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Tafkam Hokie

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Sorta...not an athlete, but a golf course


My dad took me to play golf once at the course that was hosting the Virginia Amateur, literally on the day of the tournament. We were playing about 6 holes behind the final pairing, so we were on a tournament-prepped course.

Holy shirt that is a different experience if you've never done it.

My dad was about a 2 or 3 handicap. He was never a long ball hitter, but got his handicap that low with an incredible short game. Dude could chip and putt as well as just about anyone without a tour card. But with the pin placements and the speed of the greens, even he was 3-putting that day.

I, on the other had, was a hack. Lucky to break a hundred on a moderately easy golf course. After about three holes, I just stopped putting. Once I got the ball on the green, I picked my ball up and we moved on. Putting was basically impossible for me...any putt that didn't go in would roll 30 ft away, and I think the longest putt I'd ever hit in my life was maybe 15 ft.

Got a whole lot of respect for professional golfers that day. Most don't realize how genuinely different the courses they play are than your local club. The greens are about like putting on a sheet of glass, except there are hills and valleys in it and the pin is guaranteed to be on the side of one of those hills..

(In response to this post by Late 80s Hokie)

Posted: 03/25/2022 at 3:50PM



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