January 13 Grand Lake Golf Report
Why playing 9 can be a good thing
Playing 18-hole round of golf requires 5-6 hours. It could be more if distance between greens and the tee box of the next playing hole is more. This would increase the travel distance of the rounds. 9-hole rounds are more time-smart at 2.5-3.5 hours. That’s enough time to rejuvenate yourself from weekly stress or prove your mettle at the golf course.
9-hole rounds are common amongst weekend golfers and players trying to squeeze in a bit of practice between chores. But lately, as the competition at the workplace skyrockets, people don’t have time to spend 6 hours glued to TV to see the outcome of a golf tournament. Lesser still is the time they want to spend teeing off in the glaring sun.
So the case is strong for 9-hole golf courses and/or 9-hole rounds. The solution to scarcity of golf funds is to reduce to 9-hole course with sufficient practice area/driving range. This would require half the real estate and maintenance charges compared to 18-hole courses.
With many advocates for 9-hole rounds, we might be headed towards shorter and more intensive golf tournaments.
Golf Quotes
The reason the golf pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing. -Phyllis Diller
Grand Lake Golf Venues
-Cherokee Grove Golf C.se (Grove) @ 918-786-4100+
-The Coves Golf Club (Duck Creek) @ 918-782-3220
-Grand Cherokee Golf Course (Langley) @ 918-435-8727.
-Patricia Island Golf Club (Grove) @ 918-786-3338
-Peoria Ridge Golf Club (Miami) 918-542-7676
- Shangri-La Golf Club (Monkey Island) @ 918-257-4204
- Bald Eagle Creek Golf Club (Joplin) @ 417-623-5050
-Elk River C.C. (Noel) @ 417-475-3208
Kelly Custom Golf (Grove) @918-787-7640
Golf Joke
On a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon, Rory stood on the first tee at Elmbridge Golf Club. He had just pulled out his driver when a young woman in a wedding dress came running up to him, crying.
She slaps him in the face, turns and runs away.
Rory turns to his golfing friend and says calmly, 'I don't know what her problem is. I distinctly told her only if it rained.'
Golf Quotes
The reason the golf pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing. -Phyllis Diller
Keep it in the Middle
Mike Kelly
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