Setting Issues of world peace and thermonuclear war occupied the conversation of a group recently during a pre-match meal over-looking the scenic 18th hole of BMCC. “Why would North Korea do a deal with Trump?”, one asked, “when he looks so eager to back out of the deal with Iran.” “It must gall the Democrats sorely”, said another, “to have their icons, the Europeans, appear to get along so well with Trump.” He was, of course, referencing the state visits…
Begin forwarded message: From: taterich Date: April 27, 2018 at 9:49:01 AM CDT Subject: Respect One’s Elders (R9; R10; R20) More From the Livingstone The great thing about a round robin match play format is the opportunity to meet and compete against various members with whom a player might not otherwise have an opportunity to play. New opponents may even be of a different generation, and will certainly present different skill levels and levels of experience. Foremost remembers well how…
Facts Foremost and his partner, WT, won a nail-biter in the opening match of BMCC’s member/ member Livingstone Tournament closing out their opponents in the esteemed Royal Lytham Flight on the 9th hole for a dramatic 6-4 victory. (The scoring system was a ten point game with one point for a hole victory, a half point for a tie, and a bonus point to the match winner). Apparently, the weight and pressure of the tournament was too much even for…
1. Facts (Ball Hits Golf Bag) In match play competition, Reader BE bladed a greenside bunker shot on Hole #9. The ball was screaming over the putting green towards the practice tees when it struck his opponent’s bag and ricocheted back onto the green. BE sunk the putt and won the hole. Issues 1) Was either player penalized by virtue of the fact that the opponent’s golf bag deflected BE’s ball in motion? 2) Was BE required to replay his…
1. Unmarked LWH Boundary- Bahamas One of Foremost’s favorite golf tracts is the Treasure Cay Golf Club at beautiful Treasure Cay, Bahamas. This Dick Wilson-designed course looks rather benign as it carves it’s way through the Bahamian jungle, but coupled with less than ideal conditions and constant winds, the jungle is a bit of ball magnet for slightly wayward shots, even for a player of Foremost’s caliber. F has, of course, played this course for decades, and…