The Battle Of The Century Continues
More Memories Of Golf The Way It Used To Be...
Part 2 of 2
The Battle Is A Toss Up So Far....
Confident Dan... Swaggering onto the green
Definetely NOT a swagger... Kind of a leap
Tom did try out an earlier caddy uniform... It was rejected
"The girls watch as the men perform their magic"
"Bunny... Do NOT let them see you laugh!!!"
Now Varnum is one up
It's rolling
M-m-m-m-m-m-m It did NOT go into the hole
Anna brightens up the day
Quick, DUCK...
The ball is launched
Follow through at its best
The life of Riley
Over the water we go.....
Practice makes perfect
Ah ha... Caught the perfect shot
"Good bye ball"
I'm lost... Where is the 19th hole???
Over the water and through the woods
Scared the birds
Where is my caddy???? The divot needs repair
"Want to drag???"
They are smiling
... All must be going accordance to the plan
Serious discussions under way
"Here is what I would do..... Pray for rain!"
Chip shot
He is happy
Chipped right onto the green
Shaun believes he is hidden....
The Knobloch Kneel again in use
Its a roller
#7 Comming Up Fast
The trail scouts are on their way
Shaun checks out everything before the players get there....
Zing....
Greens are in great shape... 10.5 today
Did You Know? - The Stimpmeterwas designed by golfer Edward Stimpson, Sr. in 1935. The Massachusetts state amateur champion, Stimpson was a spectator at that year's U.S. Open at Oakmont. After watching a putt by a top professional (Gene Sarazen) roll off a green, Stimpson was convinced the greens were unreasonably fast, but wondered how he could prove it. He developed a device, now known as the Stimpmeter, which is an angled track that releases a ball at a known velocity so that the distance it rolls on a green's surface can be measured. Although the original device was made of wood, in 1976 it was redesigned from aluminum by Frank Thomas of the United States Golf Association (USGA). It was first used by the USGA during the 1976 U.S. Open at Atlanta and made available to golf course superintendents in 1978. The official USGA stimpmeter (painted green) is not sold to the public.
The device is an extruded aluminum bar, 36 inches (91 cm) long and 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) wide, with a 145° V-shaped groove extending along its entire length, supporting the ball at two points, half an inch apart. It is tapered at one end by removing metal from its underside to reduce the bounce of the ball as it rolls onto the green. It has a notch at a right angle to the length of the bar 30 inches (76 cm) from the lower tapered end where the ball is placed. The notch may be a hole completely through the bar or just a depression in it. The ball is pulled out of the notch by gravity when the device is slowly raised to an angle of about 20°, rolling onto the green at a repeatable velocity of 6.00 ft/s (1.83 m/s).[2] The distance traveled by the ball in feet is the 'speed' of the putting green. Six distances, three in each of two opposite directions, should be averaged on a flat section of the putting green. The three balls in each direction must be within 8 inches of each other for USGA validation of the test.
The parade begins
Shaun watches carefully for caribou, bear, or dinasaurs that could affect the game
Dan talks to the ball
Double checking is required
Oh oh... This bush is going to be a gonner
"I am going to tell the Super"
Poor plant
... Never knew what hit him
Putting for a bird
Keep going little feller
Ouch... just four more inches.... pleeeeeze
OK... Time to shop
Who is Dan Knobloch?
That's a question they won't be asking anymore at Old Ranch Country Club, after newcomer Dan Knobloch beat veteran Old Rancher Rick Varnum on the 20th hole of the match play finals of the Old Ranch Governor's Cup.
Witnessed by a large gallery, the match seesawed back and forth, with neither player gaining more than a "1 up" lead through the entire match. Key to Dan's victory was his sinking an 8 foot curler on the 18th hole to force overtime.
The match had a "David and Goliath" flavor to it, with Rick consistently outdriving Dan by some 50 yards, but Dan always in the fairway. Around the greens it was anybody's match, with Rick making some fabulous chips, and Dan sinking crucial knee-knockers.
Dan played a total of six matches to win the Cup. Of those, four went to overtime, with Dan prevailing each time.