive titles

Well, it was the first time I had ever seen two long drive holes on an 18 hole tourney.

The first, a par 4, a dog leg about 15 degrees left and the first 250 yards is lined heavily with tree and the fairway is only 25 yards wide. The ideal shot is to play a high draw landing on the left side of centre, where there is a slight decline and the ball gets about another 10 yards on your drive. I ended up pulling my drive slightly, starting it exactly where I wanted my ball to finish. Needless to say, I caught the corner of the trees. I looked around in the trees for a while, becoming disappointed I was unable to find the ball (a very clean floor in the trees). As I cam eto the clearing at the end of the trees, I spotted a ball a ways up on the fairway, about 3 inches from the first cut of rough. It was my ball!! I beat the previous best mark by about 10 yards AFTER navigating through the trees, where it definitely made contact with branches.

The second long drive hole was another par 4, dead straight. The wind was blowing R to L. I figured I'd play a low fade down the left side. Well, I was a bit too low, as the ball started out about 3 feet high, rose to all of 5 feet high, then came down and bouced down the fairway. I was about 20 yards short of my best drive, but I managed to beat the field again by about 10 yards.

I have won a few long drive holes before, but winning two in one day, with out even getting my best hits on the ball, was quite amazing for me.

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Gord

Quote of the month:
"It's easy to see golf not as a game at all but as some whey-faced, nineteenth-century Presbyterian minister's fever dream of exorcism achieved through ritual and self-mortification." ~Bruce McCall

Just to keep the ball straight as possible. You can't win long drive if you aren't in the fairway...

Good job, Gord. The only LD I've won was at a fun tourney last year. There were 2 balls ~ 10 yards longer than mine, but mine was in the fairway.

Not with a 25 MPH wind right to left. I would have had to start it over the the other hole that runs parallel. Play a fade and it cancels the wind - a straight shot. Much easier as far as I am concerned.

I kept it in the fairway and won the contest - pretty hard to argue my choice.

Are you done knocking my win yet? Do you not think others tried hitting high draws which is why no one else could keep the ball on the fairway? It's still a tourney and I still need to put up a good score. I'm not about to jepordise a great score (I birdied the hole) by trying to hit a draw with the wind onto a 20 yard wide fairway gaurded with bunkers and 6 inch mounded rough.

Obviously, as a new member here and with never playing a round with me, you have no idea of my abilities. We debated and I gave you 5 good reasons why I hit a fade. You couldn't come up with any other point that to hit a draw 3 different times - not a very good debate as far as I am concerned. Seems you have nothing to say other than that I don't know what I am doing. I'm not tempermental, just defending myself like anyone else would. My natural ball flight is a fade, but not limited to that. If you read the beginning of the post, I did hit a draw to win the first long drive hole. You should read more carefully before you start knocking others abilities.

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Gord

Quote of the month:
"It's easy to see golf not as a game at all but as some whey-faced, nineteenth-century Presbyterian minister's fever dream of exorcism achieved through ritual and self-mortification." ~Bruce McCall

I am not doubting your ability. I too would love to have a game. I am not dismissing your knowledge as I know nothing about you. But fell like you are dismissing mine - as a long time member, many have heard me speak of personal expereinces and I feel you are judging me without having any idea of the shots I am able to hit (and those I can not hit). My age has nothing to do with my knowledge - I play course management better than 95% of the golfers I know and I play the safest shot that will yield the best set up for my next shot. I am more than willing to sacrifice a few yards to be in the middle of the fairway. The prize was only a golf bag, so that was of no concern - I wanted the best shot into the green so I could get my birdie. But I still feel that a 290 yard drive, center cut, is quite adequate.

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Gord

Quote of the month:
"It's easy to see golf not as a game at all but as some whey-faced, nineteenth-century Presbyterian minister's fever dream of exorcism achieved through ritual and self-mortification." ~Bruce McCall